Here's a look at how Disney and other parks get ready when dangerous storms arise
As visitors to Disney's new Star Wars land in Orlando oohed and ahhed at the full-size Millennium Falcon andthey worried about a real-life threat bearing down on the Florida coast.
Koma says Disney visitors fall into two camps: People like her, who want to get out of town now, and the"wait and see" people who have been through hurricanes before and believe Dorian could veer away from Orlando. These ride-out teams are"responsible for the safety of guests staying at any resort hotels and ensuring the parks are properly prepared," said Taylor Strickland, owner and publisher of theHere are some of the reasons Hurricane Dorian is particularly dangerous
At Universal Orlando, Strickland notes that set pieces have already been placed throughout the park for the September 6 kick-off to their annual Halloween Horror Nights -- and those will need to be stored if the storm hits.Human caregivers will stay with their animal charges at Disney's Animal Kingdom.It's rare that the parks close. Disney has only closed its Orlando theme parks a handful of times since its initial opening in 1971, mostly for weather related reasons.
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