The “wildest ride in the wilderness" at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom will close in early January 2025 – and will remain closed for the rest of that year, according to Disney's website.

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Disney World is closing in January 2025 for a major refurbishment, set to reopen in 2026.

8:45 p.m. EDT Update - Walt Disney World Resort in Florida has announced that it will close for nearly two days due to Hurricane Milton. The theme parks will close on Wednesday afternoon, and are not expected to reopen until at least Friday.

Closing date announced for TriceraTop Spin & more of DinoLand at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, an animatronic was removed from DINOSAUR, and we got an aerial view of Epic Universe construction following Hurricane Milton — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Monday,