Anyone evacuation **TO** Disney? Tampa Bay resident here and heading to Sports tomorrow

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80 miles door-to-door to Disney.
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After my Zone B area went into mandatory evacuation this morning I went in search of a place to evacuate. I spent probably 3 hours on the phone, internet to see if there were any places to stay in central-eastern FL or southern GA. Nothing. Not a thing. Except a Motel 6 in Gainesville that looked like one of Dante's 7 Circles of He-double-hockey-sticks.

We have 2 dogs that have to be accommodated so I didn't even bother with Disney. At some point I said, I'll take anything, anywhere and my dad said he would stay with the dogs in the car in a safe zone.

I got online with Disney and they had All Star Sports available for $75. This was literally the only place with hotel rooms in the state. I asked in a chat if they were relaxing their pet policy for the storm and they said YES!!!! 2 animals under 75 pounds. PERFECT. Booked it.

So my 80 year old father, myself, my brother, Callie the 13+ y/o Lab and Hobie the 18 month ball-of-fire Beagle Boxer mix have a safe place to stay Sunday and Monday night. Yeah, it's going to be tight.

I feel very, very lucky to have gotten this reservation; I just looked and everything is booked now.


Anyone else doing this or have done this?
 
I am truly happy for you and both your human family members and furbabies. I think you are indeed lucky. We live on the east coast of Florida (not evacuating) and my neighbors left two days ago with their cat and were driving all the way to Birmingham Alabama. They said that was the closest place they could find that would take a pet.

In 1999, we evacuated for hurricane Floyd and also had to go to Birmingham. I was on my phone while my husband drove. We also had with us my elderly mother and our 2 cocker spaniels. That was the closest place that we could find that would take pets.

I wish you all the best. Stay safe.
 
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