Every year one of the highlights of our fall is the Not So Scary Halloween Party! It is our natural transition to fall since Florida doesn’t have the cool breezes and leaves falling from the trees. One of my favorite parts of the party is planning a not so scary family costume. I wanted to share some tips with you to help you plan your costume the right way.
The family and I had the chance to head out to Disney’s Blizzard Beach water park to explore some of the fun things they have to offer. We spent the whole day checking out the park and enjoying all they have to offer. I am going to take a few minutes to share some Blizzard Beach tips and tricks. I also hope to answer some of your questions about the park.
These tips come from our experience in the park. If you have additional tips, please comment and let me know so I can update this post.
Please note that Disney provided our tickets and our lunch cards to facilitate our review. However, all opinions are 100% my own.
One of the things Disney is most known for are their character meet and greets. There’s just something about seeing a character come to life that you have seen in your favorite movies. At Blizzard Beach you can meet Goofy. The best part about the Goofy meet and greet is that it is at the beginning of the water park so that you can get a great picture before heading into the water.
One of the amazing things about this water park are all of the amazing opportunities to get a fun picture. Whether you are snapping a pic with a family of snow people or standing in front of a giant Mickey made of pool floats, you are sure to get some amazing pictures!
If you are thinking about bringing a camera for fun pictures or bringing your phone to catch up with someone you may want to purchase a locker. A small locker rental is $10 and a large rental is $15. You can pay for your locker with cash or cards. The $10 locker held my DSLR camera bag, my phone and I could have put more in there. The $15 locker could hold 2 backpacks.
There are a few options to stay hydrated in the summer heat at Blizzard Beach. You can pack your own water bottles. I suggest freezing them so they melt throughout the day and you can continue to enjoy cold drinks. There are also water fountains around the park and most restaurants will give you a cup of water. If you are after the best value for your money, the cup pictured above is $11.99 plus tax and will give you free refills for the entire day! Talk about a great way to enjoy a cold drink and take home a souvenir.
There are multiple restaurants at Blizzard beach that you can try out. Whether you grab a foot long hot dog at Avalunch or eating a Blizzard Cheddar Burger at Lottawatta Lodge you are sure to find a filling meal for a reasonable price! Are you a vegan or a vegetarian? Lottawata Lodge has menu options just for you! You can also bring in your own food as long as you don’t bring in glass bottles.
Flip flops or swim shoes can be a help but they aren’t required. Blizzard Beach does two things to help keep your feet cool in the park. There is ample shade to help keep the sidewalks cooler. They also have water sprayers on many of the paths to spray your feet with cool water and keep the ground cooler.
One of the fabulous things about Blizzard Beach is that many of the areas are fun for the whole family. That said, you can also take your youngest adventurers to Tike’s Peak which is an area designed just for them! Feel free to grab a lounge chair and watch your little one have a blast.
If you want to let your older kids have a ton of fun, take them over to Ski Patrol Training Camp and grab yourself a comfortable chair or go play in the water with them. They can go down water slides, challenge an obstacle course, or go down a zip line! They even add a dance party to the mix for a really fun experience.
Life jackets like the ones pictured above are provided at the entry of areas where they will be needed. These are free and are very helpful in the wave pool and lazy river.
Is it getting a bit warm for you? Want to skip out of the thrill rides or wave pools? Make sure to head over to the lazy river that is almost a mile long. Grab a float and sail away. There are even some fun areas where you can get cooled off with some special surprises. I honestly could have floated around this all day and not moved to anything else.
We are huge fans of a good quality wave pool but some can be a bit rougher than others. The Blizzard Beach wave pool does something really fun! They let you go out in pool floats and ride on the waves. I do recommend making sure younger children wear a life jacket as it can get rougher the deeper you go.
With rides like the ones above families can have a ton of fun together racing or laughing down a water slide. With so many family friendly rides there will be multiple chances to spend some good quality family time.
If you are thinking about riding Summit Plummet but don’t want to climb the stairs they have a fun option for you. You can ride the ski lift up.
You can either rent a towel or buy your towels from the gift shop for a fun souvenir. I am a big fan of the orange Mickey one.
Blizzard Beach has an amazing system in place to help take care of a situation where children might get lost. They will entertain your children at this hut while they coordinate with security to get you safely reunited with your child.
I did receive 2 park tickets in order to facilitate my review. All opinions shared here are 100% my own.
We love to spend some time together in the Disney parks. There are so many incredible learning opportunities. While it isn’t hard to find educational moments in the parks, sometimes it is great to have a little help. We spent some time last week with the Disney Youth Education Series representatives to learn more about the Disney educational programs for kids. After spending a day with them, I have learned a great deal and I can’t wait to share more!
