Disney World joins other theme parks closing ahead of Hurricane Milton


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Orlando is one of the areas expected to be inundated with the most rain by Hurricane Milton, prompting a rare move by Disney World. Disney is closing its parks and hotels early Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 9, and says they will likely stay closed through Thursday, Oct. 10. 

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This will mark the 12th time in Disney World’s 53-year history the park will see a closure. Goldman Sachs estimates Disney will miss out on $150 million due to the storm.

Universal Orlando is also closing Wednesday and canceling its popular Halloween Horror Nights events Wednesday and Thursday. The Orlando Airport is ceasing operations also on Wednesday morning. 

Legoland and SeaWorld are both closed Wednesday and Thursday, as well. Busch Gardens in Tampa has also joined the list of closures.

Brock Koller (Senior Producer), Shea Taylor (Producer), and Kaleb Gillespie (Video Editor) contributed to this report.
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