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Up until now, River Country and Typhoon Lagoon had experienced record crowds summer after summer. Water recreation parks were gaining popularity across the country, especially in Central Florida. With the two water parks on property closing their doors due to capacity every day, the Disney company decided to create a third: Blizzard Beach, the largest water park at the Walt Disney World Resort and the most unusually-themed resort attraction in Disney history.
According to Imagineering legend, a freak winter storm blew ice and snow over 57 acres of land near Disney’s All-Star Resorts. But intended plans for Florida’s first snow-ski resort ground to a halt when summer temperatures began melting the snow-covered area. The resort operators were about to close the lodge when they noticed an alligator sliding down the slopes on "liquid ice." They soon discovered what the alligator already knew: the melting snow had actually created thrilling water-park attractions out of the ski and sledding courses.
The 120-foot-high Summit Plummet, the ski jump on top of resident mountain Mt. Gushmore, is the world’s tallest and fastest free-fall speed slide. Several other slides, toboggan runs, and flumes twist and turn along the mountain’s half snow/half tropical slopes. There are pre-teens’ and children’s play areas, as well as a lazy creek circling the entire park, and a beach area. Blizzard Beachd in April 1995.
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