Beach Refurbishment to Begin on May 23 at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground

[mrsap]

Beginning Monday, May 23, the beach area at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground will undergo a refurbishment. This work is scheduled to take place over the coming weeks during daytime hours only; as a result, construction-related noise may be heard between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to ensure minimal impact to Guests.

The beach will remain closed to Guests throughout the duration of this project. The area is currently expected to fully reopen to Guests in early July.

 

[amcc]

I wonder if its the "new" beach or the one that has been trashed. In April, the new beach was in very nice shape so not sure what they would be doing there. Maybe this is the beginning of giving back some of the real estate they took for Reflections.

 

[proudmomof4]

I’ll be there in June and will check it out.

 

[littlejoe]

Beginning Monday, May 23, the beach area at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground will undergo a refurbishment. This work is scheduled to take place over the coming weeks during daytime hours only; as a result, construction-related noise may be heard between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to ensure minimal impact to Guests.

The beach will remain closed to Guests throughout the duration of this project. The area is currently expected to fully reopen to Guests in early July.

We came back First week in May and I started a thread about the conditions and how poor it was….this is very good news

 

[jo-jo]

You have March in your title, I thought it was old news.

I wonder if the boats will be affected. I have no idea what it takes to fix a beach.

 

[mrsap]

You have March in your title, I thought it was old news.

I wonder if the boats will be affected. I have no idea what it takes to fix a beach.

Sorry about that, the website that posted it had a typo and I didn’t even think anything of it lol Thanks!!!

 

[StormyCA]

Odd that the article doesn't mention which beach, although the picture is of the 'new' one. I'd assume it's the 'old' beach, but you just never know with Disney.

https://wdwnt.com/2022/05/beach-at-...-closing-may-23-for-weeks-long-refurbishment/

 

[nicko]

I'm at the Fort now and this morning there were 2 pieces of heavy equipment and several people with string trimmers working in the old Beach area. Welcome news indeed.

 

[BarbLynnM]

I'll be there June 27 to July 6 and will take pics to share here.

 

[bigdisneydaddy]

Calling it a "refurbishment" is being generous, maybe they should have called it "mitigating the enormous mess we already created" ?

 

[Pookasaurus]

is there still an area to watch fireworks/water Parade? We haven’t been in a few years and at set to arrive on the 31st

 

[Teamubr]

is there still an area to watch fireworks/water Parade? We haven’t been in a few years and at set to arrive on the 31st

Right now you can see the fireworks from the "new" (actually original) beach to the right of the boat dock (as you are facing the water). It actually has better sight lines than the former beach to the left of the dock.

It's still unclear which side of the boat dock this "beach refurb" is going to impact. If it is to fix up the mess created by the Reflections Resort/DVC construction, I would think the new beach wouldn't be impacted. If they aren't doing anything on the construction side mess of the beach, then this means the viewing will be impacted. There is also a concrete patio area with chairs on the dock that has good viewing. Also not sure how or if that will be impacted. It is roped in and part of the walkway to the dock, so who knows.

Hopefully this is clarified a bit or we'll have to wait until someone arrives at the end of the month to let us know.

j

 

[Pookasaurus]

Thank you!!

 

[nomorethan8]

Ha! Maybe we were heard. Good news.

 

[Katrina Gonzalez]

Beginning Monday, May 23, the beach area at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground will undergo a refurbishment. This work is scheduled to take place over the coming weeks during daytime hours only; as a result, construction-related noise may be heard between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to ensure minimal impact to Guests.

The beach will remain closed to Guests throughout the duration of this project. The area is currently expected to fully reopen to Guests in early July.

Thanks for the update! We were considering going Memorial Day wknd. May anyone pls send me a copy of the May recreation calendar? Since they are doing beach refurbishment I guess there’s no Memorial Day Beach Bash, huh?

 

[mrsap]

Thanks for the update! We were considering going Memorial Day wknd. May anyone pls send me a copy of the May recreation calendar? Since they are doing beach refurbishment I guess there’s no Memorial Day Beach Bash, huh?

You can find the Recreation Calendars HERE!

 

[Katrina Gonzalez]

You can find the Recreation Calendars HERE!

@mrsap thank you! I called the bike barn today and asked if they were having memorial day festivities. They said to call next Tues or Wed. They weren’t sure. Pls let me know if y’all hear anything different.

 

[mrsap]

Half of Beach Closed at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort for Refurbishment​

Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort has now closed half of their beach for a weeks-long refurbishment, as we reported last week.

Cast Members cleared lounge chairs from the west side of the beach.

Guests can still enjoy the lake view from a dock.

Green scrim and images of trees block the beach from view.

The east side of the beach, to the right of the dock, is still open.

The beach at Fort Wilderness will remain at least partially closed through early July. Refurbishment work will take place during daytime hours only, so guests may hear construction noises between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Hope that helps!

 

[serenitygr]

This gives me so much hope! Thanks for the update!

 

[Stratman50th]

I'm guessing they'll stick with the people stopper rip rap and fence. Too bad as it really ruins the site line of the beach. I have no illusions that a sign only will keep people out of the water, especially from dawn to dusk. "That doesn't apply to me" is another reason we can't have nice things.