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Blizzard Beach annual refurbishment to begin in October 2017
- Thread starter wdwmagic
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Permit filed for BB today, with a lengthy expiration.
1587 West Buena Vista Drive - general Construction (expires Oct 12 2018)
1587 West Buena Vista Drive - general Construction (expires Oct 12 2018)
EricsBiscuit
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I could see them building a hotel by the park. Maybe a new slide (pure speculation)
No news
Rider
Well-Known Member
Compare the photos from Sept to the October. It looks like they cleaned the pool at the bottom of the slides.
I looked at that, and I thought the same at first, but I think the slightly different angle doesn’t show the area that was green. I’ll upload the recent pic soon.
cheezbat
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I passed this today and noticed they've ripped up a lot of the hillside...and also saw slide pieces on the ground...my question is, are they NEW slide pieces for a new attraction? New slide pieces for an old attraction? Or old slide pieces being replaced...
Very curious. I might have to look further in a few days.
Biff215
Well-Known Member
Or are they slide pieces simply being removed (and not replaced)? Hope not, but happy to hear there’s actual work happening.
peter11435
Well-Known Member
I don't know what the end result will be but when I went by the other day the runnoff rapids slides were almost entirely removed.
Biff215
Well-Known Member
It was rumored here that the Runoff side of the mountain was unstable. Removing the slides, and presumedly the pipes causing the issue, might allow them to address it, but it doesn’t mean they’ll get replaced. I’d argue that the park needs the variety and the capacity, but now that Disney has a full season without them behind it, who knows how they feel. You would think we’d get an announcement soon if something new is coming in 2018.