Walt Disney World has issued a statement this evening, saying that they have completed a damage assessment following the impact of Hurricane Milton. Disney says that the ride-out crews have taken stock of the damage and that they’re ready to reopen their theme parks tomorrow. Disney also thanked the Cast Members who worked during and after the storm to keep guests safe. Here’s the updated statement:
Walt Disney World Statement on Hurricane Milton
With the worst of the storm past Central Florida, our ride-out crews have completed their assessments of Hurricane Milton’s impact. Walt Disney World theme parks and Disney Springs will reopen on Friday, October 11 for the scheduled operating hours. Thank you to our cast members who worked during and after the storm to keep guests and each other safe.
Our hearts go out to our fellow Floridians who were impacted by Hurricane Milton.
We’re still waiting to see if the National Weather Service releases peak wind gust info for Walt Disney World, but there was an early reading about 3.5 miles northwest of Cinderella Castle that recorded a gust of 70mph at 4am this morning.
In terms of rainfall, the reporting locations at Walt Disney World have recorded 48-hour rainfall totals between 6″ and 13″. Hurricane Milton made landfall last night as an extremely dangerous category 3 hurricane near Siesta Key in Sarasota County along the west coast of Florida. Initial data from the National Hurricane Center shows that Hurricane Milton passed about 20-25 miles south of Walt Disney World as a Category 1 storm.
As always, keep checking back with us here at BlogMickey.com as we continue to bring you the latest news, photos, and info from around the Disney Parks!
