Thought I would give this little report from Disney during the hurricane. We are at the Beach Club Villas and have been here since Saturday. Thursday and Friday we stayed at Dixie Landings. There didn't seem to be anyone at Dixie Landings (Port Orleans), either one of those days, even though we were told that they were capacity. No one in the pools, walking around, and the food courts were the emptiest I have ever seen them. The parks were empty also, as no waits on the most popular rides in Magic Kingdom. That was Friday of course, as Saturday all parks were closed. At the Beach Club, Cape May was open but Beaches and Cream closed at 3. The store stayed open all day. I took a walk to Boardwalk in the afternoon, and nothing was open there. I have never seen the boardwalk empty with only a couple of people walking on it. They did kick us out of the pool at 6 pm and we sat around waiting for the storm to come the rest of the night. They wouldn't let us out of the villas the rest of the night.
Today, is Sunday and the rains have started to come. It is a bit windy and will probably get worse as the day goes on. There is nothing open here, and we are, again, kept in our areas. They have games set up in the breezeway and common rooms. They are selling box lunches for 5 dollars, and have soda set up for mug holders. They say they can't keep everyone in the area, but if we insist on leaving, they will call over to the main lobby and let them know we are coming so they can unlock the doors. Sounds scarey!
Now for the big questions. People are starting to ask about being charged for their rooms, when they aren't letting anyone on the roads. One woman belonging to the Vacation Club was told she had to borrow points to stay for an extra couple of days. Now she has to stay two more, and doesn't know where she is going to get the money. There are other people in the same boat. One couple was told they would only charge her 199 a night for a room. That was being questioned also, because what else are they going to do with the rooms? No one is coming in right now, so the rooms will be empty anyway. We figured that disney needed some rooms for the cast members that were there working and couldn't get home. I know that some of them will have to be here until Monday, and have been here all weekend. The room we had a Dixie has not been filled yet and that has been two days ago. People are getting different answers, which tells me that Disney hasn't had a chance to think about this type of emergency. Some people were also put out about having to pay 5 dollars for these box lunches. We shall see if Disney thinks they should make changes in the future for situations like this.
Anyway, we know we are safe, and will probably have power when things get tough. We are scheduled to check out on Monday. Hope the storm is over by then.
Today, is Sunday and the rains have started to come. It is a bit windy and will probably get worse as the day goes on. There is nothing open here, and we are, again, kept in our areas. They have games set up in the breezeway and common rooms. They are selling box lunches for 5 dollars, and have soda set up for mug holders. They say they can't keep everyone in the area, but if we insist on leaving, they will call over to the main lobby and let them know we are coming so they can unlock the doors. Sounds scarey!
Now for the big questions. People are starting to ask about being charged for their rooms, when they aren't letting anyone on the roads. One woman belonging to the Vacation Club was told she had to borrow points to stay for an extra couple of days. Now she has to stay two more, and doesn't know where she is going to get the money. There are other people in the same boat. One couple was told they would only charge her 199 a night for a room. That was being questioned also, because what else are they going to do with the rooms? No one is coming in right now, so the rooms will be empty anyway. We figured that disney needed some rooms for the cast members that were there working and couldn't get home. I know that some of them will have to be here until Monday, and have been here all weekend. The room we had a Dixie has not been filled yet and that has been two days ago. People are getting different answers, which tells me that Disney hasn't had a chance to think about this type of emergency. Some people were also put out about having to pay 5 dollars for these box lunches. We shall see if Disney thinks they should make changes in the future for situations like this.
Anyway, we know we are safe, and will probably have power when things get tough. We are scheduled to check out on Monday. Hope the storm is over by then.
