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Blizzard Beach Facts
Blizzard Beach is a Walt Disney World water park located at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. It opened in 1995 as Disney's third water theme park. Blizzard Beach was built atop Mount Gushmore, a 90 foot tall artificial hill. Even with annual closures in either the fall or winter Blizzard Beach had roughly 2,901,000 guests in 2016 alone. The park is divided by colors to help visitors navigate easier, including green, purple and red slopes. The theme of Blizzard Beach is that it is a melting ski resort, with a legend that a freak snowstorm resulted in the first ski hill in Florida, but as it began to melt a blue alligator named Ice Gator went down the hill on an innertube and the park was born.
Interesting Blizzard Beach Facts:
The slopes of Blizzard Beach are color coded to help visitors find the attractions.
The green slope hosts the Summit Plummet, Teamboat Springs, and Slush Gusher.
The purple slope hosts the Downhill Double Dipper, Snow Stormers, and Toboggan Racers.
The red slope hosts Runoff Rapids.
Ground level attractions (those not on Mount Gushmore) at Blizzard Beach include Melt-Away Bay, Cross Country Creek, Ski Patrol Training Camp, Tike's Peak, and the Chairlift.
Vistors to Blizzard Beach can grab a bite to eat or a beverage at several restaurants including Avalunch, Frostbite Freddie's, Lottawatta Lodge, Polar Pub, I.C. Expeditions, The Cooling Hut, and The Warming Hut.
Visitors to Blizzard Beach can shop at Shade Shack, Snowless Joe's and The Beach Haus.
Attractions on the green slope are not designed for racing. Summitt Plummet is a 120 foot tall waterslide ranked as the world's fastest freefall waterslide and third tallest. Teamboat Springs is a 1400 foot long white water raft designed for families. Slush Gusher is a 250 foot long, 90 foot tall waterslide with snow banks which reaches up to 35 miles an hour.
Attractions on the green slope are designed for racing with at least two tracks on each. Downhill Double Dipper is a tub slide waterslide that reaches up to 25 miles an hour on its 230 feet of tracks that are 50 feet high. Snow Stormers is a toboggan style, mat-based waterslide that is 350 feet long. Toboggan Racers is a 250 foot long waterslide on which guests lie on their stomachs on mats and race down 'snow' type slopes.
The red slope only has one attraction - a 600 foot long inner tube waterslide that is not designed for racing.
On ground level there is a 3,000 foot lay river type ride which guests ride along on in inner tubes. It takes between 20-30 minutes to complete the journey.
Blizzard Beach has private patios called Polar Patios that guests can rent. They include private decks, lounge chairs, lockers, coolers, towels, and other bonuses for up to six guests.
For children under 48 inches in height Blizzard Beach created Tike's Peak, a gentle waterslides and a snow castle play area.
When Blizzard Beach is closed for maintenance each year Typhoon Lagoon, the sister water-themed park is open for visitors to enjoy.


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