BigTom 76 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 I heard from a good source that there is not a room available in Polk County. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shoreline99 137 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 Interactive national SLOSH maps online showing potential storm surge impact along the coast - http://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/StorytellingTextLegend/index.html?appid=b1a20ab5eec149058bafc059635a82ee Please note the maps are to show impact at all possible coastal areas, not just those affected by Hurricane Matthew. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 I just saw on Instagram they have characters visiting the hotels Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Katman1356...Jason 1,140 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 I do know that there are pets at Best Friends. I think they are just closed for visits and drop off pickup type situations. BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CJHokie 43 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 11 minutes ago, Beckers said: I just saw on Instagram they have characters visiting the hotels :D They did that in '04 when we were there during Jeanne. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CJHokie 43 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 A few minutes ago I saw the weather channel guy in Jacksonville Beach say they were leaving for the mainland and when they leave, you should leave. Of course my SIL and her family are staying. arthuruscg 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fladogfan aka Gretchen 259 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 We are at the Wyndham and so are our pets! During Charlie, Frances and Jeanne, I saw a lot of pets being brought in to the hotels. Even a big McCaw. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 1 hour ago, Katman1356...Jason said: I do know that there are pets at Best Friends. I think they are just closed for visits and drop off pickup type situations. Good to hear that folks with pets there don't have to worry about them. 13 minutes ago, fladogfan aka Gretchen said: We are at the Wyndham and so are our pets! During Charlie, Frances and Jeanne, I saw a lot of pets being brought in to the hotels. Even a big McCaw. Glad you're all safe, Gretchen!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dvccamper 32 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 We are currently at the Polynesian. They had crafts, games and characters in the lobby until 9:00. They set up a big buffet at 'Ohana and we were told it would be offered at a "significant discount" although no one could actually tell us what it would be. We ended up eating at Kona where our waiter told us he had absolutely no idea what the plan was, where he would be spending the night. We ate at the Fort last night and on the bus ride out they were picking up people who were being evacuated from the cabins. These were mostly families with small children who had luggage and strollers in tow. Apparently they had to bus it to the different hotels they were being sent to. I thought that was a bit rough, these poor people were loaded down plus it was already dark out. Couldn't they have provided a van for them or something? They were all miserable. We'll see what tomorrow brings. We've been told to stay in our rooms until further notice. Oh, and around 2:00 we had a message they had boxed lunches for us down at Captain Cooks for $12.99. We went down to check it out and none of the employees knew what we were talking about. We ended up buying a few things from their refrigerated cooler but we did see people later with their boxed lunches. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 Thanks for the update. Glad to hear that they're taking care of you at the resort. That is a bummer about the Fort cabin guests. That had to be super stressful for people. Inside the Magic just posted this photo of the POP food court to Facebook... Hopefully you have an uneventful night and don't wake up to too much of a mess in the morning! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 Recent update from InsideTheMagic include photos from the Contemporary and the activities scheduled handed out to guests there... http://www.insidethemagic.net/2016/10/updates-hurricane-matthew-approaches-orlando/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PureTcrazy...rita 380 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 It's definitely getting windy now! Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LONE-STAR 370 Posted October 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 Well we are at Port Orleans. First they told us to go west I said not a option. So they let us pick between 3 resorts. 2.5 hour wait for food tonight at the resort but we had food plus we ate at epcot. New Frozen ride said 105 minutes it took 35. Arcade was free tonight plus characters in the lobby so we had fun. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 8 hours ago, LONE-STAR said: Well we are at Port Orleans. First they told us to go west I said not a option. So they let us pick between 3 resorts. 2.5 hour wait for food tonight at the resort but we had food plus we ate at epcot. New Frozen ride said 105 minutes it took 35. Arcade was free tonight plus characters in the lobby so we had fun. Food situation sounds like it was less than ideal all over, but glad they took care of you and that you're safe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 Update from Disney... https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/hurricane-matthew-info/ Highlights - Fort is currently only closed through today, and they confirmed that Best Friends is staffed even though they are closed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 Chip and Co posted this live video update from Wilderness Lodge about an hour ago... