So like, tell me about the renovations happening. How long will it take? 
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BREAKING NEWS!!!
As of October 12, the Beach Club 5th floor, club level is closed for hallway and room refurbishment. The expected timeframe for the closure is until the end of November, but of course construction delays could impact that. A temporary, small lounge has been set up in one of the suites (2nd floor?) for use of guests staying in Deluxe Rooms or Suites throughout the resort.
We do not have an official estimate of the timetable or completion date for the resort refurbishment at this time.
There is a recent blog post circulating about the upcoming renovation at the Beach Club. It references a 20 month project. Based on previous renovations, I think that this 20 month estimate is more likely to be the timeframe for the entire renovation at BOTH BC and YC- perhaps 10 months to a year for each resort.
The article also references the renovation work at the Poly but the work at the Beach and Yacht Club is nowhere near the scope of the construction/destruction of the Poly villas or the lobby renovation that is happening there.
Here is a great post comparing the renovations planned at Y&BC to the work at the Poly:
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I often read WDWMAGIC and think they generally have reliable information. That said, I think they are off base a bit here.
This renovation is NOTHING like what is going on at the Poly.
The Lobby is not being torn apart and reconfigured with a waterfall being removed.
The pool is not loosing a rock formation volcano and being reconfigured,
DVC bungalows are not being built on the shores of the lake.
3 buildings, or even 3 floors of rooms, are not being converted to DVC studios.
It is a TOTALLY DIFFERENT circumstance.
Disney refurbs resorts on an on going basis. Again, the current Poly work is an aberration. There is little disruption during the usual ongoing work.
I think you are fine.
We have not heard anything about a pool rehab being part of this renovation.
Beach Club Renovation News:
About every five years the halls and rooms of EVERY resort at WDW get renovated. There are two types. Soft goods and hard goods. Last time the Beach and Yacht Clubs underwent renovation (2008/2009) it was a soft goods rehab.
Renovations on the outside (painting, siding, roofing and all maintenance) are done as needed.
The upcoming refurb will be a hard goods renovation. Rooms will be stripped down everything from new sinks, new air conditioning units, new everything pretty much except the TVs are probably staying since they are fairly new.
The work will start with the renovation and expansion of the Club Level lounge. While the work is being done, club level offerings will be available in the Presidential Suite. After the lounge is completed, work will move onto the actual rooms on the 5th floor. Then, the work will continue on other rooms, floor by floor, until they have all been renovated.
We do not have a timetable about how long it will take to complete each section of the resort.
The work will be completed with the least amount of disruption possible to guests. Sections of rooms will be taken out of service while the renovations are taking place. All noise work is done between 9AM and 5PM (when people are at the pool or at the parks). Chances are guest won't really see the areas where work is happening.
We have been told that when the Beach Club renovation is about 75% complete, work will start on the Beach Club Villas. We are not sure what kind of renovations will happen there yet. After the BC renovation is complete, work on the Yacht Club will begin.
The furniture in the lobby just received new upholstery and I think new carpets were added, so at this time, we do not believe a refurbishment of the lobby is part of this renovation.
We have not heard anything about a pool rehab being part of this renovation. Normal pool maintenance at Stormalong Bay happens in the winter, with 1/3 of the pool worked on at a time, with the remaining 2/3 remaining open. This is done almost every year, but I don't remember anyone discussing maintenance on the pool last winter.
wdwinfo is reporting possible maintenance work in Jan/Feb 2015 with some parts of the pool closed during the work while other areas of the pool remain open. The dates and scope of the work have not been confirmed by the resort.
As we receive more definitive information, we will post it here.
go for it ladies! Maybe Teena can organize a jail break for you!!
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