NEWS: 18 Disney World Rides Are Temporarily CLOSED

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Dark Clouds over Disney World

Today, bad weather in Orlando meant that a LOT of rides were temporarily closed throughout the four Disney World theme parks. However, the unusual thing is that a few indoor rides shut down temporarily as well! Let’s take a look.

While we were in Magic Kingdom this morning, a storm popped up (including lightning), which means that lots of outdoor rides have to shut down until the bad weather passes.

Rain

The Festival of Fantasy parade had to be canceled as well due to safety concerns in the storm.

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UPDATE: The rides reopened after the bad weather passed. The indoor rides have also reopened — they were likely closed due to technical difficulties.

Around 12PM EST, the following rides in Magic Kingdom were CLOSED:

Astro Orbiter
The Barnstormer
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Dumbo
Jungle Cruise
Liberty Square Riverboat
The Magic Carpets of Aladdin
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
Swiss Family Treehouse
Tomorrowland Speedway
Walt Disney World Railroad

Note that most of those are outdoor rides, but The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is indoors, so we’re not sure why that’s closed as well.

Winnie the Pooh

Due to the many closures in this park, some of the indoor rides that WEREN’T closed had higher-than-normal wait times. Pirates of the Caribbean was especially busy!

Super busy!

Over at Jungle Cruise, Cast Members were explaining that the ride was not open at the moment due to the storms.

Closed

The bad weather affected other Disney World parks as well. Take a look:

EPCOT —

Test Track
The Seas with Nemo and Friends

Test Track

Disney’s Animal Kingdom —

Triceratop Spin
Kali River Rapids
Expedition Everest

Expedition Everest

Disney’s Hollywood Studios —

Slinky Dog Dash

If this happens to you on your trip, the only thing to do is wait it out. The rides will reopen as soon as the weather passes.

Storm

Remember that the rides will only close if there’s lightning in the area. If it’s just raining, you can put on a rain poncho and keep going about your day like normal! In fact, the rain might scare away some other guests, so it’s possible you’ll get on the popular rides with a lower-than-normal wait time.

Tower of Terror

Don’t forget to bring rain gear to Disney World every day during the summer. Storms can pop up without notice, and you don’t want to be caught unprepared!

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