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

[donsullivan]

Any news on MCO? We're supposed to arrive on Saturday at 3pm ET and go to the parks starting Sunday but haven't seen any MCO updates other than the one in this forum.

Nothing official more than the below. The roads to access the airport are still flooded and that needs to be resolved for reopening. Then the airlines need to restart their operations. I would not expect the airport back to ’normal’ until late Sunday or Monday. And only your individual airline will know their plans to restart service to MCO

 

[flynnibus]

The boat docks are out in the open near Royal Pacific, and the berths are pretty snug when parking two right next to each other. Parking at least some of them under bridges gives them more protection and minimizes bumping against each other in high winds.

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-Rob

But also puts them at risk of crushing their roofs when the water level raises so much. My guess is they put them under there more to keep them from getting swamped due to the sustained rains.

 

[Lilofan]

I would check in with your family members in Naples before heading down there. Conditions on the ground may not be ideal, even if their property escaped substantial damage.

Naples has a curfew until 6am tomorrow , no driving allowed in the city , approx 50% of roads are flooded. Is Ferrari of Naples going to have a salvage sale?

 

[CosmicDuck]

Nothing official more than the below. The roads to access the airport are still flooded and that needs to be resolved for reopening. Then the airlines need to restart their operations. I would not expect the airport back to ’normal’ until late Sunday or Monday. And only your individual airline will know their plans to restart service to MCO

Thanks! Obviously you don't have a crystal ball but I wonder if we should pre-emptively change our flights to Sunday before it all gets booked up. Or if we should ride it out and hope that we'll be allowed to land Saturday afternoon.

 

[marni1971]

Any news on MCO? We're supposed to arrive on Saturday at 3pm ET and go to the parks starting Sunday but haven't seen any MCO updates other than the one in this forum.

The Orlando International Airport recently released a statement advising visitors that "no timeframe has been selected for when MCO will return to normal operations."

You’d hope the airport is open by Saturday, but flight availability would be down to the airlines.

 

[donsullivan]

Thanks! Obviously you don't have a crystal ball but I wonder if we should pre-emptively change our flights to Sunday before it all gets booked up. Or if we should ride it out and hope that we'll be allowed to land Saturday afternoon.

I would contact your airline and ask them what they anticipate and work with them They are the only ones who will have a sense of their recovery plans.

 

[some other guy]

The Orlando International Airport recently released a statement advising visitors that "no timeframe has been selected for when MCO will return to normal operations."

You’d hope the airport is open by Saturday, but flight availability would be down to the airlines.

Yeah, no promises, official word

archive.ph

 

[CJR]

They may not have the staff to be able to honor everyone with a park reservation. If that's the case, they have to prioritize somehow. Plus, if they only open some parks, people paying Disney money to stay at their resorts might not have access to a park.

They might, they might not. They would know. It's a weekday in September, so it's not a peak day. There's also a high likelihood that not everyone with a reservation made it to Florida.

I'm sure they'll be taking a lot of things into account. Like I said, we'll see what they decide soon. I just wouldn't completely bank on pre-2020 measures.

 

[wdwmagic]

WDW schedule is worked out - looks good.

 

[The Mighty Tim]

I'm going to assume that since my EPCOT reservations and ADR for tomorrow haven't been cancelled yet, I'm good to go.

Having said that, the night is young...

 

[wdwmagic]

I'm going to assume that since my EPCOT reservations and ADR for tomorrow haven't been cancelled yet, I'm good to go.

Having said that, the night is young...

Yes you are good

 

[Andy_0410]

So will you have to go to whichever park you already have a reservation for?
Had one for Hollywood studios but that was also the last park I went to before the hurricane

 

[DCBaker]

Statement from Universal Orlando -

 

[Lilofan]

Nothing official more than the below. The roads to access the airport are still flooded and that needs to be resolved for reopening. Then the airlines need to restart their operations. I would not expect the airport back to ’normal’ until late Sunday or Monday. And only your individual airline will know their plans to restart service to MCO

That is a nightmare if travelers cannot fly in and out of MCO.

 

[JohnD]

Yes you are good

Upon the release of schedule, will we be able to modify park reservations to another park again or will we have to enter the park already reserved and hop to another at 2pm per regular procedure?

 

[Comped]

Statement from Universal Orlando -

Surprised as hell given the photos we've seen today!

 

[JohnD]

So will you have to go to whichever park you already have a reservation for?
Had one for Hollywood studios but that was also the last park I went to before the hurricane

I get you. The only park I couldn't get to was HS.

 

[wdwmagic]

Disney has done an impressive job of getting ready - think everyone will be happy with the outcome.

 

[Brian]

Disney have done an impressive job of getting ready - think everyone will be happy with the outcome.

This especially given the limited staffing on the ride out/recovery crews. Kudos to them.

 

[Slpy3270]

Statement from Universal Orlando -

Hulk and JP River Adventure will probably be closed for some time.