Hurricane Season expected to be bad?

[FancyBrat]

Haven't seen any threads on this yet but saw on the news that they are expecting a more active Hurricane Season this year. As I'm in the North West we usually don't hear to much on this so can those of you in the South East can you shed some light on what your hearing? We are going 8/14-8/25. Thanks!

 

[kribit]

They predicted the same thing last hurricane season and it was pretty mild. Sometimes I think they flip a coin.

 

[Cee]

I think it's a crapshoot. From what I understand, if there is a hurricane, WDW
manages to still make it a magical experience. I've read posts where characters
knock on resort doors for visits when guests have to be in "lockdown" because
of the weather. Try not to give too much energy to worrying about it and
just resolve to enjoy whatever wonderful vacation you end up with. It's not
like you'll never go again, right?

 

[LISAMWDW]

I wouldn't put much worry into it either! I've been many times during "hurricane season", without any problems. If by chance there is a hurricane, Orlando area being central, is pretty safe the majority of the time. The coastal areas tend to get hit harder.

 

[LOLA2]

Is end of October hurricance season?

 

[disneymom06]

We checked in on the day the Hurricane Charlie was hitting. It wasn't even supposed to hit Orlando when we left NY. And we didn't even know how bad it had gotten until we hit I-4, as we had been driving all night. The CM's couldn't have been nicer. We really felt very safe, Disney was truly prepared.

 

[LISAMWDW]

Usually the hurricane season runs from June 1 - Nov 30.

 

[harleyquinn]

I think they predict it's going to be bad since we had an El Nino winter. The following hurricane seasons are typically more active than others.

That's why I bought trip insurance!

 

[safetymom]

Most Floridians don't worry about until they announce it is close to their area. Several years ago Central Florida was hit pretty hard with the hurricanes.

 

[lazidazi07]

Thats the numero uno thing I'm worried about! Please NO!

 

[tinkerbella's mom]

Going 9/8/to 9/15, what is the hurricane update? Also new to this site, not a DVC member YET! And don't laugh, trying to edit my reservations wanted thread to read closed, not sure if it was done automatically after 1 week. So you experts please help! Tinkerbella's mom

 

[LilGMom]

Hurricane season does run from June 1 - Nov. 30 with Sept & October historically being the most active for Florida residents. Last year the experts predicted a unusually active season and, thankfully, it was a very quiet season.

As a Floridian, I do pay attention to what the experts say but hurricanes are such unpredictable beasts that until it is in the Gulf of Mexico I don't pay that much attention. But I'm not going to let hurricane season dictate when I go to Disney and actually the next time a hurricane heads towards NW Florida we'll evacuate south to Disney instead of going north.

 

[PrincessV]

Seriously, I live in West Central FL and I swear "they" tell us every year will be a more severe hurricane season than the last. No one can predict with any certainty whether or not we're going to get hit during a season. Us Floridians have learned to just roll with the punches, live life as normal, pay attention when a storm appears to be headed our way, and take action as necessary.

As an interesting note, WDW is actually one of my evacuation plans! I'd rather be there - where the fridges are full and the emergency power back-ups are hot - than stuck on an Interstate with 3 gazillion of my Florida friends!

 

[Bob P]

Going 9/8/to 9/15, what is the hurricane update? Also new to this site, not a DVC member YET! And don't laugh, trying to edit my reservations wanted thread to read closed, not sure if it was done automatically after 1 week. So you experts please help! Tinkerbella's mom

I'm not trying to be flip here, but if you want the hurricane update for September 8-15, you'll have to check back around September 5!

 

[caralyn817]

I live in South Florida and every year we get told it will be the worst season. This past year we were told the same thing and yet we only got a tropical storm. Knock on wood! I have been hit by many hurricanes, since I live on the coast. Think of it this way. Orlando is in the center of the state, most of the time the storm has died down before reaching there. By then it is usually, just rain and gusts of wind. In Hurricane Charlie's case, that was a severe storm and it came through unexpectingly. A lot of people didn't have time to prepare, but know they have become more prepared and wiser from the fact. Disney is very responsible for their guests when a situation like that happens and will take care of them. Don't worry about a thing! As a South Floridian, we don't until they tell us to start getting prepared.

 

[FancyBrat]

Thanks all, I'm not to worried about having one while we are there just in how it will mess up flights either getting there or back home is all LOL. But we did buy Trip Insurance so will just go with what comes our way.

 

[gwcollins71]

We were there when Hurricane Charley hit. I couldn't think of a better place to be. Disney and the service industry in Orlando were amazing, especially if you consider that many of their own properties were damaged.

I wouldn't worry about it.

Gretchen

 

[lustergirl]

for the 2 past septembers we have enjoyed vacationing at the "house of the mouse" and had absolutely nothing to worry about. Don't drive yourself nuts about because if a hurricane happens to strike there is nothing you can do about it- just imagine you would be at disney world during it- no place like "home".

 

[C_leen]

I lived in NW FL for a while. Since I'm from the midwest, the whole concept of hurricane evacuation was baffling. I remember we kept a paper placemat from Sonic for hurricane tips! Our first hurricane we went to the grocery store and bought what everyone else did: beer, white bread and batteries! Later that year we got to experience evacuation with Opal. Thank God that one wasn't first!

Well, another NW FL poster is totally right. If they come in from the Gulf, head to central FL. But I must admit, hurricanes scare me. I'm buying trip insurance for our Sept. trip.

 

[kimberh]

We live in Charleston, SC. I want to say that there are Hurricanes, then there are Hurricanes! They are a beast, all of their own. We had Hurricane Hugo in 1989. We looked like a Bomb went off the next morning. There was hardly a tree left standing. Boats in the middle of the streets. Houses completely gone!!! We own a Roofing Co. I don't think a roof in the whole area was spared. Power was completely gone, all of the Radio towers out. Jacksonville, FL. finally received permission to broadcast to us. We did not have a clue what had happened to us. The bridges were washed away. We were in BAD shape. Then in 1992, Andrew hit Fl. This is not the same as Charlie hitting Central Fl. I was there, We got out the night before, then saw Disney reopen. I am telling you, that if Charlie had been a Hugo or an Andrew, Disney would not have reopened the next day. The cat 4 and 5 storms are not to be taken lightly. They are Very severe. Millions if not Billions of dollars of property will be lost.

Not to scare any one, but you do need to be aware of what you are dealing with. I would buy trip insurance on my trip, I would not let it keep me from making a trip. You need to watch the weather channel, Sept 10th is the peak of Hurricane season. We had Hugo on Sept 21-22 at 12:01 am, the eye came into Charleston Harbor. I will never stay for another one. It was the scariest night of my life. I thought the roof was coming off of our house. We had the eye at our house. We did not get the storm surge.