Lighting Strike at AoA

[Disfan1968]

Disboards on Facebook reporting a lightning strike at AoA closing a Nemo Building for at least a week. They are attempting to relocate all vacationers in this building to other resorts.

 

[A Mickeyfan]

What did it do to the bldg?

 

[Disfan1968]

What I am reading is it knocked out the AC causing the building closure. No real "damage" other than that. But yeah, no AC = no deal if that's true.

 

[Disfan1968]

Does anyone know if that makes sense? If there is a central AC unit then it might, but if there are room-by-room AC units there, then maybe not.

 

[BridgetBordeaux]

Can't speak for AoA with any firsthand knowledge, but POP uses a central chill water system that circulates cold water through each room's air handler. If one unit goes down it takes out many rooms. If a main power panel is taken out by a power surge...............multiple units will stop working...........a whole bunch of rooms will lose their cooling.

 

[A Mickeyfan]

Would they have really built it with room units? That seems old fashion

 

[Alice Royal]

Curious to see where they're putting everyone. Sounds like massive 'upgrades' are a possibility...

 

[BridgetBordeaux]

I hope they eventually post about their new "home" when they get back as well. I hope many of them got upgrades too!

 

[kmb584]

Curious to see where they're putting everyone. Sounds like massive 'upgrades' are a possibility...

From what I've heard they've been moving people to POP (not okay in my eyes as the Nemo buildings are all suites whereas POP doesn't have a single one) and those who refuse are being offered AKL/WL.

 

[mcconnellfam96]

AKL/WL seems like a more appropriate offer. Still stinks for those who are having to pack up and move mid-trip. Mother nature messing with some people's vacations!

 

[Mariep26]

It is a centralized a/c system.. not individual room units so it is definitely plausible that the system was knocked out.

I heard the same regarding upgrades to AKL/WL. Many folks staying at AoA in other sections didn't even realize that there was an issue going on with the Nemo suites.