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Where do Disney animals go during a hurricane?

They have safe locations for them behind the scene, aka “backstage”, at Disney's Animal Kingdom Park. All of the wildlife pens and barns are built of reinforced concrete and designed to be able to withstand a Category 3 Hurricane with little to no damage.



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Florida is known to be incredibly rainy during the summer months, and June through November is also considered hurricane season. Although a hurricane may sound scary for many who are not familiar, Disney property is actually one of the safest places to be in the middle of a hurricane.

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Typically, the park stays open while certain rides or attractions will close as the weather requires. The most recent time the park entirely closed was for Hurricane Irma in September 2017.

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Well, Disney doesn't evacuate their animals. They remain on property. Actually, a lot of them are moved backstage to their pens and barns that are built to withstand a Major Hurricane.

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The Water Parks When it Rains at Disney World They will close down the rides for thunder and lightning. The park will still be open so you can shop or eat. You can check out this video of Elsa and I doing the Slush Gusher at Blizzard Beach in a hard downpour.

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Considering hurricanes of Categories 1 to 5, the most secure regions in Florida include Central Florida (for instance, Orlando), Northeast Florida (such as Palatka), Central West Florida (Tampa), and North Central Florida (including Gainesville).

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The closure of the Orlando-area Disney parks has only happened eight times before now, according to media reports: For Disneyland, the two parks, Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure, will close at midnight tonight and will stay closed until next month.

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