\u201cWe had booked this trip six months ago, so this wasn’t a case of flying in to see the hurricane,\u201d Sciretta told SFGATE. \u201cWe came in on Monday morning and at that time they were still projecting the hurricane to veer west. We knew there was going to be rainy weather, but we were hoping for the best.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n <\/p>\n They also would have lost a substantial investment if they had canceled. \u201cWe’re staying in a [Disney Vacation Club] resort, and if our friend didn’t use his points by the end of the month, they were gone,\u201d said Remick, who shared the whole reason for their visit was to be at Epcot’s 40th celebration on Oct. 1. \u201cWe thought it would be stupid to cancel and that it would probably just be rainy for a day and it would be no big deal. Maybe we’re stupid for thinking that and trying to be optimistic.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kitra Remick and Peter Sciretta at Disney’s Animal Kingdom on Sept. 30.<\/p>\n <\/span>Courtesy of Ordinary Adventures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n <\/p>\n The pair, along with friends and fellow Disney creators @just.ask.danny and @realmousevibes, have been staying at Disney’s Saratoga Springs resort, adjacent to the Disney Springs shopping and dining area. Disney evacuated part of that hotel (and others) to prepare for the storm, but not their section \u2014 so when the announcement came that the parks would be closed Wednesday and Thursday, the group was able to focus on getting what they needed for two days of hunkering down at the resort. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWe were at dinner at Disney Springs when the news came that they were starting to close down some of the resorts and water parks,\u201d Sciretta said. \u201cThe next day we were at Epcot and that’s when they made the decision to not open Walt Disney World for two days. So we ran from Epcot to Target to load up on food.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cIt was cleared out,\u201d he added. \u201cThere was nothing there. The bread aisle was completely bare. It reminded me of during COVID with the empty aisles where there was supposed to be toilet paper.\u201d Their video shows the grocery section at Target with empty refrigerator cases that usually hold meat, empty bins where bananas and strawberries usually are, and no bread anywhere except for one lone pack of cinnamon raisin English muffins.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hurricane Ian from Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort.<\/p>\n <\/span>Courtesy of Ordinary Adventures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n <\/p>\n The rain became intense in the evening Wednesday, and the storm hit overnight, with winds up to 80 mph. \u201cIt was really windy,\u201d Remick described. \u201cThere would be these big gusts of wind that would happen periodically and kept rattling the walls. There was something that kept banging on our roof. There was a little bit of lightning, too, but it was mainly just heavy, heavy rainfall.\u201d <\/p>\n Wednesday evening, cast members (what Disney calls park employees) were busy making storm preparations. All of the outdoor trash cans had been sealed so they didn’t fill with water or debris, and things like pool furniture were tied down around the property. Walking around the resort Thursday after the storm subsided, Sciretta saw a few inches of water on walkways and fallen tree limbs and debris around the property, but no substantial damage. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"Hurricane](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s.hdnux.com\/photos\/01\/27\/55\/45\/22993240\/3\/1200x0.jpg?ssl=1\")
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