As Walt Disney World Resort continues to assess damage caused by the passage of Hurricane Irma earlier this week, resort officials at last confirmed that a flying palm tree had punctured Cinderella Castle, causing the structure to partially deflate. Since the opening of Disneyland in 1955 and throughout the creation of new Disneyland-like theme parks around…

All Walt Disney World Resort theme parks and water parks were closed for two days, on Sunday and Monday, as Hurricane Irma pelted the state of Florida. Disney resort guests were urged to shelter in place in their resort hotels. Now that the storm has passed, several of these guests have shared their experience: Animal Kingdom…