Blizzard Beach is not a beach at all!
Written: Jun 21 '06
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Product Rating:
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Pros: NONE!
Cons: EVERYTHING!
The Bottom Line: If you need to go back and brag to your friends about riding Summit Plummet...this is the only reason to go!
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| biggurl's Full Review: Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Park |
My family of 5 (myself along with my parents who are seniors and 2 teenagers 15 and 16) were looking forward to a day at Blizzard Beach. I called ahead to make sure that they had a wave pool and a lazy river (wave pool for me and the kids and lazy river for my parents) of which they informed me they had both. Upon entering the park we retrieved our towels and locker keys then proceeded to the so-called wave pool.
My 15 year old and I were leading the pack and when we got to the stairs we stopped dead in our tracks. My daughters both stood there with their mouths hanging open. They were absolutely horrified at what they were seeing! Not only were we looking at a tiny bobbing pool full of tiny-tots and their parents, but the beach area was filthy and it didn't even resemble a beach!
My parents walked down to the seats to put their bags down and were pleasantly surprised by gum sticking to their shoes and the amount of dead bugs lying around. The girls and I hesitantly followed suit and sat our bags down after we snapped out of our state of shock on the stairs. We knew we didn't want to stay in this area so after dropping our bags we decided to give the lazy river a try. We stood on the stairs awaiting some tubes because there weren't any available. During our wait we not only noticed how dirty the water was, but just happened to almost get trampled as a group of kids screamed their way out of the pool to escape the horror of the dead frog that was floating his way along the river with them!
That was enough! I immediately walked all the way back to the entrance to speak to someone in guest services about getting a refund of my money since we definitely were not planning on spending another minute in this awful place. In 92 degree heat while my children melted on a bench nearby, I had to argue with a man for 10 minutes because Disney policy is that tickets are non-refundable even if you don't use them...although when I called they guaranteed they had a wave pool which he now explains is a "small" wave-action pool (not what they told me on the phone!).
I had to cause an absolute scene in front of other visitors for another 10 minutes telling him about how this is nothing like we'd expected and giving him comparisons to Typhoon Lagoon that we were looking forward to. Finally he gets tired of dealing with me and he says "Well, I'll just give you 5 tickets to Typhoon Lagoon if you're so dissatisfied!"
Why didn't he just save me some time and give me the tickets in the first place? You have to act like you're on Jerry Springer before they'll tell you that they can do something for you! Nevertheless, we went back and gathered up my parents and our belongings and headed over to Typhoon Lagoon where we had a wonderful time as we always do. If you're looking for a clean park with a variety of places to eat (with shelter during the rain) and water slides for the slide enthusiasts...go to Typhoon Lagoon and you won't be disappointed. Blizzard Beach is gross and it looks more like the aftermath of a hurricane...not a blizzard!
Recommended:
No
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