Walt Disney Imagineering has filed an application to extend another construction permit for the abandoned Reflections, Disney’s Lakeside Lodge.
This request is project 89. This includes construction of the actual resort buildings, parking, and backstage areas. The deadline was set for February 2024.
The request states, “We would like to request an extension of the permit because the construction work is not yet complete. This project was closed under the COVID-19 situation, which delayed its completion.”
Imagineering asked for a five-year extension.

Reflection — Disney Lakeside Lodge was officially announced in 2018 after rumors of a new nature-inspired resort. Reflections was to be a new Disney Vacation Club resort to be built near Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort on the site of the former River Country.
This resort experience celebrates Walt Disney’s lifelong love and respect for nature, and offers a fun and surprising array of family-friendly accommodations. This gives members and guests a unique opportunity to stay close to all of the theme park’s newest attractions and experiences and enjoy the flexibility, value, and world-class service that families have come to expect from Disney. .
Terry Schultz, then senior vice president and general manager of Disney Vacation Club
Disney began demolition of River Country in 2019, and Reflections was scheduled to open in 2022. But construction had only just begun when COVID-19 shut down the world. Disney continues to apply for construction permits, and the 2021 permits show the trailers being removed, which seems to confirm rumors that the resort has been cancelled.
However, Disney last year requested and received a five-year extension for a staging area permit for construction projects on the STOLport property. This did not give much hope to Reflections, as construction was also underway at Fort Wilderness.
However, this new permit deals more directly with resorts and suggests Disney may bring back Lakeside Lodge.
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Check out more reflections — concept art for Disney’s Lakeside Lodge.
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