Florida theme parks including Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld say they’ll open their gates on Friday after shutting down for Hurricane Milton. The three Orland-based parks say they'll reopen after assessing the storm's damage. All shut down on Wednesday.
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Disney World said in a statement that its theme parks, Disney Springs, and possibly other areas will be open. The parks said some Halloween special events won’t be offered and they won’t necessarily be fully functioning Friday, but the public is welcome back., putting a damper on the vacations of tens of thousands of tourists, many of whom hunkered down in hotels. SeaWorld closed for all of Wednesday, Disney World and Universal for the afternoon. All three were closed all day Thursday.
With the parks closed, miniature golf was among the few activities available to tourists who had been locked down in their hotel rooms and rental condos during the storm. There was a line getting into Congo River Golf on International Drive, a major tourist strip.Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld will all close ahead of MiltonCraig Greig of Glasgow, Scotland, would have been at the Magic Kingdom with his wife and 10-year-old if the theme parks had been open.
Disney World, Universal and other attractions make Orlando the United States’ most visited destination, drawing 74 million tourists last year alone.
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