Like Magic, Disney in a comeback
MICKEY, Tinker Bell and their friends managed to dodge Hurricane Irma — and they hope to be back in action soon.
The Florida storm shut down Walt Disney World Resort and Disney Springs attractions on Sunday and Monday, but hotels at the properties remained open and damage was minimal.
Several trees were down at the All-Star Sports Resort, and electric transformers reportedly exploded near the Magic Kingdom, according to a Disney fan site.
“While we experienced high winds and rain, we maintained power throughout the storm,” Disney World’s website said.
Disney plans to reopen its attractions Tuesday.
This is only the fourth time in the park’s history that the Magic Kingdom closed, according to USA Today. Prior to Irma, the most recent closure was for Hurricane Matthew last year.
Other top Florida destinations such as Legoland, SeaWorld and Universal Studios also remained closed Monday. THE 54 FELINE residents of Ernest Hemingway’s Key West home have eight lives left.
The six-toed cats beloved by tourists visiting the Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum are safe and sound following Hurricane Irma, TMZ reported Monday.
Less importantly — at least to cat lovers — the historic home where Hemingway wrote “A Farewell to Arms” and “To Have and Have Not” sustained no significant damage.
Officials had ordered a full evacuation of the Keys, but Jacque Sands, the 72-year-old general manager of the museum, vowed to ride out the storm, saying it was her solemn duty to protect both the home and the cats.
Mariel Hemingway told TMZ that Sands’ decision was admirable, but that her grandfather’s home was “just a house.”
“Save the cats — get all the cats in the car — and take off,” she said.