UPDATE: Disney World has planned a phased closure for all the theme parks beginning at 5PM on November 9th. Some hotels will be closed as well — see the details below.
Tropical Storm Nicole — which is currently forecasted to become a Category 1 hurricane before making landfall on Florida’s east coast — is changing plans at Disney World.
In an announcement posted on their website Tuesday morning, Disney World said they are currently operating normally, but that closures starting tomorrow will affect the vacations of some guests.
The following resort areas will be closed Wednesday, November 9th through Friday, November 11th:
- Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground
- Copper Creek Cabins at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- Treehouse Villas at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
- Bungalows at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
UPDATE: Disney has adjusted plans for resort closures. Here’s a look at the new plans as of 12PM on November 9th:
- Guests staying at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground will be required to depart by 3PM today, Nov. 9. Disney is contacting Guests with reservations to help them find alternate accommodations.
- Guests staying at the Treehouse Villas at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort will be required to depart by today, Nov. 9, at 3PM. Disney is contacting Guests with reservations to help them find alternative accommodations.
- At this time, all other Walt Disney World Resort hotels remain open to Guests.
- Character breakfasts at Disney Resort hotels will not include characters tomorrow morning, Nov. 10, so Disney can accommodate more Resort Guests staying at these locations for breakfast.
- The Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel voyage that was scheduled to start tomorrow, November 10th, has been canceled. Disney is contacting guests with reservations.
Disney said it is contacting guests with reservations in those areas. Those guests will have the option to reschedule their trip or cancel their stay with no cancellation fees.
Fort Wilderness
In addition, the Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue performance scheduled for Wednesday, November 9th is also canceled, due to the closure of Fort Wilderness Resort.
Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue
Disney says if you had pre-paid reservations for one of the canceled dinner shows, they will automatically be canceled and refunded.
In addition, Disney’s miniature golf courses and the Typhoon Lagoon water park will be closed on Thursday, November 10th. Click here for details on those closures.Â
If you plan to be in Central Florida this week, here is some information on how hurricanes can affect your stay:
- A Step-by-Step Guide to Hurricane Cancelation Policies and Refunds in Disney World
- 6 Items You Need for a Hurricane in Disney World
- 8 DFB Reader Tips for Riding Out a Hurricane in Disney World
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Hope they learned from their last Hurricane experience in September! It was handled quite poorly
Disney put the closure notice out prematurely and has pulled it back
We are staying at the fort now
12:40 pm 11/08/22.
Have not had any new updates.
The person in the site across from us just got to there site. They were told would not hear anything till Wednesday morning. All this could change ……
I’m a hurricane forecaster (past 42 years). Just finished an afternoon NIcole forecast. It will pass over Orlando as a tropical storm around late morning Thursday. Orlando may see 1-minute sustained winds of 40-45 mph with gusts 60 mph during the day on Thursday. Not much rain though, maybe a couple inches. Plenty of dry air will feed into Nicole as it makes landfall, knocking down the winds quite quickly and limiting rainfall. I would think that all of Disney World will be closed Thursday. Wednesday evening should be fine.