Blizzard Beach was the third Walt Disney World water park and it’s arguably the most thrilling. This park is themed to a freak snowstorm hitting Florida and the failed ski resort that was created. You have some wintery theming and the iconic Mt. Gushmore in the center. This probably opened as the world’s best water park in 1995, but it hasn’t gotten much investment ever since. Is it still worth visiting? Find out in this review!
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Its weird to see the remaining signatures of the Eisner era in the modern Disney landscape. They just feel… Out of place compared to the parks' current philosophy? Not necessarily in a bad way but its almost like Disney wants nothing to do with them. (DisneyQuest was like that too.)
I love this place but clearly Disney doesn't think they need to do anything to keep people coming. Most WDW guests are there for the dry parks so the water parks are an add on just to have a different kind of day so I don't think they base their trips on a desire to ride a new water slide. But it's kind of sad that Blizzard Beach hasn't had many changes other than a weird (and in my opinion out of place) retheme to a few spots with Frozen characters.
As someone who visited Blizzard Beach in the late 90s, it actually gives me warm fuzzies to see that virtually nothing has changed. Call it the nostalgia filter, but I really think this park is perfect as is. The theming is so unique here – I have remembered that little family of snowpeople for years – and when my family used to visit, we could spend all day at our favorite attractions. Plus those views on the chairlift are awesome.
I've always been so fascinated by this water park. 😊
Your channel is such a great way to escape.
The last time I went on Blizzard Beach was in 2012 when we stayed at Coronado. We did have fun there, but for the price of the ticket, I much rather skip it and go to the water parks around here in Brazil (Thermas dos Laranjais and Beach Park are two world class water parks that are higher in my ranking than BB) – this is really missing a new slide complex
I didn't realize they were only opening one water park at a time now… are they just letting these parks die out? I have always found it absurd that they have not added a single attraction to Blizzard since opening. At least Typhoon added Crush n Gusher & that new family raft slide (even if that was just a replacement for a far better attraction in the shark reef you could swim through) but both have seen pathetic levels of investment even if they do cover most of the basic ride types. I'm sure Volcano Bay is killing them in terms of competition, rightfully so, and with that infamous Park Hopper deal you mentioned I wonder if the water parks are even returning profit as that is the ONLY logical reason to still visit over Volcano Bay
Imagine a 1995 theme park enthusiast seeing a slidewheel