Refurbishment Begins at Bay Lake Tower with Work on Top Floor Rooms

Refurbishment work has started at Bay Lake Tower near Disney’s Contemporary Resort with some of the top-floor rooms being cleared of all furniture.

Bay Lake Tower Refurbishment Announcement

Earlier this year, Disney announced a year-long refurbishment of Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort. This refurbishment began late in September 2024 and is set to conclude by September 2025.

Bay Lake Tower Refurbishment

A modern curved hotel building with numerous balconies surrounded by greenery and a clear blue sky.

On a recent visit to Bay Lake Tower, we noticed that work had already begun on some of the top floor rooms, and equipment was staged.

A modern, curved high-rise building stands near a body of water, with overcast skies above and a paved area in the foreground.

We walked over to the waterfront area of the Contemporary to get a better view of some of the room work. It appears there is now a tarp taped to the windows of some of the rooms. Chairs have been removed from the balconies.

Close-up of a modern building facade with rows of large windows and balconies, featuring an alternating pattern of dark and light colors.

Here is a better view of those tarped windows. This is likely to protect the windows from any damage during the refurbishment. This would suggest that there is certainly going to be fresh paint in each room.

A multi-story curved apartment building with large glass windows and balconies, set against a cloudy sky. Trees are visible in the foreground.

For now, it appears that it is only the top six floors that are being refurbished. Disney did not say that they were going to be shutting down the entire tower for this refurbishment, so they may do it in waves until completion.

Behind the tarped windows, you can barely see lights shining through from the other side.

A large crane positioned near a road, surrounded by trees and buildings, under a cloudy sky.

While walking over the Sky Way Bridge connecting Bay Lake Tower to Disney’s Contemporary Resort, we noticed a giant crane was staged in the loading dock area of the hotel.

Empty parking lot with a white car, a small tree, and wet pavement. Overcast sky in the background.

We also saw reports where furniture was being removed from the rooms and loaded onto trucks to be taken away. The only remanent was this piece of plywood in the parking lot.

Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort is part of Disney’s Vacation Club. In addition to the refurbishment, the Bay Lake Tower pool will be closing for its own refurbishment starting in early 2026.

Stay tuned for more updates as refurbishment continues.

Are you excited to see what Disney does with these rooms? Do you think they will match the Incredibles theme added to the Contemporary in 2021? Let us know in the comments below and on social media.

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