Mark your calendar if a water-park day is part of your fall trip: Disney has confirmed that Typhoon Lagoon closes for its annual seasonal refurbishment starting September 9, 2026, making September 8 the last day to visit before it goes offline. Blizzard Beach stays open throughout, so Walt Disney World still has a water park running — just one instead of two.
Disney hasn't announced a reopening date; these seasonal refurbishments typically run several months into the following spring. The expectation, based on Disney's usual rhythm, is that Blizzard Beach will eventually take its own turn closing once Typhoon Lagoon returns — the parks trading off so one is always open.
What This Means for Your Trip
The September 9 date isn't random — it's the day after the Cool Kids Summer promotion ends on September 8. That promotion included a genuinely useful perk: eligible Disney Resort hotel guests got complimentary water-park admission on their arrival day. So September 8 is a double deadline — the last day for Typhoon Lagoon and the last day for that free arrival-day water-park visit. If either matters to your trip, plan around that date. Disney has confirmed both the free perk and two simultaneously-open water parks will return in summer 2027.
Typhoon Lagoon's last day is September 8; it closes September 9 for the season. Blizzard Beach stays open. The free arrival-day water-park perk also ends September 8.
What We Know (and Don't)
Confirmed via Disney's official site: the September 9 closure, September 8 as the final day, Blizzard Beach remaining open, and the summer-2027 return of both the free perk and dual water-park operation. Still open: Typhoon Lagoon's exact reopening date (unannounced; historically the following spring). If you're visiting this fall and want a water-park day, Blizzard Beach is your spot after September 8.