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Hurricane Matthew
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disney4life2008
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Everything in Orlando is closed. However, i did notice all the Chinese restaurants and steak and shake open
21stamps
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No, I want a FSU beating..from the Canes
I'm not criticizing RS with that..was a stupid question from the reporter!
Really? Not too surprising, since Chinese restaurants are the only ones open Christmas Day....
xdan0920
Think for yourselfer
I appreciate the general premise here. But it's a little bit apples and oranges....
WDW has gone out of its way to discourage guests from even considering going outside the Disney bubble for anything. Guests are conditioned to rely on Disney for their every want and need. So being unprepared is far more understandable in WDW then most anywhere else.
MOXOMUMD
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My daughter said Mattie.
hopemax
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Given what we were celebrating last Saturday, I would bet that the number of retirements within the senior levels of resort and area management and ops crews in the last 12 years is substantial. And given how fast newer managers move from place to place and that the first order of business is managing labor costs, expenses and profit margins and not things like efficiency and proficiency of the location operations, especially when under "stress," I am not surprised they aren't running like a well oiled machine. Like I mentioned during the alligator incident, institutional knowledge is not valued in today's business environment. Higher ups assume "someone will take care of it." But the infrequency of necessity lead it to be something lower levels cut or don't prepare for because it takes time, money and the front line cast turns over too fast for the info to be retained if they even consider its something to consider at all. So then when it's necessary, people are left scrambling. And I bet the location managers aren't empowered to make decisions without risking consequences. Some decisions (like closing the parks) probably even had to pass through Burbank.
I'm actually here for this. My husband and I came in last Thursday. We were at Universal Monday - Wed. Never turned on tv. Barely looked at my phone, didn't hear any TMs talking about what they were going to do, so despite normally being very conscientious we were caught off guard by this. We stopped at Publix in Windermere on our way back to my Dad's got most of what we needed, but they were sold out of water, bread and some other stuff. This morning we went to the Winter Garden Publix and they had been restocked so we got supplies. In the 20 years we've been visiting Central Fl, and the 11 years my Dad has lived here, usually during hurricane season, this is the first time we're getting hit. Everyone usually stresses how rare it is for Orlando to get hit like this so even though you know a storm is coming it usually turns the other way, weakens, goes north or south etc. So I can't blame people in the bubble for not realizing how bad this was getting.
Our flight home is scheduled for 5pm on Sunday. Hopeful we will get out, but will see how the aftermath goes, planning on getting to the airport earlier than normal. We have a family friend who we were originally hoping to visit today, who lives in Rockledge and her daughter lives on Merritt Island. She has thankfully evacuated to a hotel with her grandson and dog and we are mostly worried about how her home and community will fare.
No, I want a FSU beating..from the Canes
Why the FSU hate? Is it an Urban Myers thing?
Eddie Garrison
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Yeah. There were a few Mexican & Asian restaurants near & around I-Drive still open but they were PACKED.
WaWa is open on Central Fla. Pkwy since we just picked up a case (or two) of needed supplies
about 10 minutes ago.
21stamps
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Why do I hate FSU?
1. Their Fans.
2. Their Fans.
3. Their Fans.
Every time they played UM they were obnoxious.
I do realize that people say the same thing about my team..lol
bethymouse
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Wow! It is quiet! No boat traffic, and not even a sound!
AEfx
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Exactly. Disney advertises how they take care of everything, and anyone would reasonably assume that given that they host 10's of thousands of people at a time in a hurricane prone zone, they at least have a plan to feed the captive guests without resorting to $13 prison meals.
Stevek
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Tom Corless who runs a competing website. Known for sensationalizing or exaggerating his headlines to gain clicks. For example, yesterday stated that Disney was evacuating "resorts" versus just a single resort/campground at Fort Wilderness. Same guy that took Disney concept artwork and watermarked it when he posted on his site so other folks could not use. Granted, this was artwork that he had no right to nor did he own. Just another infamous Disney WDW blogger.
I'm going to strenuously defend my alma mater here. FSU fans are not that bad. Now UF fans are just nasty... classless...
21stamps
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Ohhh I hate them even more..trust me. Unfortunately I have a lot of UF alum friends too...still can't stand them during football season
Daveeeeed
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Tennessee all the way!Ohhh I hate them even more..trust me. Unfortunately I have a lot of UF alum friends too...still can't stand them during football season
And he should. Any Governor, regardless of party, wants people out of harms way. If not, hunker down and do your best to stay safe.
21stamps
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Here is a text from one a little bit ago..
21stamps
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Yeah, no. I don't like any SEC team.