All four Walt Disney World theme parks are now closed in Orlando, Florida as Hurricane Milton prepares to make landfall tonight on the west coast. Hurricane Milton is a category 4 storm, and is poised to bring heavy winds and continued rain to the Central Florida area. In anticipation of worsening conditions, Walt Disney World implemented a phased closure of its theme parks today.
Walt Disney World Now Closed Due to Hurricane Milton
Earlier today, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Animal Kingdom closed at 1pm. At 2pm, Magic Kingdom and EPCOT closed. As part of the closures, Walt Disney World has announced that partially used multi-day tickets will have their expiration dates adjusted to expire on October 11, 2025.
Earlier this afternoon, Walt Disney World announced that their theme parks would remain closed tomorrow, October 11th as Hurricane Milton continues to cross the Florida peninsula. Here’s the latest statement from Walt Disney World:
We continue to closely monitor the path of Hurricane Milton. Based on the latest projection, we are making additional operational adjustments for the safety of our Guests and Cast Members.
The Walt Disney World Emergency Operations Center is connected to weather experts and community leaders. Please know these adjustments have been made in order to leave time for our Guests and Cast Members to return to their Resort hotels or homes safely hours before higher winds are expected to reach Central Florida.
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.
- Parking garages at Disney Springs will also close at 2:00 PM, and will remain unavailable during the storm.
On Thursday, October 10, our theme parks and Disney Springs will remain closed, and Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party will be cancelled (event tickets will be refunded).
For partially used multi-day tickets, ticket expiration dates will be adjusted to expire on October 11, 2025
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