Disney Lakeshore Lodge Pool Plans Revealed: Lazy River, Splash Pad, and More

Feb 20, 2025 in "Disney Lakeshore Lodge"

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Disney Lakeshore Lodge concept art

Posted: Thursday February 20, 2025 10:24am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney is planning an expansive pool area at the upcoming Lakeshore Lodge, offering a mix of relaxation and family-friendly water activities.

According to WDWMAGIC sources familiar with the plans, the Disney Vacation Club Resort hotel is expected to feature both a main feature pool and a leisure pool, with the feature pool set to be a standout attraction offering a range of experiences.

The standout addition to the resort's pool complex will be a lazy river, making Lakeshore Lodge only the second Walt Disney World hotel to offer one, following the Yacht & Beach Club. The feature pool will also include a zero-entry design for easy access, water slides, and a splash pad for the children's play area. Positioned near the lake and nestled behind the main hotel building, the pool area is expected to offer scenic waterfront views.

Disney has not yet officially confirmed the full details of the pool complex, but with construction moving forward, more information is expected in the coming months.

Disney officially announced the development of a brand-new Disney Vacation Club (DVC) resort hotel—Disney Lakeshore Lodge in November 2024. Set to open in 2027, the new resort is being constructed within the same footprint as the previously announced Reflections—A Disney Lakeside Lodge project, which was shelved in 2020.

Disney Lakeshore Lodge concept art

Disney Lakeshore Lodge will be inspired by the majesty of nature and its enduring influence on Disney artists. According to Disney, the resort will offer a unique blend of rustic elegance and imaginative storytelling, providing guests with a serene escape along the shores of Bay Lake, between Disney's Wilderness Lodge and Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort.

The original Reflections project was announced in 2018 as a deluxe nature-themed resort featuring over 900 hotel rooms and Disney Vacation Club villas. However, it was quietly shelved amid the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the area remained largely untouched until recent activity suggested the project might be revived.

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UNCgolf34 minutes ago

Nobody said they want Fort Wilderness to be eliminated. There's a huge difference between what individual people want and what Disney as a company might actually do.

aladdin200753 minutes ago

that certainly applies to so many things now doesn't it, sadly.

Mr Ferret 751 hour ago

As I said. It doesn't attract the right demographic.

eddie1041 hour ago

You will several heart attacks if you believe everything that’s said on here. Most of the time it’s jokes however there can a little truth in the posts.

Disstevefan13 hours ago

Hey you never know. They could sell "DVC campsites" and they work on the same point system.

John park hopper3 hours ago

It's not like WDW doesn't have property to expand why ruin a classic

Mr Ferret 754 hours ago

That's an upcharge.

Captain Barbossa4 hours ago

If there’s matching DVC outhouses, then it’s got the green light from me.

Mr Ferret 754 hours ago

Personally I think it's a missed opportunity. A large area of land that doesn't bring in the sort of high earning clientele that Disney world is looking for. A great expansion area for a new park with attached high end hotels.

HauntedPirate4 hours ago

I don't think you'll find anyone around here who wants FW to go away. Just saying.

John park hopper4 hours ago

No you are not the only one just another reason My love of Disney has faded Joni Mitchell song They paved paradise and put up a DVC With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swinging hot spot Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone? They paved paradise and put up a DVC Ooh, bop-bop-bop Ooh, bop-bop-bop (na-na-na-na-na) They took all the trees and put 'em in a tree museum And now they charge the people a HUNDRED BUCKS just to see them No, no, no Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone? They paved paradise and put up a DVC

dseepersad5 hours ago

I naively thought there would be FW fans somewhere on these forums, but I guess I must be the only one. I will bow out of this discussion and let you all discuss your dreams of what TDC/DVC will do. I guess none of you will ever know or appreciate the beauty and tranquility of FW. Have fun with all of your speculations of the end of a beloved original WDW resort.