Credit: DisneyIn just two days, the Walt Disney World Resort will lose a core part of its theme park offering.
For the past few months, guests have had the rare chance to explore all six Disney parks at once. From May 21 through September 7, Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon and Disney’s Blizzard Beach operated together for the first time since 2019, creating the option of a frosty retreat or a tropical escape alongside the four traditional theme parks. But as the summer comes to a close, Blizzard Beach will once again go offline starting September 8.
This summer milestone followed years of rotation between the two water parks. Since the pandemic, only one has typically been open at a time. Blizzard Beach opened in the year, celebrating its 30th anniversary in April before closing at the end of the month. Typhoon Lagoon reopened on May 1, and Blizzard Beach followed with a brief return on May 21, allowing both water parks to join forces for the peak travel season.
Guests staying in Disney resort hotels enjoyed an added perk during this time as well. Announced on Disney Parks Blog in 2024, the program granted complimentary water park access on a guest’s check-in day beginning in 2025. The benefit extended not just to Resort hotel visitors, but also to Disney Vacation Club Members, Annual Passholders, and cast members.
Water parks have long offered a more relaxed complement to Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom. While thrill-seekers race through Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind or plunge into Tower of Terror, Blizzard Beach has welcomed visitors to Melt-Away Bay and Summit Plummet. For younger guests, Tike’s Peak has been a seasonal highlight.
The six-park opening also arrived just ahead of a major Central Florida debut. Universal Orlando Resort officially unveiled its long-awaited Epic Universe on May 22, one day after Disney’s summer expansion began.
Across Walt Disney World Resort, 2025 has brought continual transformation. Frontierland is preparing for its next era, DinoLand U.S.A. is being reimagined into the Tropical Americas at Animal Kingdom, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios is making space for Monstropolis, with guests having said goodbye to the Muppets–at least for now. These changes, combined with closures and new offerings, have made this year one of both reflection and renewal.
Still, park availability has remained a recurring challenge. Although guests embraced the six-park summer, Blizzard Beach’s upcoming closure underscores the rotational approach that has defined operations for years. Rising ticket prices have not shifted this model, and guests have grown accustomed to the shifting availability of the water parks.
As September 8 approaches, guests have just today and tomorrow, September 7, to enjoy Blizzard Beach before it closes once again. Attractions like Summit Plummet, Toboggan Racers, and Melt-Away Bay will soon go quiet, leaving Typhoon Lagoon as the sole water park for the fall.
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