Hurricane Milton: Disney World remains open, other parks close
By Lauren Taylor (Anchor/Reporter), Jake Maslo (Video Editor)
As Floridians prepare for Hurricane Milton, Disney World in Orlando is staying open — for now. Both Disney World and Universal Studios Orlando remained open Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 8.
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According to a statement on Disney’s website, the theme park is currently operating under normal conditions.
“Looking ahead, we are making adjustments based on the latest weather forecast and some areas with unique environments,” the statement reads.
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Disney will close its Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground beginning at 11 a.m. Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Disney’s online reservation system showed no vacancies for the rest of the week.
Universal Orlando, on the other hand, will shut down Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure, and CityWalk at 2 p.m. Wednesday, remaining closed on Thursday. Volcano Bay will also be closed on Wednesday and Thursday.
Other theme parks across Florida are closing as well. Busch Gardens Tampa announced it would be closed Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. SeaWorld Orlando said it would close Wednesday and Thursday, while Legoland will also close Wednesday and Thursday.
Those with plans to Disney World this week won’t automatically receive a refund. According to Disney World’s website, customers can reschedule or cancel if a hurricane warning is issued for the Orlando area or where they live within a week of the scheduled arrival date.
AS FLORIDIANS PREPARE FOR DEVASTATION FROM HURRICANE MILTON– DISNEY WORLD IN ORLANDO IS STAYING OPEN – FOR NOW.
BOTH DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK AND UNIVERSAL REMAINED OPEN TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
THIS – AS ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SAID IT’S CLOSING DOWN WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE CATEGORY FOUR STORM FORECAST TO HIT FLORIDA’S WEST COAST THAT NIGHT.
ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT ON DISNEY’S WEBSITE – THE THEME PARK SAYS IT’S CURRENTLY OPERATING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS “AND LOOKING AHEAD, WE ARE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND SOME AREAS WITH UNIQUE ENVIRONMENTS.”
DISNEY SAYS IT WILL BE CLOSING ITS WILDERNESS RESORT AND CAMPGROUND BEGINNING AT 11 AM WEDNESDAY.
MEANWHILE WE CHECKED DISNEY’S ONLINE RESERVATION SYSTEM TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND IT SHOWS NO VACANCIES FOR ANY ROOM FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.
UNIVERSAL ORLANDO, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS SHUTTING DOWN UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, ISLANDS OF ADVENTURE AND CITYWALK AT 2 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY – AND WILL REMAIN CLOSED ON THURSDAY. VOLCANO BAY WILL REMAIN CLOSED ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
OTHER THEME PARKS ACROSS FLORIDA SUCH AS BUSCH GARDENS TAMPA SAID IT WOULD BE CLOSED TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
SEAWORLD ORLANDO ANNOUNCED IT WOULD BE CLOSED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. AND LEGOLAND SAID IT, TOO, WOULD CLOSE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
IF YOU HAD PLANS TO VISIT DISNEY WORLD THIS WEEK, YOU WON’T AUTOMATICALLY GET A REFUND. ACCORDING TO DISNEY WORLD’S WEBSITE, YOU CAN RESCHEDULE OR CANCEL IF A HURRICANE WARNING IS ISSUED FOR THE ORLANDO AREA OR WHERE YOU LIVE WITHIN A WEEK OF YOUR SCHEDULED ARRIVAL DATE.
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