New Building Planned for at Disney's Caribbean Beach; Demolition Underway On New Site

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6/25/17

Large sections of Disney's Caribbean Beach resort have permanently closed as construction expands across the area.

As part of a larger project, the entire Barbados Village section of the resort has been razed including the foliage and landscaping. Several of the buildings (but not the full section) of the Martinique Village section are in-process of similar demolition.

This razed area corresponds with the construction project to add a new multi-story building revealed in permits earlier this year.

Despite this massive and very noticeable change, the resort has only officially announced the much smaller construction for shopping and dining changes coming to the Old Port Royale area of the resort.

2/16/17

The Walt Disney World resort has announced part of the expansion shown in the plans below.

The announcement has confirmed that the new buildings shown in the Old Port Royale area will be part of an expansion and new offerings:

Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort will be reimagined with new additions to the resort’s current marketplace, Centertown, including new waterfront dining and retail shopping areas. This centralized location will offer the resort’s guests more convenient access to services, amenities and dining.

The multi-story building shown replacing the existing Barbados Village in the same plans has not yet been announced.

1/18/17

A new multi-story building is planned for Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort.

The plans first became evident with height balloon tests conduced in September 2016:

New Heights

9/20/16 Rumours of the Disney Vacation Club coming to Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort are beginning to gain some support. Guests and Casts recently spotted construction height test balloons being used at the resort near the existing Barbados Village section.

Plans appear to have moved forward with the filing of permits on January 17, 2017 with the South Florida Water Management District:

Project Name: Project 88/Caribbean Beach
Project Acres: 60.58

The Project proposes to construct building, parking lot and roadway modifications within the project area

The location and footprint of the new multi-story building has been shaded below in blue:

The location in the construction permit and the height balloon test both indicate the main addition of the construction to be in the current Barbados Village section.

With these developments, rumours of a Disney Vacation Cub expansion persist, however; these developments could also indicate a non-time share expansion to the resort.