Hurricane season is just around the corner, which means the 2025 tropical cyclone names have been released.
Magic Kingdom entrance the day after Hurricane Milton
If you didn’t know, there’s an official list of storm names cycled through every six years. They’re in alphabetical order, so the year’s first storm starts with A, then the second B, and so on. Some names are retired if the storm is severe enough! While scanning the list, we noticed some familiar names; we didn’t expect to see potential hurricanes named after some of our favorite Disney characters!
For 2025, four of the potential hurricane names from the National Hurricane Center remind us of some of our beloved Disney characters!
Hurricane Imelda
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From Coco, Mama Imelda is Miguel’s great-great-grandmother (and the one who banned music from the family)! If only she could ban hurricanes.
Hurricane Gabrielle
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It’s hard to hear Gabrielle and not be reminded of our favorite High School Musical star, Gabriella! There’s no “T as in Troy” on the list, though.
Hurricane Sebastien
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While spelled differently, who doesn’t love Sebastian from The Little Mermaid? This friendly crustacean tries to keep Ariel out of trouble and has the best musical number in the movie with Under the Sea!
Hurricane Wendy
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Right at the end of the list is Wendy, of course, reminding us of Wendy Darling from Peter Pan. The sweet girl flew off to Neverland and kept the stories of Peter Pan alive!
Rainy day at Hollywood Studios ahead of Hurricane Milton
If you’re planning a Disney World trip during hurricane season, which runs from June 1st to November 30th, be aware that there might be extra rain and possible park closures like we saw with Hurricane Milton in 2024. It’s never a bad idea to add that extra travel insurance and make sure your plans are flexible.
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They have six lists, which rotate every six years. So these names if not retired will be back in six years.
I vote for Hurricane Goofy. Or at least Hurricane Donald.