Milton images of Disneys Magic Kingdom, Pluto rescue are AI [Video]

Three theme parks in Orlando, Florida, including Walt Disney World, closed on Oct. 9 in anticipation of Hurricane Milton. The powerful storm made landfall on Florida’s coast as a Category 3 Wednesday evening, knocking out power to over 3 million people and causing more than a dozen deaths.

VERIFY has been fact-checking footage appearing to be from the storm and we looked into whether these images were real.

THE QUESTION

Are these images of Cinderella Castle flooding and Pluto rescuing a child during Hurricane Milton real?

THE SOURCES

THE ANSWER

No, these images of Cinderella Castle flooding and Pluto rescuing a child during Hurricane Milton aren’t real. They are AI-generated. 

WHAT WE FOUND

These images purportedly showing Cinderella Castle and Pluto rescuing a child at Walt Disney World during Hurricane Milton are not real; they were made with generative …