Disney's Lakeshore Lodge Is Now Open to Book, and Rooms Start Around $512 a Night
Walt Disney World's next resort hotel opens July 1, 2027 on the old River Country site. Booking opened to everyone on October 8. Here's every room type, what it costs and what's waiting at the resort.
Walt Disney World's next hotel is officially on the calendar. Disney's Lakeshore Lodge opens July 1, 2027 on the shore of Bay Lake, and as of October 8, anyone can book a stay online or by phone. Now that the booking engine is live, we finally know what a night there costs.
The short answer: a lot. The cheapest published starting rate is $512 a night, and the top suite starts close to $3,000. Here's the full rundown on rooms, prices and what the resort will have when it opens.
How booking rolled out
Disney opened reservations in waves. Disney Vacation Club members got first crack on October 6 through Member Services, Annual Passholders followed on October 7, and the general public got access on October 8, both online and through the main Walt Disney World reservation line.
One catch for DVC members: those early bookings were cash reservations. Booking Lakeshore Lodge with DVC points hasn't opened yet, so members planning to use points will have to wait a little longer. You don't need to be a DVC member to stay there, though. Like other Vacation Club resorts, it rents rooms to regular guests too.
What the rooms cost
These are starting cash rates per night, and the actual price changes with your dates and how many people are in the room. Opening week quotes have come in a little above and below these numbers depending on the night, so check your own dates before you get attached to a figure.
Studios are the entry point. A Duo Studio with a preferred view starts at $512. Resort Studios run from $551 without a balcony up to $622 for a preferred view with a king bed. Deluxe Studios start at $630 for a resort view, $680 for a preferred view and $748 for a premium view.
Villas are where it climbs fast. A one bedroom villa starts at $929 with a resort view and reaches $1,145 for a premium view. Two bedroom villas start at $1,125, and the three bedroom Grand Villa starts at $2,973. The new Lake Houses start at $2,353 for one bedroom and $2,942 for two.
Club access adds a big jump. A Resort Studio with club access starts at $901, compared with $551 without it, and premium view club studios reach $1,125. At the very top, the Hidden Willow Presidential Suite starts at $2,976 a night.
The view names matter here. Preferred view means the pool or a partial look at Bay Lake. Resort view means woods or parking areas. Premium view is the one with a partial view of Magic Kingdom or its fireworks, and it carries the highest price in each room type.
The rooms, film by film
Lakeshore Lodge will have 967 rooms, and each room type is themed to a different Disney animated film, with a nature focus that ties the whole resort together.
The Lake Houses are the headliners. They're freestanding A frame cabins along the edge of Bay Lake, themed to Brother Bear, with floor to ceiling windows, private porches, full kitchens and a washer and dryer. The one bedroom sleeps five and the two bedroom sleeps eight, and the main bedroom has a lighting feature inspired by the northern lights.
Duo Studios take their look from Encanto, with bright colors, a split bathroom and a queen size pull down bed, aimed at couples and solo travelers. Deluxe Studios and the one and two bedroom villas are themed to Bambi, with forest tones and concept art from the Disney archives. The three bedroom Grand Villas celebrate Fantasia and sleep up to 12, and the standard resort rooms are themed to Pocahontas, with carved wood paneling and painted murals.
The Hidden Willow Presidential Suite sleeps six, with two bedrooms, two full bathrooms, a full kitchen and a washer and dryer. It also comes with access to The Artist's Nest, the resort's concierge lounge, which sits up above the treetops with views across the property and free refreshments for club guests.
Dining and the pool
Disney has named the main dining spots. Moonglade is the table service restaurant, right on the water with views of Bay Lake. Bay Lake Provisions is an all day quick service marketplace with an open kitchen, and Paint Out Point Bar and Grill is the casual poolside option. A lounge with views of the Magic Kingdom fireworks rounds it out.
The pool area is called The Wetlands, and it's bigger than a typical hotel pool. It has a zero entry pool, a spiral water slide, a lazy river and a water play area inspired by Pocahontas, split across five themed zones.
Where it is, and what used to be there
The resort sits between Disney's Wilderness Lodge and Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground, on land that longtime Disney fans will remember. It's the site of River Country, Walt Disney World's first water park, which opened in 1976 and closed after the 2001 season. The park sat abandoned for years before it was finally cleared.
Getting to Magic Kingdom will be easy. Lakeshore Lodge has direct boat service to the park across Bay Lake, and as a Disney resort it comes with the usual perks, including early park entry and free Disney transportation to the other parks.
A long road to opening
This project has been around for a while. Disney first announced a lakeside lodge on this site in October 2018, and later that year named it Reflections, A Disney Lakeside Lodge, with an opening planned for 2022. Construction started, then the project disappeared from Disney's websites in 2020 and went quiet for years.
It came back in November 2024 under the Lakeshore Lodge name with a summer 2027 target. Disney shared more room details this spring and summer, and now it has a firm opening date and live reservations.
Should you book now?
If you want to be there for opening week, booking early makes sense, since the first few weeks of any new Disney hotel tend to fill up. If your dates are flexible, it may pay to wait. Disney often runs room discounts once a new resort is open and settled in, and these starting rates put Lakeshore Lodge at the top end of Walt Disney World's hotels.
Either way, it's worth checking the booking engine for your exact dates and comparing views, since the difference between a resort view and a premium view in the same room type can run well over $100 a night.
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