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dvccamper 32 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 Had a message on our phone early this morning to stay in room. But we just went up to the Great Ceremonial House and Captain Cooks was open. Characters were just starting to appear in lobby and they had activities lined up for the kids. We also scored some candy that would have been used at the Halloween party last night. It's windy, not very rainy at the moment, but not horrible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Katman1356...Jason 1,140 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 1 hour ago, BradyBzLyn...Mo said: Update from Disney... https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/hurricane-matthew-info/ Highlights - Fort is currently only closed through today, and they confirmed that Best Friends is staffed even though they are closed. I tried to get a clients check in switched back to Subday but currently not being allowed to check in till Monday right now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seals 111 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 42 minutes ago, dvccamper said: Had a message on our phone early this morning to stay in room. But we just went up to the Great Ceremonial House and Captain Cooks was open. Characters were just starting to appear in lobby and they had activities lined up for the kids. We also scored some candy that would have been used at the Halloween party last night. It's windy, not very rainy at the moment, but not horrible. So they tell people to stay in their rooms and the ones who don't get characters and candy. Nice lesson. PureTcrazy...rita 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PureTcrazy...rita 380 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 So they tell people to stay in their rooms and the ones who don't get characters and candy. Nice lesson. And they don't know there is food available at the food court so they're in their room eating 12 dollar box meals! And you are exactly right about the lesson provided. Dang. Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Humphrey Bear…Rob 42 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 20 minutes ago, Katman1356...Jason said: I tried to get a clients check in switched back to Subday but currently not being allowed to check in till Monday right now. We've are scheduled to check in Sunday - friends of ours who were scheduled to get there Sat got the email to call and rescheduled - so far we've not been informed of anything and are prepping to leave in the morning (stopping in Valdosta, GA tomorrow and coming down 75). If we don't hear anything today, we may call tonight just to make sure, but hoping they are just being cautious till it's over later today.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dercamper 0 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 25 minutes ago, Humphrey Bear…Rob said: We've are scheduled to check in Sunday - friends of ours who were scheduled to get there Sat got the email to call and rescheduled - so far we've not been informed of anything and are prepping to leave in the morning (stopping in Valdosta, GA tomorrow and coming down 75). If we don't hear anything today, we may call tonight just to make sure, but hoping they are just being cautious till it's over later today.... We are scheduled to check-in at the Fort on Saturday. We did not get an email about rescheduling. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs.TN22 12 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 We were supposed to arrive on Saturday. I saw it posted somewhere where the fort would be closed thru Sunday - I called to see what my options were, and I was told they could move us to a Monday check in as the Fort would not be allowing check-ins until Monday. I wasn't given any other option, so we are checking in on Monday. Having to redo fast passes really stinks - all the good ones are gone. And after 6 hours on hold and getting it all rescheduled , I received an email saying the Fort would only be closed through Friday (10/7)...so I have no idea when they will be open. I think that emails and the CMs information should all match. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 6 minutes ago, Mrs.TN22 said: . And after 6 hours on hold and getting it all rescheduled , I received an email saying the Fort would only be closed through Friday...so I have no idea when they will be open. I think that emails and the CMs information should all match. This Friday (like today?!) or next Friday. It's possible that things are changing moment by moment so they probably felt that Monday was a safe date. If the winds do damage, they'll need time to clean up. I can't imagine it being any later than Monday (and I'm guessing Saturday or Sunday)...unless the property is a huge mess. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs.TN22 12 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 1 minute ago, twiceblessed....nacole said: This Friday (like today?!) or next Friday. It's possible that things are changing moment by moment so they probably felt that Monday was a safe date. If the winds do damage, they'll need time to clean up. I can't imagine it being any later than Monday (and I'm guessing Saturday or Sunday)...unless the property is a huge mess. this Friday, as in today, sorry for the confusion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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