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A real-life member of the animal kingdom made an unexpected appearance at Walt Disney World Resort on Monday, disrupting some operations.Video above: Aerial footage shows crews appear to capture bear at Magic KingdomA bear was captured Monday after it was spotted in the Magic Kingdom park, prompting the closure of some areas temporarily, the park said in a statement. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said in a news release they were “aware of a black bear reported in a tree on Walt Disney World property at the Magic Kingdom.”“We are working with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission and have made the decision to reopen Frontierland, Liberty Square and Adventureland at Magic Kingdom Park,” Walt Disney said in the statement.“Biologists with the FWC’s Bear Management Program, as well as FWC Law Enforcement officers, are on scene,” FWC added. According to wildlife officials, FWC Law Enforcement officers have safely captured the adult, female bear and will relocate it out of the park to an area in or around the Ocala National Forest.It was not immediately clear whether other parts of Magic Kingdom remained closed.There are three other major parks at the resort: EPCOT, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom.
ORLANDO, Fla. —
A real-life member of the animal kingdom made an unexpected appearance at Walt Disney World Resort on Monday, disrupting some operations.
Video above: Aerial footage shows crews appear to capture bear at Magic Kingdom
A bear was captured Monday after it was spotted in the Magic Kingdom park, prompting the closure of some areas temporarily, the park said in a statement.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said in a news release they were “aware of a black bear reported in a tree on Walt Disney World property at the Magic Kingdom.”
“We are working with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission and have made the decision to reopen Frontierland, Liberty Square and Adventureland at Magic Kingdom Park,” Walt Disney said in the statement.
“Biologists with the FWC’s Bear Management Program, as well as FWC Law Enforcement officers, are on scene,” FWC added.
According to wildlife officials, FWC Law Enforcement officers have safely captured the adult, female bear and will relocate it out of the park to an area in or around the Ocala National Forest.
It was not immediately clear whether other parts of Magic Kingdom remained closed.
There are three other major parks at the resort: EPCOT, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom.
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