New Information Comes To Light About When Florida Will Go Underwater

The theme park industry in Florida may be expanding, but how far can it go before Mother Nature has her way?

This year alone has seen a large amount of movement across the theme park landscape in the Sunshine State. Not only has the Walt Disney World Resort begun a possible decade-long development project spanning multiple theme parks, but Universal Orlando Resort has gained an entirely new gate.

While Disney Experiences begins its construction of lands like the Tropical Americas in Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Monstropolis in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Piston Peak National Park and the Villains in Magic Kingdom Park, Universal Orlando welcomed Epic Universe in late May 2025.

With both of these industry leaders pushing boundaries and building more experiences for guests for years to come, will there be a point in time when the beloved theme park industry in Florida will cease to exist? Yes, but it won’t be for a long while.

A new report from Click Orlando explores when parts of Florida will go underwater due to rising sea levels caused by climate change.

“According to the map, much of Florida’s coastal areas–particularly around the Everglades National Park and Florida Keys–could be largely submerged within the next 100 years,” Click Orlando reported.

“Of course, Central Florida wouldn’t be spared either in that case. According to the estimates, many low-lying areas bordering bodies of water like Lake Jesup and Lake Monroe would also be below flood levels,” they added.

“Coastal parts of the region like Volusia County and Brevard County would be heavily impacted, with the map suggesting large portions of the land surrounding the Kennedy Space Center could be flooded by 2120.”

“A 1-meter rise inundates about 10% of Florida, and as you said, that’s mostly in the South and Southwest,” Professor Emeritus of Planetary Sciences Dr. Joseph Donoghue told News 6 last year.

And as Click Orlando acknowledged, “These projections have already begun to impact people living in the state.”

“Even the insurance companies are starting to realize that. It’s going to be harder and harder to get a mortgage and insurance on a coastal property,” Donoghue added. The screenshot below shows where the first places to go underwater will take place. And while the parks are located inland, there are some places close by that will also suffer from the change.

So while executives like Disney Experiences’ Josh D’Amaro push innovation to cater to the “next generation” of guests, there will likely be a time when there will be no parks for the next generation to enjoy.

Do you think this is a shocking reminder that places will likely cease to exist over the next century as climate change worsens? Let Inside the Magic know in the comments down below!