Moderators:Can we get another board for hurricane concerns?

[Lisa loves Pooh]

I agree to an extent. I don't have a problem with people asking questions about how WDW and the airlines handle these types of situations. What I have a problem with is 18 different threads from people about the same thing. I hope the mods can keep it all contained into one thread. I also have a problem with people acting like vultures, which resort can they expect to get the most out of if there's a storm. If people are going to head to WDW anyhow, even with storm coming, then they need to be self-sufficient with flashlights, water, and food, and not expect the resort to cater to their every whim.

I agree with you ducklite!

 

[disneyjunkie]

I Anyone who's worried about their trip being affected by a hurricane should just plan it during a different time of the year.

Do you think people who are worried about their home being affected by hurricanes should move??

My family is planning a huge trip for July 2006. None of the families involved will pull their kids out of school for a trip to WDW. The only time, other than Christmas, the only time all the kids are out at the same time is July.

If we want to take a family trip, we have to deal with the possibility of a hurricane. I'll make sure everyone has insurance. We're changing from a value resort to POFQ or WL.

We've been planning this trip since Thanksgiving 2004. Many of my family members have been saving for the trip since then. This is a one-time thing for many of the people going.

 

[ducklite]

Do you think people who are worried about their home being affected by hurricanes should move??

When that worry begins to encroach into ones day-to-day life, then yes, I do.

I feel the same way about anyone who plans on visiting WDW during hurricane season. If you are not willing to take the chance that your trip might not be what you're planning, then either choose another time to go, or choose another location to vacation at.

It's called being realistic about life.

I do hope your vacation comes off without a hitch.

Anne

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

Do you think people who are worried about their home being affected by hurricanes should move??

No more than I think that people should move from an area that is prone to lots of snow and an occasional blizzard.

If I want to see snow--I go in the winter. I take the chance that a blizzard could happen--and if it happens while I'm at whereever I'm at--it isn't the fault of the hotel that my vacation is disrupted due to mother nature.

I mean--if you've never been to disney during or just before a hurricane. Most take it in stride--but there are several who need an attitude adjustment b/c their expectations are a little too high. Some even feel they are above the rules and don't want to listen to the cast members. On the day of Frances at WL--there were morons actually swimming in the pool--pretty much when the resort said that guests should stay indoors.

But just like I can't get miffed b/c an avalanche closes the ski slopes--I don't think people are entitled to get miffed if and when the resort has to reduce services due to a hurricane.

 

[disney queen]

we live on the texas gulf coast; so i can certain sympathize about hurricanes! i do like the idea of a weather board!

 

[susy]

I guess I didn' really mean a whole other board, but maybe a thread or suboard where hurricane issues can be addressed. Remember when the Restaurant board was overun with CRT? Just wait until the first hurricane. We will have to go several pages deep to get away from it.

 

[mking624]

I think a thread would be decent enough...but an entire forum or subform? Seems a bit much to me. Outside of hurricane season and those traveling during that time who only *may* have questions about it, I doubt the forum/subforum would see much activity. A hurricane FAQ thread might be helpful...just like how the different resorts have a FAQ thread since there isn't a burning need to have an entire forum for each individual one.

 

[ruttie]

. On the day of Frances at WL--there were morons actually swimming in the pool--pretty much when the resort said that guests should stay indoors.

I was at WL during Frances ( we were forced to evacuate from Merrit Island) and we also commented on the fact that there were people in the pool ??!!!!!
I was like HUHHHH!!!!!!! Do you not have a clue!!!!
a weather board would be a great assest

 

[ruttie]

My hurricane story (a bit off-topic, sorry). We checked into WL CL last year three days after Frances. We had been hunkered down in the house with no hot water, and we just wanted hot showers, (hopefully) a hot meal, and a good nights sleep. I didn't expect much more than that. I asked for some extra towels in lieu of actual turndown service, and was greatful that we were able to enjoy a wonderful meal at Artists Point. And as an FYI, I asked each CM we encountered if they were OK, did they need anything to repair their house--and offered blue tarps, plywood, duct tape, workgloves, etc.--told the concierge staff that if ANY CM they knew needed help we would be happy to give them these supplies. Many of the guests we encountered were "locals" staying there during teh storm, and they were all treating the CM's wonderfully. The people we saw being rude or overly demading were people who were "on vacation" and couldn't understand why things were not going exactly their way. They just didn't get it.

