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Blizzard Beach is One of Disney Water Theme Parks and is a ski resort turned into water park. It features ski runs turned into slides, melted snow pools (some of the water is chilled) and slippery slopes. You can take a ski lift up to the top of Mount Gushmore, which features the world’s tallest and fastest free-falling waterslide, the Summit Plummet.
Start by racing your friend down The Downhilll Double Dipper. They will time each rider and let you know who crosses the finish line first! Then head over to Toboggan Racers where kids, teens and adults can race each other 8 wide to see who makes it to the bottom first.
Want to ride with your friends down the slides? Be sure to check out Runoff Rapids, featuring 3 unique waterslides, and Teamboat Springs, a family style raft ride down the winding river.
And if that wasn’t enough, you can also head down Snow Stormers, 3 slalom-style racing courses, and Slush Gush, a high-speed 90 foot waterslide down Mount Gushmore.
When you are ready to relax, head over to Cross Country Creek, a slow flowing stream that passes through polar caves and under misty waterfalls. There are no height restrictions on this one, but keep the little ones close at hand.
Kids under 48 inches tall can enjoy Tike’s Peak. They can play in a snow-castle fountain, pop-up water jets and kid-sized slides. And for the kids who are too big for Tikes Peak but not quite ready to tackle the bigger water slides, Disney has the Ski Patrol Training Camp. Kids can head down curvy water slides (both open and inner-tube), take a ride on a zip line or test their balance on the obstacle course.
Admission Options
In order to gain admission to Blizzard Beach, you will need the Water Park Fun and More Option added to your Disney World ticket. This option is an extra $55.58 per multi-day ticket. This gives you a set number of admissions into the 2 water parks, DisneyQuest, Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex or a round of golf at Oak Trail.
This option gives you an equal number of days of access on your ticket. So if you have a 7 day park ticket, you also have 7 days worth of admissions giving you a total of 14 days of fun!
If you only want to head to Blizzard Beach for one day, you can purchase a single day ticket at the gate or your resort hotel.
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Anne says
We are going in a couple of weeks. I know we are going to MK and Disney Universal Studies. We have a 3rd ticket for one of the water parks. But we aren’t sure which one would be a better fit for our family. My kids are soon to be 8 year old son, my oldest daughter turned 6 yesterday and my youngest daughter is 3 (won’t be 4 till May). My 6 year old wears braces on both legs. She can take them off in the water but is unsteady on her feet. So some of this makes me nervous.
Any suggestions?
Marissa says
I will be heading to Disney soon (Can’t wait!). It will be the first visit for my husband and 2 small children (3 & 5). I’ve previously been to both water parks, but I love Typhoon Lagoon the best. Is everyone in agreement that Typhoon Lagoon is better for small children? Thanks!!!
Christina says
In August of 2011, my friend and I spent 8 days at Disney and were able to spend a day at each water park… after visiting each and although I was there with a friend, my personal preference was Typhoon Lagoon… In my opinion Blizzard Beach was more for those looking for speed, fast slides, racing and Typhoon Lagoon was more for families with slides that allowed two or more at one time and some of the slides were slow and leisurely… I also loved Shark Reef!!! I am a big shark fan so getting to swim over the sharks even as small as they were, was a big excitement for me… Just my opinion!! See you there in May 2012!!!
Lani says
I went 2 summers ago and honestly, I could have stayed in the creek (lazy river) all day- it was super relaxing and just a lot of fun. Dont forget your towels- they rent them at the park but they were kinda pricey. Of course they have souvenir ones- cute!