News Round Up 2017

[DISnewjersey]

Is there an recent news for the reopening of Hall of Presidents?

I was assuming that it would be open for our visit but now that we're 60 days out, I'm thinking maybe not....

 

[Brocktoon]

Posted on the Irma thread ... but it sounds like all Disney parks and Springs will be closing Saturday at 9PM. Nothing official posted yet though on the public Disney sites

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Breaking!

WDW parks to be closed the 10th and 11th

http://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories...eptember-10th-and-11th-due-to-hurricane-irma/

 

[RhodyOrange]

Is 2 full days the longest WDW has ever been closed?

 

[FoxC63]

I don't think I've ever been so scared and worried for those who will be affected. My heart breaks for those who have already endured hardship and loss. Irma is just brutal.

 

[rteetz]

Is 2 full days the longest WDW has ever been closed?

Potentially could be even longer. Disney has no choice but to make this call and it's being argued they should close even earlier tomorrow.

 

[RhodyOrange]

Potentially could be even longer. Disney has no choice but to make this call and it's being argued they should close even earlier tomorrow.

Oh I'm not arguing with it at all, I was just thinking that I thought the longest it had been closed in the past was like 1 and a half days, and I was curious if that was accurate.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Potentially could be even longer. Disney has no choice but to make this call and it's being argued they should close even earlier tomorrow.

Yeah, I would ink the level of damage could make it even longer as will take them a while to assess if and when safe for guests to return

 

[SureAsLiz]

Potentially could be even longer. Disney has no choice but to make this call and it's being argued they should close even earlier tomorrow.

I get the sentiment since the general advice has been to be stationed by 5pm, but a 4 hour phased closure in line with other local theme park times seems pretty reasonable.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Is 2 full days the longest WDW has ever been closed?

Per this article they were closed for 2 days in 1999 for hurricane Frances

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cn...4th-time-ever-as-hurricane-matthew-nears.html

 

[skier_pete]

We've been down during peak hurricane season a few times but have luckily avoided them. I still would feel that being at Disney would be about the best place you could be. However, if you were supposed to be leaving during this time would make things very difficult - hopefully they have enough room to keep all those stranded in place.

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

Potentially could be even longer. Disney has no choice but to make this call and it's being argued they should close even earlier tomorrow.

I agree. The phased closure makes sense, but why keep parks open until 9pm? Certainly seems like maybe they should move the whole timeline up by 3 hours and have everybody out of parks before dark.

 

[andyw715]

I wonder how the landscape of Pandora is going to handle the wind of Irma.

 

[dkellumw]

Per this article they were closed for 2 days in 1999 for hurricane Frances

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cn...4th-time-ever-as-hurricane-matthew-nears.html

That article has the wrong year, Hurricane Frances was in 2004. We were there when the storm came through around 2 a.m Sunday morning. All parks were closed on Saturday and Sunday. MK and Epcot were open on Monday and the other two opened up on Tuesday. County curfew started at 6 p.m. Saturday evening. Instead of all the Disney information channels they played Disney movies.

 

[PxyShan]

I was working in the college program in 2004. I came a week after Charlie and was there for Frances, Jeanne and Ivan. Disney was and has continued to be pretty classy on how they handle guests, CMs and such during hurricanes; all things considered. This storm will be something else; I just can't even imagine.

 

[rteetz]

Photo Update

Latest look at Maria and Enzos

http://blogmickey.com/2017/09/photos-latest-look-construction-progress-maria-enzos/

 

[Sweettears]

News

Walt Disney Presents marquee has been unveiled

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/09/photo...lt-disney-presents-disneys-hollywood-studios/

I like the style of this. I believe that there others in HS in a similar vein. It seems to project that movies will remain a central part of the park moving forward?

 

[ljandbucket]

Per this article they were closed for 2 days in 1999 for hurricane Frances

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cn...4th-time-ever-as-hurricane-matthew-nears.html

Remember this well. Was hunkered down in Pop Century for these two days riding out the hurricane.

 

[AMusicLifeForMe]

Potentially could be even longer. Disney has no choice but to make this call and it's being argued they should close even earlier tomorrow.

I don't know why they wouldn't? They have already canceled the nighttime shows. Why keep the parks open since those are what usually keeps people at the park anyways.

I also watched Craig's video that he posted yesterday, and it looked like the crowds weren't in EPCOT.

 

[rteetz]

I don't know why they wouldn't? They have already canceled the nighttime shows. Why keep the parks open since those are what usually keeps people at the park anyways.

I also watched Craig's video that he posted yesterday, and it looked like the crowds weren't in EPCOT.

Flight of Passage was a walk on tonight. That's how empty the parks were.