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UPDATE: Walt Disney World Phased Reopening After Hurricane Nicole

Jen Glorioso November 9th, 2022

It’s one of the major storm indicators in Florida. You know it’s serious when Disney World starts shutting down. As Hurricane Nicole makes its way through Florida, Walt Disney World closed its parks starting at 5p.m. Wednesday, November 9. The parks are expected to remained closed through Thursday morning and will follow a reopening phase on Thursday, November 10.

Here are the updated park hours as of 1 p.m. Thursday, November 10:

Magic Kingdom Park: Noon to 6:00 PM (Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party is scheduled for 7:00 PM to midnight.).

Disney’s Animal Kingdom:1:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Disney’s Hollywood Studios: 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM (Fantasmic! will not be presented on Thursday, November 10.)

EPCOT: 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Disney Springs will begin a phased reopening at 12:00 PM, Thursday, November 10.

Disney Bus transportation from Disney Springs will resume at 2:00 PM Thursday, November 10.

In addition to the other parks, Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon water park, Winter Summerland Miniature Golf, Fantasia Gardens and Fairways Miniature Golf are closed on Thursday.

[Source: WaltDisney.com/weather]

Wednesday 11PM Hurricane Nicole Updates For Tampa Bay

It’s technically a hurricane, but barely. New updates show that Tropical Storm Nicole is now Hurricane Nicole. Winds at the 11p.m. update are around 75 MPH which are expected to die down as the storm makes landfall. Tampa weather guru Dennis Phillips has reported all night that he is not worried. Tampa residents can expect some fallen tree branches, maybe some patio screen damage, but no major destruction. The worst of the storm is expected to hit around 7am in the Tampa Bay area. If you can, avoid driving tomorrow morning.

 

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