Walt Disney World has closed a handful of times in its 53-year history, mostly due to hurricanes. In addition to full-day closures, the parks have also been forced to close early or open late a few times. Here is a list of every time Walt Disney World has closed and why. 1985: Hurricane Elena The … Read more
Since even before Hurricane Irma struck, Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground at the Walt Disney World Resort has been closed for the safety of guests and then for the clean up of the area. Despite many “fake news” articles claiming it would remain closed, Fort Wilderness and many of its offerings have reopened today, … Read more
Since even before Hurricane Irma struck, Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground at the Walt Disney World Resort has been closed for the safety of guests, and now for the clean up of the area. For whatever reason, there are fake-news articles plastered all over the Internet claiming the Resort will never reopen. Almost needless … Read more
Hurricane Irma passed through Walt Disney World this week, closing the parks for two days and many attractions for even longer. While the parks did reopen yesterday, damage was quite evident at the Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom, as well as in the Epcot Resort Area. Take a look: The Magic Kingdom Disney’s Animal … Read more
Although the four Walt Disney World theme parks are reopening today, several attractions remained closed when the parks opened. Magic Kingdom (Opened at 8 am 9/12/17): Walt Disney World Railroad – Reopened on 9/16/17 Jungle Cruise Big Thunder Mountain Railroad – Reopened at 9:10 am 9/12/17 Tom Sawyer Island Liberty Square Riverboat Animal Kingdom (Opened … Read more
The last in our series of videos taken before Hurricane Irma rolled through takes us to the Magic Kingdom for a quick look at how the park prepared for the storm: Don’t forget to check out our videos from Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios as well.
Yesterday, we took a visit to Disney’s Hollywood Studios just before it closed for Hurricane Irma. Just as we showed you for Epcot, the park was in full preparation-mode for the storm, providing some rather unique and interesting views of the park. Take a look:
Disney World is distributing important “Resort Impacts” pamphlets to all guests staying at their resort hotels during Hurricane Irma. The first paper lists the park and Disney Springs closure information for today, Saturday, September 9th, as well as the information on the closures for the next two days. There is then some helpful information on … Read more
Yesterday, we took a trip to Epcot to enjoy a lightly-attended day at the Food and Wine Festival 2017, and while we were there, we found that the park was already well-underway into preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Irma. The following video shows all the changes the park had made up until yesterday to … Read more
Due to the projected track of Hurricane Irma directly through central Florida, Walt Disney World has announced that all theme parks, water parks, and Disney Springs will be closed on Sunday, September 10 and Monday, September 11. Disney has also announced early closure times for Saturday, September 9. Magic Kingdom closes at 9pm, Epcot at … Read more
Cruising during hurricane season is always risky, but the cruise lines always do their best to take care of their guests should a hurricane affect your voyage. Disney Cruise Line has announced a number of changes to current and upcoming itineraries for its Port Canaveral-based ships. Disney Dream: Monday, September 4 departure (4-night voyage) – … Read more
Disney has cancelled and scheduled more closings for several offerings this weekend in anticipation of Hurricane Irma: Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground will close beginning Saturday afternoon 9/9 at 2PM. Performances of Hoop-Dee-Doo Revue and Mickey’s Backyard BBQ have been cancelled for Saturday 9/9, Sunday, 9/10, and Monday 9/11. The Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show … Read more
In addition to the previous news we brought you yesterday regarding Blizzard Beach and the Aerophile balloon, Disney has now cancelled the Night of Joy event for Saturday, September 9th and the Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party for Sunday, September 10th at the Magic Kingdom. Stay tuned to WDWNT for more updates as we … Read more
Disney is already making some operational modifications in response to Hurricane Irma and some nasty weather that will arrive ahead of it. Disney’s Blizzard Beach water park will be closed due to inclement weather on September 8th and 9th, 2017. Typhoon Lagoon has not announced a closure as of yet. Meanwhile, at Disney Springs, the … Read more
Hurricane Irma, a dangerous Category 5 hurricane, could impact Central Florida and operations at Walt Disney World in the coming days. While it is still too soon to narrow down specifics on the exact path of Irma’s center and eyewall, there is an increasing chance of a major hurricane strike on at least part of South Florida, … Read more