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Pictures: Disney, Central Florida after the storm

As bands of rain from Hurricane Idalia move through, a family from Connecticut braves the stormy weather in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Wednesday, August 30, 2023. All four of Disney’s Florida theme parks operated with normal hours as Idalia’s main impact was further north in the Big Bend area of the state. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Bands of rain from Hurricane Idalia pass over downtown Orlando, Fla., Wednesday, August 30, 2023, as the storm’s impact is felt across the state. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Bands of rain from Hurricane Idalia pass over downtown Orlando, Fla., Wednesday, August 30, 2023, as the storm’s impact is felt across the state. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

As bands of rain from Hurricane Idalia move through, guests gather at Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Wednesday, August 30, 2023. All four of Disney’s Florida theme parks operated with normal hours as Idalia’s main impact was further north in the Big Bend area of the state. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Poncho-donning guests arrive on Main Street USA as bands of rain from Hurricane Idalia move through in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Wednesday, August 30, 2023. All four of Disney’s Florida theme parks operated with normal hours as Idalia’s main impact was further north in the Big Bend area of the state. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Poncho-donning guests arrive on Main Street USA as bands of rain from Hurricane Idalia move through in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Wednesday, August 30, 2023. All four of Disney’s Florida theme parks operated with normal hours as Idalia’s main impact was further north in the Big Bend area of the state. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

As bands of rain from Hurricane Idalia move through, guests gather at Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Wednesday, August 30, 2023. All four of Disney’s Florida theme parks operated with normal hours as Idalia’s main impact was further north in the Big Bend area of the state. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Cast members squeegee the stage in front of Cinderella Castle as rain bands pass through the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Wednesday, August 30, 2023. All four of Disney’s Florida theme parks operated with normal hours as Idalia’s main impact was further north in the Big Bend area of the state. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Young guests splash in the rain from Hurricane Idalia as they arrive in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Wednesday, August 30, 2023. All four of Disney’s Florida theme parks operated with normal hours as Idalia’s main impact was further north in the Big Bend area of the state. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Young guests hold their umbrellas tight as gusts of wind from Hurricane Idalia blow through while they head to the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Wednesday, August 30, 2023. All four of Disney’s Florida theme parks operated with normal hours with Idalia’s main impact further north in the Big Bend area of the state. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings gives an update on Hurricane Idalia's impact on Orange County during a news conference at the Emergency Operation Center at the Orange County Convention Center on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel)

In the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia's impact on Florida, members of the Virginia Urban Search and Rescue Task Force, made up of firefighters from Virginia Beach, await an assignment from the Search and Rescue/FEMA Resource Center staging area at the Orange County Convention Center on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel)

In the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia's impact on Florida, members of the Virginia Urban Search and Rescue Task Force, made up of firefighters from Virginia Beach, await an assignment from the Search and Rescue/FEMA Resource Center staging area at the Orange County Convention Center on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel)

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings gives an update on Hurricane Idalia's impact on Orange County during a news conference at the Emergency Operation Center at the Orange County Convention Center on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel)

In the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia's impact on Florida, members of the Virginia Urban Search and Rescue Task Force, made up of firefighters from Virginia Beach, await an assignment from the Search and Rescue/FEMA Resource Center staging area at the Orange County Convention Center on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel)

In the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia's impact on Florida, members of the Virginia Urban Search and Rescue Task Force, made up of firefighters from Virginia Beach, await an assignment from the Search and Rescue/FEMA Resource Center staging area at the Orange County Convention Center on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel)