10/08/2024
Praying for Florida! Please read for official updates regarding hurricane Milton:
๐ WALT DISNEY WORLD ๐
โThe 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 plenty of 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.โ
Walt Disney World Theme Parks - On Oct. 9, our theme parks and Disney Springs will be closed in phases beginning at 1 p.m.
โขDisneyโs Hollywood Studios and Disneyโs Animal Kingdom will close at 1 p.m.
โขMagic Kingdom, EPCOT and Disney Springs will close at 2 p.m.
It is likely the theme parks will remain closed on Thursday, Oct. 10. We will consider opening Disney Springs Thursday late afternoon with limited offerings.
This includes the cancellation of Mickeyโs Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom on Oct. 10. Event tickets will be refunded.
๐ UNIVERSAL ORLANDO ๐
Due to Hurricane Milton, Universal Orlando Resort is making the following operational changes for Wednesday, Oct. 9 and Thursday, Oct. 10.
โขOn Wednesday, Oct. 9, Universal Studios Florida, Islands of Adventure and Universal CityWalk will be open until 2 p.m. and will be closed on Thursday, Oct. 10. (*Note: Hours of operation are subject to change based on forecast alterations and some attraction and experience availability may be limited on Wednesday as we prepare for an early closure)
โขUniversal Volcano Bay will be closed Wednesday, Oct. 9 and Thursday, Oct. 10.
โขHalloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Florida is canceled for Wednesday, Oct. 9 and Thursday, Oct. 10.
Our hotels remain operational as they focus on taking care of our guests.
We anticipate a full reopening of our destination, including Halloween Horror Nights, on Friday, Oct. 11 at our normal operating hours pending the outcome of storm impacts.
๐MCO Airport๐
The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) will cease commercial passenger operations at 8 a.m. Wednesday, October 9, at Orlando International Airport (MCO), and 10 p.m. Tuesday, October 8, at Orlando Executive airport (ORL). Crews are increasing their activity with storm preparations as Hurricane Milton barrels toward Central Florida.