Would you go to WDW now?
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Would you go to WDW now?
I have a trip booked and paid for to WDW 2nd week of May. Would you feel safe in WDW at this time? Does anyone know of any security measures Disney has taken to protect their guests?
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Thanks everyone! We live just outside NYC and it is crazy! We have been looking forward to our WDW trip for quite some time. I had a moment of weakness, but after thinking about it and reading your posts there is no way we will cancel. Sometimes you just need to feel you are not alone! Thanks again.
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I would be more worried about having a heart attack due to sticker shock.....we went there pre 9/11 and I almost keeled over at the cost of ridiculous things at WDW. When I have kids Disney will not exist to them!!!!
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Speaking as someone who is sending my child there to intern next month, I feel it is probably safer there than at my grocery store. Disney provides excellent security and has a huge interest in making sure that nothing happens there. Please have a wonderful time!
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You bet I'd go! We went a few weeks after 9/11 and it was great. A lot of people had cancelled (which is how we got into the hotel we stayed in) and the park wasn't too crowded.
I've also been there the beginning of May and the crowds aren't bad.
Have fun!
I've also been there the beginning of May and the crowds aren't bad.
Have fun!
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Actually prices had come back up to pre 9/11 levels in the past year when everyone relaxed and realized they weren't going to put off traveling indefinitely. Now the fear is apparently back in a big way for some people. The travel industry is in for another big down turn.
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Good article in Conde Nast about the risks of travel and terrorism.
http://www.concierge.com/cntraveler/...5301325281.xml
http://www.concierge.com/cntraveler/...5301325281.xml
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Hi
My entire family works in Washington DC and we live around the washington area in pretty much of a circle. The hype is ridiculous and has kind of reached a peak when they issued gas masks to government employees and those employees' families are at home (in the same area) maskless!!
Two of my kids and their families have said "Kafooeey on all this" for as much as we are targets here, we'll go to WDW and have a good time being targets there. They're leaving in 10 days and they'll probably have a ball.
Maybe life will be back to normal by then.
My entire family works in Washington DC and we live around the washington area in pretty much of a circle. The hype is ridiculous and has kind of reached a peak when they issued gas masks to government employees and those employees' families are at home (in the same area) maskless!!
Two of my kids and their families have said "Kafooeey on all this" for as much as we are targets here, we'll go to WDW and have a good time being targets there. They're leaving in 10 days and they'll probably have a ball.
Maybe life will be back to normal by then.
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Sandy,
I agree with GoTravel. We just returned, and it was no problem. Security at the Orlando airport and at the gates took a few minutes, but no big deal. I only saw siteseeing helicopters overhead at the parks. I never felt unsafe. Post if you have more questions.
I agree with GoTravel. We just returned, and it was no problem. Security at the Orlando airport and at the gates took a few minutes, but no big deal. I only saw siteseeing helicopters overhead at the parks. I never felt unsafe. Post if you have more questions.