The Walt Disney World Resort’s theme parks and Disney Springs are officially closing early on Wednesday and potentially remain closed on Thursday due to Hurricane Milton.
Ahead of Hurricane Milton, currently in a Category 4 stage, making landfall on Florida this week, the Walt Disney World Resort shared the following statement:
Last updated on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 3:30 PM ET.
Operational Impacts include:
Walt Disney World Theme Parks
On Wednesday, October 9, our theme parks and Disney Springs will be closed in phases beginning at 1:00 PM.
- Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park will close at 1:00 PM
- Magic Kingdom park, EPCOT and Disney Springs will close at 2:00 PM.
It is likely the theme parks will remain closed on Thursday, October 10. We will consider opening Disney Springs on Thursday in the late afternoon, with limited offerings.
This includes the cancellation of Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom park on Thursday, October 10. Event tickets will be refunded.
Disney Resort Hotel Closures
Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground and the Treehouse Villas at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa will temporarily close beginning at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, October 9. They are likely to remain closed until Sunday, October 13.
With Hurricane Milton taking full effect late Wednesday evening into early Thursday morning, Florida-based theme parks are taking numerous precautions that are in the best interest of countless employees, customers, and more.
The Walt Disney World Resort has yet to state if its four theme parks and two water parks (Typhoon Lagoon is the only water park operating at the moment) will remain closed on Thursday.
View the full statement here: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/experience-updates/weather-updates/
