Walt Disney World revealed a number of theme park closures starting Wednesday because of Hurricane Milton which is estimated Central Florida after Goldman Sachs report released Tuesday estimating Disney is likely to take a nine figure hit financially from oncoming storm.
Is Disney Closing for Hurricane Milton
Disney has not comments on hurricane.
- The storm will cause park attendance to decrease by 6% this quarter.
- Milton is now a Category 5 storm is expected to pass through Orlando area where Walt Disney World is located it makes landfall near Tampa, Florida on Wednesday.
- Disney said its transportation will stop operating after its theme parks close Wednesday though Walt Disney World Resort guests will have limited taxi service and cancelled its Mickey Not So Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom park tickets will be refunded.
- Disney revealed a number of staggered park closures including closure of Disney Hollywood studios and Disney Animal Kingdom theme park at 1 pm EDT Wednesday and closure of Magic Kingdom park, Disney Springs and EPCOT at 2 pm.
- Disney said its transportation will stop operating after its theme parks close Wednesday though Walt Disney World Resort guest will have limited tax service and canceled its Mickey Not So Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom park adding tickets will be refunded.
- Disney said its Fort Wilderness campground and its villas at Disney Wilderness Lodge and Saratoga Springs resort will close beginning at 11 am EDT Wednesday and will remain closed until Sunday.
Is Disney World Closed
Hurricane Milton edged closer to Florida, Disney revealed it will close it theme parks Wednesday afternoon.
They went to Disney World for theme park rides and photo with Mickey Mouse.
Now they are adding adventure to their Disney vacations
Hunkering down at resort to ride out hurricane that is moved toward Florida.
The first time Carpenter heard about weather worries over weekend a day she landed in Florida.
A notification popped up on Disney app info her that resort was monitoring a progressing storm.
The announcement came Hurricane Milton roared toward Florida as Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 165 mph on Tuesday afternoon according to National Hurricane Center which in a 5pm advisory that storm was 480 miles southwest of Tampa.
Hurricanes have forced parks to close in Disney more than 50 year history according to Walt Disney World Magazine.
Disney World Universal Orlando Resort and other theme parks make area most visited destination in US attraction 74 million tourist last year.
The storm has prompted evacuation mandates along coast.
the greater Orlando area where Disney is located the Orlando airport revealed it would be closing at 8 am Wednesday.