If you knew a hurricane was coming, would you still go to WDW? - Page 3

inluvwithdisney · 09-10-2004

I voted for checking with the spouse as I said earlier, and today I was on with the concierge at the POLY and she said she felt safer at WDW than her own house thru the two so far!! So I think WDW is ready for these kinds of things but it would still be so hard to take my kids into it!!! But we are still planning to go next week too!!!!!!!

timsha · 09-11-2004

Had to vote No way. It is not fun being stuck there (or anywhere) with storms like that. But if I had to be anywhere, as Dorothy once said "thers's no place like home".

JM0318 · 09-11-2004

In Disney is one of the safest places to be if you have to be in a storm... they are built better and they do their best to make it better for everyone... If I had plans and that was the only time I could go... I would still go...ºoºJudy

Goofy3230 · 09-11-2004

I wouldn't take the chance. I can't imagine being in WDW with my 2 kids and then possibly being stuck in my hotel room. It would be tough on all of us (especially my sanity, lol), so we'd cancel and reschedule.

Baloo85 · 04-03-2005

A nice, little breeze never hurt anyone...and as for the rain, you are going to get wet on Splash anyways...hahaha!

Erin · 04-03-2005

I just got saw this thread, most likely it was posted when I didn't have power for the most of September due to Hurricanes!

WDW, however, HAD POWER!

So, I'm thinking I might of possibly faired better down there! :c)

I can see why people don't want to take their vacations during a hurricane. It kinda makes for a boring vacation...however, if it isn't too bad of a hurricane, it just might be a little added excitement!

bumble · 04-03-2005

I have to change my answer!! We were at WDW for the 3rd out of 4 hurricanes last year (Jeanne). We managed to book 2xs last Sept during hurricanes. The first time we changed for 3 weeks later to avoid one storm, then when ANOTHER hurricane came for that week.....I gave up and we went anyway. It was the most restfull WDW trip we have ever taken. Nothing like getting to lay around in bed for as long as we liked. Hope it doesnt happen again this year, but the extra rest wouldent hurt, lol!

Erin · 04-03-2005

Why not just book a hotel ANYWHERE to rest!

It would literally kill me...(My nerves would be shot) to pay that much money and NOT go to the parks!!!

**lawwin** · 04-03-2005

I used to live in FL. A hurricane does not bother me, and Disney prepares well. We take plenty of DVDs and have a DVD player to watch them on so nope it wouldn't bother me. The most lost park time was 2 days and we always come home with days left on our PHs anyways, so it really wouldn't be a big deal. I would have more of a problem trying to reschedule a big trip like that than going and having a hurricane hit.

bumble · 04-03-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Erin

Why not just book a hotel ANYWHERE to rest!

It would literally kill me...(My nerves would be shot) to pay that much money and NOT go to the parks!!!

It did not hurt so much because I knew we were going back for MNSSHP 3 or 4 weeks later. We had left the kids with my mom and sister so were were hoping for some alone time anyway

I actually felt bad for not brining them....there were tons of characters and CMs were in the GCH at the Poly just to entertain the us and the other guests! Disney was so awesome about the whole thing.

Erin · 04-04-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by bumble

It did not hurt so much because I knew we were going back for MNSSHP 3 or 4 weeks later. We had left the kids with my mom and sister so were were hoping for some alone time anyway

I actually felt bad for not brining them....there were tons of characters and CMs were in the GCH at the Poly just to entertain the us and the other guests! Disney was so awesome about the whole thing.

Ooooooh! You were down there DURING a hurricane! I think I misunderstood you the first time around! LOL!

Do NOT feel bad for not bringing your kids - alone time during a big storm at WDW! I'd PAY for that!

dznygrl · 04-04-2005

I voted Yes!

I would rather be at WDW during a hurricane than not be there at all. Plus, I would feel extremely safe at Disney. I'm always up for another adventure, and even spending the week in the room would be fun for me.

