{"id":112467,"date":"2024-10-10T09:11:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T02:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112467"},"modified":"2024-10-10T09:11:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T02:11:50","slug":"walt-disney-world-tourists-enjoy-day-at-park-ahead-of-hurricane-milton-as-workers-worry-about-homes-sort-of-f-ked-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112467","title":{"rendered":"Walt Disney World tourists enjoy day at park ahead of Hurricane Milton \u2014 as workers worry about homes: &#8216;Sort of f&#8211;ked up&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>When Orlando theme parks opened on Wednesday morning, a handful of tourists showed up \u2014 determined to enjoy even a half-day of fun <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/09\/us-news\/hurricane-milton-live-updates-as-storm-hits-florida\/\">before Hurricane Milton ripped through central Florida<\/a> \u2014 while the employees who greeted them worried about what the storm\u2019s wrath would do to their homes. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about to get interesting,\u201d Dr. Craig Chavis, a chiropractor from\u00a0Maryland,\u00a0posted on Instagram, along with pictures of his rain-soaked family enjoying the Magic Kingdom. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the park was almost empty today.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>People walking through the rain at Walt Disney World\u2019s Magic Kingdom on Oct. 9, 2024. <span class=\"credit\">Joe Burbank\/Orlando Sentinel via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Some tourists still made their way to Disney and other Orlando theme parks despite Hurricane Milton approaching Florida. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS\/Jose Luis Gonzalez<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Spokespeople for Walt Disney World and Universal Studios told The Post that they monitored the weather and decided to remain open Wednesday morning and that guests were welcome\u00a0to join them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>But not everyone was happy to see the undeterred guests. <\/p>\n<p>Surrounding restaurants, shops and gas stations also remained open \u2014 sometimes over the objections of their employees.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Follow the latest from The Post on Hurricane Milton:<\/h2>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>\u201cThey got their precious few hours of fun in,\u201d said Amy Chavers, who waits tables at a family eatery near the theme parks. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A Disney bus driving through the rain outside of the park. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS\/Jose Luis Gonzalez<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Disney will be closed on Thursday when Milton makes landfall in Florida. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS\/Jose Luis Gonzalez<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cGood for them. Meanwhile, I don\u2019t know what\u2019s happening at home with my kids, and the rains are just getting worse. But good for them that they got to see Mickey.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"wpcom-iframe-594b1ecefd0a8460df7b67c2fd154694\" width=\"100%\" height=\"655px\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.nypost.com\/protected-iframe\/594b1ecefd0a8460df7b67c2fd154694\" scrolling=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"\" allow=\"camera; fullscreen;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A Disney employee echoed the sentiment. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really didn\u2019t want to go to work today,\u201d said the woman, who works at one of the shops in the Magic Kingdom. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Disney and other Orlando parks are expected to be open on Friday. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS\/Jose Luis Gonzalez<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEveryone who worked today has a home and a life outside work, and we don\u2019t know if it\u2019s going to be washed away. But we had to be cheerful and upbeat anyway. It\u2019s sort of f\u2013ked up.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When the parks closed at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, most workers were sent home, although some essential employees stayed through the evening. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Both Disney and Universal Studios will be closed Thursday and are expected to reopen Friday after Milton passes through.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/09\/us-news\/walt-disney-world-tourists-enjoy-day-at-park-ahead-of-hurricane-milton-as-workers-worry-about-homes-sort-of-f-ked-up\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Orlando theme parks opened on Wednesday morning, a handful of tourists showed up \u2014 determined to enjoy even a half-day of fun before Hurricane Milton ripped through central Florida &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112467\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-112467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=112467"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112467\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=112467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=112467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=112467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}