I have figured it out I started from scratch and created a custom loop with all the updated classes for the foundation orbit slider. If anyone would like the code please find it below:
<?php $loop = new WP_Query(
array(
'post_type' => 'slides',
'posts_per_page' => 999 )
); ?>
<div class="orbit" role="region" aria-label="Favorite Space Pictures" data-orbit data-use-m-u-i="true">
<ul class="orbit-container" >
<button class="orbit-previous" aria-label="previous"><span class="show-for-sr">Previous Slide</span>◀</button>
<button class="orbit-next" aria-label="next"><span class="show-for-sr">Next Slide</span>▶</button>
<?php while ( $loop->have_posts() ) : $loop->the_post(); ?>
<li class="orbit-slide" >
<div>
<?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?>
<?php if(!empty($post->post_excerpt)) {
echo '<div class="orbit-caption" >';
the_excerpt();
echo '</div>';
} else {
} ?>
</div>
</li>
<?php endwhile; wp_reset_query(); ?>
</ul>
</div>