On Monday, components of Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom have been shut down as a result of a bear sighting. Nonetheless, the bear was captured with out incident and is being relocated, in accordance with a information launch from the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Fee (FWC). FWC acknowledged that it’s often finest to provide bears area and allow them to transfer alongside on their very own, however on this scenario, the animal was captured and will probably be relocated to an space in or across the Ocala Nationwide Forest. The bear is alleged to be an grownup feminine.
In the course of the bear sighting, almost a dozen sights at Magic Kingdom have been closed. These included Swiss Household Treehouse, Magic Carpets of Aladdin, Jungle Cruise, Enchanted Tiki Room, Pirates of the Caribbean, Nation Bear Jamboree, Tom Sawyer Island, Walt Disney World Railroad, Liberty Sq. Riverboat, Corridor of Presidents, and Haunted Mansion. It’s unclear what number of of those closures have been instantly associated to the bear sighting.
Aerial footage from CNN affiliate WESH confirmed FWC personnel eradicating the bear from a wooded space close to the “it’s a small world” journey at Magic Kingdom. The bear was seen being carried away from the realm in a tarp.
Disney has acknowledged that they’re working with FWC and have determined to reopen Frontierland, Liberty Sq., and Adventureland at Magic Kingdom Park. The resort additionally contains three different main parks: EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom.
It isn’t but identified if any particular closures have been attributable to the bear sighting. CNN has reached out to Disney for extra data however has not obtained a response presently.
