• News
  • Film and TV
  • Music
  • Tech
  • Features
  • Celebrity
  • Politics
  • Weird
  • Community
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
TikTok
YouTube
Submit Your Content
Mom influencer slammed for planning trip to Disney Florida just hours before devastating hurricane hits

Home> News> US News

Published 19:57 9 Oct 2024 GMT+1

Mom influencer slammed for planning trip to Disney Florida just hours before devastating hurricane hits

Despite Hurricane Milton, a category five storm, hurtling towards Orlando, one mom planned to take her kids to Disney World

Joe Yates

Joe Yates

An influencer has been blasted for planning a family trip to Disney World Orlando - where a category five hurricane is currently headed.

TikToker Cecily Bauchmann has been slammed for planning to take a trip to Orlando, Florida despite mass evacuations taking place in the area which is set to be ravished by Hurricane Milton.

It is barreling toward the Florida Peninsula, the storm however has since dipped to category four and is even expected to drop down to category three by the time it hits the west-central area of Florida's Gulf Coast.

Advert

It is expected to make landfall on Wednesday evening (October 9), local time, before traveling over Orlando.

Millions of residents have already evacuated the area as the storm is expected to be the worst to hit the Tampa Bay area, with areas of onshore winds potentially expecting to see water levels rise by 12-feet above ground level, according to FOX Weather.

While the National Weather Service office of Tampa Bay warned: "Act now to complete preparations before the wind becomes hazardous."

Cecily Bauchmann recorded herself preparing hers and her kids' cases to fly to Florida - where Hurricane Milton is heading (TikTok/@cecilybauchmann)
Cecily Bauchmann recorded herself preparing hers and her kids' cases to fly to Florida - where Hurricane Milton is heading (TikTok/@cecilybauchmann)

Advert

But despite millions of residents set to be displaced from their homes, Bauchmann was reportedly prepared to travel with her family to probably the one place on Earth you don't want to be.

Taking to TikTok to share footage of her and her family preparing to depart for the airport, she told the camera: "We're leaving for Florida in one hour and I need to pack."

Bauchmann then proceeded to pack all hers and her children's clothes neatly away into the suitcases.

"Time to pack up this suitcase, time to go," she says, before adding: "Hey guys, we will see you at the airport. Love you, bye!"

Advert

The minute-long footage has since been deleted but not before another user reposted it onto her own page.

Writing a caption over the video, the user typed: "This lady's heading to Disney knowing a cat 5 hurricane is otw. The lights are on but no one's home."

Hurricane Milton as pictured from the International Space Station (YouTube/Sen)
Hurricane Milton as pictured from the International Space Station (YouTube/Sen)

It seems that the influencer isn't alone in wanting to still fly to Florida. One user commented: "My coworker left for Florida, and I told her about the hurricane btw. And she said, 'Nothing is stopping me from the beach l've waited for this all year.'"

Advert

While a third wrote: "People travelling like Cecily to places where residents of the affected need hotels & Airbnbs in order to evacuate are so selfish."

Meanwhile, a third chimed in: "I thought that was a POV. There’s no way this is real."

If Bauchmann and her family did make it to Florida, other than the once-category five hurricane hurtling towards the state, they would have been met with further disappointment as Disney announced that Disney World would be closed on October 9 and 10.

UNILAD has contacted Bauchmann for comment.

Featured Image Credit: TikTok/@cecilybauchmann/NOAA

Topics: TikTok, Disneyland, Florida, Travel

Joe Yates
Joe Yates

Joe is a journalist for UNILAD, who particularly enjoys writing about crime. He has worked in journalism for five years, and has covered everything from murder trials to celeb news.

X

@JMYjourno

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

10 hours ago
11 hours ago
12 hours ago
  • 10 hours ago

    Someone who invested $7,793 into Bitcoin 14 years ago and only just accessed it is now worth a staggering amount

    After 14 years of lying dormant, two bitcoin wallets holding 10,000 bitcoin each were activated this week

    News
  • 11 hours ago

    Elon Musk reveals 'two-part plan' to take control of US Congress with 'America Party'

    The Tesla boss has a new idea to shake up politics in the US

    News
  • 11 hours ago

    Expert issues urgent warning for anyone thinking about travelling whilst on Ozempic or Mounjaro

    Those on Ozempic or Mounjaro may face problems abroad if they don't declare it

    News
  • 12 hours ago

    YouTuber Nikocado Avocado shares shocking results of plastic surgery after 250lb weight loss

    Nikocado explained that following his weight loss, he sought the help of a plastic surgeon

    News
  • Walt Disney World gets slammed by Hurricane Milton in horrifying footage
  • Man shows devastating aftermath of Hurricane Helene from his flooded living room
  • Influencer hits back after being slammed for telling people to 'just book a flight' to Thailand
  • Influencer hits back after being slammed for telling people to 'just book a flight' to Thailand