Brian
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News Water Park Weather Closures 2023 and Early 2024
- Thread starter DCBaker
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I grew up doing summers at the Dells. My Grandparents had a permanent camp site there. The rule was it had to be at least 62F to swim in the pool or the lake.
Disney's Blizzard Beach closes after just two hours of operation today
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Disney's Blizzard Beach closes after just two hours of operation today
Disney's Blizzard Beach closes after just two hours of operation today
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DisneyFanatic12
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I used to love going to the Dells! Once it was snowing outside but the resort’s outdoor waterpark was still open, so we still did some slides. Had the whole place to ourselves!
SaucyBoy
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A Facebook memory from a few years back showed that I snapped a photo the other night of the former Frozen Ever After Dessert Party being moved indoors due to cold temperatures. It always makes me giggle when I see it each year.I can't help but snicker every time I read that "Blizzard" beach is closed due to "cold" weather...
Update - Blizzard Beach will be closed December 16-19.
jeanericuser001
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I hate being right. That annual pass that they offered is such a scam. As soon as the weather gets cold they automatically close the water parks. Its gonna be quite a while before they reopen and when they do that water is still gonna be as cold as the ice water sitting next to me right now. I do feel genuine pity for the lifeguards they keep on staff for some rides. Unless they constantly warm that water it is not gonna be fun to have to help some of the snow birds.
DisneyFanatic12
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The water is heated, generally around 80° I believe, but it would be hard swimming or having to jump in when it’s only 70°-75° outside. The resort lifeguards have an even tougher role, as the resort pools stay open on colder weather. Resort pools stay open for 60° weather and above I believe.
jeanericuser001
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This again.
They try to heat it to 80s buuuuut that is only doable while it is inside the heating mechanism itself. As soon as it leaves it the water gradually lowers in temperature. Think of it as being like a jacuzzi vs swimming pool. A jacuzzi is easy to keep the water warm because there is a constant circulation and the water amount is smaller. As soon as you try doing the same thing with a pool it gets a bit harder. The more you increase the scale of water the more difficult it gets to heat the water. Now try increasing it to an entire water park with tons of exposure to cold air for most of the day and a brief period of hours where the weather is some what warm in some some spots. Disney has this particularly hard at blizzard beach as a lot of the water park is shaded so there is less sun exposure on the water in many spots. That is why the water at blizzard beach is colder than typhoon lagoon. Now add in rain, morning dew, and the fact that there is a lot less warm people getting in the water and you can see why the water is colder. Sure they can claim all day long that the water is near the 80s but I doubt right now it is anywhere close to 80 till spring time. Sure inside the water introduced out of the heating pipes is 80 but its doubtful its gonna be that warm for long as it combines with water that is closer to the ambient temperatures orlando is seeing right now.
Tom P.
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Just a few posts back you were arguing that Disney does not heat their water at all while Aquatica does. So which is it?This again.
jeanericuser001
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Let me explain between occasional, passive, and constant. First of all you must understand what these state mean. So I will use 3 forms of water storage as an example ie large pool, small pool, and jacuzzi. A large pool only gets occasional heating because the chlorine demands are significantly higher and it is more expensive to heat the water. A small pool may have some form of a passive warming option in the form of a water heater as that consumes power to heat the pipe while water passes through but typically this is only left on at a reduced degree to allow some heating but not so much as to greatly affect the pool temperature to a significant degree. Now we all know a jacuzzi is constantly heated. The water is constantly kept in a specific temperature range that is generally quite hot. This does mean chlorine can be consumed quickly but rarely is a significant amount required except if the water is not routinely replaced. Now as for how this applies to water parks, disney uses an occasional system. They heat their water during select times when they feel it is necessary but as stated it does little good in some cases because the conditions are not as favorable for heating as some other water parks. Aquatica uses a more passive system as I have observed on occasions that some sections with active circulation have significantly warmer temperature than you find at disney water parks. On one occasion I visited aquatica during an early hours opening and observed the water was significantly warmer than the outside air. Since it was close to 72 outside I can only assume the water was far warmer. The previous day had also been cold so I know it could not have been heated via solar alone. Aquatica does not heat their water all the time either but the amount they do so is significantly more than disney. Now if you want examples of constant heating, if any of you use to go to 6 flags atlantis before it went bust then you might have visited those jacuzzis they had. Those were always kept hot every day they were open so the water was always hot. Now you see what I mean Tom? Disney hardly heats their water and its not nearly as good or as much as some other parks out there.
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DisneyFanatic12
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That might be true. I haven’t visited many other waterparks, but I do visit the Disney water parks a couple times a month. The temperatures vary greatly from day to day, but water rarely feels cold to me. At the Boardwalk tonight, though a resort and not the waterparks, the water was definitely 80° or so. The pools had significant steam coming off of them. The lighting didn’t allow me to get a photo of the actual pool, but the slide had a similar amount of steam as the pool. The waterparks heat seems to vary depending on:
1. If the heater is broken (TL breaks down a lot for the wave pool)
2. Expected crowds (Heating is pretty expensive for that much water)
3. Who is/was working
