In preparation for the future sale, Disney incorporated a condominium association for the property on January 9, 1997 that would manage the units.

Non-Disney Vacation Club members may stay in Bay Lake Tower villas on cash reservations.

The pool has a spiral waterside designed with neon light and glass brick accents to match the resort's contemporary feel.

The tower also has a Community Hall featuring TV, board games, and art supplies, as well as its own guest laundry room.

[5] Some of the resort's features include full-length windows with views into the Magic Kingdom or onto Bay Lake.

Some bathrooms on the Magic Kingdom side include movable partitions to permit watching the park's fireworks displays from the bathtub.

A cast member in the lobby will verify a guest's Vacation Club identification before granting access to the lounge's elevator.

The lounge features views of the Magic Kingdom theme park and Bay Lake, including its surrounding resorts.

[citation needed] During fireworks at the Magic Kingdom, the soundtrack is played both inside the lounge and on the outside observation deck.

The Disney Vacation Club is a timeshare program, with Bay Lake Tower being one of the locations at which ownership interests are sold.

Others have called it "sadly conventional" and the disappointing last work of architect Charles Gwathmey, who coincidentally died one day before Bay Lake Tower was to open to the public.