Stormalong Bay Update: Tons of Sand Delivered as Disney Prepares to Rebuild Sand-Bottom Pool

By WDWMAGIC Staff · Friday April 11, 2025 12:12pm ET · "Disney's Beach Club Resort"
Stormalong Bay Update: Tons of Sand Delivered as Disney Prepares to Rebuild Sand-Bottom Pool

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Stormalong Bay refurbishment - April 2025

Work continues on the major refurbishment of Stormalong Bay at Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resort, with the entire pool complex still fully drained and under active construction.



Crews are working across the three-acre area, resurfacing the pool basins, and upgrading guest areas. The hot tubs are being refurbished, the Shipwreck Slide is under maintenance, and large sections of the pool deck are being rebuilt with new concrete.







A significant amount of sand—hundreds of bags—has now been delivered and staged on the beach area, ready to be returned to the sand-bottom pool once structural and resurfacing work is complete.



The project, which began in January, is expected to continue through June 2025. During the closure, guests can still use the Tidal, Admiral, and Dune Cove leisure pools located throughout the resort.


No changes have been announced to the current reopening timeline. Work remains concentrated in and around Stormalong Bay and the adjacent Shipwreck area, which together make up one of the largest and most elaborate pool complexes at Walt Disney World.

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Concrete for the pool.

Shocked that it's being handled so low-key with the cement trucks going in and out of IG. Knowing Disney you'd expect them to have an army of Security CM shielding guests from the construction equipment.
I am surprised they are keeping the 8 foot depth pool.
I am happy and relieved they are keeping the 8 foot depth pool.
I'm just happy they're keeping th sand! I thought for sure that would be gone.
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I believe they have a special filtration setup that would cost money to replace, and of course taking away the sand would make the pool less unique too. I don’t know as though they’d ever want to get rid of it.
The "news" site reports that they have started filling the pools with water.
I saw water in the pool today on a different site.
Yes, the one with the most sand (where kids can make sand castles) is largely done.

There was some unexpected plumbing work with this project but it should certainly reopen by June 30.
More sand is being added to the lazy river and connected pool. The hot tubs are mostly filled.
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Can't wait...it's such a wonderful pool!!! :D
Back in November, we booked a stay at YC for June 22-25. We have never stayed there, but we always go to Beaches and Cream. The kids always rave about the pool, so the primary reason for booking there was the pool. We had no idea that the pool might be closed, and it doesn't look like it was scheduled to be closed at time of booking.

I got an email on 4/24 saying the pool will be unavailable for our stay. I'm pretty furious. There's no excuse for a pool to be closed in the summer.
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The current refurb was announced in March of last year.
I see. I am trying to determine if DVC Rental Store disclosed this information to me or if they were obligated to.
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Of course they weren't "obligated" to tell you.