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Disney's Lakeshore Lodge

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Upcoming Disney Vacation Club resort under construction on the shores of Bay Lake at the former River Country site next to Fort Wilderness, opening July 1, 2027. Disney says it will hold 967 rooms and villas, from studios to multi bedroom villas plus new one and two bedroom Lake Houses, themed to nature's influence on Disney animation. Room categories draw on Encanto (duo studios), Bambi (deluxe studios and one and two bedroom villas), Fantasia (three bedroom grand villas) and Pocahontas (resort studios), while the Lake Houses are themed to Brother Bear. Club level guests get The Artist's Nest concierge lounge, and the Hidden Willow Presidential Suite sleeps up to six. Planned amenities include The Wetlands pool area with a lazy river nodding to River Country. Booking opened October 6, 2026 for Disney Vacation Club members, October 7 for Walt Disney World Annual Passholders and October 8 for all guests.

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Disney's Lakeshore Lodge Opens July 1, 2027, and the First Look Inside Includes an Encanto Duo Studio and a Fantasia Grand Villa for 12

Disney has finally put a day on the calendar for Lakeshore Lodge. The Bay Lake resort opens July 1, 2027, and Disney marked the news with the first renderings of the guest rooms: duo studios inspired by Encanto, deluxe studios and villas drawn from Bambi, three-bedroom grand villas built around Fantasia, and resort studios rooted in Pocahontas. Booking opens in three waves, starting October 6 for Disney Vacation Club members.

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Imagineering Filmed Itself Behind the Lakeshore Lodge Construction Walls, and the Next Pardon Our Pixie Dust Hits YouTube on August 25

Walt Disney Imagineering posted a short clip from inside the Lakeshore Lodge site on Tuesday, showing a large wooden-like structure next to a water slide before an Imagineer shooed the camera away. The full episode of Pardon Our Pixie Dust premieres August 25, and it should be a closer look at The Wetlands, the pool and play complex anchoring the Bay Lake resort ahead of its summer 2027 opening.

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