Florida can sometimes get hit with some unusually chilly weather!
Everyone is bundled up for the season!
During the holiday season especially, we often see guests in the Disney World parks bundled up more than usual, wearing outfits complete with hats, scarves, gloves, and lots of layers. Typically, winter is fairly mild for the Central Florida area, but cold snaps can happen, so theme park guests might look to modify their plans. And in the case of one theme park, you’re likely to see some pretty unpredictable trends.
Disney World is home to four regular theme parks, but it’s also home to two water parks — Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon. Currently, Typhoon Lagoon is closed for refurbishment, but Blizzard Beach reopened back in November, just in time for the temperatures to drop.
Blizzard Beach
If you’re traveling in the winter, you should know that Disney’s water parks won’t operate if the temperatures get too low. (It doesn’t exactly sound like a fun time to walk around in a wet swimsuit when it’s freezing anyway!) And because of recent weather trends, Blizzard Beach has been seeing some significant downtime.
Tike’s Peak in Blizzard Beach
The park closed for cold weather through December 28th in 2022. It reopened on December 29th, when the park was open from 10AM-5PM once temperatures rose.
New ‘Frozen’ additions to Blizzard Beach!
Basically, Florida weather is pretty unpredictable in the winter. When the temperature gets down to the 40s and 50s it’s likely that Blizzard Beach will close. We’ll probably see more cold fronts hit Florida before the winter is over, so make sure you keep an eye on the hours for Disney World’s water parks!
So if you’re hoping to go to Blizzard Beach on your next trip, be flexible. And if it’s possible, you might just want to save that water park visit for the spring — you’re more likely to get that sunny, warm weather then.
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So, I bought tickets for Typhoon Lagoon already for my Feb 2023 trip. I’m assuming the tickets are also good for Blizzard Beach, since TL is closed. But what happens when both parks are closed? Would I get my money back???