You know what they say: when one [water park] closes, another one opens. As of today, Disney’s Blizzard Beach water park has reopened after a seasonal closure and refurbishment, and Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon water park is now closed for “annual refurbishment”.
Ever since Walt Disney World‘s 2020 closures and re-openings, only one of two water parks have been open at a time. Before 2020, Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach would both be in operation during the spring, summer and fall. Only during winter is when one would close for annual maintenance, while the other would continue to be available to guests. Interestingly, Disney has not announced any significant refurbishment work that would require either park to remain closed six months at a time. This certainly makes it easier on staffing, operations, and Disney’s bottom line, as one team of Cast Members can easily transfer between either operational water park. Is there really enough guest demand to only fill one water park at a time? Here’s hoping both water parks are operating come summer 2025, as we love to water park-hop, too!
2025 Vacation Perk
Disney will be offering free admission to their one water park in operation for onsite hotel guests (valid on check-in day) beginning January 1st, 2025.
Theme Park Correspondent for The DIS | Chloé loves kitschy dark rides, roller coasters, a good background area music loop, hot Butterbeer, and all things Halloween. You’ll mostly find her wandering around Orlando’s biggest theme parks snapping pics and sharing tips… or probably talking about The Great Movie Ride.