Anne

We were At the WL for frances expecting only to stay thursday through sunday morning ended up being there way longer than we expected and when we left we had no idea how our little island had faired the WL staff was awesome when we pulled up our van to load our 2 young boys and everything there was 2 coolers waiting filled with ice and a whole box of "survival stuff bread/water etc... They touched us so much we ended up right back there 3 days later when we were told we would not hve power for 2 weeks and they even gave us our old room back so the boys would feel comfy,,, we will always love the WL for that!!!!

 

[gigi1313]

i have to chime in again... i was at wdw during frances... we stayed at pop century and i never once complained (there, here, at home afterwards, never) because i know that disney and each individual cm did their darndest to make my vacation memorable in spite of mother nature... unfortunately, there are those that will complain about a lot of things, including whether or not they get towel animals... but i don't think those complainers are representative of all disney guests, nor all the posters here... just as i don't think those that complained about being inconvenienced by hurricanes are representative of all guests/posters... they are a minority but that minority exists...

another thought i had was that while at wdw during the hurricane and the days leading up to it when there was much uncertainty and such, disney kept us very insulated from the real world... as we watched wishes on friday night before HF, it was as if all was right in the world (the whole world, not just wdw)... if it were not for the well-timed messages and notes on our doors, it was business as usual... the cms went out of their way to keep a semblence of normalcy... which may have contributed to the whiners and complainers... because they were UNAWARE of the severity of the storm... they were not thinking of the cms and their homes and families because they were not encouraged to... as the old saying goes: Ignorance Is Bliss and disney did a good job of keeping their guests "ignorant" while it was still safe to do so!

 

[A Mickeyfan]

If I were the mods, I would vote NO!

Folks won't keep thier posts on the "weather" board so the mods will spend a LOT more time moving posts. If there is a hurricane just admit defeat and figure it will be EVERYWHERE and get over it!

I cannot "admit defeat and figure it will be EVERYWHERE and get over it!" I live here in FL. I see you live in TN where you can admit defeat & cancel your trip but I cannot "cancel" my life???? You really should think of all of us, not just those who are going to FL for vacation!...

 

[FSUGrad97]

I cannot "admit defeat and figure it will be EVERYWHERE and get over it!" I live here in FL. I see you live in TN where you can admit defeat & cancel your trip but I cannot "cancel" my life???? You really should think of all of us, not just those who are going to FL for vacation!...

AMEN!!

 

[Talking Hands]

My story

Ok I went Thursday and Friday night to Night of Joy (second week of Sept) Friday afternoon while we were at EPCOT my daughter called scared because A hurricane was heading to So Fla. She remembers Andrew. Although we were planning to go to PI on Sat night we decided to drop that and head home after AK Sat. Two reasons:
1. my daughter 2. I knew one of the interpreters who would be interpreting at PI has a baby (less than a year old) and might need to evacuate if it headed to Orlando. I didn't want her to feel that she had to interpret if a storm was heading her way.
I lost much of my home to Andrew and hope never to have that happen again. BTW we had hurricane shutters up from the first possible storm to the end of hurricane season. Some of my neighbors already have shutters up on most of their home as do we (back only and more for security right now) Already buying hurricane supplies and preparing for any eventuality.

Also we rode out Hurricane Andrew at WDW 13 years ago. Some of us do get the breaks.

 

[UrsulasShadow]

I must say I respectfully disagree with this comment. You have no way to know that. Yes, many people who post here may be repeat visitors but many are not and many scrimp and save every year to do it even if they are repeat visitors.

And as a general comment, I certainly understand those of you who live in a hurricane area being very concerned and upset about what could happen in your lives. You should be.

However, I do not understand being upset with posters discussing hurricanes in relation to their vacation on this board. This is a board related to vacationing at Disney World. Thus, their comments are appropriate.

Wow, I do agree with this....what puzzles me most about this conversation is, if you're in danger of losing life, limb, and property, what on earth are you doing browsing around a vacation-oriented board??????

 

[safetymom]

I don't think any of us that live in Florida were on the DIS when the hurricane was raging outside our doors!!!

