Adventureland, Frontierland, and Liberty Square have yet to open at the Magic Kingdom today.
The photo below shows Guest Experience Team Cast Members helping guests that want to enter Adventureland.
According to an on-scene WDWNT contributor, Guest Experience Team Cast Members were also spotted outside of Liberty Square.
According to the My Disney Experience app, the attractions in all three lands are currently listed as “temporarily closed.” Stay tuned for further updates.
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Update: Unconfirmed reports (via WDWMagic) suggest the lands are closed due to a bear inside the west half of the park.
Unconfirmed accounts suggests that a bear is in a tree near Big Thunder Mountain Railroad in Frontierland.
As of 10:00am, the Magic Kingdom attractions listed below are currently closed:
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
- Hall of Presidents
- Haunted Mansion
- Jungle Cruise
- Magic Carpets of Aladdin
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- Swiss Family Treehouse
- Under the Sea – Journey of The Little Mermaid
- Walt Disney World Railroad
- Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room
Update #2: Ashley Carter has posted on X that park visitors are being let into a section of Frontierland at the Magic Kingdom. However, the area near Tiana’s Bayou Adventure and Big Thunder Mountain is still closed.
Update #3: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said at the time it was aware of reports of a black bear spotted in a tree at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.
“Biologists with the FWC’s Bear Management Program, as well as FWC officers, are on scene. In most cases, it is best for bears to be given space and to move along on their own, but, given this situation, safe are working on capture and relocating the bear.”
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Update #4: Disney World have released a statement about the bear situation at the Magic Kingdom. You can read the statement below:
“We are working with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission and have made the decision to reopen Frontierland, Liberty Square and Adventureland at Magic Kingdom Park.”
Disney
Update #5: WKMG News 6 ClickOrlando have uploaded a video about the bear situation at the park. Watch below:
Update #6: X user @thevhsproject has posted two screenshots which appear to show the bear contained. You can find @thevhsproject’s post below:
Update #7: X user @ScottGustin has posted the following about the bear situation:
Stay tuned to Orlando Theme Park Zone for more Orlando theme park-related news and information.
[…] The officials worked tirelessly to capture the adult female bear, which is being relocated out of the park to an area in or around the Ocala National Forest, FWC officials said in a statement. You can read the FWC statement and the statement Disney released here. […]