Hurricane Matthew

[HRHPrincessAriel]

can anyone give a weather update from where they are in Florida? Is it starting to get windy or raining?

weather.com has tons of info.

 

[wdwmagic]

Walt Disney World Gas Stations, Car Rental and Pet Care closing early today

 

[21stamps]

Not sure about Orlando, but Andrew in 86 hit South Florida as a Cat 5 causing $26.5 billion in damages, no deaths recorded.
Charley in 92 hit as a Cat 4, causing $15.1 billion in damages, 8 deaths.

Andrew hit in Aug of '92 and it still amazes me there were no deaths out of that disaster.

WHAT?

 

[WDWBryan]

All that rubble is still sitting in DHS hope it doesn't get whipped around and pelt the buildings

 

[danlb_2000]

Just saw a Periscope from Epcot. F&W kiosks are still in place but some have been closed up already. You can see various other battening down being done.

 

[wendysmom]

Can't believe the people just hanging out in the pool...

 

[Patcheslee]

That's great, but, Where would you go?

I'd just stay home.

 

[danlb_2000]

Can't believe the people just hanging out in the pool...

If you are staying on site why not. Weather hasn't started to turn bad yet.

 

[disney4life2008]

can anyone give a weather update from where they are in Florida? Is it starting to get windy or raining?

Orlando here. Nothing yet. Cloudy with rain.

 

[DznyGrlSD]

Walt Disney World Gas Stations, Car Rental and Pet Care closing early today

what do people with pets do? can they keep them at their hotels because of the situation?

 

[ChrisI]

Sending thoughts from NY to everyone down in FL!!! Stay safe everyone!

 

[danlb_2000]

what do people with pets do? can they keep them at their hotels because of the situation?

I assume they would continue to care for the pets that are already there.

 

[PhotoDave219]

If you are staying on site why not. Weather hasn't started to turn bad yet.

What was amusing to me was the idiots in the pool during the MIDDLE of the storm

 

[PhotoDave219]

what do people with pets do? can they keep them at their hotels because of the situation?

I know people who have. Snuck the dog in through a side door.

 

[danlb_2000]

What was amusing to me was the idiots in the pool during the MIDDLE of the storm

I thought he was talking about today, but I guess he was talking about your video.

 

[Horizons '83]

WHAT?

Wow, I really misspoke there. It appears there were 65 Deaths. Yikes how did I miss that...

 

[DznyGrlSD]

Hurricane Andrew happened in 1992, not 86. Hurricane Charley happened in 2004, not in 1992.

I have a first hand account of Hurricane Andrew in 1992 since It happened during my WDW trip that year.

I was staying at the Port Orleans resort aka now know as Port Orleans French Quarter in 1992 at WDW when Hurricane Andrew hit.

Hurricane Andrew didn't cause any of the 3 theme parks to close at all. I was at WDW theme park on that day. It was either the Magic Kingdom or Epcot. I didn't recall any damage for WDW in terms of the resort I stayed at or the theme parks.

I was a CM in 2004 during Charley and they closed the parks.

 

[GrumpyFan]

Hurricane Andrew happened in 1992, not 86. Hurricane Charley happened in 2004, not in 1992.

I have a first hand account of Hurricane Andrew in 1992 since It happened during my WDW trip that year.

Oops, you're right, I mis-typed the dates.
Sorry about that.

 

[epcot2004]

Glad we are not down there with our dogs boarded at Best Friends, I see that they will also close. They are not fans of heavy wind and rain. They were there with us when a bad thunder storm rolled thru in the middle of the night. We were able to check on them via the webcam and a staff member was sitting with them watching TV. The staff there is the best!

 

[cjgren]

At the airport in Boston right now waiting to check in for my flight. Room in Tampa is confirmed for today and friends in Inervess are on standby as my super emergency back up. Can anyone locally advise what time tomorrow the storm is supposed to be clearing Orlando? Trying to figure out if I should book another night at the same hotel in Tampa when I arrive.