Walt Disney World, Common to shut Florida parks

As Hurricane Ian nears the west coast of Florida, the Walt Disney Firm and Comcast’s Common Studios are making ready to shut their Orlando-based theme parks for a minimum of two days.

Disney introduced Tuesday that Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Epcot and Magic Kingdom would shutter on Wednesday and Thursday. In accordance with the Nationwide Hurricane Middle, the storm is headed towards Tampa and can probably go over central Florida, the place the Disney and Common parks are situated.

Already, Disney has moved company lodging at its exterior resort areas, just like the campground at Fort Wilderness and treehouse villas at Saratoga Springs, to inside rooms at its different resorts. Moreover, the corporate has canceled Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser voyages set to depart Tuesday and Thursday because of potential impacts on visitor experiences.

The corporate has additionally mentioned it is not going to implement cancelation insurance policies for in-park experiences like Savi’s Workshop in Galaxy’s Edge in Hollywood Studios or the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique at Magic Kingdom.

Disney’s Storm Lagoon water park may even shut Wednesday and Thursday and its Blizzard Seaside location is already closed.

This isn’t the primary time in Walt Disney World’s 50-year historical past that it has closed because of hurricanes. Most just lately, in September 2019, the Florida-based parks briefly closed as a result of forecast path of Hurricane Dorian. The park reopened a day later when Dorian’s path shifted.

Common will shut its CityWalk on Wednesday and Thursday, with the expectation of reopening on Friday, if circumstances allow. Its resorts are at full capability and can stay operational for company. The corporate canceled its Halloween Horror Nights occasions on Wednesday and Thursday, as properly.

Disclosure: Comcast is the dad or mum firm of NBCUniversal and CNBC.