Originally Posted By fkurucz We are considered a WDW package for Sept (because of the free dining plan). Isn't this in the middle of hurricane season?
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Weather in September? In the words of Robin Williams in "Good Morning, Vietnam"... Hot, Damn Hot! Not as humid as mid summer. And yes it is the beginning of the hurricane season but nature has proven that they can happen any old time.
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m We are going the end of September, and I'm not worried about Hurricanes at all. Hurricane season begins June 1 and ends November 30, or something like that. But I think the last few years August was the worst month for hurricanes. We were there for Hurricane Charley, which hit WDW August 13, 2004. The parks closed early on Friday (at 1PM), and reopened on Saturday. Yes, there is a chance the parks will be closed longer than that, but I think it's worth the chance. One of the things mousesavers.com recommends is getting the vacation insurance since it is hurricane season. I think that is good advice.
Originally Posted By Labuda "And yes it is the beginning of the hurricane season " Actually, June is the beginning of hurricane season - it runs June-November.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Sorry, I live in snow country. We don't have hurricanes the mountains stop them in their tracks. I guess I was just misinformed about the start up time. I always heard it was September thru November that had the largest number of them, historically.
Originally Posted By leemac <<But I think the last few years August was the worst month for hurricanes. >> I could have sworn September was the worst. Central Florida has missed the brunt of most of the large storms in the last few years though. I'm sure someone like weather.com has more precise data.
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m I was just looking at a table that lists last year's storms. Of the names I recall, Katrina was in August, Rita and Wilma were in September. Here's the link if anyone wants it. It's kinda confusing....but oh well, we aren't scientists. <a href="http://hurricane.atmos.colostate.edu/Forecasts/2005/nov2005/" target="_blank">http://hurricane.atmos.colosta te.edu/Forecasts/2005/nov2005/</a> Basically, anytime from June 1 to November 30 is fair game for hurricanes. But I would just buy the trip insurance, and not let it stop me from going.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>Of the names I recall, Katrina was in August, Rita and Wilma were in September.<< I guess that explains the free dining plan
Originally Posted By MinnieSummer Actually, Wilma was in October -- it ruined Trick or Treating in our area due to LACK OF ELECTRICITY for three weeks. No matter, my family went to WDW and MNSSHP until the gas stations opened up and we could get gas for our generator.
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m ^^Yeah, you're right. I was just looking at both of them as being after August.....and didn't pay attention to the months they were in. So my statement that August is the worst month for hurricanes is totally crap. LOL
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I've been to WDW in Spetember a bunch of times, because that's when they used to hold the Disneyana Conventions. Ran into some real downpours a couple of times, but never once came close to a hurricane.
Originally Posted By elene We went in September last year for 10 days and the forecast was for rain EVERY SINGLE DAY. It actually rained about 5 minutes every 2 or 3 days so it was fine. The humidity is still pretty bad and it was warmer than I'd prefer (of course I live in the desert near the coast so I am used to low humidity and moderate temperatures) but not SUPER hot (probably low to mid 80s).
