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Black bear captured after shutting down Disney World rides

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="The Magic Kingdom theme park in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. EPA/Mark Ashman" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/overseas/09/19/disney-world-epa-09192023.jpg"/><figcaption>The Magic Kingdom theme park in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. <em>EPA/Mark Ashman</em></figcaption></figure></div><p><br/>MIAMI, United States - An apparently hungry black bear forced a brief shutdown of some attractions at Disney World&#x27;s Magic Kingdom in Florida until it was captured, officials said.</p><p>Local television station Fox 35 said more than a dozen popular rides at the Orlando theme park were closed after the bear was sighted in a tree, including the &quot;Haunted Mansion&quot; and &quot;Pirates of the Caribbean.&quot;</p><p>&quot;During the fall, bears are more active as they search for food to pack on fat reserves for the winter,&quot; Lisa Thompson, a spokeswoman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, said in a statement.</p><p>&quot;This particular bear was likely moving through the area searching for food.&quot;</p><p>Thompson said that &quot;in most cases, it is best for bears to be given space and to move along on their own.</p><p>&quot;But given this situation, staff have captured the animal and are relocating the bear out of the park to an area in or around the Ocala National Forest.&quot;</p><p>Walt Disney World is one of the largest tourist attractions in the world, drawing tens of millions of visitors each year.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/26/22/look-nikki-gil-brings-kids-to-disney-world-in-us">LOOK: Nikki Gil brings kids to Disney World in US</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/06/16/22/disney-to-fly-guests-round-all-12-parks-for-110000">It&#x27;s a small world: Disney to fly guests round all 12 parks for $110,000</a></li></ul><div><strong>bur-rle/cl/dw</strong></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

An apparently hungry black bear forced a brief shutdown of some attractions at Disney World's Magic Kingdom in Florida until it was captured, officials said.