Blizzard Beach closed today due to cold weather

Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Park will be closed today, due to low temperatures.

Blizzard Beach closed today due to low temperatures

Blizzard Beach is closed today due to local temperatures dropping to the low 50s.

Blizzard Beach hosting the "World's Largest Swimming Lesson"

Blizzard Beach is set to host the "World's Largest Swimming Lesson", an event previously held at Typhoon Lagoon. The nation's top water safety and training groups will join forces to present "The World's Largest Swimming Lesson" (aka WLSL). The event will be held on Thursdau, June 14 2012 and is being held to raise awareness about the importance of safety in the swimming pool to children, to help prevent drowning. During the event waterparks and swimming pools around the world will host WLSL lessons at 11am ET (3PM UTC), with the hope of breaking the Guinness World Record.

Participents should register at 9am near the wave pool, all guests will require a park ticket. Guests aged 8 and above can take part alone. Guests under 8 years old must be accompanied by an adult.

Blizzard Beach will still operate as normal, but expect the park to be abnormally busy.