Hurricane Milton Recovery: What’s Open and What’s Closed?

As Central Florida begins cleanup and recovery from Hurricane Milton, airports, businesses and theme parks have begun reopening.

Find the latest information on Florida schools, airports, theme parks and businesses. We will continue to update as information comes into the newsroom:

Are Florida airports open after Hurricane Milton?

• Orlando International Airport fully opened on Friday morning, October 11th.
• Daytona Beach International Airport is also open. The cell phone parking lot is closed due to down power lines.
• Orlando Sanford International Airport opened Friday morning. Oct. 11
• Tampa International Airport is open and operational.
• Melbourne Orlando International Airport opened on Friday morning, October 11th.
• St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport remains closed. “The airport is still assessing the damage and has not yet announced its reopening.”
• Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is open.
• Miami International Airport is open.
• Jacksonville International Airport is open.

Have Florida theme parks reopened after Hurricane Milton?

Walt Disney World

• All four Walt Disney World theme parks, Disney Springs and miniature golf courses opened on Friday, October 11th.
• Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground and Treehouse Villas at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa are temporarily closed.
• Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon water park is scheduled to open on Saturday, October 12th. Blizzard Beach water park is closed for renovations
• Theme park tickets partially used on October 10, 2024 will be automatically extended through October 11, 2025. Completely unused tickets impacted by Hurricane Milton may be reassigned to a new start date. Details here.

Universal Orlando

• Universal Orlando reopened for normal operations on Friday, October 11th. Universal CityWalk also opened.
• Halloween Horror Nights will take place as planned on Friday, October 11th.

SeaWorld Orlando

• SeaWorld Orlando opened for regular operations on Friday, October 11th.
• Spooktacular and Howl-O-Scream are canceled for Friday, October 11th but will resume on Saturday, October 12th.

Legoland Florida

• Legoland Florida Theme Park and Water Park will be open for normal operations on Friday, October 11th.

More attractions in Florida

• The Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens will open regular hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12, according to its Facebook page.

When do Florida schools open after Hurricane Milton?

Brevard County Schools

• There will be no classes for students on Monday, October 14th as it is a teacher work day/student holiday.
• School will resume for students on Tuesday, October 15th.

Flagler County Public Schools

• School operations begin on Monday, October 14th.

Lake County

• School operations are expected to resume on Monday, October 14th.

Marion County Public Schools

• School operations are expected to resume on Monday, October 14th.

Orange County Schools

• There will be no classes for students on Monday, October 14th as it is a teacher work day/student holiday.
• School will resume for students on Tuesday, October 15th.
• A substitute school day is required for Friday, October 25th.

Osceola County

• There will be no classes for students on Monday, October 14th as it is a teacher work day/student holiday.
• School will resume for students on Tuesday, October 15th.
• Hurricane catch-up dates will be discussed in the next two weeks.

Seminole County

• There will be no classes for students on Monday, October 14th as it is a teacher work day/student holiday.
• School operations are expected to resume on Tuesday, October 15th.

Sumter County

• FOX 35 cannot confirm at this time. We contacted the district.

Volusia County Schools

• There will be no classes for students on Monday, October 14th, as it is a teacher’s day/student holiday.
• School will resume for students on Tuesday, October 15th.