9 Major Disney World Water Park Changes Were Just Announced

Over the past few years, Disney World started a trend where only one of its water parks is open at a time.

Blizzard Beach

There are two water parks located on Disney World property — Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon. Both are home to tons of fun water attractions and pools, but there’s usually not enough water park traffic to support both being open at the same time, so they switch off each year. In fact, we have some news about BOTH parks! Blizzard Beach is getting ready to celebrate a big anniversary in April, and now we know when Typhoon Lagoon will be opening!

Disney just announced that Blizzard Beach will be celebrating its 30th Anniversary with tons of fun activities starting on April 1st, 2025!

Blizzard Beach

A DJ will play tunes for the whole water park to enjoy on a deck near Polar Pub, Mickey and Minnie will be greeting guests dressed in their winter attire throughout the day, you can participate in snowman bowling, and character-themed tubes will be available for floating down Cross Country Creek.

Blizzard Beach

But April 1st isn’t the only day to celebrate — you can keep experiencing the fun throughout the month of April with dance parties, anniversary food & beverage items around the park, and family friendly games with fun prizes! There are tons of new additions hitting the water park this spring!

Blizzard Beach

On May 1st, Blizzard Beach will officially end its 30th Anniversary celebrations and close for the season. Typhoon Lagoon will open on the first day of May for guests to enjoy as Blizzard Beach closes for its year(-ish) refurbishment.

Typhoon Lagoon

Starting at the beginning of 2025, any visitors staying at a Disney World hotel also have FREE admission to whichever water park is open on their check-in day! This is a fantastic way to check out the water parks and the attractions they have to offer without feeling like you’re potentially wasting a theme park ticket.