The Bay Lake DVC resort 'Reflections - A Disney Lakeside Lodge' may be the first major COVID-19 cancellation at Walt Disney World

Posted: Monday June 15, 2020 10:14am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Evidence is mounting that the Bay Lake Disney Vacation Club resort 'Reflections - A Disney Lakeside Lodge' may be the first major Walt Disney World cancellation due to COVID-19.

According to various sources from the construction side of the project, delivery of material has been permanently cancelled, and the work that was done to begin the concrete pours has been removed and the land will likely be returned to its pre-construction state.

Reflections - A Disney Lakeside Lodge site in March 2020

Project 89 as it was known, was somewhat controversial since it began, with the resort offering a design style that was not to everyone's liking on a prime piece of land around the former River Country.

Nature-Inspired Resort concept art

The economic climate is obviously not conducive to build new resort hotels at this time, with both the company and guests looking to reduce spending over the coming years.

Despite the likely cancellation of Reflections, the land is a prized location, and it would be no surprise to see the project revived at a later time, or a new project moving in to take its place.

It should be noted that Disney is yet to make any official announcement of a cancellation.

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jrlang11 day ago

Work has begun on the second floor

lazyboy97o9 days ago

It’s a pond. The numbers are the elevation of the contours. It starts at +99’ and goes down to +83’.

John park hopper10 days ago

If it makes Disney money they will do it

Epcot82Guy10 days ago

I would guess a pond. I can't imagine they would back up two wing of rooms directly into a sizable berm. Sadly, I think the WL view is going to go from secluded national park to national park with a modern apartment complex in the middle. (Could be wrong, and happy to eat my words if not...) If true, this is the worst part of this whole thing. It's like Disney wants to actively dismantle all the things that make the resorts feel like true escapes.

MisterPenguin10 days ago

I'll give you a shovel and you can find out!!

DisneyDreamer0810 days ago

Oooh ok thank you! I do remember that now. So what is in the old horse stable right now? Anything?

MisterPenguin10 days ago

DisneyDreamer0810 days ago

Oh interesting, I did not know that!

Starship82410 days ago

They already relocated the horses a while ago in preparation for this project before it was paused and restarted.

DisneyDreamer0810 days ago

Thank you both! I wonder if they will relocate the horses? The parking lot is awfully close.

BrianLo10 days ago

Refer to circle D ranch (C-112) to orient yourself. It looks like there might be a berm (or is it a retention pond?), in which case wilderness lodge should be spared.

Starship82410 days ago

On the old River Country site. Right below the island on that map.

DisneyDreamer0810 days ago

Sorry, can someone just clarify where this is being built? Is it in this general area?

BrianLo10 days ago

Here’s some recent activity. It’s going to be very visible from Contemporary and vis versa. I prefer they build more of a buffer against Wilderness Lodge. It’s not the end of the world and mostly going to stick out from the boat dock if they don’t buffer it correctly.