[Schwinncoll]

I see a few replies from people in the hurricane areas but no one from Florida, I am in the Fort Lauderdale area about 2 hours south of the parks.

First dont let someone from England tell you hurricanes dont make it to the WDW area in Kissimee. They do and have in the past. My friend from NJ was on property and they put him from one hotel into the Wilderness Lodge to be safer and around less trees. That was for the record hurricane year of 2004 or 2005. I dont remember which it was. Wilma went right over us and about 2-3 hurricanes criss crossed over and near the parks. They were reopened within 2 days of the storms passing. So yes, hurricanes do go through Central Florida.

As far as the Wonder and Magic. They will go around and out of the way of a storm. They have also in the past brought the ship down to Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale to leave from here. I wanted to take photos of the Wonder in Fort Lauderdale last year but they wanted $5.00 to get into the state park. I told her what I wanted to do and then told her I would save the $5.00 for my next cruise and turned around and left. Disney Cruise Lines busses will bring you from your Resort to Fort Lauderdale in case of a hurricane in the Port Canaveral, WDW Resort areas.

And yes it is best to buy Vacation Insurance. Hurricane season starts on June 1st and runs through November 30th. Personally I wouldnt worry about it at all though. Its not a big deal and Disney will take care of you the best they can.

Mike