MKT returns with two more series of photos from Disney World (and orlando) that shows how minimal the property was affected by Hurricane Frances compared with damage from Hurricane Charley. Also see updates to Mount Everest, the next thrill ride being built at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
Damage elsewhere was minimal. A tree was down here and there, they found lots of branches in the walkways that were easily moved to the side, and the lawns were littered with leaves. They weren’t their usual immaculate selves! But the infrastructure held together nicely. Two hurricanes, and STILL the horrible Epcot wand remains atop… Read More »Yee ol Hurricane
Two videos. One lengthy look (33MB) at a couple of Disney fans who risk life and limb to bring you shots of what it’s like to stay at the All-Star Resort during a hurricane. This film takes place before, during, and after Hurricane Charley. Of note are the tie-down procedures for the parks, the stupid… Read More »Hurricane Video
If you saw pictures of the damage and down trees caused by Hurricane Charley, then you’ll see how well Celebration fared with Frances. (more photos)
With Hurricane, now tropical storm, Frances moving on the digging out process begins. For the hotel, convention, and tourism industry the good news is that they were mostly spared the damage caused by Hurricane Charley. The real damage will be when the lost dollars expected from Labor Day weekend are totalled. There does remain the… Read More »The Real Damage in Orlando
I’m still following up on all my sources, but it looks like Disney World escaped its second hurricane in a month with only minor damage. Most of the horticulture that was vunerable to high winds were knocked down by Charley and Disney’s impressive building code seems to have done the job otherwise. If there is… Read More »Hurricane Frances Disney Damage Reports
From Allearsnet and WDWmagic here’s the official word from Disney: Walt Disney World Resort safely withstood Hurricane Frances and maintained power throughout the storm. After a visual inspection of the entire property, we discovered only minor roof damage to a single backstage structure and minimal horticultural damage. We will open the following theme parks and… Read More »Official Disney World Word
Some rumors about the parks at Disney World and how fast they’ll recover from Hurricane Frances. Although MSNBC is running a ticker saying that Disney World will open on Monday, the feeling is that it might be a late opening and Animal Kingdom might stay closed an extra day again. The parks again avoided a… Read More »A couple of WDW rumors