 

[UrsulasShadow]

I cannot "admit defeat and figure it will be EVERYWHERE and get over it!" I live here in FL. I see you live in TN where you can admit defeat & cancel your trip but I cannot "cancel" my life???? You really should think of all of us, not just those who are going to FL for vacation!...

Forgive me for being thick, but what about that statement implied that you should "cancel your life"? I think that the poster was simply saying that you can't MAKE people stop talking about the weather and how it affects them personally. You WILL see it everywhere, and if it upsets you, than I really do feel for you. But opening up another board to cover weather isn't likely to stop people from discussing the weather wherever they see fit.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

Wow, I do agree with this....what puzzles me most about this conversation is, if you're in danger of losing life, limb, and property, what on earth are you doing browsing around a vacation-oriented board??????

Comraderie, peace, support, fluff, waiting until the scheduled person to help put up my shutters comes over....to help those who do care about their vacations, but not in a selfish way know what they are saying on OUR local stations (b/c The Weather channel--aside from their silly surfside reporters--do NOT know the local angle)....awaiting word on when my husband's flight will change so he can return in time from his business trip to help us evacuate....

Lots of reasons--much the same when someone is awaiting the call from a doctor and wants P&PD.

Sometimes we need something to lighten the mood--b/c once a storm is on the way---the stations are dedicated to that as if it were the onset of the apocalypse!

And safetymom--I was on the DIS during the hurricane ---gave me piece of mind when I was going bananas--and not this kind: .

 

[DisneyGirl2005]

It's been a long time since I lived in Florida and I never had to go through a major hurricane. My mother still lives there and when Charley came through last year I was on the cell phone with her the entire time. She was very scared, she said it was the worst she has ever been through. She just needed me to distract her from her fears. I think that is what the OP probably needs when she comes to the DIS(when there is a hurricane) - to be distracted from what is going on around her.

What I would like to say is that when you are living in an area that is about to be hit by a hurricane, that is all you can think about. Preparing and possibly evacuating are top priorities. That being said, when you have done all you can do and you are just waiting, you just might need to take your mind off of the impending storm. Maybe coming to the DIS boards are a way for some people to escape from the reality they see outside.

This might be why someone would be browsing a vacation-oriented board when there is an impending storm. Also as you might know although there is only a short amount of time that a person is in danger,the news talks about these storms for several days before the storm actually hits so there is time to do other things.

 

[UrsulasShadow]

I guess my point should be, if you're worried about the weather where you live, don't you think people should have the right to discuss their worries about the weather where they're about to vacation? No, it's not going to have the same focus as a discussion of residents and their storm preparations. It's going to focus on how this weather is going to affect their vacation. If residents are focusing on their life, limb, and property (and that of their loved ones), I can't say as I really blame them for being upset about our trite and petty concerns, but if that's the case, maybe a forum better suited to avoiding Florida concerns might be a little better "distraction" from your troubles. Yup, I agree, there's lots of love and companionship on these boards, and I'd seek them out if I were troubled, but it IS a Florida-located amusement these boards are focused on, and therefore the weather (when inclement, especially) is going to be a topic of discussion on ALL threads, regardless of whether you dedicate a board to it or not.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

OK--have it your way.

Those who don't live here are all the wiser and knows what is best.



Noone is saying noone doesn't have the right to discuss anything re: the weather. The Floridians who have suggested a separate board are some of the same Floridians who have helped others with information when their TA's wouldn't lift a finger until a "formal announcement is made". When they announce that all barrier islands must evacuate---that includes the port....and regardless of the wishful thinking of the travel industry---when they say all ships out--it includes DCL. When they formally announce locally that the aiport will close at a certain time--doesn't matter what anybody is wishfully thinking. I know I've helped provide valuable information so that fellow disers can make quick decisions ahead of the rush.

The benefits of being on the DISboards. Our house might be blown away--but we are always willing to lend a helping hand for your vacation planning when it is being interrupted by a hurricane.

So perhaps--instead of thinking how us Floridians need to get on with it and remember that this is a place for vacation family planning and fun and "threads happen"---don't forget the flip side--that for the 2004 hurricane season--we've been able to help our fellow disers get the inside scoop so that they can make appropriate preparations and/or modifications to their travel plans. It is a two way street.