Nearly half of Magic Kingdom's attractions shut down Monday night, reports say
By 8 p.m. local time on Monday, guests could only go on a few rides, according to a local news outlet.
The same night that the Philadelphia Eagles were celebrating their Super Bowl win at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, nearly all the rides shut down at the park, according to reports by local outlets WKMG News 6 and WOFL.
There were also some social media posts about the issue.
"My brother is at Disney World right now & everything just stopped," @MelissaElrod20 wrote in the post on X. "People are stuck in rides everywhere [and] all the lights inside the rides are on. He said it's pandemonium in the streets at the Magic Kingdom."
"This is crazy," wrote a Reddit user in the Walt Disney World subreddit. "Several ride queues emptied out in front of me. [I] go to the next ride, and it's being emptied."
Hours before the park was set to close at 10 p.m. local time, the My Disney Experience app listed 18 out of the park's 40 attractions as "temporarily closed," reported local news outlet News 6. Guests use the My Disney Experience app to view the wait times of rides and the app also shows which rides are out of service.
At 8 p.m. on Monday, only five rides were available to ride, according to News 6.
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Attractions guests were able to ride included the following, according to the news outlet:
- The Haunted Mansion in Liberty Square
- Jungle Cruise in Adventureland
- Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover in Tomorrow Land
- Tron Lightcycle / Run in Tomorrowland
As of Tuesday afternoon, at 1:40 p.m. ET, rides that were listed as "temporarily unavailable" on Monday have wait times and seem to be available on the My Disney Experience app.
Only the Haunted Mansion and the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh are "Temporarily Closed," according to the app, but it is unclear if their closures are tied to Monday night's shutdowns.
Paste BN has reached out to Walt Disney World for comment.
What caused the rides to shut down?
Although there were claims online that the shutdown was due to a power outage, what actually caused the park's attractions to be shut down remains unclear.
Rides shut down during Disney After Hours event
While the rides shut down before the park closed, Magic Kingdom was scheduled to host a "Disney After Hours" ticketed event, according to Walt Disney World's website.
The event allows guests who purchased a separate ticket, priced from $175 to $185 plus tax, to stay from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m., after the park closes for regular ticket or annual pass holders.
However, by 10 p.m., the time the event was set to start, only three rides were shut down, reported WOFL.
On the list were the following:
- Space Mountain in Tomorrowland
- Tiana's Bayou Adventure in Frontierland
- "It's a Small World" in Fantasyland
It is unclear if the event was affected by the ride closures.
Super Bowl winners 'fly to Disney World'
On Monday, the Philadelphia Eagles, the winners of the big game that happened the night before, also made the traditional visit to the Magic Kingdom.
In a video posted to Walt Disney World's Instagram, Jalen Hurts, the Eagle's quarterback, can be seen on a parade float with Mickey and Minnie Mouse driving down Main Street USA.
It is not known if the Philadelphia Eagles were affected by the ride shutdown.
Are rides still down?
As of Tuesday, at 1:40 p.m. ET, two of the rides that were closed and later reopened Monday night were listed on the theme park app as "temporarily closed," but it is not known if this is related to the technical difficulties the park faced Monday night.
The rides that are listed as "temporarily closed" are the following, according to the My Disney Experience App:
- Haunted Mansion in Liberty Square
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh in Fantasyland
Three other rides were previously closed for refurbishment before Monday night's shutdown.
The rides "closed for refurbishment" are:
- Astro Orbitor in Tomorrowland
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad in Frontierland
- The Hall of Presidents in Liberty Square
This story has been updated with new information.
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