Resort & Contact Information
Opening Date: August 4, 2009
Deed Expiration: Jan 31st, 2060
2023 Annual Dues per Point: $7.43 (See Dues History)
Direct Cost (2023): $275 / point
Average Resale Cost (2023): CLICK FOR RESALE CONTRACT LISTINGS AT DVCSTORE.COM
Next Expected Refurb date: 2021- 2022
In November 2007, as Saratoga Springs and Animal Kingdom Villas were in the middle of construction, Disney filed for the replacement of the north garden wing of the contemporary with a building called the "Kingdom Tower". Disney kept the fact that this was a DVC building very close to the vest to keep the sales at the other resorts going. In February 2008 Dsiney filed with the state government to “add a ninth component site to be known as Kingdom Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort.” Yet they still tried to keep it a secret to the public until officially announcing it September 16, 2008 as Bay Lake Tower (BLT). This date should be remembered as the point at which DVC transferred from being more interested in providing a semi-deluxe accomodations at a value to providing deluxe accomodations at a slightly less deluxe price. Sales on the new property began at $112 per point. The resort opened on August 4, 2009 with the price still at $112 per point. Three years later, the price point was $165 - in case anyone is ever wondering when did DVC prices get so expensive? The resort was sold out in the fall of 2011, about 3 years after opening.
BLT has 5,732,762 points, which puts it more or less in the middle of all the resorts in terms of size, but the largest of the MK area resorts. There are 15 floors with three different types of views:
- Standard View, mostly lower floor rooms, about 17% of the resort
- Lake View, most rooms on the inner curve of the resort and some rooms on the outer curve, about 65% of the resort
- Theme Park View, on the outer curve facing Magic Kingdom center section of the building, about 18% of the resort
The resort has a total of 281 units. Every single studio and 1-bedroom at the resort is part of a 2-bedroom lockoff, meaning there are no dedicated studios or 1-bedrooms. The Grand Villas are all at the top of the tower. The building itself is connected by a walkway on the 4th floor to the main building of the contemporary.
Contact Information for resort:
Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort
4600 North World Drive
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
GPS: 28.416736, -81.576438
Front Desk: (407) 824-1818
Fax: (407) 824-3539
Room Floor Plan & Virtual Tours
Deluxe Studio:
1 Bedroom Villa:
2 Bedroom Villa:
2 Bedroom Lock-Off Villa:
3 Bedroom Villa - First Floor:
3 Bedroom Villa - Second Floor:
Virtual Tour:
Room Locations:
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Resort Maps
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