Courtesy of Allison Gilgenbach
We waited in line for two hours to check-in. The card machines went down for a little bit, so they had to do everything by hand. People were trying to check out early, and at the same time, others were showing up, looking for a room.
The park was scheduled to close at 2 p.m. Wednesday, so we made the most of the rides on Tuesday afternoon. We’d planned to go to the stores at Universal CityWalk after breakfast, but it was pouring, so we came back.
The employees organized a ton of activities, such as coloring and crafting for the kids. They had movies going on, such as the Harry Potter series.
But we’ve been in the arcade pretty much all day. My kids are taking advantage of our situation. “Can we get more ice cream?” they said. We’ve spent about $300 each on the arcade machines.
The staff at our hotel have reassured us
I don’t mind about the expense because we’d have been spending money in the park regardless. My parents — who were a bit worried about us at first — sent the girls some money by Zelle so they could play a few extra games.
My daughters aren’t scared. They’ve seen me ask the staff who live nearby whether they’re nervous. They said no because they’ve been through it before, and they’ll keep everybody informed.
The girls and I have some experience ourselves, albeit not with hurricanes directly. We’ve had some tornado winds, straight-line winds, and pretty bad thunderstorms in Ohio. We all go to our basement and hunker down.
Still, I just pray that Milton is short-lived.
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