Photos: Hurricane preparations taking place at the Walt Disney World monorail hotels

Local resident and friend of the DIS, Linda Andrews, sent us photos of the Walt Disney World resorts preparing the grounds for Hurricane Matthew to make its way past Central Florida.  All photos were taken the afternoon of Thursday, October 6.  The theme parks closed at 5:00pm that night and remained closed Friday, October 7.  Everything is set to reopen as originally scheduled on Saturday, October 8.  Thanks for the photos, Linda!

Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa – All outside benches, planters, and trash cans have been removed.



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Umbrellas were closed and the chairs and tables were taken away.

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Boats were secured to the docks.



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Lounge chairs and anything that may fly away in the wind were secured to the fences.

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The towel bins at the pools were laid flat on the ground.



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Netting was put on all the pool slides so no one would consider playing on them during the storm. ربح المال من الانترنت

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Since all guests will be back at the resorts, a screen was set up in the lobby to show movies.

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Lifeguards and recreation cast members have games, crafts, and pin trading set up in the lobby for kids.

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The Magic Kingdom monorail station was empty at 3:00pm on Thursday, October 6.

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The Magic Kingdom entrance plaza at 3:00pm on Thursday, October 6.  Very few people still around (the park was scheduled to close at 5:00pm).  Flags and banners have almost all been removed as well.

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Disney’s Contemporary Resort – All benches, planters, and trash cans have been taken inside.

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The pool at the Contemporary Resort being readied for the storm.

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Towels are ready in the entryways of all the resorts.

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Wet floor signs are already set up.

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Monorail cast members planned to park one train in the Contemporary Resort and close these end doors.

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Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort – Signage to let guests know of schedule changes due to the storm.

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Like the other resorts, the Polynesian set up games in the lobby for kids.

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Electronic board at the Polynesian displaying the new operating hours for Thursday, October 6. مواقع ربح المال  All theme parks were set to close at 5:00pm.

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Truck bringing in portable generators. مراهنات كرة قدم

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Leah grew up in a little farming town in Illinois, right on the Mississippi River. Her Chicago-born husband, David, left the city for her, and they're now raising their three children (Jacob, Jonah and Lydia) just 12 miles from her hometown. As the Senior Editor of the DIS (wdwinfo.com), Leah spends a lot of time writing about, reading about, and discussing Disney. So, it should come as no surprise that one of her family's favorite ways to spend time is going to Walt Disney World and traveling on Disney Cruise Line. She also enjoys shopping, watching movies with her husband and doing crafts with and for her kids.

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