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

[DisneyDreamer08]

I just saw an update on Facebook from someone at Music. Still lightly raining, he walked to the food court to get breakfast. CMs are staying onsite. He was told the food court could still close down if things get worse. For now, they are letting people be out and about in their resort.

 

[GhostHost1000]

WDW is designed to handle alot of rain and water... but remember how quickly these drains designed to handle this can get clogged in a storm with blowing debris. This is what worries me the most. I've seen what happens in the parks from quick downpours when drains don't handle it all... I can't imagine 24hrs+ of this... I hope things go ok but I don' think they've ever been tested like it's going to be

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Last time we stayed at Coronado Springs the pool was just a few yards from the Cabanas building where we stayed on the first floor. Did WDW drain the pools?

Excellent question…they probably didn’t but should

 

[ToTBellHop]

WDW is designed to handle alot of rain and water... but remember how quickly these drains designed to handle this can get clogged in a storm with blowing debris. This is what worries me the most. I've seen what happens in the parks from quick downpours when drains don't handle it all... I can't imagine 24hrs+ of this... I hope things go ok

At least terrible wind isn’t forecast today, which is when the bulk of the rain is expected. They can likely keep staff available to clear drains.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I just saw an update on Facebook from someone at Music. Still lightly raining, he walked to the food court to get breakfast. CMs are staying onsite. He was told the food court could still close down if things get worse. For now, they are letting people be out and about in their resort.

Right…because the storm isn’t there yet

 

[Lilofan]

WDW is designed to handle alot of rain and water... but remember how quickly these drains designed to handle this can get clogged in a storm with blowing debris. This is what worries me the most. I've seen what happens in the parks from quick downpours when drains don't handle it all... I can't imagine 24hrs+ of this... I hope things go ok but I don' think they've ever been tested like it's going to be

To avoid having your car flooded with water at the resort since a number of parking lots are near retention ponds , I would park in the free parking garage at Disney Springs and take a bus to the resort. Doubt Disney would tow a car in this weather.

 

[Lilofan]

Excellent question…they probably didn’t but should

I think many are in panic mode like storing objects that could be flying missiles instead pre hurricane.

 

[DryerLintFan]

Thank you for keeping up with all of this and sharing it with folks here, btw.

Oh, I don’t have a choice in keeping up with it but you’re welcome!

 

[Lilofan]

WDW is designed to handle alot of rain and water... but remember how quickly these drains designed to handle this can get clogged in a storm with blowing debris. This is what worries me the most. I've seen what happens in the parks from quick downpours when drains don't handle it all... I can't imagine 24hrs+ of this... I hope things go ok but I don' think they've ever been tested like it's going to be

Standing water may contain snakes and if near a downed power line could meet death by electrocution.

 

[LAKid53]

After the 2 year old was killed by gators when the kid was playing at the waters edge one night at the Grand Floridian beach in front of his parents, walls were built in by the water edge at the resorts on Bay Lake. If gators can climb, the walls hopefully will protect the guests from encountering FL wildlife.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Standing water may contain snakes and if near a downed power line could meet death by electrocution.

Are you saying the snakes will be electrocuted?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Standing water may contain snakes and if near a downed power line could meet death by electrocution.

Easy, kid

Don’t go all “everything is worst case scenario”

 

[Touchdown]

At least terrible wind isn’t forecast today, which is when the bulk of the rain is expected. They can likely keep staff available to clear drains.

Do you think they’ll have lots of staff out in severe thinderstorms patrolling the parks? I don’t I suspect they’re all at the resorts hunkered down once the dung hits the fan. Asking them to be lightning rods to save Tomorrowland is a bit much.

And if rain comes first then winds you will have tremendous tree damage.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Do you think they’ll have lots of staff out in severe thinderstorms patrolling the parks? I don’t I suspect they’re all at the resorts hunkered down once the dung hits the fan. Asking them to be lightning rods to save Tomorrowland is a bit much.

And if rain comes first then winds you will have tremendous tree damage.

The National Weather Service isn’t predicting a ton of lightning. Presently, they are predicting closer to 10 inches of rain at WDW. Let’s hope that’s closer to reality than 20 inches.

 

[Touchdown]

The National Weather Service isn’t predicting a ton of lightning.

No just tornado warnings. It’s a giant thunderstorm there will be lightning.

 

[GhostHost1000]

Do you think they’ll have lots of staff out in severe thinderstorms patrolling the parks? I don’t I suspect they’re all at the resorts hunkered down once the dung hits the fan. Asking them to be lightning rods to save Tomorrowland is a bit much.

And if rain comes first then winds you will have tremendous tree damage.

I suggest they route all water towards Tomorrowland speedway. Seems like a good temporary retaining pond and our best shot at a redo there.

 

[SaucyBoy]

It's worth noting that while still dangerous, these kinds of tornadoes are not what most people think of like the ones in the mid west.

They're typically small, don't last long, and usually with winds equal to or less than that of the hurricane, itself.

Still something to be mindful of and to take precautions against and still deadly, but someone can see one out their window taking off part of the roof of a house or pulling up a fence across the street and not be directly impacted by it, themselves.

Not trying to downplay them - they're still deadly - but it isn't like a scene from Twister or anything like that.

Oddly enough, when Hurricane Isaias barreled through NC in 2020, it spawned an EF3 tornado in one of our communizes An EF3 is unheard of during a tropical system because the storm cells are usually moving too fast. As with any tornado warning, act instantly because you may only have seconds to spare.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

To avoid having your car flooded with water at the resort since a number of parking lots are near retention ponds , I would park in the free parking garage at Disney Springs and take a bus to the resort. Doubt Disney would tow a car in this weather.

I don’t think that is necessary or realistic…

If the parking lots are flooded above a foot,things are REALLY off the rails

 

[LAKid53]

Do you think they’ll have lots of staff out in severe thinderstorms patrolling the parks? I don’t I suspect they’re all at the resorts hunkered down once the dung hits the fan. Asking them to be lightning rods to save Tomorrowland is a bit much.

And if rain comes first then winds you will have tremendous tree damage.

They're predicting power outages in Central Florida starting tonight.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Do you think they’ll have lots of staff out in severe thinderstorms patrolling the parks? I don’t I suspect they’re all at the resorts hunkered down once the dung hits the fan. Asking them to be lightning rods to save Tomorrowland is a bit much.

And if rain comes first then winds you will have tremendous tree damage.

Absolutely not
Those parks were built hardened against hurricanes

Why “patrol them?”

Defeats the purpose