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Blizzard Beach Reopens with Frozen Characters!

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Blizzard Beach Re-Opens!

Disney’s Blizzard Beach water park re-opened this past Sunday, with a new Frozen-themed overlay at Tikes Peak, and easier ways for families to experience the Runoff Rapids water slide.  Our own Christina was there to see all of this in person.  Let’s take a walk around with Chrissy and see how the park looks!

It’s Christmastime at Blizzard Beach!

You can tell it’s the holiday season at Blizzard Beach, with “snow” and Santa Claus out to greet guests.  A “snow” (or “snoap”) machine is also near the entrance to Tikes Peak.

Simulated snowflakes (made of small soap bubbles) falls fown on an alpine cottage at Disney's Blizzard Beach water park.
Holiday “snow” falls from the Florida sky at the entrance to Blizzard Beach.

Santa Claus was also out, getting in some last-minute tanning before the holiday season begins in earnest.  Santa will be meeting guests from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. daily through the end of the year.

Santa Claus is here, dressed in a red beach shirt with white fur trim, plus red shorts and red Chuck Taylor sneakers.
We’re not sure whether the fur trim or the Chuck Taylors make Santa’s outfit.

And while Santa’s the main draw here, holiday decorations are now found all around Blizzard Beach.  Here’s a new holiday-themed float for Cross Country Creek:

A green and red circular pool float is designed to look like a Christmas wreath and bow for the holidays at Disney's Blizzard Beach water park.
It’s a pool float! It’s a Christmas wreath! It’s a Christmas wreath float!

Tikes Peak Gets Re-Themed to Frozen

The Tikes Peak area of Blizzard Beach has been updated and re-themed to Disney’s Frozen.  Snowgies now welcome you and your kids to the area.

Tiny white snowpeople sit atop the blue sign to Tikes Peak at Disney's new Frozen-themed Blizzard Beach area.
Snowgies sit atop the entrance sign to Tikes Peak at Disney’s new Frozen-themed Blizzard Beach area.

Inside Tikes Peak you’ll find Anna, Elsa, and some snowgies playing in an ice castle they’ve built.

Anna and Elsa, as small children, build a lopsided snow castle at Tikes Peak in Disney's Blizzard Beach water park.
Anna and Elsa building a snow castle at Tikes Peak.

No winter wonderland would be complete without Olaf the snowman, seen here on a frozen pedastal of ice.

Olaf the snowman sits atop an ice pedastal in the middle of a kids' splash pool area
Everyone’s favorite snowman, Olaf, sits in the middle of the kids’ play area.

And there’s always room for ice cream!

A vaniall ice cream cone is covered in blue sprinkles, with a candy topping in the shape of Elsa from Frozen.
It’s Disney and it’s Florida, so we weren’t suprised to see an Elsa-themed ice cream cone.

If you’re ordering lunch or lots of snacks, most food locations are using mobile ordering through the My Disney Experience app.

A look at the My Disney Experience app screen for ordering food at Blizzard Beach
Blizzard Beach mobile ordering through My Disney Experience.

 

Runoff Rapids Gets Easier!

We’ve known for a while that Disney was adding a conveyor belt to Runoff Rapids.  In the past, families would have to carry these large, heavy rafts up the stairs to the top of the Rapids.  Even if you were in good shape, carrying the raft up dozens and dozens of stairs was a workout.  And it was really awkward if you had to keep track of small children.  The new conveyor belt automatically lifts your raft up to the top of the slide.

Yellow and white inner tubes get carried up a brown, painted steel conveyor belt to the top of a water slide
The new conveyor belt is like one frosting machine away from a giant Krispy Kreme store.

This perspective of the conveyor belt shows how high up the lift goes!

Runoff Rapids Conveyor Belt side image
I’m tired just looking at this hike.

And here’s where you get your floats at the top of Runoff Rapids:

The float pick-up station at the top of Runoff Rapids.
The float pick-up station at the top of Runoff Rapids.

The rest of the park looks good.  Lots of updated paint and maintenance.

Repainted snowmen in pink, purple, and blue sit along a walkway to the water slides.
Repainted snowmen in pink, purple, and blue sit along a walkway to the water slides.

And despite the water being heated to at least 72 degrees Farenheit, nobody was going on the slides!

A lone lifeguard watches water - but no people - come down the slides at Blizzard Beach.
A lone lifeguard watches water – but no people – come down the slides at Blizzard Beach.

Blizzard Beach Park Hours and Admission Cost

Blizzard Beach should be open from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. every day through the end of the year.  If you’re going to buy one-day tickets, Disney has two options: one good for any day of the year, and one with blockout dates. The good news is that the last blockout date of the year was October 2, 2022. That means you can buy the cheaper, blocked-out tickets for any day through the remainder of 2022, and save $5 per ticket.  Blockout date tickets cost $68.16 per adult and $61.77 per child (including tax).

Now that Blizzard Beach is open, Typhoon Lagoon is closed for its annual maintenance period.

 

 

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Len Testa

Len Testa is the co-author of the Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World, and has contributed to the Disneyland and Las Vegas Unofficial Guides. Most of his time is spent trying to keep up with the team. Len's email address is len@touringplans.com. You can also follow him on Twitter: @lentesta.

One thought on “Blizzard Beach Reopens with Frozen Characters!

  • How strict are they on the 48 in max for the tike area. My daughter will be just over but would love to go there with her younger brother.

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