In Chicago, Hilary Klein was packing her suitcase Friday night before her 6 a.m. flight to Orlando when the news broke.
Maggie Locker-Polding waited for the Disney gondola to leave Epcot for the night when she saw the update on her phone. Soon a buzz generated among strangers in the line.
For Sarah Kincaid, a mom from the Florida Panhandle, the plans to go to Disney for her son’s birthday were suddenly a new cause of worry.