Any reports about damage at Disney?

#1 Postby **cycloneye** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 6:11 am

I haved not seen reports comming out from Disneyworld yet but I suspect that today we will know more.Disneyworld is an exposed place so I would say that some damage has occured.

soonertwister · #2 Postby **soonertwister** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 6:28 am

I looking at extensive damage in the Tampa area, roughly 100 miles north of landfall.

I can't imagine the devastation further south. This is a huge disaster, and we are just starting to get a glimpse of how bad.

Tampa was on the left side of the highest winds. I had no idea that they could see that much damage that far away.

Stormsfury · #3 Postby **Stormsfury** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 6:32 am

There are some hotels that have had some windows blown out and one roof I believe was torn off ... As for Disney itself, I've heard nothing about the facility itself ...

SF

#4 Postby **myred** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 7:01 am

From the Orlando Sentinel:

Walt Disney World theme parks, as well as Downtown Disney, are scheduled to open on Saturday, August 14, at 9 a.m. Because of the storm however, park officials say it may take a few hours for the areas to become fully operational.

"Like other members of the Central Florida community," states Disney officials, "our property received some damage as a result of Hurricane Charley. While it is too early to assess the total impact of the storm, we would not open unless it was safe for our Guests and Cast. As always the safety of our Guests and Cast Members is our top priority."

All Walt Disney World Cast Members, whether or not their work area is open, should report to work at the appropriate time today if it is safe to do so. Guests who have questions should call (407) WDW-INFO or (407) 939-4636.

#5 Postby **cycloneye** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 7:22 am

myred wrote:From the Orlando Sentinel:

Walt Disney World theme parks, as well as Downtown Disney, are scheduled to open on Saturday, August 14, at 9 a.m. Because of the storm however, park officials say it may take a few hours for the areas to become fully operational.

"Like other members of the Central Florida community," states Disney officials, "our property received some damage as a result of Hurricane Charley. While it is too early to assess the total impact of the storm, we would not open unless it was safe for our Guests and Cast. As always the safety of our Guests and Cast Members is our top priority."

All Walt Disney World Cast Members, whether or not their work area is open, should report to work at the appropriate time today if it is safe to do so. Guests who have questions should call (407) WDW-INFO or (407) 939-4636.

Thank you for bringing that information.

Windsong · #6 Postby **Windsong** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 7:55 am

News crawler states the theme parks ARE open today.

Orlando_wx · #7 Postby **Orlando_wx** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 10:11 am

disney is open this morning at 9am this morning haven't heard about damages out there but not being to far away from there they got one good feeder band last night with some strong winds.

John

NJSnowFreak · #8 Postby **NJSnowFreak** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 11:03 am

How could they even think about opening the theme parks today, even if the damage wasn't great...

They should stay closed at least today...greedy bastards...

Eyes2theSkies · #9 Postby **Eyes2theSkies** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 11:10 am

We still had power after that first feeder band hit them and even before Charley finished with Orlando, the news crawler was clearly stating that all cast members were to report to work at scheduled time, regardless of whether their areas would be opened.

#10 Postby **seaswing** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 11:10 am

NJSnowFreak wrote:How could they even think about opening the theme parks today, even if the damage wasn't great...

They should stay closed at least today...greedy bastards...

Yep, definitely. Weren't they open until 1 pm yesterday?

Makes me feel ashamed to live here....... why don't they take all of their proceeds today and give it to their and other affected communities for relief efforts? WOW, what a concept!

Eyes2theSkies · #11 Postby **Eyes2theSkies** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 11:16 am

There is one helpful thing about the theme parks being open, it keeps the tourists from being on the streets, doing the looky-loo thing. We NEED people off the streets, trees down everywhere, live power lines tangled in them. The best place for non-residents is ELSEWHERE!

Orlando_wx · #12 Postby **Orlando_wx** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 11:41 am

agreed 100% eyes2theskies keep them in the parks instead of the streets.

John

wolffeeder · #13 Postby **wolffeeder** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 12:01 pm

NJSnowFreak wrote:How could they even think about opening the theme parks today, even if the damage wasn't great...
They should stay closed at least today...greedy bastards...

Assuming that the park is safe to open, why not open it exactly? What would you tell some family who has spent maybe thousands to have a Disney Vacation? Well, the Magic Kingdom is OK, but we are keeping it closed because ?????. The poor little children would be heartbroken.

I agree Disney is insanely greedy, but then again, by definition all corporations are. Their sole reason for existing and their primary legal obligation is to make as much money as possible as quickly as possible for their investors. I wouldn't be surprised if they have done some financial analysis of the risk of a lawsuit over some accident vs the loss of a day's income before deciding to open.

#14 Postby **seaswing** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 12:53 pm

Yep, cha-ching $$$$$$$$

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