Hurricane Irma

[38053WDW]

All four parks and Disney Springs will be open as scheduled tomorrow. The Swan had an outdoor awning destroyed in the storm. Beach Club had some siding damage and some light poles had some damage. I haven't heard of any other major noticeable damage to buildings at the resorts at this time.

 

[plutofan15]

The speed they are removing the leaves and other debris from the pool might take them a few weeks sadly

I would think pools would be lower down the priority list.

 

[peter11435]

I'm currently at the Boardwalk and looking at SpaceShip Earth there appears to be a couple of dark patches that look like some sort of damage facing out towards world showcase. I don't have a good enough camera with me to zoom in and verify what it actually is, damage or dirt of some sort.

The dark spots happen regularly with spaceship earth and require power washing a couple times per year.

 

[RoyWalley]

Is the path open to walk towards POFQ?

My brother is staying at POFQ and he just told me the path is closed.

 

[Bartledvd]

I would think pools would be lower down the priority list.

Very true but the tree in my balcony is not a priority either lol . In fairness they have someone cleaning the pool it is just very slow

 

[Atomicmickey]

Here's hoping the floating mountains didn't . . . float away . . . .

 

[monothingie]

With all this tree damage at WDW, no wonder there is only 1 left....

 

[RagingBullFan]

Beach Club quiet pool is open. Current focus is on Stormalong Bay to re-open. Dolphin lost a top piece of flashing.

 

[Figgy1]

With all this tree damage at WDW, no wonder there is only 1 left....

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Thank you I needed a giggle today being 9-11

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

I'm currently at the Boardwalk and looking at SpaceShip Earth there appears to be a couple of dark patches that look like some sort of damage facing out towards world showcase. I don't have a good enough camera with me to zoom in and verify what it actually is, damage or dirt of some sort.

Found this on the WDW Reddit page with this picture showing a closeup of said dark marks...

 

[biggy H]

These spots?
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Edit: LOL not my husband and me, but there are dark areas on SSE above us. These were there Saturday, and someone else who traveled in August saw them.

The dark spots happen regularly with spaceship earth and require power washing a couple times per year.

Looking at them again it appears to be those parches which is good news in that it is any damage.

 

[Martin1000]

How is the gasoline situation around Disney? Possible to load the car?

 

[plutofan15]

It seems to, I'm surprised as well. Disney being Disney, things can change at the last minute or it could be a mistake, but if it ends up really opening tomorrow, I'll be amazed.

Things do change. This was the letter we received in 1999 regarding park operations. The storm wasn't as bad due to a change in the path. On September 15 the only park to open was Animal Kingdom but limited to Disney hotel guests only and it opened in stages. Disney Springs (Downtown Disney then) opened that evening as well.

 

[Rider]

Found this on the WDW Reddit page with this picture showing a closeup of said dark marks...

Those were there Labor Day weekend. Just dirty.

 

[Bairstow]

Beach Club quiet pool is open. Current focus is on Stormalong Bay to re-open. Dolphin lost a top piece of flashing.
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Yikes! I wouldn't want to be around when that thing landed. Hope no one got their suv chopped in half.

 

[worldfanatic]

The speed they are removing the leaves and other debris from the pool might take them a few weeks sadly

Not a chance.
I'd guess every single Resort pool will be open by tomorrow.
Wednesday at the latest.

 

[hokielutz]

Found this on the WDW Reddit page with this picture showing a closeup of said dark marks...

I think I saw those spots last Wednesday... wasn't sure what to make of it. In that same area it appears the sphere is dented inwards.

 

[cosmicgirl]

Very optimistic, indeed.
From GOAA (Greater Orlando Aviation Authority)
"As of 8:30 a.m. 11 September 2017

Orlando International Airport (MCO) is NOT operational.

Please notify your viewers/ listeners/ readers that they SHOULD NOT COME TO THE AIRPORT until we notify the media that the airport is resuming operations. Continued gusty winds are delaying damage assessment teams from beginning the recovery process."

Spokesperson tells us an opening today is not exactly impossible, but really unlikely.

Can MCO even get enough staff in to operate after the curfew is lifted? Taking into account the time it takes passengers to get to the airport, the availability of crew and aircraft, and the time it takes for an incoming flight to get to MCO with MIA out and ATL not fully operational today, any incoming flight planning to depart MCO tonight would have to have to leave around 8:00pm EDT at the latest.
If you look at Delta's twitter feed you can see that they're giving out different responses depending on who's answering the question. Some say they're expecting to fly tonight, some say tomorrow. I wouldn't put my money on it.

Family told me that TUI is planning to operate a flight tomorrow, with the media saying they received permission to do so. They usually fly into Sanford, but I haven't been able to find any reports on potential damage or reopening. So either the media's wrong or they know something that hasn't been announced yet.

I'm pretty sure they were joking and poking fun at the people who are jumping on top of any comment that's about anything lesser than people losing their homes.

@xdan0920 didn't use the /sarc tag. You missed an earlier exchange that is probably gone by now.

Thank you both for clarifying that. I saw the "this is why I rarely post here anymore" and interpreted what followed

 

[hokielutz]

Any word if the outrageously priced over-water bungalows at the Polynesian Resort were damaged from the storm??

 

[Gabe1]

Ours at Wilderness are still closed though one clean and set for 2 hours.

So much cast wandering. Wilderness was awesome Saturday night and Sunday. Today opposite.