The recently announced Bay Lake DVC resort to be named 'Reflections

Posted: Saturday November 17, 2018 9:49am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The new Disney Vacation Club property to be built on Bay Lake between Disney's Wilderness Lodge and Fort Wilderness Resort that was announced last month now has a name -"Reflections - A Disney Lakeside Lodge."

Nature-Inspired Resort concept art

The deluxe resort, which will be themed to complement its natural surroundings, will include more than 900 hotel rooms and proposed Disney Vacation Club villas spread across a variety of unique accommodation types.

“Walt Disney World is in the midst of our most significant expansion in the last two decades and the combined 1,700 new hotel rooms and proposed Disney Vacation Club villas we are building at four different resorts will create thousands of new construction and permanent jobs and will drive economic opportunity and incremental revenue for Central Florida,” said George A. Kalogridis, president of Walt Disney World Resort. “We continue to add new attractions, new lands — and these beautiful accommodations will be right in the heart of all that magic.”

“This resort experience will be a celebration of Walt Disney’s lifelong love and respect for nature, with some fun and even surprising accommodation types that families will find irresistible,” said Terri Schultz, senior vice president and general manager of Disney Vacation Club. “It will give our members and guests yet another opportunity to stay in close proximity to all the newest attractions and experiences in our theme parks, and with the flexibility, value and world-class service families expect from Disney.”

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lazyboy97o7 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 hopper8 days ago

If it makes Disney money they will do it

Epcot82Guy8 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.

MisterPenguin8 days ago

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

DisneyDreamer088 days ago

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

MisterPenguin8 days ago

DisneyDreamer088 days ago

Oh interesting, I did not know that!

Starship8248 days ago

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

DisneyDreamer088 days ago

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

BrianLo8 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.

Starship8248 days ago

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

DisneyDreamer088 days ago

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

BrianLo8 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.