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Hurricane Matthew
- Thread starter JohnD
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HRHPrincessAriel
Well-Known Member
Exactly.
mousehockey37
Well-Known Member
Isn't that called common sense? We all know how common it really is....
Jimmy Thick
Well-Known Member
Disney is supposed to pay people because of an act of God or Mother Nature?
When we lived through blizzards no one paid us when we were told to stay home for our own safety, you used pto if you wanted to get paid, Disney isn't doing anything wrong.
AEfx
Well-Known Member
Bottom line: needlessly terrifying people with worst case scenarios while they are in some of the safest buildings ever constructed in the state, which have never had a guest death due to a hurricane in the 45+ years the resort has been in operation, would have done nothing but endanger them further by stranding them on roads and airports where they would be stuck and in much more actual danger.
The best case scenario is you have a resort full of people who can't go anywhere anyway running around panicking and making the situation even worse, further clogging the arteries out of the area where people are who couldn't stay out safely because they were not in nearly as secure locations.
RWilliams
Premium Member
It's in the contract- cast won't get paid for closures due to an "act of god". If cast were to leave before the end of their shifts today they were paid for the remainder of their shifts.
Beacon Joe
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PhotoDave219
Well-Known Member
Information was disseminated much differently in 2004. Things ran pretty smoothly. Guests were kept in the loop, Disney was very open about everything they were doing.
The $12.99 boxed lunch (buy before you see) seems new to me. I know the QSR place at WL ran out of damn near everything during Frances but it was still open.
But remember, Disney attracts a large number of international guests. I'm sure folks from the Pacific rim know what a tropical cyclone is, but I wouldn't expect visitors from the EU, Russia or other areas that aren't in the tropics to understand that a hurricane is so much more than some wind and rain.
jakeman
Well-Known Member
I seem to remember the track of Charlie and the other hurricanes of that year (I was living there at the time) being much more stable than this one though. It was known a few days ahead that it was going to cross central Florida, the only question at that time was where and how bad.
21stamps
Well-Known Member
Really though? I think all of us Americans know what a Tsunami is.. Without ever experiencing one.
Yes. Again, what you are saying is utterly ridiculous.
Always gotta be a victim mentality somewhere though..
21stamps
Well-Known Member
Also in 2004--not everyone had smart phones.
mergatroid
Well-Known Member
Arrived back in England today after spending 3 weeks in Orlando, looks like we scheduled it just right. Hope everything goes alright for those there.
DisneyDebRob
Well-Known Member
We sure would appreciate any pics taken, as long as your being safe down there taking them.
21stamps
Well-Known Member
Exactly. The same for every other hurricane in Florida. People on an hourly wage didn't get paid because their workplace was closed.
AEfx
Well-Known Member
Now, if we are going to criticize - that's one I'd say "really disney?" about. Even the .99 part - come on, these are pretty much emergency rations...
WDWBryan
Well-Known Member
Those frozen pizzas will come in handy when the power goes out. Unless they cook them tonight I guess
