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\"Partially used multi-day theme park tickets with a validity window impacted by closure due to Hurricane Ian will be automatically extended to allow use of the remaining unused ticket days through September 30, 2023,\" the company wrote in a statement. \"In order to enter a park, both a park reservation and valid ticket for the same park on the same date is required.\"

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Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg via Getty Images
PHOTO: A hotel sign is displayed ahead of Hurricane Ian in St. Petersburg, Fla., Sept. 27, 2022.
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Chasity Maynard/Tallahassee Democrat via USA Today Network
PHOTO: A man brings his belongings into the Holiday Inn Tallahassee East Capital on Sept. 27, 2022, after evacuating the Tampa area in anticipation of Hurricane Ian.
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Disney World hotels have asked all guests to check in before 3 p.m. local time on Wednesday, Sept. 28, or to reschedule or cancel their trip with cancellation fees waived.

\"Guests that are checked in by 3 p.m. Wednesday will be asked to shelter in place at their resort for the duration of the storm, this includes any resort-to-resort transfers,\" the company said. \"Dining options for Guests staying in our Resort hotels will vary, and in some cases may be very limited. Where available, restaurants will accept walk-ups only; Guests will not need dining reservations.\"

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Jason Andrew/The New York Times via Redux
PHOTO: A young girl with Disney ears sits in the lobby of the Waldorf Astoria hotel at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla. Sept. 28, 2022.
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Jason Andrew/The New York Times via Redux
PHOTO: Jim Connors, a resident of Tampa and member of the Florida Orchestra, practices his cello in the cafe of the Waldorf Astoria hotel at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla., Sept. 28, 2022.
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Resort closure includes LEGOLAND® FL Theme Park, Water Park & Peppa Pig Theme Park. Tickets dated for 9/28-10/2 will be automatically extended thru 12/31/22. Vacation stays during this time can be rebooked without penalty. Learn more at https://t.co/rKFCcHe1n2. Stay safe! pic.twitter.com/XflGsQ0OT0

— LEGOLAND Florida (@LEGOLANDFlorida) September 27, 2022

Employees at the Hilton Garden Inn had to use rope to secure the front door in Fort Myers, Florida.

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Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP
PHOTO: Employees Louie Fonseca, Frankie Monica, Bryan Kinbacher and Jaime Miranda use rope to secure the front door at the Hilton Garden Inn in Fort Myers, Fla., Sept. 28, 2022.
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This is a developing story check back for updates.

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