Tracking the New Lakeshore Lodge "Letters from Lakeshore" updates

Can't wait for the Daydream River lazy river

Of further interest on this resort and the history of Disney's intent to have a lodge type hotel at or near that spot please see this article from World of Walt - https://worldofwalt.com/disneys-lakeshore-lodge-decades-in-the-making.html

In the interest of transparency I will state that I am the author of the article. I hope this does not constitute a violation of this forum's no self promotion policy and if it does I apologize and will not do it again. I just thought people who are interested in this resort might find it useful.

great article! I didnt realize that there was a plan to put a hotel there all along.

That's really interesting to know that the plans went back much further than Reflections!

Thanks, my favorite part of Disney historical trivia is the stuff that didn't happen. Resorts, attractions, whole theme parks, some of which were in advanced planning stages and maybe even had construction started.

Stuff like:

• Disney's America - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%27s_America

• WestCOT - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WestCOT

• National Harbor Resort - https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/disney-nixes-national-harbor-project/2063239/

Even some of the initial resort ideas for Disney World like the Venetian Resort and Persian Resort.

Lakeshore Lodge is particularly fascinating because it is something that has had its starts and stops more than once since the early 1970s and is now finally happening.

I wanted WestCOT to happen so bad! Disney's America would have been pretty neat too , especially to see how they hande weather, its snows there ( but it does in Paris and Tokyo so theyve got that figured out) I'd have loved a Venetion resort too. Lakeshore makes so much sense though, beig right next to Fort Wilderness,etc

Here is another article from World of Walt - https://worldofwalt.com/disneys-lakeshore-lodge-its-not-as-big-as-you-think.html

I really enjoyed that article and it linking to other sources. Very well written, thank you!

Interesting article - https://blogmickey.com/2026/07/disney-vacation-club-quietly-renames-two-pools-at-lakeshore-lodge/

So Perspective Pond Pool is now going to be named Cypress Point Pool. That's a deep Easter Egg because the late 1970s concept for a lodge next to Fort Wilderness was going to be named the Cypress Point Lodge.