Disney Lakeshore Lodge, a new Disney Vacation Club resort under construction at Walt Disney World, has gained more steel overhangs, roofing, and sheathing.
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Lobby Entrance
As we reported earlier this week, thanks to aerial photos, the lobby now has roofing. We can see the framework of a front entrance now, too.
Crew members were working on the roof, maybe securing the corrugated paneling. There’s obviously a lot more work to do before the resort can start welcoming guests.
A-Frame Cabins
A-frame cabins are in rows on either side of the main resort. Crews have been adding more supports and wood details to the cabins over the past few weeks. This cabin, partially hidden by trees, now has vertical supports below one of its side overhangs.
Another cabin nearby has metal roofing and wood fascia on the edge. There are three open slots on one side of the roof, maybe for decorative elements to be installed later.
On the other side of the resort, we got a better look at some of that wood detailing. The overhangs and some of the diagonal beams are covered in faux wood paneling.
This is the case for multiple cabins. They each have a large overhang on one side and a smaller overhang on the other side.
A cabin at the very end of the row is still a basic frame — a stark contrast to the other cabins that are much further along.
Resort
As for the main building of the resort, crew members continue to install sheathing and paneling. The white weather-proof sheathing visible in the above photo was freshly installed.
Another nearby wall has gray paneling. More steel has been installed on top of the roof, creating a decorative domed structure. One of the roof overhangs also has additional steel framing on top.
It’s the same story across the walls and rooftops. The yellow and black panels are not the final exterior of the resort but an extra layer of protection on top of the sheathing. Most of the window and door openings have glass now but there are some empty openings on the top floor. Through these, we can see that interior walls have not been enclosed yet.
The supports in the water are for a future dock, also clearly visible in bioreconstruct’s aerial photos. Though the supports have been installed, it seems further dock construction has paused while crew members work on the rest of the resort.
Bioreconstruct’s photos also confirmed the resort will also have at least two pools and a lazy river. These aren’t easy to see from the ground.
This steel structure near the water may be a restaurant.
At the end of this wing, some of the overhangs have been treated to now be white. Most of the walls have also received another gray-ish layer. The top floor has new sheathing and additional overhang frames.
In our last update, we noted that these walls on the other side of the building had been covered in concrete. The concrete has now fully dried. The tower has more horizontal framework creating walls.
This concrete wall has a pattern of vertical lines with small horizontal lines. This pattern may be expanded or highlighted with paint as work continues.
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