Volcano Bay weather closure questions

[KatieCharlotte]

My daughters are considering Volcano Bay on a day this winter when our APs are blocked. We're from a northern state, and they've done Universal water rides at 60 degrees and swam in our local pool when it was 60 and raining in July. We never manage to get to VB and it's a bucket list item for them.

It would be a Saturday when VB is scheduled to be open, but I know weather closures are possible. With all the data that's available, is there a list of historical closures anywhere? I read that it's weather + expected crowds. What are the odds on a busy Saturday in December? Yes, I know it's just odds, not a guarantee. Any day *could* be freezing. Will they have plenty of notice typically?

If they buy tickets ahead of time, can they get a refund? That would be the only day they would be able to go to the parks during the holiday blockouts. At worst could they convert their tickets to another park?

 

[Mr. Drauer]

They typically only announce closures a day or two in advance - solely based upon the weather forecast. If is going to be a high in the 50's or lower, pretty much guaranteed to close, sometimes even lower 60's. Sometimes, they close for a two or three day period based upon the forecast, even if it ends up warming up by the 3rd day. Once they schedule it, it sticks since they won't call in staff at the last moment. What are the chances of Saturday in December being closed? same as any other day between November and March - if it is a bad weather situation, it will close, regardless of "a busy time". Resort pools can be used. You can try using a longer range forecast but they are pretty useless here in Orlando outside of 2 or days out. You can always ask a TM about refunds or exchanges - I am not sure what it says on the single day tickets regarding that. But hey, it has been 80 or higher on Christmas Day in Orlando 3 of the last 5 years.