Disney World, Universal Orlando closing ahead of Hurricane Milton's arrival
The parks will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday.
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The parks will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday.
Residents in the path of Hurricane Helene in northwest Florida evacuated or were hunkered down Thursday.
Ahead of Hurricane Helene's arrival, last-minute preparations were taking place in Tallahassee, where some gas stations had started to run out of gas.
Four years before Category 4 Ian wiped out parts of southwest Florida, the state's Panhandle had its own encounter with an even stronger hurricane, Michael. The Category 5 storm all but destroyed one town and did some $25 billion in damage. With damage from Ian estimated at several times that and the Fort Myers area beginning a cleanup that will be even larger than after Michael, the two areas are collaborating on a way forward.
