Florida theme parks ‘closely monitoring’ Category 5 storm heading toward the central part of the state.
Guests at the Magic Kingdom break out ponchos at Cinderella Castle as bands of weather from Hurricane Helene move through Walt Disney World in Bay Lake, Fla., Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. All four of Disney’s Florida theme parks remained open as the storm passed to the west in the Gulf of Mexico.
Universal Orlando, SeaWorld Orlando, Busch Gardens Tampa and Legoland Florida issued similar statements. Hurricane Milton is forecast to make landfall on Florida’s west coast and cut across the middle of the state, according to the National Weather Service. Walt Disney World has blocked all new theme park reservations for Wednesday, Oct. 9 when Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall, according to
Florida has declared a state of emergency for the central part of the state where Disney World, Universal Orlando, SeaWorld Orlando, Busch Gardens Tampa and Legoland Florida are located. Florida emergency management officials are preparing for the largest evacuations since 2017’s Hurricane Irma.
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