Disney World, other Orlando theme parks to close in anticipation of Hurricane Milton

As Hurricane Milton churns done the Gulf of Mexico and approaches Florida, Orlando's taxable parks are keeping a adjacent oculus connected the storm's improvement and making operational changes.

As of Tuesday afternoon, Milton had gone from a Category 5 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph, to a Category 4 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.

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The National Hurricane Center noted successful an advisory that "while fluctuations successful strength are expected, Milton is forecast to stay an highly unsafe hurricane done landfall successful Florida." The NHC stated that the tempest is "likely to marque landfall on the west-central seashore of Florida connected Wednesday night, and determination east-northeastward crossed cardinal Florida done Thursday."

Milton comes little than 2 weeks aft Hurricane Helene made landfall arsenic a Category 4 tempest successful Florida's Big Bend region. More than 230 radical person died owed to Helene, according to the Associated Press.

Check backmost present to spot which taxable parks are open, closed oregon impacted by this latest storm.

Is Walt Disney World closing for Hurricane Milton?

Walt Disney World Resort announced Tuesday day that it would adjacent its taxable parks and Disney Springs successful phases starting connected Wednesday, Oct. 9.

FILE - Cast members squeegee the signifier successful beforehand of Cinderella Castle arsenic rainfall passes done the Magic Kingdom astatine Walt Disney World, successful Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Aug. 30, 2023.

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Starting astatine 1 p.m. ET connected Wednesday, Disney volition unopen down Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom. Then, connected Wednesday astatine 2 p.m. ET, Disney volition adjacent Magic Kingdom, EPCOT and adjacent Disney Springs. Walt Disney World Transportation volition besides halt work pursuing taxable parkland and Disney Springs closures.

"It is apt the taxable parks volition stay closed connected Thursday, Oct. 10. We volition see opening Disney Springs connected Thursday successful the precocious afternoon, with constricted offerings," Disney stated connected its website.

The Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party lawsuit astatine Magic Kingdom that was primitively scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 10, volition besides beryllium canceled. Event tickets volition beryllium refunded, Disney said.

Disney is besides temporarily closing its Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground and the Treehouse Villas astatine Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa opening astatine 11 a.m. ET connected Wednesday, Oct. 9. They are apt to stay closed until Sunday, Oct. 13, according to Disney.

Additionally, Disney's Typhoon Lagoon h2o park, Winter Summerland Miniature Golf and Fantasia Gardens Miniature Golf volition beryllium closed connected Wednesday, the institution said.

Is Universal Orlando Resort closing for Hurricane Milton?

Universal Orlando announced Tuesday it volition enactment unfastened until 2 p.m. ET connected Wednesday, Oct. 9 and past adjacent Universal Studios Florida, Islands of Adventure and Universal CityWalk connected Thursday, Oct. 10.

The edifice besides said it was canceling Halloween Horror Nights astatine Universal Studios Florida and volition afloat adjacent Universal Volcano Bay connected some Wednesday, Oct. 9 and Thursday, Oct. 10.

"Our hotels stay operational arsenic they absorption connected taking attraction of our guests," Universal added connected its website.

Universal Orlando said it plans to reopen by Friday, Oct. 11.

Is SeaWorld Orlando closing for Hurricane Milton?

SeaWorld Orlando remained unfastened connected Tuesday, nevertheless its genitor company, United Parks & Resorts Inc., stated that the parkland would adjacent Wednesday, Oct. 9, and Thursday, Oct. 10, "to guarantee the information of our ambassadors, guests and animals."

Editor's note: This communicative has been updated to see the latest parkland information.

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