Blizzard Beach Chairlift – Walt Disney World, FL

This custom VonRoll chairlift opened along with the entire Blizzard Beach water park in 1995.
Heavily landscaped bottom terminal.
The lift has six towers along its 90 vertical feet.
Loading area.
View riding up the line.
The lift services all of Blizzard Beach’s slides except for Runoff Rapids.
Tower 3.
The lone hold down tower, number 4.
View back at T4.
The final tower.
All of the sheaves on this lift are now CTEC designs.
The top bullwheel.
Return bullwheel.
The top terminal seen from Summit Plummet.
Middle part of the lift line.
Lower part of the lift line.
Tower 4 at the bottom of Mt. Gushmore.
The first three towers.
Breakover towers.
Lift line overview.
Loading area.
Lone gondola cabin by CWA for wheelchair access.
There are rails at the top and bottom terminals that lower and raise the bar and skis automatically.
Lift overview.
T6.
Another view of the cabin.
Lower lift line seen from above.
Tower 4 with extra support.
Side view of the bottom terminal.

10 thoughts on “Blizzard Beach Chairlift – Walt Disney World, FL

  1. Myles Svec's avatar Myles Svec May 1, 2021 / 12:15 pm

    Did you go on any of the slides this lift services?

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    • Alex Kennedy's avatar Alex Kennedy May 1, 2021 / 4:01 pm

      I’m pretty sure he had to, there’s no downloading on this lift.

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      • curtis's avatar curtis May 2, 2021 / 8:30 am

        there are stairs you can take up/down you don’t have to ride the lift

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  2. parker's avatar parker May 2, 2021 / 8:33 am

    i love the view from the top with the tower of terror in the background

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  3. SilverSubaru's avatar julestheshiba May 2, 2021 / 11:59 am

    This lift appears to be the lift that the sky ride in the game planet coaster is based off of. Albeit the way the lift functions is far from accurate but the drive return and towers in that game are identical

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    • ProSkier's avatar ProSkier March 5, 2023 / 12:56 pm

      Yeah I think it is

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  4. Joshua Redman's avatar Joshua Redman January 8, 2022 / 3:04 pm

    I wonder if the cabin is ever removed when it is not needed.

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    • David Mahan's avatar David Mahan March 16, 2022 / 12:39 am

      It’s not.

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  5. PalisadesGlazer's avatar PalisadesGlazer July 8, 2025 / 7:19 pm

    Is this considered a chondola since there are both chairs and gondola cabins?

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    • Coloradoskilifts's avatar Coloradoskilifts July 9, 2025 / 9:28 am

      Probably not, since there is only one gondola cabin, and they’ll only let you ride it if you’re in a wheelchair.

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