Easy now TiggerdadTHEY ARE NOT CLOSING THE FORT...
Good grief...
Wow, I sure hope they don't close the Fort I'm planning on going back in December.
So all of us checking in to Ft. Wilderness on the 23rd are going to have a party, right?
Seriously though, new worry: Maria! We're pulling a camper, and cannot have it there in a Hurricane . We're scheduled 9/23-29 at Wilderness, and I'm concerned she'll hit midweek. Last thing I want to do is get down there with a camper and have to leave Tuesday in evacuee traffic. We stand to lose a lot more $$ than our ressie cost if we were to lose the camper (we couldn't replace it for the $4-5k insurance would give us for it). Watched a tree fall on a guy's camper and truck during a tropical storm a few years ago.
Wondering if they'll let me reschedule/cancel BEFORE I leave Friday with said camper, IF Maria continues on Irma's track....
Also wondering if they would delay reopening if Maria stays on Irma's track....
Also wondering what they'd do with us if they don't reopen as we have a family of 5+ sister/aunt for a total of 6...
Not complaining and I know many folks lost much . Just a little tense - this trip includes me reuniting with my sister who i haven't seen in 18 years and Irma nearly wrecked it. (BTW I know you're kidding )You are at Disney.... no complaining!
Hope you had a GREAT trip down to Disney ... really wanted to meet the Sept. group, perhaps another time. I know some of ya'll do a Gulf State Park trip ... I'm in for that. BTW, just for some folks information ... there are quite a few Florida State Parks that reopened today and they are FREEEEEE for a period of time. The best one is Topsail near Destin, FL. The web site indicates they are open free day-to-day to accommodate the influx of south Florida evacuee RV's.
Anyway, I look forward to our Oct. trip and meeting some of the Oct. group while there.
At the risk of being flamed, I'm just going to say that YES I'd be very disappointed to miss my vacation but I'm not flooded, I have power, my house isn't destroyed - all things that are a real issue for those in Fla. I think it would be good to get all this in perspective. Disney didn't plan this and I am sure (since they are loosing a ton of money) they are doing everything to get back open as quickly as possible. We are supposed to check in 9/23. I did speak to our Disney travel agent today and she said reservations for Fort Wilderness and Hoop De Do Review opened up beginning 9/20 so WDW is planning to open up that day. Now I'm focused on finding out if I can find gas for the Moho In SC, GA & Fla
We were due to check in on Tuesday and have been moved to OKW for the one night. CM seemed very confident about the campground opening on Wednesday. Here's hoping it turns out to be the case
I, too, was incredibly frustrated by the lack of communication. We were originally scheduled to check in September 10 but voluntarily rescheduled to switch to a September 18th check-in. We couldn't reschedule again because of our family's schedule (my husband is active military and we are moving soon). I called several times only to be told to call back later for more information, that my only options were to reschedule, cancel, or upgrade to a resort hotel and pay the difference. They couldn't even tell me if we could park the RV at the hotel while waiting for the campground to reopen. They said a special team was handling that and I would have to wait for them to call me. Finally, Saturday morning, 53 hours before check-in, less than 36 hours before we were to leave our house, I spoke with a cast member who offered us an All-star Music room for $40 more per night than our Ft. Wilderness reservation and said we wouldn't have issues parking there. However, she said I would have to put down an additional deposit, since it would be considered 2 separate reservations. I had paid for Fort Wilderness already, but she said I would have to wait for any excess to be refunded to my card, that they couldn't transfer it to the All-star deposit. Fortunately, my cell phone reception dropped. When I called back and mentioned rescheduling from Fort Wilderness, this cast member put me in touch with that mystical secret department. I was on hold more than an hour, but I got switched to Coronado Springs for the first two nights of my stay at the same rate as for the campground, with no additional deposit. Still hoping to move over there Wednesday. My biggest issue is just that different people were being told different things. I kept reading on the internet about people being rebooked, but when I called in, I was told I couldn't reach the people that could help me, that they would have to contact me. If some guests are being rebooked free of charge, I shouldn't have to fork over excess cash just to ensure I have a place to stay when I arrive 53 hours later.
I'd recommend staying on the phone until you can speak with a Guest Services CM. I think they have more latitude and authority to help with pricing.
This was going to be my tactic. I ended up getting through on the phone while driving down the day before we arrived, but I got much better service working with the CM face to face at the check in desk once we arrived.maybe the best thing to do is not take there calls, or correspondence and just show up and claim ignorance?
Has anyone seen any further indications of a Wednesday opening? We don't have a reservation, but are hoping to get in later this week if things open up.