Will Disney World, Universal, SeaWorld, Legoland Florida, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay close for tropical storm or hurricane? Here's the latest on Helene, theme park hours and operations, and whether they're open or closed.

Walt Disney World Resort and Universal Orlando Resort have issued their first statements about Tropical Storm Helene. Walt Disney World Walt Disney World Resort is currently operating under normal conditions.

Another storm system is taking aim at Florida, this time possibly the Panhandle with storm effects all along the Gulf Coast. Tropical Storm Helene, soon to be a hurricane, is sweeping up from the Caribbean Sea into extremely warm waters that are fuel for tropical cyclones.

Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine is expected to become Hurricane Helene on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Florida residents are already evacuating and filling sandbags days ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Helene, which is forecast to rapidly intensify into a hurricane.

One county warned that the storm, which is expected to hit western Florida, "will be unlike anything we have experienced to date."

Tropical Storm Helene is currently headed through the Yucatan Peninsula bringing up to 12 inches (30.1cm) of rain to the region in Mexico. On Wednesday morning the weather front is expected to become a hurricane with the possibility of becoming a Category 3 major hurricane by the time it reaches the Florida panhandle on Thursday.