Disney Tips Your Guide To A Great Disney Vacation
Central Florida and Disney World dodged a bullet last week when Tropical Storm Imelda made a dramatic turn away from the area, and eventually was turned away from the United States when it got caught up in Hurricane Humberto. However, with September turning into October, that doesn’t necessarily mean that the area is out of the woods just yet, as it will find out this weekend.
The National Hurricane Center is tracking two systems, including one that will cause problems this weekend in Central Florida. The first system is set to form in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean between the Bahamas and South Florida, bringing rain and winds to Florida this weekend.
While the hurricane center gives this system a low chance of formation, it will slowly move northwest and impact Central Florida with heavy rains over the next five days. The area around Disney World is expected to receive two to three inches of rain over the next few days.
These rains could impact three Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween parties that are scheduled in the coming days. Magic Kingdom has the after-hours party scheduled for Thursday, Friday, and Sunday this week, which could be impacted by this storm.
The National Hurricane Center is also tracking a second storm off the coast of Africa. That storm is still a week away from becoming a formed system, but the center expects it to interact with a second system and ultimately combine into one large storm.
That storm isn’t expected to impact Central Florida until at least 10 days from now, but the government shutdown has complicated that situation. While the National Hurricane Center continues to track storms during the shutdown, it will not update its social media accounts to keep the public abreast of the storms. It is unclear how else the current government shutdown will impact these forecasts.
At least for now, Central Florida’s weekend will be consumed by another tropical depression, but at least it’s not a hurricane. Put on the poncho and play through the storm.
What’s your best way to survive a storm at Disney World? Let us know in the comments.