JM0318 · 04-06-2005

If you had to be in Florida during a hurricane.... Disney would be the safest place to be... and since I live in Florida I would choose to be there instead of at home...LOL.. ºoºJudy

Soundgod · 04-12-2005

I've just now seen this thread for the first time. While I answered ask the spouse, I really don't know what we'd do. But our situation is very different. We live in Miami. When storms come, many people evacuate to Orlando anyway. But I'd feel funny leaving my house unprepared for the storm. A similar thing happens to people on cruises. In 2000 we booked an Eastern Caribbean cruise, but when we arrived at the dock in Ft. Lauderdale, we were told, you're going west due to a storm. Well, the storm missed the Virgin Islands and we sailed closer to it between the Caymans and Jamaica than if we'd been on our original route. The next year we tried again, and the whole week before I was watching storms. I was happy we wouldn't be affected this time. Oh yeah, but one little thing happened the Tuesday before our Sunday sailing in Sept, 2001. Guess what that was. But go to WDW with a hurricane coming? I'd have to check with the Hurricane Center up the street (really) and see what the tracks and timescales were. We were up in Toronto the week that Ivan missed Miami, and were really worried until we saw it move too far west to bother our house.
One more thing, we go to WDW every October, but so far have not been bothered by storms.

boucher0911 · 04-12-2005

Been there - done that - TWICE! We were there for Floyd in 99 and another hurricane in 2001 shortly after 9/11. Floyd ended up just giving off some wind and rain - nothing major. The one that hit in 2001 was a little scarier - we were driving home since all of the airports had closed and the hurricane spawned some tornados that were touching down all around us as we were driving up the coast. Very scary. Someone wanted us out of FL that year! But I answered yes anyway - I would still go. Everyone at Disney took good care of us last time, so I would trust them if it were to come down to that again. On the other hand - we now vacation in Feb rather than Sept, so I doubt we would have to face that problem again anyway!

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inluvwithdisney I need it to be May 28th! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Disney ~~ In my mind!! Posts: 2,783	Re: If you knew a hurricane was coming, would you still go to WDW? I voted for checking with the spouse as I said earlier, and today I was on with the concierge at the POLY and she said she felt safer at WDW than her own house thru the two so far!! So I think WDW is ready for these kinds of things but it would still be so hard to take my kids into it!!! But we are still planning to go next week too!!!!!!! __________________ AVATAR: My kitties: DISNEY & EPCOT Disneyland ~~ Offsite~~ August 1991 Disneyland/Calif. Adv. ~~ DLH ~~June 2001 Disneyland/Calif. Adv. ~~ DLH ~~ Sept. 2002 WDW ~~ POR ~~Sept. 2003 WDW ~~ POLY~~ Sept. 2004 WDW/Disney Cruise ~~ POR/Disney Wonder ~~ December 2005 WDW/Disney Cruise ~~ POR/Disney Wonder ~~ August 2007 WDW & US/DC/SW ~~POR ~~August 2008 Proud member of Disney Overplanner AnonyMOUSE My Disney Countdown Counting down to: 16 DAYS with the MOUSE!! 9 days WDW/7 days Eastern Carribean Cruise!!! Playing and cruising with the MOUSE!!!!

09-11-2004	#32 (permalink)
timsha Mouse Meister Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Foster. RI Posts: 1,255	Re: If you knew a hurricane was coming, would you still go to WDW? Had to vote No way. It is not fun being stuck there (or anywhere) with storms like that. But if I had to be anywhere, as Dorothy once said "thers's no place like home". __________________ Next trip?? some time in 2009

09-11-2004	#33 (permalink)
JM0318 Big Cheese Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Middleburg, Florida Posts: 778	Re: If you knew a hurricane was coming, would you still go to WDW? In Disney is one of the safest places to be if you have to be in a storm... they are built better and they do their best to make it better for everyone... If I had plans and that was the only time I could go... I would still go...ºoºJudy __________________ ºoº Judy *Just a little Pixie Dust goes a long way*

