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News Disney World Faces Rare Hard Freeze - January 31 2026
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Minnesota disney fan
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One time when we were caught in an unexpected cold snap in WDW, we didn't bring any warm clothes. I wore my husbands one sweater. We tried all the stores in WDW and couldn't find a really Warm sweatshirt!. They were all (Florida weather sweatshirts, lol) and very thin. It looks like they have finally gotten warmer outerwear now! We were there about 10 years ago when that cold spell happened out of no where.
StarWarsGirl
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- In the Parks
- Yes
I've noticed that. Stepping outside our room, the hallways are not warm. At least our actual room is.
StarWarsGirl
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- In the Parks
- Yes
I have asthma triggered by the cold weather. In spite on using an ECV, staying inside mostly, and wrapping my face with a scarf, I still had to pull out my portable nebulizer.
Fortunately, I haven't had anyone accuse my of vaping, which was my fear.
Fortunately, I haven't had anyone accuse my of vaping, which was my fear.
Gringrinngghost
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Tiana's Bayou Adventure has yet to open yet for the day. Kali River Rapids opened around 1:40pm.
Disney Analyst
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I really can’t believe you have icicles when we’ve had none out here in Vancouver this winter, at all.
Cherry blossom outside my house for proof …
Cherry blossom outside my house for proof …
Gringrinngghost
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It is a Journey of Water
ToTBellHop
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Gringrinngghost
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Dudley Do-right Ripsaw Falls and Popeye and Blutos were aiming for a 12pm opening and that never happened. They will remain closed today.
You could probably find overnight delivery of Amazon purchases of any type of clothing.
Or, Uber/Lyft to a local mall.
It seems like it was silly to even try. Highs not hitting 50 and feels-like temps in the 30s, there was no reason to even attempt to open those rides today.
WorldExplorer
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Just think; some poor person had to ride Kali River Rapids prior to opening today.
And probably again later since it went down.
And probably again later since it went down.
Gringrinngghost
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Given the unprecedented cold, Here's the time the Attractions closed or had limited hours of operation on February, 1st, 2026:
This will be updated.
Universal Studios Florida (10:00 AM - 9:00 PM):
- Kang & Kodos' Twirl 'n' Hurl was down from Park Opening to around 12:20pm.
- Trolls Trollercoaster was down from Park Opening to around 2:00pm. It closed for the evening around 8:30pm.
Universal Islands of Adventure (9:00 AM - 8:00 PM ; Early Park Admission: 8:00 AM):
- Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges was closed all day.
- Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls was closed all day.
- One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish was closed all day.
- The Incredible Hulk Coaster was closed all day.
- Doctor Doom's Fearfall was down from Park Opening to around 3:25pm. It closed for the evening around 7:35pm.
- Flight of the Hippogriff was down from Park Opening to around 2:00 pm.
- Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure was down from Park Opening to around 2:30 pm.
- Jurassic World VelociCoaster was down from Park Opening to around 1:30 pm.
- Storm Force Accelatron was down from Park Opening to around 1:30 pm.
- The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride was down from Park Opening to around 7:10 pm.
- Dragon Racer's Rally was down from Park Opening to around 3:00pm. It closed for the evening around 6:35pm.
- Hiccup's Wing Gliders was down from Park Opening to around 2:00pm.
- Stardust Racers was down from Park Opening to around 5:30pm. It closed for the evening around 7:10pm.
- Yoshi's Adventure closed for the day around 5:45 PM
- Mine-Cart Madness was down from Park Opening to around 3:30 pm.
- Curse of the Werewolf was down from Park Opening to around 12:10 pm.
Magic Kingdom (9:00 AM - 9:00 PM ; Early Entry: 8:30 AM to 9:00 AM):
- The Magic Carpets of Aladdin was down from Park Opening to around 6:30 pm.
- TRON Lightcycle / Run was down from Park Opening to around 12:40 pm.
- Tiana's Bayou Adventure was down from Park Opening to around 2:10 pm. It closed at its scheduled time for the evening at 8:00 PM due to the weather.
Disney Hollywood Studios (9:00 AM - 9:00 PM ; Early Entry: 8:30 AM to 9:00 AM ; Special Ticketed Event 9:00 PM to 1:00 AM):
- Slinky Dog Dash was down from Park Opening to around 1:00 pm.
- Kali River Rapids was down from Park Opening to around 1:30 pm. It closed at its scheduled time for the evening at 6:00 PM due to the weather.
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Minnesota disney fan
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Now you can. However, back in the dark ages when that happened, there was No amazon or uber, lol. It would be a trip off site to a store near by If you had a car.
For anyone keeping score... That's 55% of Epic's rides down for the first 2 hours of park opening (not including early admission), 44% for the first 4 hours, and 33% for the first 5 hours or so. Not even including early closures. An insane stat, really.