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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jmuboy12 days ago

Check out the modern looking updates announced today for the DLP Sequoia Lodge. Seems like a room decor style that could be similar to what Lakeshore Lodge is getting. The Sequoia Lodge at Disneyland Paris has always had a very modern tank on the national parks / Frank Lloyd Wright style.

Disstevefan115 days ago

That would be great!

JoeCamel15 days ago

Cement probably came in bulk from central or south america

nickys16 days ago

Presumably they’ll already have the steel. Not so sure about the timber. Even so, I expect any project already actually underway should continue unaffected.

Disgruntled Walt16 days ago

No doubt this project is being made with entirely American-made materials.

HauntedPirate16 days ago

There is the main pool area, which will have the lazy river, interactive water play area, and pool with a plunge slide. There's also the usual DVC quiet pool in a different area of the resort.

Ayla16 days ago

Is there more than one pool area? I have not looked at the plans.

Disstevefan116 days ago

They need to step it up. This is critical to expand capacity at WDW.

peter1143516 days ago

We don’t yet know for sure that the Lakeside Lodge pool will be available to fort cabin guests. But between the Fort and Lakeside Lodge there will be 4 pools.

HauntedPirate16 days ago

Again, we don't know if Fort Wilderness or DVC cabin guests will be allowed into this pool area.

HauntedPirate16 days ago

One floor per week for concrete. You aren't going to see much other visual progress for a bit.

Disstevefan116 days ago

We need pics of the very rapid progress of this new DVC tower please.

Naplesgolfer16 days ago

But the values like Pop have 3 pools. This mix of rooms are larger with more guests per room. Every cabin at the fort is a 2 bedroom. Then the Lodge mix of cabins and 1 , 2 bedroom dvc rooms. The lazy river will be a large draw. It will be easily as mobbed as stormalong bay or worse.

peter1143517 days ago

It’s 1300 and by Disney standards that’s not that unusual. That’s a couple hundred less than have access to Stormalong Bay. And nowhere near as many as have access to pools at many of the moderates and values.