Hurricane Ian was somewhere between a Category 2 and 3 storm lumbering toward Orlando on Wednesday night when guests at Walt Disney World hotels got some version of the following message: “For your safety, we ask that you shelter indoors and do not leave your resort building until further notice.”Deadline understands that the resort’s hotels are at capacity after Disney closed down its Orlando parks for two days and told all hotel guests yesterday that they must be checked in by 3 p.m.
They were also asked “to shelter in place at their resort for the duration of the storm.”Somewhat ominously, WDW encouraged guests to eat their fill before hunkering down.“Guests are strongly encouraged to enjoy food and beverage offerings at the parks and Disney Springs before returning to their Resort hotels.
Dining options for Guests staying in our Resort hotels will vary, and in some cases may be very limited,” a statement on the WDW site read.That had the makings of a horror movie with trapped, ever-more-desperate guests fighting over dwindling crumbs of food as they berated exhausted service workers.
But, on Day 1 at least, that was not the case. In fact, Castmembers whipped up some old-time Disney magic, including a dance party with the Country Bears and a song-and-dance session for the kids.A fun dance party with the Country Bears during the resort lockdown for hurricane Ian at Wilderness Lodge. #WaltDisneyWorld #disneyworld #disney #disneyparks #hurricaneian pic.twitter.com/m6LwRsQsDy— Monorail Supply Co (@MonorailSplyCo) September 28, 2022Goofy, Mickey and Chip and Dale sat down to watch a movie with the kids.This is the most wholesome thing I’ve ever seen https://t.co/G5IsYQc5et— WDW News Today (@WDWNT) September 29, 2022Daisy
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