Wednesday, October 23

Disney World: Black bear on the free forces components of Florida theme park to close down

Parts of Disney World in Florida have been compelled to close down after reviews of a black bear on the free.

The Orlando resort’s Magic Kingdom closed a sequence of points of interest after the bear was seen in a tree on Monday.

The animal is believed to be looking for meals forward of the winter hibernation season.

Staff from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) arrived on website to seize the bear, Walt Disney World confirmed in an announcement.

A float with Peter Pan characters seen at the "Festival of Fantasy" parade at the Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom in July 2022
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A float with Peter Pan characters seen on the “Festival of Fantasy” parade on the Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom in July 2022

“In most cases, it is best for bears to be given space and to move along on their own, but given the situation, staff are working on capturing and relocating the bear,” the company instructed Sky News’ US companion, NBC News.

The wild animal sighting noticed the non permanent closure of points of interest together with Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Hall of Presidents, Liberty Square Riverboat, A Pirate’s Adventure, Tom Sawyer Island, Walt Disney World Railroad together with Fantasyland, Frontierland and Main Street.

The Walt Disney resort attracts millions of visitors every year
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The Walt Disney resort attracts hundreds of thousands of holiday makers yearly

Visitors to the theme park, described because the “happiest place on earth”, have been left going through lengthy queues because of the incident.

Frontierland, Liberty Square and Adventureland at Magic Kingdom Park have been reopened on Monday afternoon, because the seek for the bear continued.

Aerial footage is alleged to have proven a bear in a white tarpaulin sheet being carried by officers transferring out of a wooded space, NBC reviews.

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