I wouldn't be surprised especially after Matthew. The parks closed for it because Orange County Sherrif's Department ordered a complete curfew with no one allowed on the roads, including those at WDW. Disney, and all others, couldn't staff the parks because of that. It's not just the weather effects that can close the parks.
Wish I knew which day it is going to hit! We're scheduled to fly in on Sunday (leave ~10, arrive ~2:30). I've even been thinking about calling DVC Member Services to see if we could add day(s) & come in early, but with my luck, I would change it to the day Irma hits. I've spent 100+ hours doing detailed touring plans, etc. and the thought of all that being crushed, missing MNSSHP on the 12th & DVC Animal Kingdom event on the 13th (surely not!) just makes me feel sick. I'm not at all a worrier, but I am an uber planner, so this is pushing all my buttons. This trip is to celebrate our 20th anniversary, and I really wanted it to go well.
I totally understand as we are in a similar situation. All the plans, ADRs, Halloween party on the 10th, we are stressed and just don't know what to do. I'm already mourning our carefully made plans being all messed up. That on top of the general worry for us and everyone dealing with the hurricane.Wish I knew which day it is going to hit! We're scheduled to fly in on Sunday (leave ~10, arrive ~2:30). I've even been thinking about calling DVC Member Services to see if we could add day(s) & come in early, but with my luck, I would change it to the day Irma hits. I've spent 100+ hours doing detailed touring plans, etc. and the thought of all that being crushed, missing MNSSHP on the 12th & DVC Animal Kingdom event on the 13th (surely not!) just makes me feel sick. I'm not at all a worrier, but I am an uber planner, so this is pushing all my buttons. This trip is to celebrate our 20th anniversary, and I really wanted it to go well.
We are driving from Ohio. No flights or MNSSHP tix to worry about, but very carefully mapped out everyday with FP+ and ADR's. I've spent hours and hours on this. Considering changing our vacation dates to another time to avoid any threat. Sounds like we could miss 2 maybe 3 days of our 6 days if this thing hits directly. This is a once in a lifetime trip for our family, and I don't want to spend any of it stuck in our resort room. Go away Irma!
I would not want to be flying in on the 10th - chances are those flights will be canceled as the H is supposed to hit sometime Sunday. I would try to fly in on Sat and stay off site. I have already looked through DVC and nothing is available - of course, that might open up in the next few days (hoping because I would rather be at OKW where I can just stay in the same room until the storm blows over. We are supposed to arrive on Sunday but those rooms could potentially not be ready until 5p or later. And if they have to accommodate guest already staying there, we may be shipped to another resort (not dvc of course) for that night.Wish I knew which day it is going to hit! We're scheduled to fly in on Sunday (leave ~10, arrive ~2:30). I've even been thinking about calling DVC Member Services to see if we could add day(s) & come in early, but with my luck, I would change it to the day Irma hits. I've spent 100+ hours doing detailed touring plans, etc. and the thought of all that being crushed, missing MNSSHP on the 12th & DVC Animal Kingdom event on the 13th (surely not!) just makes me feel sick. I'm not at all a worrier, but I am an uber planner, so this is pushing all my buttons. This trip is to celebrate our 20th anniversary, and I really wanted it to go well.
Chances are you will miss only Sunday. If there is a direct pass over, then maybe Monday if there is a lot of wind damage. Disney seems to be really good at getting everything back on track quickly. This is such a hard decision. We ended up keeping our trip last year and it worked out for us but I am a lot more worried about IRMA. It is looking like it is just going to go straight up FL.We are scheduled to be there Sunday 9/10 through Friday 9/16
