Jimmy Mouse
My other car is the Monorail
- Joined
- Sep 3, 2017
All I can say is what a great trip! We were watching the hurricane close and decided we were not going to cancel our trip. We stayed at the Contemporary and never felt more safe! on arrival day there was a line of bumper to bumper traffic from before the GA/FL boarder all the way down the turnpike, leaving Florida,(over 200 miles) but we drove on. When we arrived there were no cars at the entrance. No cars inside Disney for a few miles. I started to worry a little and asked my wife, "Are the closed?" but we then seen a few vehicles. After check in at 10:00 am we went swimming for a little bit, maybe 20 people at the pool. Around 3 we went to Disney Springs. It was empty. We were able to walk up to T Rex and grab dinner around 5:00. Friday at MK was spooky. There were no lines at any ride. We were able to walk up and get on anything we wanted all day. My daughters got to meet the mayor and got Jr. Mayor for the day! it was so cool!. Everywhere we went, cast members were handing us FP+ paper tickets and we got free Mickey bars! They even let us stay on a few rides like 7DMT and a few others. We couldn't stay on Space Mountain because the loading dock is separate but they told us to turn away from the exit and go around the wall so we could get right back on. I had FP+ booked for us but didn't use them on Friday at MK or Saturday at Epcot. Saturday was the same. When we arrived at Epcot I took pics and no one but some cast members were in them. No line at FEA, no line at TT, MS etc. etc. Sunday and Monday were pretty good! The Contemporary had movies, dance parties, character meet and greets, etc. Food was discounted also. $20 for adult / $15 child at Chef Mickeys! Our 2 girls ate well and so did I lol. The storm wasn't that bad Sunday night. I filmed a little but slept through the worst part. There was some damage around the park and some ones car got smashed by a tree. I made sure I parked away from anything that could fall so our car was fine. Tuesday the 12th we went back to MK and again, no crowds. Tuesday night MNNSHP was almost empty. The rest of the week, very light crowds. On Thursday we decided to move our Friday MNNSHP to Sunday. That was a mistake! Saturday the 16th and Sunday the 17th were crazy busy! the party was wide open! A CM told me that a lot of people moved their vacation one week ahead which makes since why it was so crowded on that weekend. We were going to go home Sunday morning but Disney offered me a 40% room discount to stay one more night and converted 4 tickets to 1 day park hopper tickets with a 2 year expiration. They also refunded the other day (only about $40 per person because on a 9 day trip the last few days don't cost much) but we put that towards the second MNNSHP. The also gave us 3 non inventory FP+'s each day so we could ride whatever, whenever. We also got our FOP back with no time stamp! All in all, best Disney trip ever!
9/7 11:10 am. We're here!
After check in we had to hit Chef Mickey's!
After a trip to the pool where my kids inhaled water and puked, we showered and headed to Disney Springs!
9/8 Magic Kingdom and it was pretty empty. My oldest Mayor for the day and no wait on most rides.
9/9 Epcot then HS due to the parks closing the next day. Again, no waits and a ghost town.
And then Irma came. Open arcade with no one there most of the time. Luckily our car was safe (top right) but not so much for others. California grill was empty but the food was still good!
some more pics but too many to post them all!
Till next year ....
9/7 11:10 am. We're here!
After check in we had to hit Chef Mickey's!
After a trip to the pool where my kids inhaled water and puked, we showered and headed to Disney Springs!
9/8 Magic Kingdom and it was pretty empty. My oldest Mayor for the day and no wait on most rides.
9/9 Epcot then HS due to the parks closing the next day. Again, no waits and a ghost town.
And then Irma came. Open arcade with no one there most of the time. Luckily our car was safe (top right) but not so much for others. California grill was empty but the food was still good!
some more pics but too many to post them all!
Till next year ....
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