Has a hurricane ever hit direct like that to WDW?The cone is still massively wide (like 100+ miles) with a lot of unpredictability, but the “center line” at the moment is back to WDW property, as of the 11am National Hurricane Center update.
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Hurricane Frances hit pretty direct, but it wasnt this strong.
We rode out Jeanne in 2004 at BCV. Once we were in lockdown, could not cross to the BC proper at all, so no food or any of the fun activities they were doing to keep everyone occupied…just an endless loop of Disney cartoons on the room TV
. Luckily we were able to pick up some food/beverages on the Boardwalk before everything closed. Once the storm lessened a bit, they wheeled over a cart with bagged lunches, but guests still couldn’t leave the building until the “all clear”. I don’t think there were very many cast members in the building with us either. After the storm, we were amazed at how fast they got all the debris cleaned up, replacement flower beds planted, and parks opened. 48 hours later you almost couldn’t tell a hurricane had hit.
Hurricane Charley in 2004. Basically took I-4 from the Orlando area to the coast.
Nothing like being in a Cat 3 hurricane with nothing between you and the ocean but a 20' berm. haha. As a young Marine of 23 who had never been in a hurricane it wasn't fun. When the storm finally went through, everything on the first floor was flooded and sand was probably a foot deep, it pushed everything to the front of the condo. We were on the 2nd floor and couldn't do anything about it.
If you do have points go into holding, MS will reverse that when you call them. And if things get really bad, with concerns about windows breaking, just go into the bathroom and close the door. That will be better shelter than those open hallways.
Stay safe.
I saw this answer as well on a Reddit thread, that once able to move between buildings they will try and get food to you via bagged lunches. Often the DVC buildings have snack and drink machines, but obviously wouldn’t be restocked during a storm.
Truly! It was amazing. It took an extra day to get the WL pool cleaned up, but a few days later it looked back to normal.
Thank you for keeping us updated!!
Hmm they don't seem worried about the Polynesian Bungalows. Maybe they are not worried about Storm surge on the Seven Seas Lagoon only the areas with a heavy tree canopy.
I can’t imagine the lagoon is big enough/holds enough water to impart a storm surge risk to that degree. But the ground is already so wet that treefall could be a big issue.
My sister evacuated to WDW. She had a night in the middle where she never could get a room. It took multiple calls, but they were able to accomodate her, her daughter, and their dog for a single 4-night stay. Ymmv.
