Disney World’s Blizzard Beach to reopen March 2021
Disney World has kept its water parks closed ever since the initial COVID-19 shutdown in mid-March.
No major Orlando theme park closures announced yet for Hurricane Dorian
Orlando Rising contacted Disney World, Universal Orlando, SeaWorld Orlando and Legoland Florida to ask whether their hurricane policies would be put into effect.
Disney details one death, 15 injuries in quarterly report
A 71-year-old man with a pre-existing heart condition died at the Blizzard Beach water park at Walt Disney World on June 10, one of 15 incidents Disney parks reported as part of the quarterly disclosure release... Read More
Where Orlando’s biggest theme parks stand in latest attendance report
Disney and Universal showed in 2017 that if you build something new in Orlando, guests will respond, as the rivals’ biggest additions last year drove the largest gains in attendance.
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Blizzard Beach to host Frozen Summer Games
The Frozen Summer Games are returning to Disney’s Blizzard Beach as local theme parks ramp up activities to compete with the newest water park in town.
The twist on the Olympic Winter Games was introduced last... Read More
Universal releases Volcano Bay ticket prices
Universal Orlando Resort Thursday announced ticket prices for its new Volcano Bay water park, with a one-day ticket running $5 more than Disney’s two competing water parks and $8 more than SeaWorld’s Aquatica.
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Miss Adventure Falls opens at Typhoon Lagoon March 12
Walt Disney World is putting the final touches on its newest water attraction, which will open March 12 just in time for spring break at Typhoon Lagoon.
Miss Adventure Falls is a two-minute, white-water ... Read More
Universal to spend $3 million on Wet ‘n Wild demolition
Universal Orlando will spend about $3 million demolishing Central Florida’s first water park, which spawned a trend of copycat parks around the world.
The demolition of Wet ‘n Wild will run through February,... Read More
Once a water park prototype, Wet ‘n Wild to see last splash
There are just days left for a final dip at America’s first water park.
Universal Studios is closing Wet ‘n Wild Dec. 31 and replacing it with a state-of-the-art water park, Volcano Bay, which is scheduled to ... Read More