Throughout all the years and many trips we've taken to Walt Disney World, a water park was never in our plans. It's not that we didn't want to go - we just never had a true reason. As Brayden got older and discovered his love for water slides and all things swimming pools, we decided a visit to Blizzard Beach on our recent August trip was the ticket!
Getting there without a car wasn't super difficult, but it wasn't a straight shot either. If your stay includes Coronado Springs resort or All Star Movies, a direct bus is available to Blizzard Beach. From all other resorts, you must first take a bus to Animal Kingdom park, then transfer to a Blizzard Beach bus from there.
We made it just as the park was opening! Perfect timing!
We were excited for our first visit to a Disney water park! To be honest, it felt strange being on Disney property and having no clue where we were going!
Goofy was out to say hello!
Our day began in the gift shop and we also rented a locker to hold our bags and things we wanted to keep dry.
I loved all of the theming around the park!
We started off in the little tykes area (which was too small for Brayden), so we moved on to the intermediate kids area. It was perfect for him!
We also rode the ski lift to take the raft ride down. I wish we had a chance to ride the raft ride one more! It was a lot of fun! (Next time!)
Mid day, we stopped for lunch and both Jason and I ordered a chicken sandwich which was very good. Brayden had his usual chicken nuggets! :)
After stopping to enjoy the wave pool (and finally figuring our way around the park), bad weather came rolling in...of course. This caused everyone to have to evacuate all pools and slides.
We spent a lot of time hiding under a cover for rain that never came. In total, we missed out on about 2 hours of water park time. We were disappointed but totally understood due to the safety concern from the thunder/lightning/and dark ominous clouds. It really looked like it was going to downpour!
While hiding out, Brayden played in the sand and had a total blast doing so!
That bucket came from his kids meal. Good timing, right? :)
We decided to call it a day, around 5 p.m. (park closing time was 6 p.m.) Our dinner reservation was for Ohana that evening and we didn't want to be late, so we took an Uber back to our resort to shower. Also, the bathrooms at Blizzard Beach include showers, so I was able to give Brayden one while there (mostly to get all of the sand off of him).
Would I return to Blizzard Beach again in the future? Most definitely!! I felt like we were just getting the hang of the park when the bad weather rolled through.
Our current debate at home? Return to Blizzard Beach on our summer 2022 trip or try Typhoon Lagoon for the first time? Help us out - What would you do?
Bummer for the bad weather. However I am sure that Brayden had a lot of fun in the park.
ReplyDeleteBummer for the bad weather. However I am sure that Brayden had a lot of fun in the park.
ReplyDeleteOh I do like Typhoon Lagoon and I think Brayden would like the wave pool there. It's like being in the ocean and even as adults, we had fun with it!
ReplyDeleteI did not know that not all resorts had busses to Blizzard Beach. We got there from Coronado Springs last time so that's probably why. Actually now that I'm thinking about it, when we bought a water park ticket, it allowed us to go to both parks that same day, so you could potentially do both!