09-11-2004	#34 (permalink)
Goofy3230 Big Cheese Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: NY Posts: 921	Re: If you knew a hurricane was coming, would you still go to WDW? I wouldn't take the chance. I can't imagine being in WDW with my 2 kids and then possibly being stuck in my hotel room. It would be tough on all of us (especially my sanity, lol), so we'd cancel and reschedule. __________________ Goofy3230 '77 Off site, '90 Off site, '91 Off site, '92 Disneyland, '94 Contemporary, '98 CBR, '99 ASM, Feb. 2000 CBR, Nov. 2000 POF & Dolphin, '02 AKL & WL, '03 ASMo and Contemporary, 'O4 POR, WL '05, POP and Poly Concierge '06, Poly '07, POP Aug. '08, SSR Dec. '08, POP March '09, POP July '09 Finally took "the plunge" and are proud DVC members at AKV and we just added BLT, TOO!!! WOO HOO!! POP 2/13 - 2/20/2010 My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Presidents Week with Mickey 78 days 23 hours 15 minutes

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04-03-2005	#35 (permalink)
Baloo85 DC JungleCruise Skipper Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: in denial on the Nile river Posts: 1,545	Re: If you knew a hurricane was coming, would you still go to WDW? A nice, little breeze never hurt anyone...and as for the rain, you are going to get wet on Splash anyways...hahaha! __________________ "Please do not take any pictures while you are in line at the Jungle Cruise...they are nailed to the walls for a reason." PJ AND BALOO WDW TRIPS 2003 Oct MNSSHP (CBR) 2004 April (Grad nite) 2005 Oct MNSSHP 2005 Nov (my b day) 2006 March (spring break/POR) 2006 May (Pj's b day/All Star Music) President of the "I GO WILD FOR THE JUNGLE CRUISE" club Founder of the Pool Boys for Disney Foundation!!!

04-03-2005	#36 (permalink)
Erin Scooter Princess Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Welaka Posts: 9,771	Re: If you knew a hurricane was coming, would you still go to WDW? I just got saw this thread, most likely it was posted when I didn't have power for the most of September due to Hurricanes! WDW, however, HAD POWER! So, I'm thinking I might of possibly faired better down there! :c) I can see why people don't want to take their vacations during a hurricane. It kinda makes for a boring vacation...however, if it isn't too bad of a hurricane, it just might be a little added excitement! __________________ Team Jake! http://www.twitter.com/IamBubbles www.facebook.com/scooterprincess

04-03-2005	#37 (permalink)
bumble Mouse Meister Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Part time Fort Wilderness resident ;) Posts: 1,363	Re: If you knew a hurricane was coming, would you still go to WDW? I have to change my answer!! We were at WDW for the 3rd out of 4 hurricanes last year (Jeanne). We managed to book 2xs last Sept during hurricanes. The first time we changed for 3 weeks later to avoid one storm, then when ANOTHER hurricane came for that week.....I gave up and we went anyway. It was the most restfull WDW trip we have ever taken. Nothing like getting to lay around in bed for as long as we liked. Hope it doesnt happen again this year, but the extra rest wouldent hurt, lol! __________________ I cant wait to be at Fort Wilderness Campground! Our on site trips to WDW have been at:CSR, PO R & FQ, WL, Poly, All Star Sports, PC, Fort Wilderness, Contemporary, Beach Club Bumbles buzz!!!® http://www.myspace.com/bumble__bee ,-._,-. \/)"(\/ (_o_)

04-03-2005	#38 (permalink)
Erin Scooter Princess Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Welaka Posts: 9,771	Re: If you knew a hurricane was coming, would you still go to WDW? Why not just book a hotel ANYWHERE to rest! It would literally kill me...(My nerves would be shot) to pay that much money and NOT go to the parks!!! __________________ Team Jake! http://www.twitter.com/IamBubbles www.facebook.com/scooterprincess

