As Hurricane Milton swirls toward Florida as a Category 4 storm, residents in the hurricane's path — including in Central Florida — are preparing for the storm by stocking up on necessities like food,

Hurricane Milton would be Disney World’s costliest tropical storm since Hurricane Irma when the company’s theme park division lost $100 million, according to CNBC. Disney World closed for two days in 2017 during Irma when the storm disrupted several sailings on the Disney Cruise Line.

Hurricane Milton crashed into Florida as a Category 3 storm Wednesday, pounding the coast with ferocious winds of over 100 mph (160 kph) and producing a series of tornadoes around the state. Tampa avoided a direct hit.

Disney World has closed several of its theme parks and Disney Springs as Hurricane Milton hurtles toward Florida's coast. The Category 5 storm is forecast to make landfall in the Tampa Bay region on Thursday morning,

Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday along Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm, bringing powerful winds, deadly storm surge and potential flooding to much of the state.

With Hurricane Milton on a collision course with Florida, residents are evacuating and businesses are closing. Will the hurricane close Disney?