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A photo tour of the new Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort
- Thread starter Mr.EPCOT
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Captain Chaos
Well-Known Member
I already did... Last year when they went on sale.... And can I just say how thrilled I am that I purchased into them??? I am really considering purchasing more points in Bay Lake after seeing how awesome it truly is...
Next Big Thing
Well-Known Member
Those are some nice pics. I wish i could put some of mine up that I had of the pool area, I had some real nice shots, but I can't atm.
kbmum
Well-Known Member
I attended a DVC event at the Contemporary on July 2 and ended up adding BLT points to my membership. 
I really love it there and am thrilled to be back on a monorail hotel. I don't want to jack the op's thread, but I have a lot of pictures I can post, too. The pool looks great. There's also a Top of the World lounge (the original one was located where the California Grill is now) with an perfect observation deck for the fireworks. The audio will even be piped in to that area, as well as available on guest room TVs. We'll be staying there next summer.
I really love it there and am thrilled to be back on a monorail hotel. I don't want to jack the op's thread, but I have a lot of pictures I can post, too. The pool looks great. There's also a Top of the World lounge (the original one was located where the California Grill is now) with an perfect observation deck for the fireworks. The audio will even be piped in to that area, as well as available on guest room TVs. We'll be staying there next summer. 
bgraham34
Well-Known Member
Haha, they've got Wiis!
Yeah that was cool.
EPCOT Explorer
New Member
Looks really, really nice. Hoping to poke around there in a few days...:lookaroun
wserratore1963
Active Member
Thanks for posting this; I purchased a year ago (400 pts ) and I am going down on Aug 21st. Can't Wait!Greetings from The Vacation Kingdom of the World! Today I had the opportunity to attend an 'Open Mouse' at the Contemporary Bay Lake Tower. I took lots of pictures, most of which I'll be posting later today. Everything about the new wing is fantastic, with the exception of the generic condo-style exterior. Here's a few pics I took a few days ago to whet your appetite, and I'll be back later today with more:
Did they show you the sky lounge?
DizFanatic
Member
Thanx for the great pix! We're headed down to the world 8/13-8/29. Can't wait to see ti in person. Time to buy more DVC points!:sohappy:
Captain Hank
Well-Known Member
I was also there yesterday, and was completely blown away by the grand villa. The Top of the World lounge was very nice, as well, with some neat concept art of various Tomorrowlands around the world and a neat glass piece of some early monorail concept art.
One last look at the community hall, Monopoly with a view...
On to the elevator area, note the base for one of the Sky Way Bridge's support cables outside
This is an example of the type of artwork you'll find in the elevator areas.
The elevator doors
The tour took us to the 14th Floor
Looking to the right, these signs were all over the length of the tour, many areas of the hotel are still being worked, some painting still going on, etc.
A better look outside from near the elevators
Down the hall to the left
On to the elevator area, note the base for one of the Sky Way Bridge's support cables outside
This is an example of the type of artwork you'll find in the elevator areas.
The elevator doors
The tour took us to the 14th Floor
Looking to the right, these signs were all over the length of the tour, many areas of the hotel are still being worked, some painting still going on, etc.
A better look outside from near the elevators
Down the hall to the left
EpcotServo
Well-Known Member
Well, we finally have a good scary evil tower that represents everything wrong with Disney these days, so that the good guys can fight their way up to Jimi Hendrix's All Along the Watchtower, wherein they do battle at the top, and having defeated the Evil Disney, they rush to escape the collapsing building-just in time. As they look over- A rainbow emerges from the clouds, the evil Vacation Club Tower washed away - a new era of Freedom begins!
:lookaroun
What I'm trying to say is that I REALLY don't like it.
Oh-I do enjoy the irony of Monopoly being played there, being that's about darn bourgeois building larger and larger towers no matter the location ONLY so can get more and more money for no reason other than to have it, and they do get alot of it when you build a large tower and unsuspecting people land on it and are forced to give them money for building it, and they think it's fine because "They already built it, might as well enjoy it."
If you ever near that idea, please cast it from your mind!
:lookaroun
What I'm trying to say is that I REALLY don't like it.
