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News Disney World Faces Rare Hard Freeze - January 31 2026
- Thread starter wdwmagic
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Squishy
Well-Known Member
HEA also ran without castle pyro and the 2nd starlight has been canceled, 1st one had no street preformers.
surfsupdon
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Thankfully it is not a runDisney weekend! We have had it in the low 30s, below freezing, before but this is downright cold!
StarWarsGirl
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- Yes
I have thick, fleece lined gloves. Because, ya know, I live in Maryland.
My fingertips STILL were red. I had to go warm up.
I have concluded that all the people who have said that this weather is nice for the parks need to have their heads examined.
StarWarsGirl
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- Yes
It kind of sounded like it. I decided I'd rather stand in line for Guardians.
gerarar
Premium Member
Makes sense. The winds are so strong tonight.
I was able to catch the HEA finale from epcot.
As I got to MK they announced the 2nd Starlight was canceled.
Low waits for everything after 9:30pm. Walk on Jungle Cruise, Haunted Mansion, Space Mountain. 10 mins wait Peter Pan and 30 mins Tron.
TrainsOfDisney
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Oh for sure!!!! It’s no fun. It does remind of Disneyland Paris though!
Gringrinngghost
Well-Known Member
Given the unprecedented cold, Here's the time the Attractions closed early on January 31st, 2026:
Universal Studios Florida (Park closed at 9:00 PM):
Universal Islands of Adventure (Park closed at 8:00 PM):
Magic Kingdom (Park closed at 11:00 PM):
Earlier in the Day the following attractions experienced Weather Related Delays but had reopened during the day:
Universal Studios Florida:
Universal Islands of Adventure:
Universal Epic Universe:
Universal Studios Florida (Park closed at 9:00 PM):
- Trolls Trollercoaster closed for the day around 5:20 PM
- Fast & The Furious Supercharged closed for the day around 6:00 PM
- Kang & Kodos' Twirl 'n' Hurl closed for the day around 7:20 PM
Universal Islands of Adventure (Park closed at 8:00 PM):
- Pteranodon Flyers closed for the day around 4:00 PM
- Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure closed for the day around 4:00 PM
- Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges closed for the day around 4:30 PM
- Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls closed for the day around 4:35 PM
- The Incredible Hulk Coaster closed for the day around 5:30 PM
- Doctor Doom's Fearfall closed for the day around 7:45 PM
- Stardust Racers closed for the day around 2:30PM
- Yoshi's Adventure closed for the day around 5:45 PM
- Mine-Cart Madness closed for the day around 7:10 PM
- Curse of the Werewolf closed for the day around 7:15 PM
Magic Kingdom (Park closed at 11:00 PM):
- Tiana's Bayou Adventure Closed for the day at around 8:10 PM
Earlier in the Day the following attractions experienced Weather Related Delays but had reopened during the day:
Universal Studios Florida:
- Kang & Kodos' Twirl 'n' Hurl had about 10 minutes of weather related closures.
Universal Islands of Adventure:
- Caro-Seuss-el had about 30 minutes of weather related closures.
- Flight of the Hippogriff had about an hour and a half of weather related closures.
- Jurassic World VelociCoaster had about an hour and a half of weather related closures.
- Pteranodon Flyers had about 50 minutes of weather related closures.
Universal Epic Universe:
- Constellation Carousel had about 15 minutes of weather related closures.
- Dragon Racer's Rally had about 3 hours and 30 minutes of weather related closures.
- Mine-Cart Madness had about 1 hour of weather related closures.
I truly don’t understand why TBA was even open today. It should be closed tomorrow. The absolute last thing guests should do this weekend is a water ride.
Why not ?
If water rides closed in colder weather why are they building a water ride in DLP . It would be closed 6 months of the year.
Surely there is an option to dial back some of the extra splash effects.
Gringrinngghost
Well-Known Member
Universal Orlando is apparently planning on opening Dudley Do-Right and Popeye & Blutos at 12 PM.
WorldExplorer
Well-Known Member
Animal Kingdom Lodge has limited pool hours, 11-5.
I think this depends. For standing outside for long periods of time? Heat. Spending time in and out of buildings? Cold.
I think this depends. For standing outside for long periods of time? Heat. Spending time in and out of buildings? Cold.
Disney World Cuts Water Ride Hours as Wind Chills Drop to Single Digits
Disney World Cuts Water Ride Hours as Wind Chills Drop to Single Digits
Disney World Cuts Water Ride Hours as Wind Chills Drop to Single Digits
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I’m not sure why they are building TLK for that exact reason, if I’m being honest. It’s always felt like a “can we build this?” more than a “should we build this?” decision.
They likely can turn off most water effects here where guests could get wet, but they can’t dial back a 5 story drop. Shut it down for 2 days and give maintenance a chunk of time to work on fixing things that aren’t working properly.
Maybe us Europeans are just built tougher
Ayla
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From a girl that frequently ice fishes in the winter, neither is much fun.
Gringrinngghost
Well-Known Member
As of 10:15am; current Universal Orlando Status:
Universal Studios Florida:
Universal Islands of Adventure:
Universal Epic Universe:
Universal Studios Florida:
- Despicable Me Minion Mayhem: Brief Delay
- E.T. Adventure: Open
- Fast & Furious - Supercharged: Open
- Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts: Open
- Hogwarts Express: Open
- Illumination's Villain-Con Minion Blast: Brief Delay
- Kang & Kodos' Twirl 'n' Hurl: Closed
- MEN IN BLACK Alien Attack!: Open
- Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon: Open
- Revenge of the Mummy: Closed
- The Simpsons Ride: Open
- TRANSFORMERS The Ride-3D: Open
- Trolls Trollercoaster: Weather Delay
Universal Islands of Adventure:
- Caro-Seuss-el: Open
- Doctor Doom's Fearfall: Weather Delay
- Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls: Weather Delay
- Flight of the Hippogriff: Weather Delay
- Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure: Weather Delay
- Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey: Brief Delay
- Hogwarts Express: Open
- Jurassic World VelociCoaster: Weather Delay
- One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish: Weather Delay
- Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges: Closed
- Pteranodon Flyers: Open
- Skull Island: Reign of Kong: Open
- Storm Force Accelatron: Weather Delay
- The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man: Open
- The Cat in The Hat: Open
- The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride!: Weather Delay
- The Incredible Hulk Coaster: Weather Delay
Universal Epic Universe:
- Bowser Jr. Challenge: Open
- Constellation Carousel: Open
- Curse of the Werewolf: Weather Delay
- Dragon Racer's Rally: Weather Delay
- Fyre Drill: Closed
- Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry: Open
- Hiccup's Wing Gliders: Weather Delay
- Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge: Open
- Mine-Cart Madness: Weather Delay
- Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment: Open
- Stardust Racers: Weather Delay
- Yoshi's Adventure: Weather Delay
- Meet Toothless and Friends: Open
WorldExplorer
Well-Known Member
Disney's heating is so not ready for this. The entire indoor queue for Dinosaur until you get to the loading area is freezing and Restaurant O'saurus isn't much better.
You've gotta go back to the Cretaceous Period to stay warm.
You've gotta go back to the Cretaceous Period to stay warm.