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Message: <blockquote data-quote="75disney" data-source="post: 5609788" data-attributes="member: 90034">It is a risk at that time of year.  That being said, my family went to WDW many times at the end of Aug. and we only had a hurricane hit one time.  It came up the east coast so it did not pass over Orlando directly, but there was a lot of wind and rain.  The morning before it hit, we went into the MK; it was empty.  We walked on all of the rides and got great pictures of an empty park.  After lunch, the storm was closer, so we went back to watch the Poly get ready for the hurricane.  It was cool to see them putting the lounge chairs into the pools.  Once the storm hit, we stayed in our building, ordered room service, and played games.  We also hung out in the hall way and socialized with other guests.  It was a unique experience.  We were leaving the next day.  The storm was gone, but flights were delayed and our flight home was very turbulent because we were following the path of the storm and it still had outer rain and wind bands.  Don't let hurricane season worry you.  My parents retired to  Florida four years ago and we (in the mid-Atlantic) have gotten one earthquake and two hurricanes since then.  My parents have gotten nothing.Enjoy your trip.</blockquote>