My family was also finishing up the last of our week at the Beach Club when Charlie hit. I was amazed at how efficiently run everything was...from the 1pm closure (which is when it actually started raining...how did you DO that WDW???), to the movie marathons, the phone messages and notices under our room door with instructions, the organized lobby entertainment while we were "captive" in the hotel, and onto the very-well organized plan to FEED everyone via timed seatings and pagers. Early the next morning, they were already outside with tree trimmers, chainsaws, jeeps, etc., conducting cleanup. As our departure was to be that evening, it was trying to get through for airline info that was a mess. Miraculously, our evening flight was one of the few that was NOT cancelled, but the airport was an absolute travesty. Untold numbers of people had been forced to stay there overnight, and between the looting of the stores and food stands and the confusion, THAT was the nightmare. The plane had no food, either, as it could not be restocked. BUT, Disney definitely held up their end of the bargain, and safety was never compromised.

what arrangements are made for those camping at Fort Wilderness Resort? What if they have pets with them?

I was at WDW during Hurricane Charlie. Animal Kingdom was the only park that was closed for 2 days. We went to Magic Kingdom the day the storm was scheduled to hit. They opened early that morning and we got to spend from 8 AM to 1 pm in the park. Spent the night at Pop Century and had a good time getting to know our neighbours during lulls in the storm. The next day the 3 parks opened as normal although there was a little visible storm damage. That had to be my most memorable trip to the World!

My family as at WDW when Charley hit in 2004. All I can say is that I was vey impressed by the way the resort handled every detail during that emergency.

We were at Disney for Hurricane Charlie in 2004 and were very impressed by the service. We flew in on Friday just as our cruise postponed leaving. Luckily we had a hotel room for the night but awoke to both coasts evacuating to Orlando and we had no where to go. Someone told us that Disney would probably have cancellations and to call at noon that day (the day the storm was coming in). We ended up staying at the Boardwalk with a largely discounted room and never lost power. They had food and kids activities indoors and made the most of the situation. We were very impressed how prepared Disney was.

Disney does it right. We were on a Disney Cruise and got fogged out of port for our departure. Within minutes, it seemed like every cast member was if full garb entertaining the kids, every restaurant was open for feeding, every theater had some sort of movie or attraction going on, the internet was free so you could Skype your hotel or airline to make alternative arrangements, and on and on and on. They know how to make a terrible situation terrific.

I was there for hurricane Charley and the parks reopened ( maybe a little late) the next day after the 1pm closure. We were only in our rooms for that one afternoon/evening.

I was a front desk Cast Member at Disney's Wilderness Lodge back in '99 when Floyd hit. I remember our lifeguards were all in the lobby area doing crafts, games, and other activities for the kids. In a drawer somewhere I probably still have clippings from the cast newsletter we used to get (I forget the name of it now) showing rare photos of an empty Main Street USA