Hurricane Ian expected to impact Florida (updates and related discussions)

[Hawg G]

They already sold/booked that day…so it’s just gravy on top of operational funds

I would hope they would refund anyone who requested. I’m sure many thousands of reservations were canceled already that had party tickets attached.

 

[ToTBellHop]

The big question is - did the Stargate and tacos survive the storm? One can only hope.

Um…yes. Ian tried his best but

 

[DCBaker]

The city of Kissimmee will institute a mandatory curfew tonight from 9pm to 6am.

 

[ToTBellHop]

And there is a LOT of money on the table for MNSSHP. They could resell LOTS of tickets. Only about 7000 tickets is a million bucks. I’d buy two.

Many will cancel because their trips were canceled.

And they need to staff the thing and get the entertainment going. That will be hard to do. But I suppose possible.

 

[flynnibus]

Many will cancel because their trips were canceled.

And they need to staff the thing and get the entertainment going. That will be hard to do. But I suppose possible.

And in turn it encourages Disney to just cancel because the event becomes a loss and hassle more than a benefit.

 

[wdwmagic]

The city of Kissimmee will institute a mandatory curfew tonight from 9pm to 6am.

Things look bad there

 

[ToTBellHop]

Universal seems to have more flooding that WDW.

 

[Touchdown]

I know WDW is ok, but how are they going to operate while so much flooding happened nearby. I have no doubt they’ll be back for the most part sometime this weekend but I think people assuming it opens tomorrow are a bit unrealistic. I imagine DS will open though.

 

[JenniferS]

We were at Coronado in the new Tower during Irma.. I will never forget the lines of locals checking in.. they were saying power never goes out at WDW so that is why they are coming.. Most were not from evact zones.. Seems most just wanted A/C for their animals. Anyways one young woman a college program intern was totally on edge at check-in. You can tell she was freaking out.. Mind you, this was a day before Irma was suppose to hit and the weather was already turning a bit.. This intern had the shift until midnight told me when I asked where she is hunkering down, she was leaving town. ( Believe there was a curefew- not sure anymore). She then told me she felt safer driving by herself to GA to her parents after her shift. I was like . I said as a mother, please stay put. Not sure what she did.

Dorian maybe?

This was the tower during Irma.

Dorian:

 

[Slpy3270]

Universal seems to have more flooding that WDW.

Universal isn't surrounded by wetlands. Wetlands are what help reduce waterflow. Not a whole lot of places for that water to go at Universal given the surrounding urban sprawl.

 

[DryerLintFan]

This thread is like a mullet. Only instead of business in the front and party in the rear it's all helpful information in the front and petty arguments in the rear.

 

[DCBaker]

 

[wdwmagic]

"I spend a lot of time studying hurricane damage, and I'm thinking it will be $100bn (£90bn) in damage and several hundred fatalities," said Hugh Willoughby, a meteorology professor at Florida International University. "I hope I'm wrong."

Basic rebuilding and construction efforts will take until the new year, he said, though a full recovery in the area will take "several years".

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-us-canada-63064253

 

[Figgy1]

Is UNI expected to also close tomorrow? Everything I've seen from that area looks not good

 

[wdwmagic]

Is UNI expected to also close tomorrow? Everything I've seen from that area looks not good

I think it is looking like all will be closed Friday, with a possible resort only opening of one Disney park for maybe part of Friday. Think it largely depends on cast - the parks are in good shape from what I hear.

 

[Figgy1]

I think it is looking like all will be closed Friday, with a possible resort only opening of one Disney park for maybe part of Friday. Think it largely depends on cast - the parks are in good shape what I hear.

THNX

 

[GhostHost1000]

Uni

 

[Slpy3270]

Fort Myers Beach is a literal war zone.

 

[Hawg G]

I think it is looking like all will be closed Friday, with a possible resort only opening of one Disney park for maybe part of Friday. Think it largely depends on cast - the parks are in good shape from what I hear.

Not sure why they would do that. Many of those clicks would give Disney nothing. MNSSHP gives money for every click. And much more than anyone pays for a day at the parks, let alone a day on a multi day pass.

 

[DryerLintFan]

Fort Myers Beach is a literal war zone.

Agreed but it's apples to oranges those two pictures. That Fort Meyers one is a manufactured home park.