Not long after the year-long villa refurbishment concludes at the Disney Vacation Club destination, a key resort amenity will close for more than three months.
From January 26 to early May 2026, the entire courtyard pool complex of Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort will be closed. This includes the Bay Cove Pool, whirlpool spa and the kids water play area. These amenities are normally available only to guests staying in Bay Lake Tower.
During the closure, the Contemporary Resort's main pool and the Bay Lake Pool will be available to guests staying in the tower's DVC villas.
This comes just a few weeks after the scheduled end of the full interior renovation of Bay Lake Tower's guest rooms. Crews began the refurbishment project earlier this week, and it's scheduled to run into September 2025. Note that these dates are estimates and projects have been known to run behind schedule. The guest room refurbishment will cause periodic disruptions throughout the resort including occasional closure of one of the two elevator banks and the skybridge connecting Bay Lake Tower to the A-frame Contemporary.
Another high-profile Walt Disney World pool closure is set to occur in early 2025 when Stormalong Bay at Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Resorts goes dark from January to June.