Oh-I do enjoy the irony of Monopoly being played there, being that's about darn bourgeois building larger and larger towers no matter the location ONLY so can get more and more money for no reason other than to have it, and they do get alot of it when you build a large tower and unsuspecting people land on it and are forced to give them money for building it, and they think it's fine because "They already built it, might as well enjoy it."
If you ever near that idea, please cast it from your mind!
The first set of rooms to look at was a two-bedroom (which is a combination of a studio and a one-bedroom). I believe there are plenty of pictures out there already from the model that has been at Saratoga Springs, so I'll just post a couple of good shots. There are more in my album if you want to see them.
The BLT appears to be using the same numbering system as the rest of the Contemporary, so it looks like the rooms have similar numbers to their predecessors in the old North Garden Wing!
Kitchen area
Master bedroom (with a wonderful view of the tower's namesake)
Studio bedroom
Living area
What's this I see?
It's neat artwork of the Contemporary!
They had model rooms open on both sides (with the rooms as mirror images of each other), to give you a feel of how they are in both configurations, so that's why the angles might seem different or flipped in a couple of these pictures.
The BLT appears to be using the same numbering system as the rest of the Contemporary, so it looks like the rooms have similar numbers to their predecessors in the old North Garden Wing!
Kitchen area
Master bedroom (with a wonderful view of the tower's namesake)
Studio bedroom
Living area
What's this I see?
It's neat artwork of the Contemporary!
They had model rooms open on both sides (with the rooms as mirror images of each other), to give you a feel of how they are in both configurations, so that's why the angles might seem different or flipped in a couple of these pictures.
Mr_Tom_Morrow
New Member
not impressive at all IMO :hurl: but thanx for sharing
EPCOT Explorer
New Member
Servo wins.:lol:
It's a shame it's local and facade is so off putting....But the interior is nice.
This is the view you will enjoy (and pay through the nose for)
Peek! One of the bathrooms.
The view into the bathroom from the bedroom.
A bathroom with a TV! It's in an odd spot, though, it didn't seem like you could easily watch it from the tub or the shower.
Another bathroom.
Stairs.
I thought this was a neat feature...
...in this bedroom...
...there is a window...
...that looks down into the living room!
Ample closet space.
Another good look at the kitchen area. As with the two-bedroom, they showed off both sides of the Grand Villa.
For all of you laundry fans out there.
One last look at the view before we continue our tour...
...in this bedroom...
...there is a window...
...that looks down into the living room!
Ample closet space.
Another good look at the kitchen area. As with the two-bedroom, they showed off both sides of the Grand Villa.
For all of you laundry fans out there.
One last look at the view before we continue our tour...
Heading upstairs to see the Top of the World on the 16th floor. That's more stories than the big brother next door, by the way.
A nice feature of the elevators in this building are that they have a voice announcing the floors and such, just like in other modern hotels. I hope they add this to the elevators in the A-frame at some point.
More amazing WDW-inspired artwork, a stylized look at the skyline of the Magic Kingdom with Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Cinderella Castle, and Space Mountain. It's such a refreshing change from the over-abundance of character art. Hopefully more art like this will find it's way over to the A-frame, too.
Looking back towards the outside.
Up above on this floor, there is a nice chandelier.
The ceiling mounting for the chandelier bears a familiar, ever-omnipresent shape.
Always exciting... a restroom...
Hinting at the very family-oriented nature of this new wing, a child-height sink.
Heading outside to the observation deck and Top of the World.
Members only, though.
A nice feature of the elevators in this building are that they have a voice announcing the floors and such, just like in other modern hotels. I hope they add this to the elevators in the A-frame at some point.
More amazing WDW-inspired artwork, a stylized look at the skyline of the Magic Kingdom with Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Cinderella Castle, and Space Mountain. It's such a refreshing change from the over-abundance of character art. Hopefully more art like this will find it's way over to the A-frame, too.
Looking back towards the outside.
Up above on this floor, there is a nice chandelier.
The ceiling mounting for the chandelier bears a familiar, ever-omnipresent shape.
Always exciting... a restroom...
Hinting at the very family-oriented nature of this new wing, a child-height sink.
Heading outside to the observation deck and Top of the World.
Members only, though.