6 Ways Hurricane Irma Impacted Walt Disney World Guests

5. Fort Wilderness Was Closed

Although it goes without saying a campsite in the woods next to a lake probably isn't the best place to ride out a massive hurricane.

On Saturday, Disney began to close the Fort Wilderness Campground. Guests with reservations were offered rooms at one of Disney's other hotels. This did mean that all those guests who were already camping had to pack up their stuff and either move out or move resort.

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