Wow, that's a big cut. To open at 10am in the summer seems really late. All this will do is make the park more crowded at opening as I suspect there will be a crush of people there for 10am. And the 8pm closing is always nice in the summer too. It's still sunny, and ridiculously hot in July.
As Disney has a history of posting limited hours and then expanding them later, I wonder if hours will be officially extended as we get closer to summer.
thats really dumb, i like getting to waterparks early in the day before it gets too hot, and it takes alittle while to get in get things in the locker etc so i could see this making sense if the gates opened at say 9 but then not turn the rides on till 9:30 could maybe be ok, though hard to explain to kids wanting to run right in.
summer is the one time of year when its approriate to have longer hours.
in the winter its not warm enough to got before 10/11am
i just hate paying the same rate for less time, as it feels like then you MUSt get there at opening to get your moneys worth.
also opening later makes it harder to do a quick morning waterpark visit before the other parks, or to visit the waterparks as a way to cool off and relax from the other parks, basically meaning you have to plan a special day to do the waterpark as its harder to combine it with other activies
BRING BACK RIVER COUNTRY.
Just felt that was appropriate. I love the water parks, but it amazes me they were even open til 9 PM in the first place!
would be great to see a return of river county, though I'd bring it back as an adult spa rather than a waterpark, use the tech and design techniques from disney springs to make it look natural, yet make it water seperated from the lake to avoid the brain omeba
As a former Blizzard lifeguard, I can understand closing an hour early in the evening. We typically stayed 30-60 minutes past closing and were responsible for getting the park ready for the next day (chairs, small trash, river nets, etc). Doing this in the dark wasn't nearly as effective/efficient, so I'm sure the cast will appreciate the daylight.
I imagine the early closing will affect a much smaller number of guests who stay that late, and Disney might actually benefit as they may leave to eat dinner at more expensive places. But opening at 10:00 during the hottest months is crazy. I would honestly feel like I was wasting valuable vacation time waiting for it to open, as I certainly don't want a big breakfast before a water park day. The lines at the gate will be a ton of fun, I'll choose to be set up at Stormalong Bay by 9:00 and save the $50!
it has lights so theres no reason they should have to clean in the dark, at least typhoon has lots of lights
could the change of hours be to make it easier for them to rent the park afterhours for exclusive private parties?
Only in Orlando would a waterpark close this early, in other parts of the country many waterparks stay open until 9-10 at night. It was already ridiculous that they would close at 8.
10 seems a bit late but 7 is definitely way too early especially in the peak of summer, at least stay open till 8:30/9
do the parks ever have hours on the half or are they always on the direct hour?
These are really short summer hours (10 to 7) for a water park.
totally especially in the summer when its light out till like 9
