In this March 16, 2020, file photo, the entrance to the parking lot at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World is closed in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Squeezed by limits on attendance at its theme parks and other restrictions due to the pandemic, The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, it planned to lay off 28,000 workers in its parks division in California and Florida.
In this March 16, 2020, file photo, the entrance to the parking lot at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World is closed in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. John Raoux, Associated Press
Herb Scribner
By Herb Scribner

Walt Disney World announced at the end of December that it will open its water park amid the coronavirus pandemic, and recently revealed the hours of operation.

  • “Like other areas of Walt Disney World Resort, we will welcome back Guests and Cast Members to Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park in a responsible way, with a plan focused on health and well-being,” Disney said on its official Disney World website.
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What’s going on?

Disney Parks announced at the end of 2020 that Blizzard Beach will open for its 25th season on March 7.

  • The park originally opened April 1, 1995.

The park is home to “one of the fastest waterslides in the world,” according to Disney Parks. The ride — Summit Plummet — takes people down a 120-foot waterslide at a near vertical drop.

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Hours:

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Blizzard Beach will operate from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. once it’s opened up.

  • The water park will be opening up about one full year after it was originally closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to Fox News.
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