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WEBVTT AN ELM GROVE FAMILY ISHEADED INTO THE PATH OFHURRICANE IRMA IN THE NAME OFrtFUN.WISN 12 NEWS HILLARY MINTZ TELLSUS WHY THEY CHOSE NOT TO CANCELTHEIR FAMILY VACATION.THIS ELM GROVE FAMILY STILLBOARDED THE FLIGHT THIS MORNINGFROMrt MILWAUKEE, NEXT STOP DISNEYWORLD.CALL IT CRAZY.>>rt THAT IS HOW CRAZY IT IS.IT IS NEWSWORTHY.>> EVEN GOOFY.THE FRANK FAMILY OF ELM GROVEISN'T LETTING HURRICANE IRMASTOP THE VACATION PLANS THEYMADE OVER A YEAR AGO.>>rt WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OFKIND OF RESEARCH AND TALKING TOPEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE AREA ANDWE KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE AREACTUALLY GOING TO DISNEY WORTO SHELTER, SO WE'VE BEEN ON THErtPHONE WITH DISNEY QUITE A BITOF THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, ANDTHEY ARE REASSURING US AS MUCHAS THEY CAN.>>rt DAD SAYS THIS IS DEFINITELYUNCHARTED TERRITORY.>> WE ARE A LITTLE NERVOUS TO WEHAVE NEVER BEEN THRrtOUGHSOMETHING LIKE THIS BEFORE.WE KNOW PEOPLE DOWN IN THE AREAWHO WENT THROUGH MATTHEW.THEY SAID IT WAS A LOT OF STRONGWIND.BUT MATTHEW IS NO IRMA, WHICH ISrtWHY THE FRANKS ARE HEADING TOTHE PARK RIGHT AFTER THEY LAND.-- THEY LAND TO GET IN AS MUCHTIME AS THEY CAN.>> SUNDAY AND MONDAY ARE THErtDA WE LOSE.WE DID NOT HAVE THE OPTION TOPUSH IT BACK.THIS IS THE WEEK WE HAD.>> AND WHAT A WEEK IT MAY BEWHrtEN IRMA MEETS MICKEY.IN MILWAUKEE, HILLARY MINTZ,WISN 12 NEWSTOYA: DISNEY WORLD ANNOUNCEDLATE THIS AFTERNOON ITS PARKSWILL CLOSE TOMORROW AND STrtAYCLOSED THROUGH MONDAY.AS FOR AIR TRAVEL, WE CHECKEDTHE FLIGHTS AT MITCHELLINTERNATIONAL.SO FAR, EVERYTHING TO AND FROM

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