DW hours Fri. & Sat.

[Disneefun]

Apologies if this is posted elsewhere, but I didn't see it. Saw this on Local6.com -- operating hours for Fri. for DW and other parks. As of now, DW is not expected to open Sat. See below for more:

Based on updated information from the National Weather Service and consultation with emergency preparedness officials, Walt Disney World theme and water parks will operate on an abbreviated schedule on Friday, September 2, 2004.

Current forecasts indicate tropical force winds will not reach the Walt Disney World Resort until Saturday. Based on this information, officials anticipate closing on Saturday.

HOURS OF OPERATION

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Magic Kingdom -- 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
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Epcot -- 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
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Disney-MGM Studios -- 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
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Disney’s Animal Kingdom -- 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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Blizzard Beach -- 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
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Typhoon Lagoon -- 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
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Disney’s Wide World of Sports -- Open for scheduled events
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Downtown Disney -- 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
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Pleasure Island -- Closed
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Cirque du Soleil -- 6 p.m. show only

All Walt Disney World Resort hotels will remain open throughout the storm. Guests staying at Disney's Ft. Wilderness Resort and Campground will be relocated to other hotels on property.

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Universal Orlando announces they are closing their theme parks at 3 p.m. Friday because of Hurricane Frances.

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SeaWorld and Discovery Cove will also close at 3 p.m. Friday.

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Harry P. Leu Gardens will be closed starting Friday, September 3, 2004, due to Hurricane Frances and will remain closed until further notice. The Gardens will assess any and all damages and notify the public as to opening again.

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Due to the anticipated arrival of Hurricane Frances, all Disney On Ice presents Disney/Pixar's Finding Nemo performances scheduled for Friday, September 3, and Saturday, September 4, at the Lakeland Center have been postponed. More information will be available on Tuesday, September 7.

 

[Mimi Q]

I just saw this on the WDW official website.

 

[dorazio8]

Hello All
I just looked at WDW official site, and i did not see this , where do i go?

 

[LibertyBelle]

I would not be surprised to see Disney close early tomorrow as well. Sea World and Universal are closing at 3pm, the airport is closing at noon and they expect the outter edge of the storm to be affecting us sometime tomorrow. Personally I think that Disney is not being as proactive on this one (they did more for Charley and it was nothing compared to Frances). Many CM's have damage to their homes from Charley that they need to tend to before Frances arrives, the governor has asked that people be off the roads as early as possible tomorrow... if they stay open I think it should be for resort guests utilizing WDW transportation only. No offense to the off site guests, but the roads in Cemtral FLorida are really bad right now with people trying to evacuate that I don't think we should be adding more cars of people that are just heading out for fun.

Of course this is my opinion and I am sure that some will disagree but my house is in the path of Frances (luckily I am off tomorrow). I don't think that WDW will have many CM's come in to work tomorrow as there is still so much preperation that needs to be done and the traffic issues.

 

[PirateFan]

I just talked to a friend (actually, my son's ex gf) who is in the college program and works at MGM. She said that as of now, Disney is to close at 7 p.m. on Friday, closed on Saturday and open at 3 p.m. on Sunday, depending on the damage. But, she also said that speculation is that they will close earlier.

She said that last night, her and her roommates went to get flashlights, etc. All they could buy was candles and water. The shelves at the stores were nearly bare.

I am worried about her. She's 19 years old and 900 miles from home. She was going to head north after work this evening, but said the traffic on the interstate was barely moving and she's afraid of being stuck in her car when the storm hits.

I'm saying a prayer for everyone down there. Good luck and stay safe.

 

[LibertyBelle]

Originally posted by PirateFan
I just talked to a friend (actually, my son's ex gf) who is in the college program and works at MGM. She said that as of now, Disney is to close at 7 p.m. on Friday, closed on Saturday and open at 3 p.m. on Sunday, depending on the damage. But, she also said that speculation is that they will close earlier.

This is (and has been) a crazy waiting game. They just said on the 11 o clock news that the storm is now supposed to make landfall at 8PM on Saturday and take 24 hours to cross the state so WDW would be in the path almost all day on Sunday...

What I find interesting is that no one really took Charley seriously, Central Floridians really have never had this expereince (my family went through Andrew so I take every Hurricane seriously). My hubby told me during Charley that I was "overreacting"... After seeing the path Charley left and looking at Frances hubby (and most of Florida) is now being serious (which is good...never can be too prepared). I just pray that everyone makes it through this, possesions can be replaced, lives can't... Good luck to everyone here in FL...