Patch Notes // latest change 2026.04
Contemporary · Walt Disney World Resort Hotels · Walt Disney World
Restaurant · opened 2009 · Walt Disney World Resort Hotels · 3 changes on record
Cove Bar closed alongside the Bay Cove Pool, water play area, and whirlpool spa for a maintenance refurbishment beginning January 26, 2026.
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Cove Bar opened as the private poolside bar for Bay Lake Tower's Bay Cove Pool when the tower debuted at Disney's Contemporary Resort in 2009.
That's every change on the record at Cove Bar since 2009.
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Per the documented record, Cove Bar at Walt Disney World Resort Hotels opened in 2009.
The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for Cove Bar is dated Jan 26, 2026: Cove Bar closed alongside the Bay Cove Pool, water play area, and whirlpool spa for a maintenance refurbishment beginning January 26, 2026.
The latest documented change (documented Apr 2026): Cove Bar and the Bay Cove Pool reopened in late April 2026 after the maintenance refurbishment at Disney's Contemporary Resort, finishing ahead of the originally scheduled early-May timeline.
3 documented changes, dating back to 2009 — the fan-kept restaurant changelog nobody else keeps.
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