Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort - Opens Soon

Nearly 38 years after Disney’s Contemporary Resort opened its doors, its modern Disney Vacation Club addition, Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort, is scheduled to welcome guests on Aug. 4. This will be the seventh Disney Vacation Club (DVC) property at Walt Disney World Resort.

All 15 stories of the ultra-sleek design continue the original building’s iconic style, which opened with the Magic Kingdom theme park Oct. 1, 1971. Bay Lake Tower complements and pays homage to Disney’s Contemporary Resort while also offering a variety of new amenities and conveniences – kitchenettes or full kitchens complete with granite countertops and modern appliances, and other homelike amenities. In addition, most of the 295 two-bedroom equivalent villas in the crescent-shaped tower offer spectacular views of Bay Lake or Magic Kingdom.

Bay Lake Tower, like all DVC resorts, blends Disney magic with elegant design and premier accommodations. DVC members – and, based on availability, overnight Walt Disney World guests staying at Bay Lake Tower – can choose from a number of recreation activities and facilities, including a children’s interactive water play area, Bay Cove Pool, a barbeque pavilion, a Community Hall and two nearby tennis courts.

For easy access to Disney’s Contemporary Resort’s restaurants, merchandise shops and the monorail, the Sky Way Bridge takes members and guests from the fifth floor of Bay Lake Tower directly to the fourth floor Grand Canyon Concourse of Disney’s Contemporary Resort. The opening of Bay Lake Tower is an exciting chapter in the history of Disney’s Contemporary Resort. “Our resort motto is ‘Where Tradition Touches Today,’ and the marriage of our iconic resort with this elegant new Disney Vacation Club offering is a perfect example,” said Thea Sargent, general manager of Disney’s Contemporary Resort. “Plus, with all of the enhancements we have made to the resort over the last few years – from costumes and landscaping to restaurants and merchandise locations – we offer our overnight guests and DVC members an unparalleled ‘contemporary’ resort experience. I think this kind of evolution is exactly what Walt Disney envisioned for our resort.”

Bay Lake Tower is the third Disney Vacation Club offering to open at Walt Disney World Resort this year, following the first phase of Kidani Village at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge and the Treehouse Villas at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa. What excites me most about this tremendous growth is that we’re not only creating new accommodations but new experiences for our Disney Vacation Club members as well as our resort guests,” said DVC President Jim Lewis. “Each of the projects we’ve undertaken at Disney Vacation Club is unlike anything previously available in our resort portfolio, and Bay Lake Tower proudly builds on that tradition.”

Extra Magic at the Disney World Resorts

The Disney World Resorts are surrounded by the Disney Magic 24 hours a day. One of our favorite bits of magic is provided by the Housekeeping Department. The Housekeeping Department at the Disney World Resorts do an excellent job of keeping your room clean and providing towels, bed rails, and even mini-refrigerators for your visit. Anything you may need and they are a quick phone call away. That is the typical customer service you expect when you stay at a hotel. What makes the Disney Magic are the extra touches you receive or sometimes called Magical Moments.

One of my favorite Disney Magic shines through as you walk a Disney Resort like Disney's All Star Music Resort. As you walk around the resort, you will see this magic in the form of stuffed animal displays in the guest room windows. You may even find a bunny that is made out of a washcloth or your child's stuffed animals displayed in the window looking outside. These special touches are the extras that you will see during your Disney World vacation. That extra magic that makes you and your family smile! Contact us at Destinations in Florida Travel for more info about planning a Disney World vacation.

Disney's Contempo Cafe is Open at Disney's Contemporary Resort

The newest quick service restaurant called Contempo Cafe is now open at Disney's Contemporary Resort. This restaurant is a high tech quick service restaurants at the Walt Disney World Resort with electronic menus and even electronic kiosks to order your food. The process to order and receive your food is also more efficient than other Disney counter service locations. You order your food at the electronic kiosk and then browse through drinks and side items as your walk to the cashier to pay for your meal. You receive a pager to tell you when your meal is ready. There is no more standing around waiting for your food to be ready.
This restaurant is located in the favorite spot on the Concourse Level, where Concourse Steakhouse used to sit. You have an amazing view of the monorails going through the resort every few minutes. Kids of all ages will love this view!

Contempo Cafe features some incredible menu items including Concourse Steakhouse salad, honey-lime chicken sandwich, marinated beef flatbread, chicken basil pasta, a spice-crusted mahi sandwich, and vegetarian and whole-grain items. Don't forget about the always yummy desserts including the popular carrot cake!

Be sure to check out the newest quick service restaurant to join the list of amazing restaurants at the Walt Disney World Resort.

Internet Access at the Disney Resorts

You can have access to the outside world, even on your vacation to the most magical place on Earth. Disney Resort Hotels do have access to the Internet. This fast access internet access is available at all of the Disney Resorts and Campground. The cost is $9.95 for 24 hours. To take advantage of the Internet access, you will have to leave a credit card at check in for incidentials. This credit card will be required to use the Internet. You can use your current laptop or you can also rent a laptop at select Disney Resort Business Centers.

If you are staying at a Disney Convention Resort Hotel, you may have access to the Internet in the lobby, convention center or even by the pool. Some of the Disney Resort that have additional WIFI access are Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resorts, Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, Disney’s Boardwalk Inn Resort, Disney’s Contemporary Resort and Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. The prices for WI-FI are also $9.95 for 24 hours. In addition to these resorts, you can also get WIFI at the Sand Trap Bar & Grill and Wide World of Sports.