Walt Disney World Plans to Reopen Parks and Disney Springs on October 11 After Hurricane Milton

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Posted: Thursday October 10, 2024 12:14pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Following the passage of Hurricane Milton, Walt Disney World Resort has provided an official update on its plans to reopen theme parks, Disney Springs, and other areas.

As of Thursday, October 10, 2024, Disney is currently conducting a thorough assessment of its property to determine the extent of any damage and ensure that it is safe to resume operations.

Disney's Reopening Plans

In the latest briefing, Disney announced that the resort weathered the storm relatively well, and reopening efforts are now underway. The company is cautiously optimistic about resuming operations on Friday, October 11, 2024, pending the results of the ongoing safety checks and cleanup.

Theme parks and Disney Springs are expected to reopen on Friday, October 11, if all safety protocols are met and damage assessments are favorable.

Additional areas, such as water parks and other recreational offerings, will also be evaluated as part of the reopening plan.

Statement from Walt Disney World

"We're grateful Walt Disney World Resort weathered the storm, and we are currently assessing the impacts to our property to prepare for reopening the theme parks, Disney Springs, and possibly other areas on Friday, October 11. Our hearts are with our fellow Floridians who were impacted by this storm."

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Fido Chuckwagon14 minutes ago

Oof, Served.

jrhwdw22 minutes ago

How bad is Hollywood Hills??

Figgy128 minutes ago

I like my preferred punishment better:angelic:

Lilofan29 minutes ago

Doesn't look like AI pics to me.

monothingie30 minutes ago

I know that I should have worn hearing protection in year 1. But I was 18 and dumb.

Vegas Disney Fan30 minutes ago

Much better outcome than it could have been, hopefully FL gets a bit of a break now to clean up and get back to normal. Been a crazy month for them.

danlb_200034 minutes ago

Sorry, Henry Mystic isn't here anymore. ;)

danlb_200036 minutes ago

So other then that you really don't know anything about fire alarms? ;)

GhostHost100038 minutes ago

I could certainly see how that's possible

monothingie40 minutes ago

Looks like that entire line of downed trees is on the Swan Side, across from Boardwalk DVC room. Guess the non-Disney trees don't hold up as well.

monothingie42 minutes ago

First it was clear in the Tick Tok videos that there were audible alarms and evacuation messages playing. The lawyers make sure that every code and standard is followed. Disney, like most hotels will use detector verification for common area detectors to reduce false alarms. Fire Sprinkler Waterflow and pull station activations will instantly sound an alarm. Additionally, unlike some hotels, at Disney they have smoke alarms in hotel rooms which are local alarms (not connected to the fire alarm). Hotels with system detectors in guest rooms and fire sprinklers will typically report activations in guest rooms as a supervisory signal to notify the building staff to investigate since the primary life safety device is the fire sprinkler and the smoke detector is solely used for occupant notification purposes.

bpiper45 minutes ago

It can also be that repair crews are deenergizing a section with down wires to work on them. This will temporarily take down power in that section for people who are still working. Happens up here in the NE all the time after ice storms. They will deenergize a section to work on the down wires and when they are repaired, reenergize the whole section again. We have a municipal electric company. They will post on FB that they are taking down a section of the town to work on down wires in that section and give an estimate for how long it will be down. Cuts down the on new reports of outages and also reassures residents who suddenly lose power after the storm is finished on why it happened. As you drive around look for poles that have a double set of insulators on top with a bar going across them. Attached to the bar is a long pole going most of the way down the pole. That is how they deenergize a section. It's a crude blade switch.