Blizzard Beach now closed for the remainder of the week due to low temperatures

[wdwmagic]

http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions...inder-of-the-week-due-to-low-temperatures.htm

 

[BrianV]

The downside of going to Florida in the winter. Been there and done that. Hopefully it warms up for everyone soon!

 

[ptaylor]

Disney seem more and more eager to close the water park now at the slightest opportunity. I'm assuming they are saving costs by not operating. The closures are getting more and more frequent each year.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Disney seem more and more eager to close the water park now at the slightest opportunity. I'm assuming they are saving costs by not operating. The closures are getting more and more frequent each year.

Indeed. Seems like any day that it is not forecast to hit 70, they close.

 

[Bolt]

It did rain ALLLLL day today, to be fair.

 

[Matt_Black]

Disney seem more and more eager to close the water park now at the slightest opportunity. I'm assuming they are saving costs by not operating. The closures are getting more and more frequent each year.

It's also been getting colder in the U.S. thanks to the polar vortex, but I suppose it's just easier to call TDO cheap.

 

[tlking88]

Indeed. Seems like any day that it is not forecast to hit 70, they close.

I worked as a lifeguard for 8 years and we couldn't open our community pool of it was less than 67*.. Never did we open lower than that so I makes since that Disney didn't open with lows expected in the low 60s. It will save money but in the long run no one really wants to swim in that temperature (event his week with the temps I the upper 60* no one was in the pool at Saratoga) but it is also likely a health thing and may be rules that they have to follow about being open..

 

[71jason]

It was sunny and 80 Saturday and the park was deserted. It would be silly to keep it open the rest of the week for at most a couple dozen guests.

 

[Communicore]

Why can't they just heat it up?

 

[Tom Morrow]

Disney seem more and more eager to close the water park now at the slightest opportunity. I'm assuming they are saving costs by not operating. The closures are getting more and more frequent each year.

Um because nobody goes to a water park in 65 degree or less weather and it's unfeasible to expect them to open the park.

 

[71jason]

Why can't they just heat it up?

They do. Still nobody goes

 

[Victor Kelly]

Being wet+ cold air= good chance of getting sick. But just the discomfort is enough to make me stay away.

 

[wdwmagic]

Being wet+ cold air= good chance of getting sick. But just the discomfort is enough to make me stay away.

Being cold does not make you sick, you need to come into contact with a virus to develop a cold. Wet and cold air is obviously not pleasant though.

 

[Victor Kelly]

hypothermia is getting sick

 

[BrianV]

Being cold does not make you sick, you need to come into contact with a virus to develop a cold. Wet and cold air is obviously not pleasant though.

I'm neither a doctor nor do I play one on tv, but I've been led to believe that being wet and cold can make you' more susceptible to developing a cold if you are exposed to germs. And we are always exposed to germs.

That said, cold for Florida ain't cold!

 

[Tom Morrow]

That said, cold for Florida ain't cold!

First, literally EVERY time a thread like this appears, someone has to come in and boast about how 50-60 degree weather isn't cold. NO, it's not that cold, but are YOU going to go swimming in it?? NO, YOU'RE NOT.

Second, it can get down to the 30's and 20's in Florida, so yes, that is cold enough to be "cold."

 

[The Mom]

First, literally EVERY time a thread like this appears, someone has to come in and boast about how 50-60 degree weather isn't cold. NO, it's not that cold, but are YOU going to go swimming in it?? NO, YOU'RE NOT.

Second, it can get down to the 30's and 20's in Florida, so yes, that is cold enough to be "cold."

I agree. And people forget that there is a big difference between going into a heated pool (where you can keep warm by remaining in the water, and then quickly get warm when you exit) and being exposed, while wet, to the cold all day - or even for an hour.

I've been in heated pools at ski resorts - but I had a towel and a sweatshirt handy and didn't linger once I got out.

There is a formula which is used to determine the risk of hypothermia. When ALL of the conditions combine, the water parks are closed. (It is also used for other outside water activities) It involves more than water and air temperature - wind,cloud cover, activity,etc are also factored in.

Hypothermia can be a real issue in Florida, because people don't think it can happen here. I've seen it happen when the temperature isn't what many would call "cold" but the other conditions (wind, rain, lack of outerwear) created the problem.

 

[BrianV]

First, literally EVERY time a thread like this appears, someone has to come in and boast about how 50-60 degree weather isn't cold. NO, it's not that cold, but are YOU going to go swimming in it?? NO, YOU'RE NOT.

Second, it can get down to the 30's and 20's in Florida, so yes, that is cold enough to be "cold."

My point was that many tourists who come to Florida do indeed go swimming in 50-60 degree weather (we did and found out time at a water park on an empty cold day to be amazing!). The opposite is true too. My parents come to visit me from Florida and wear down winter coats when it is 50 out (and we are all wearing shorts!)

Yes, I've been in disney when it snowed. That is cold. I concede. No swimming then.

 

[tribbleorlfl]

Oh bummer, all the tourists who pack their swimsuits so they can boast they went swimming in December are going to be so disappointed. No, it's not 85* and sunny year-round here.

Real question, though. Does Disney also close the resort pools due to low temperatures?

 

[Matt_Black]

I do know that I went during Christmas week in 2012 and the temps varied WILDLY, from the 30s as the low one day to very nice, reaching up to the 80s or 90s, another. And yes, the pools were opened on the days it wasn't too bad. I tried swimming the one day that started in the 40s and warmed up to about the 70-80 degree mark- it was warm enough to swim, but not nearly warm enough for me to enjoy it. Others seemed to be having a good time, though. On the other hand, if you're looking to take a nap, go for a quick dip first- immersion in cold water before lying down helps you sleep better.