News Major Hurricane Dorian impacts to Walt Disney World 2019

[LAKid53]

You didn’t say this to scare anyone but for the record, this is for sure a scary post for someone in the direct path. A very scary post indeed. It makes the reader feel hopeless.

But for those who haven't been through a storm like this, it's the reality. People need to understand that. Things may be fine within the WDW bubble, but once you leave..... And if Orlando takes a major hit, Disney will have problems bringing in needed supplies.

 

[RustySpork]

Then it’s too late... Gas is already scarce by her, by the time you commit you are stuck.

Correct.

 

[larryz]

According to that map I'm in zone D. But 3 houses up is a no evacuation zone. I think they just took a nearby creek and measured a certain distance from it, without taking topography into account - we are up hill. The people on the other side of the creek have and will be flooded.

Yeah, but you've got all those channels and rivers that the storm surge would cruise up like a pipeline. I'd just do the math: if Storm Surge minus my home's elevation is a positive number, I'm out of there.

 

[LAKid53]

This is when it's important to have both a family plan, and a neighborhood plan.

My cul-de-sac watches out for each other. We help clear up each other's yards, cut up trees, feed each other, etc.

 

[ImperfectPixie]

Having driven in a Tropical Storm as a stupid High Schooler I 100% agree with this. It's not fun.

I was a stupid teenager, too...once had a wave crash OVER my car and onto the opposite side of the road while I was crossing a low bridge over a marsh.

 

[Horizons '83]

Correct.

Which is why I am asking my sister to make the call now.

 

[LAKid53]

Having driven in a Tropical Storm as a stupid High Schooler I 100% agree with this. It's not fun.

I did the same.... Part of my route included driving on the bridge over the canal that separated Miami Lakes from Hialeah. All because I wanted tickets to a concert I can't remember who was playing. My mom was quite unhappy with me when I got home.

 

[LAKid53]

Which is why I am asking my sister to make the call now.

Good. Hope she listens to you.

 

[Voxel]

My cul-de-sac watches out for each other. We help clear up each other's yards, cut up trees, feed each other, etc.

You need to. I have to remove part of my shared fence but it broken during irma and will be come projectiles in this one.
I should leave work soon and grab some supplies to do a quick repair/clean of my gutters and start putting up the shutters.

 

[allthingdisney]

Not sure about that. They, in essence, "sold" their points to the rental agency. The rental agency would want repayment, before they'd refund you. And this close to a check-in day, those points would go into a holding account, if DVC hadn't waived their cancellation policy for members due to the storm.

I'd call the company you rented through.

When I called yesterday trip is scheduled for 9/4-9/8 I was told I could cancel and points would not be placed into holding as my use year is Feb and I have to bank by the end of the month. I told them there is no way I can rebook a trip within 60days. I still have not cancelled though yet .

 

[larryz]

Yep. Looks like I’m gonna learn my lesson the hard way about booking a non-refundable WDW trip during hurricane season without vacation insurance. LOL. IF it weakens and Monday forecasts predict a tropical storm hitting Orlando (as opposed to hurricane), do you think it might make sense to book it down there on Monday and wait it out? I already have a cheap hotel booked for Tuesday and then the weeklong stay at AKL.

Latest charts are showing landfall on Tuesday, so you might make it in... but you'll likely be fighting evacuation traffic.

But it's still a really bad idea.

 

[skyphotographer]

From the 11am update:

Consequently, the NHC forecast calls for
additional intensification, and Dorian is expected to become an
extremely dangerous major hurricane soon with additional
strengthening likely as it heads for the northwestern Bahamas and
the Florida peninsula.


For those that have to stay or choose to stay, please be safe, prayers are with you.

 

[BoarderPhreak]

 

[monothingie]

Things to note.
Storm track is appears to be shifting towards the coast based on model input. (Don't try to connect the dots. The actual track of the storm will not be exactly in the center of the cone.)

Speed at which it moves up the peninsula appears to have increased. (good thing)

 

[bpiper]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but most of central Florida's electricity is provided by Florida-based coal powered generation plants and some Nuclear. Both of those sources of energy are reliable and designed to withstand a hurricane.

Short term there may be some Orlando-area outages caused by overhead lines going down, but mid and long term the coal and Nuclear plants will keep right on chugging along. God bless 'em!

While those plants might be designed to withstand a hurricane, reality can be different. Winds have a way of working on a flaw in construction or design and taking advantage of it. The other thing that your forgetting is the high tension lines. If those come down or are damaged, they require very specific equipment and specifically trained crews to fix. Your ordinary boom truck doesn't reach that high. When a power plant sees that its output can't be sent, the equipment trips and shuts the plant down to protect the equipment from damage. Do you know how long it takes to restart a nuclear plant?? Think in days.

 

[tribbleorlfl]

But for those who haven't been through a storm like this, it's the reality. People need to understand that. Things may be fine within the WDW bubble, but once you leave..... And if Orlando takes a major hit, Disney will have problems bringing in needed supplies.

And CMs.

 

[skyphotographer]

Latest satellite picture of the storm:

 

[SugarMagnolia75]

When I called yesterday trip is scheduled for 9/4-9/8 I was told I could cancel and points would not be placed into holding as my use year is Feb and I have to bank by the end of the month. I told them there is no way I can rebook a trip within 60days. I still have not cancelled though yet .

We were able to cancel our DVC stay last night and the points were not put into holding, but our trip was 8/30-9/2. If the impact of the storm continues to get pushed out, you may be able to cancel without penalty.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

That's important to remember. There are still areas that have not rebuilt from the two previous storms - and they may be hit again. There were parts of major highways that were closed due to damage for a few days. The major roads (and even some of the alternate routes) were bumper to bumper cars, with many people running out of gas.

People who headed North to escape Irma ended up being evacuated again because of flooding in Jacksonville. This one appears to have a lot of water, and is moving slowly, so flooding might be a bigger issue than wind damage.

...always listen to Mom, people

 

[larryz]

...always listen to Mom, people

If you go north, don't stop until you hit South Carolina, and that should be northwest South Carolina at that.