Disney World Extends Closures as Hurricane Milton Draws Near

Walt Disney World to Remain Closed on October 10th Due to Hurricane Milton

Walt Disney World Resort has announced that its theme parks and Disney Springs will remain closed on Thursday, October 10th, as Hurricane Milton continues to pose a significant threat to central Florida. This decision follows the resort’s phased closure of parks and Disney Springs on Wednesday afternoon.

Here is the latest update from 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.

Related – Curfew Issued for Parts of Disney World Due to Hurricane Milton

Operational impacts include:

Theme Parks & Disney Springs

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.

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.

Transportation

• Walt Disney World Transportation will stop operating on Wednesday, October 9 after Disney Springs and the Walt Disney World theme parks close.
• Minnie Van service will be temporarily unavailable beginning at 4:00 PM on Wednesday, October 9.
• Limited Mears taxi service will be available to Walt Disney World Resort Guests.

Recreation

Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon water park, Winter Summerland Miniature Golf and Fantasia Gardens Miniature Golf are closed on Wednesday, October 9, and will remain closed on Thursday, October 10. Disney’s Blizzard Beach water park remains closed for planned refurbishment.

Reservations for Dining and Other Experiences

Effective immediately, we will not enforce cancellation policies until further notice for dining and other experiences.

Prepaid bookable experiences will be automatically refunded within 7 to 10 business days.

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