(Updated from 2019). With Tropical Storm Nicole  currently on the path to the Orlando area (around Thursday), it’s time to review what to kinda-sorta expect at Fort Wilderness.  As for me, I’d be looking at Plan B right now, but that’s because I find even a heavy thunderstorm to be a bloody terror.

(11/9  update) After a bit of back and forth, Fort Wilderness (and Treehouse villas) is evacuating as tropical storm nicole approaches WDW. It is set to arrive in the orlando area Thursday morning with gusty winds, heavy rain, and isolated tornados. Theme parks will close early today. Guests are being relocated to other disney resorts.

My stepmother, a solid Southern Baptist, used to tell me that those that were afraid of storms were afraid of going to hell. This didn’t help me much at the time (bless her heart), as every bolt of lightning turned into micro-second images of the devil himself. And when I was even younger, I used to beg the family to drive to Florida when a tornado was approaching. Continue reading “Hurricanes, Tornadoes and Scary Weather at Fort Wilderness – What to Know and Where to Go” →