Blizzard Beach closes Friday and Saturday as a cold front hits, leaving Disney World with no water park open

Blizzard Beach is about to live up to its name. Disney World's snow-themed water park is closed this Friday, November 13 and Saturday, November 14 as a cold front rolls through Central Florida. With Typhoon Lagoon already down for its seasonal refurbishment, Walt Disney World will have no water park open at all on either day.

What changed, and when

Blog Mickey spotted the switch on Wednesday afternoon. According to Blog Mickey, both dates had shown regular 10:00am to 5:00pm operation earlier in the day before Disney changed them to closed.

We checked Disney's own park schedule data at about 7:10pm Eastern on Wednesday, and it matches. Blizzard Beach is listed as "Closed" for November 13 and November 14, and "Operating" from 10:00am to 5:00pm on Thursday, November 12 and again from Sunday, November 15. Typhoon Lagoon is listed under "Refurbishment" on all of those days.

Here is the rest of the week at Blizzard Beach:

• Thursday, November 12: 10:00am to 5:00pm
• Friday, November 13: Closed
• Saturday, November 14: Closed
• Sunday, November 15: 10:00am to 5:00pm

As of Wednesday evening, Disney had not given a reason, and its schedule data lists both days simply as "Closed." That said, Disney's Blizzard Beach page says at least one Disney water park is open each day "except on days with inclement weather," and Friday night into Saturday is the coldest part of the National Weather Service's seven-day forecast.

How cold are we talking?

Nowhere near freezing, but cool enough to make Summit Plummet a hard sell. The National Weather Service forecast for the Walt Disney World area, updated Wednesday evening, calls for:

• Thursday: high of 79
• Friday: mostly sunny, high of 71, then a clear night with a low of 48
• Saturday: sunny, high of 65
• Sunday: sunny, high of 74

That means a 10:00am opening on Saturday would come after a morning in the upper 40s, with the afternoon topping out in the mid 60s. Comfortable for walking a theme park all day, chilly for a float down Cross Country Creek.

Why there is no backup water park

Typhoon Lagoon went down for its seasonal refurbishment on September 9, so Blizzard Beach has been Disney World's only operating water park for the past two months. In our November 5 story we covered the next step: the two parks swap places on January 27, when Typhoon Lagoon reopens and Blizzard Beach closes for its own refurbishment.

If you had Friday or Saturday planned

If you planned a Blizzard Beach visit for Friday or Saturday, whether with a water park ticket or the Water Park and Sports Option, Thursday and Sunday are the nearest open days this week. Disney's hours can still change, so check the park's hours in the My Disney Experience app before you head out, especially if the forecast shifts.

Sources

• Cold Weekend Forecast Closes Blizzard Beach for Two Days, Blog Mickey, November 11, 2026
• Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Park, Walt Disney World (park hours, checked November 11, 2026)
• 7-Day Forecast for the Walt Disney World area, National Weather Service, retrieved November 11, 2026
• Disney Parks Blog (source of the Walt Disney World photos)

Image credits: Ice Gator file photo by Blog Mickey. Splash pool and Typhoon Lagoon photos courtesy of Walt Disney World.