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NEWS! Close-Up Look at NEW Hotel Coming to Disney World Next Year

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A NEW Disney Vacation Club Resort hotel is coming to Disney World in the summer of 2027!

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With SO MUCH happening at Disney World right now, from new lands to major ride retheming, it can be hard to keep up with all of the massive projects in the works! For example, did you know that Disney World’s brand-new hotel Disney Lakeshore Lodge is scheduled to open next year?? If you feel like this new addition has slipped under your radar so far, no worries — we’re doing a deep dive on Lakeshore Lodge, including a close-up look at the concept art AND an update on the current construction progress!

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Watch Out! The #1 Disney World Hotel Pool Is About to Be DETHRONED

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For years, Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resorts have had one very splashy trump card: Stormalong Bay. You can argue over the best Disney World hotel lobby, the best resort restaurant, the best transportation setup, or which hotel smells the most like someone bottled vacation and sold it for $48 in a gift shop. But when it comes to the best Disney World hotel pool, most people have pointed to Stormalong Bay and called the case closed.

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It has a sand-bottom pool. It has a lazy river. It has a giant shipwreck slide. It has the general energy of “we accidentally built a mini water park and then attached two Deluxe Resorts to it.” But now? We may have a challenger.

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Disney’s Newest Hotel is Already Breaking a Lot of Hearts

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A new Disney World hotel is opening in 2027, but not all Disney fans are excited about it.

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Disney’s Lakeshore Lodge is being built as we speak, and Disney recently announced that this Disney Vacation Club Resort will officially open in summer 2027. Lakeshore Lodge is located in the former home of Disney’s River Country water park near Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground. While some Disney fans are excited by the possibilities that come with a new hotel, others are already disappointed in it.

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5 MAJOR Changes Coming to Disney World in 2027

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Disney World will see so many changes in 2026, including The Walt Disney Studios Courtyard, Bluey’s Wild World, Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets, and Soarin’ Across America.

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Believe it or not, Disney has even more changes up its sleeve for 2027! Disney World will have four massive changes coming next year.

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4 Details Hiding in the Concept Art for Disney World’s Newest Hotel, Lakeshore Lodge

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We’re still about a year away from the opening of Disney World’s newest hotel, Lakeshore Lodge, as it’s expected to open in summer 2027, but we recently got invited to a media event that gave us a NEW look at the hotel, thanks to concept art and a boat tour around the construction site.

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We’ve seen firsthand how much a project can change from what concept art originally shows, so don’t get us wrong, we’re not expecting EVERYTHING in here to make it to the final product, but it does give us an idea of what Disney’s setting its sights on. Based on what we’re seeing, this hotel may be the pinnacle of relaxation, but there are a few things we’re still left a little confused by.

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Exclusive CLOSE-UP Look at Disney’s New Lakeshore Lodge Hotel

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Ever since it was first announced, we’ve been waiting to get a first look inside Disney’s Lakeshore Lodge Resort, but now we don’t have to wait any longer!

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Lakeshore Lodge is located in the former home of Disney’s River Country water park near Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground. We have been keeping a close eye on the construction progress, but Disney invited us to come check out the brand-new hotel, and now we’re bringing you an up-close look! Let’s goooooo!

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Disney Just Dropped 3 Major Announcements Including An Opening Timeline, Behind The Scenes Look, And MORE

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Things are almost ALWAYS changing in Disney World! Lately, it feels like the parks are entirely new places thanks to updates like Villains Land, Piston Peak, Monsters Inc. Land, and more

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Each week, it feels like Disney is constantly dropping new information, details, and more! That’s why we like to do a weekly wrap-up of the biggest news so you don’t miss a single thing. Let’s dive into this week’s latest and greatest Disney news.

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We Got a FIRST LOOK Inside Disney World’s NEW Hotel

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There are a lot of construction projects happening in Disney World right now. Magic Kingdom just got one updated ride, is about to reopen another updated ride, is getting a Cars expansion in Frontierland, and is getting a new Villains land. Disney’s Hollywood Studios is reimagining Animation Courtyard into The Walt Disney Studios, while also building a new Monsters, Inc. land. Disney’s Animal Kingdom is also getting a new land.

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But there’s even more construction than that going on. Disney World is also getting a brand new hotel, Lakeshore Lodge, and we now have a first look at what’s happening ON THE GROUND with construction on that hotel.

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OPENING TIMELINE ANNOUNCED for Disney World’s Lakeshore Lodge Hotel

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Disney’s Lakeshore Lodge is being built as we speak, and now we have MORE details about this brand-new hotel! 

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Lakeshore Lodge is located in the former home of Disney’s River Country water park near Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground. We have been keeping a close eye on the construction progress, but Disney recently announced that this Disney Vacation Club Resort will officially open in summer 2027!

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Disney Files 9 NEW Permits for Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and Its NEW Hotel

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Recently, Disney has announced new lands, attractions, and entertainment headed to the theme parks, new ships coming to the Disney Cruise Line, and so much more. But, what about those projects that Disney hasn’t exactly announced yet?

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Keeping up with the latest construction permits Disney World files can be a great way to find out just what is going on around the parks and hotels, and we recently spotted some you might want to know about!

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