Slide replacement underway at Disney's Blizzard Beach and preparation for another project continues

Jun 21, 2022 in "Blizzard Beach"

Posted: Tuesday June 21, 2022 6:30am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Two cranes are on-site at Disney's Blizzard Beach water park as one slide replacement project begins and another is being prepared.

The family raft ride, Team Boat Springs, is currently being completely rebuilt with replacement slide sections. A large crane is visible working on the refurbishment.

A tower crane is currently sitting in the parking lot in pieces, ready to be installed on the other side of the park.

Its purpose is not yet clear, but the tower crane has an extensive reach and could be used for another slide replacement, or a new addition.

Walt Disney Imagineering recently filed a permit, and assigned to Brilliant fabrication of Orlando, has the vague description of "Install show items."

Brilliant fabrication has worked on numerous projects around Walt Disney World in the past, and offers services including themed construction, scenic arts, sculpting and metalwork.

Adding further support to the possibility of all-new construction is the spotting of height balloons in 2021.

Designers usually deploy balloons to gauge the visual intrusion of a new structure into existing sightlines before giving the green light for a new project.

Blizzard Beach is currently closed, with no reopening date yet announced. Typhoon Lagoon is presently operating as Walt Disney World's only water park.

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JoeCamelDec 21, 2022

It's Disney, they could put on a white Christmas if there were enough bucks to be made. They used to do things just to show they could.....

Tha RealestDec 21, 2022

It’s too warm

_calebDec 21, 2022

For some reason, I initially read this as a joke– BLIZZARD Beach closed due to low temperatures! Get it?

DCBakerDec 21, 2022

Blizzard Beach will be closed over the upcoming holiday weekend, December 23-25, due to forecasted low temperatures.

DCBakerDec 20, 2022

UnbansheeNov 14, 2022

https://blogmickey.com/2022/11/new-cargo-lift-tube-lift-debuts-at-blizzard-beach-following-closure/

Disney AnalystNov 13, 2022

Other source has photo from the top, where the lift ends, looks good.

WDWMountaineerNov 13, 2022

Is Brown a theme?

DCBakerNov 13, 2022

RambozoNov 13, 2022

I wish they would stop shoehorning unconnected IPs. Frozen doesn't belong.

JoeCamelNov 12, 2022

I know that one.... The frame is plumbed to be filled with LN2 so when the wet tubes run up it drips and freezes. Like the saying goes don't judge until it is open ;) :angelic::hilarious:

GringrinngghostNov 12, 2022

no theming to snow I saw

JoeCamelNov 12, 2022

And in other news the sky will be blue today..... Yeah some people won't like it but

GringrinngghostNov 12, 2022

People aren’t going to like the new lift. I can see that there will be complaints about it. I saw it recently in passing by the property.