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

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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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Disstevefan113 days ago

Bob is a liar and Disney loves to build DVCs

MagicHappens197114 days ago

We all know what Bob actually meant by added capacity and he did not mean resorts. I get that Disney's track record the past few years is not great, but it is abundantly clear that they do intend to truly increase capacity at their parks in the coming years. With that being said, they can still build another DVC like Reflections at the same time. I'm not so sure of the geography of that corner of MK, but I feel if they could build a new resort that could have a park entrance to the BBTM expansion, that would be ideal, as well as an additional entrance/exit to the park.

Disstevefan114 days ago

Actually no, way less than 10 for Reflections. Three, four maybe? Polyday Inn on the other hand ....

nickys14 days ago

That’s a further away shot though ……😉

mattpeto14 days ago

Is the 10th time you posted this?

Sirwalterraleigh14 days ago

It’s not gonna be anything It was ill advised and unnecessary. Hence the quick hook. They can’t fill the rooms they have …I like your style 🫢

Disstevefan114 days ago

Thanks for the advice. You call it negativity, I call it reality. Am I happy about it? No. Reality sucks. Escaping reality is why folks used to go to WDW.

Phicinfan14 days ago

I am actually going to agree. Gut tells me the DVC cabins won't fly well. Also, they are adding/have added additional DVC capability in each resort in MK area, so why would this be different?

mattpeto14 days ago

Did you see the news yesterday? Today might not the day to double-down on all the negativity. Give it a rest man, it will feel good.

Disstevefan114 days ago

I guarantee this project will start up again - 1. Its a DVC 2. Disney can say they "added capacity" by building this.

nickys14 days ago

Define “dead”. 😉 It seems that it might return in some form as an addition to the “Cabins at FW DVC resort”. At some time. Although personally I don’t think it will be a stand-alone DVC resort.

Bleed0range14 days ago

So do we think this project may not be dead after all?

HauntedPirate15 days ago

Bob needs that sweet, sweet DVC money to keep rolling in. And this (once?) dead project would have fit with their repeated claims of “expanded capacity” over the next 10 years.