Walt Disney World's Bay Lake Tower to undergo year-long refurbishment

Posted: Monday April 29, 2024 7:12am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has announced that an extended room refurbishment project will begin in Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort this September.

Disney advises that guests will see and hear construction work throughout Bay Lake Tower and to allow extra time for travel as alternate paths may be utilized.

Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort overview

The work is planned to take place from September 2024 to September 2025.

Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort opened on August 4, 2009 and offers modern, deluxe accommodations and amenities, along with views of the Magic Kingdom.

Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort overview

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claras5667Nov 07, 2024

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! It’s great to hear you're excited about the refurbishments, especially if you had a less-than-perfect experience with the studio in 2022. It sounds like some updates, like USB ports and general improvements, are much needed. Here’s hoping the renovations will bring some great changes to the rooms at Bay Lake Tower!

Club CooloholicOct 28, 2024

I would be surprised if it's themed to any IP heavily. DVC tends to go understated with that, more little nods to an IP like tile in the kitchen with Simba on it, or a few hanging pictures of Mickey, but nothing too overwhelming.

BrittleebeeOct 25, 2024

Someone spied this carpet outside waiting on install today.

rsmSep 07, 2024

Any signs of movement on September construction?

nickysAug 15, 2024

Not usually for DVC, no. Or at least not recently. Sometimes Disney Files do a little preview once work is underway, but often it’s quite close to the first rooms being ready to be assigned to guests.,

JIMMYEDDIEAug 14, 2024

Dont they usually release renditions or at least description of theming?

nickysAug 14, 2024

Nothing yet. They probably won’t release anything until some rooms are almost complete.

JIMMYEDDIEAug 14, 2024

Anyone have any updates on Bay Lake Tower refurb? Any renditions or concept art of what the renovations will look like? They are starting in September so theoretically only 2-3 weeks away

FiestaFunKidJul 20, 2024

As a self-proclaimed Contemporary enthusiast - particularly of an era gone by, the more elegant pre-Chef Mickey's/Fantasia Market look and feel of the Grand Caynon Concourse, Fiesta Fun Center, etc, I find this pending redesign direction fascinating. I still love it, but even I have to admit the direction of the resort is at a bit of a crossroads with several styles competing within the theming (Incredibles, Mid-Century Modern, nods to classic Disney within Steakhouse 51, the loud 90s Chef Mickey colors, etc). This is a deluxe hotel outside of Tomorrowland, I've said it before, but I am hoping they lean into the classic/mid century modern/monorail/early Tomorrowland feel with premium touches......and this does not mean the same layout as every other new resort, themed by hanging a framed picture of original Tomorrowland in a Monorial shaped frame or Mickey in a spacesuit, and then calling it a day.