04-03-2005	#39 (permalink)
lawwin Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,332	Re: If you knew a hurricane was coming, would you still go to WDW? I used to live in FL. A hurricane does not bother me, and Disney prepares well. We take plenty of DVDs and have a DVD player to watch them on so nope it wouldn't bother me. The most lost park time was 2 days and we always come home with days left on our PHs anyways, so it really wouldn't be a big deal. I would have more of a problem trying to reschedule a big trip like that than going and having a hurricane hit. __________________ Moderator of the Walt Disney Company and Pin Trading Forums Forever & Always at Disney in my heart.... Mother of Brer Rabbit - 15 Year-old Defender of SotS and lover of Captain Jack

04-04-2005	#42 (permalink)
dznygrl aka dizzygirl Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The breezy shore Posts: 9,335	Re: If you knew a hurricane was coming, would you still go to WDW? I voted Yes! I would rather be at WDW during a hurricane than not be there at all. Plus, I would feel extremely safe at Disney. I'm always up for another adventure, and even spending the week in the room would be fun for me. __________________ Proud former 2-time Disneyland CM Avatar: Moooom, make Alice stop hugging me! 2000 ~ off-site 2002 ~ Polynesian 2003 ~ All-Star Movies 2008 ~ All-Star Music My Disney Countdown Counting down to: The girls' first trip to Disneyland! 37 days 11 hours 15 minutes

04-06-2005	#43 (permalink)
JM0318 Big Cheese Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Middleburg, Florida Posts: 778	Re: If you knew a hurricane was coming, would you still go to WDW? If you had to be in Florida during a hurricane.... Disney would be the safest place to be... and since I live in Florida I would choose to be there instead of at home...LOL.. ºoºJudy __________________ ºoº Judy *Just a little Pixie Dust goes a long way*

04-12-2005	#44 (permalink)
Soundgod Squirrel! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Laughing on the Laughing Floor Posts: 8,809	Re: If you knew a hurricane was coming, would you still go to WDW? I've just now seen this thread for the first time. While I answered ask the spouse, I really don't know what we'd do. But our situation is very different. We live in Miami. When storms come, many people evacuate to Orlando anyway. But I'd feel funny leaving my house unprepared for the storm. A similar thing happens to people on cruises. In 2000 we booked an Eastern Caribbean cruise, but when we arrived at the dock in Ft. Lauderdale, we were told, you're going west due to a storm. Well, the storm missed the Virgin Islands and we sailed closer to it between the Caymans and Jamaica than if we'd been on our original route. The next year we tried again, and the whole week before I was watching storms. I was happy we wouldn't be affected this time. Oh yeah, but one little thing happened the Tuesday before our Sunday sailing in Sept, 2001. Guess what that was. But go to WDW with a hurricane coming? I'd have to check with the Hurricane Center up the street (really) and see what the tracks and timescales were. We were up in Toronto the week that Ivan missed Miami, and were really worried until we saw it move too far west to bother our house. One more thing, we go to WDW every October, but so far have not been bothered by storms. __________________ Do you live to eat or do you eat to live? My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Instant Single Digit Dance 3 days 19 hours 15 minutes

04-12-2005	#45 (permalink)
boucher0911 Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 461	Re: If you knew a hurricane was coming, would you still go to WDW? Been there - done that - TWICE! We were there for Floyd in 99 and another hurricane in 2001 shortly after 9/11. Floyd ended up just giving off some wind and rain - nothing major. The one that hit in 2001 was a little scarier - we were driving home since all of the airports had closed and the hurricane spawned some tornados that were touching down all around us as we were driving up the coast. Very scary. Someone wanted us out of FL that year! But I answered yes anyway - I would still go. Everyone at Disney took good care of us last time, so I would trust them if it were to come down to that again. On the other hand - we now vacation in Feb rather than Sept, so I doubt we would have to face that problem again anyway! __________________ Dawn Pop Century~April/May 2008 Off-Site~2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 All Star Movies~2001 Wilderness Lodge (Honeymoon)~1999 Multiple off site visits prior to 1999

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