What it was like to shelter at Disney through Hurricane Ian - SFGATE

Guests wait for tram transportation at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World on Sept.

You’re in the middle of a Walt Disney World vacation, having flown 2,000 miles across the country to get to the “most magical place on Earth,” when the weather predictions change.

Well, if you’re Kitra Remick and Peter Sciretta, you make the most of it and document everything on your hugely popular YouTube channel, Ordinary Adventures. .

“We’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,” said Remick, who shared the whole reason for their visit was to be at Epcot’s 40th celebration on Oct.

Kitra Remick and Peter Sciretta at Disney's Animal Kingdom on Sept.

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.

“We were at dinner at Disney Springs when the news came that they were starting to close down some of the resorts and water parks,” Sciretta said.

“The next day we were at Epcot and that's when they made the decision to not open Walt Disney World for two days.

Wednesday evening, cast members (what Disney calls park employees) were busy making storm preparations.

One thing they both said they were surprised by was the convivial atmosphere in the resort, not just from guests, but from cast members too.

Not to quote people, but the cast members we talked to were very happy about that, staying at a Walt Disney World resort through the storm, especially this resort, which is so nice.” While many in the Orlando area lost power — 1.8 million people in Florida are currently without — Disney did not experience blackouts. .

Kitra Remick and Peter Sciretta have shared a donation link to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida on their hurricane video.

Peter Sciretta at Saratoga Springs on Sept.

“The characters are going around trying to make magic for these families that came here expecting to be in the parks who are now stuck in their hotels,” he said.

“Goofy was walking through the lobby of Saratoga Springs, and there was a cast member cleaning up some of the debris that had come in the door,” Sciretta said.

The cast members we've all talked to seem really happy to be there and be able to help.