Overview
- Dozens of attractions across all four Walt Disney World parks were temporarily closed during storms on Tuesday, June 30, with most outlets reporting roughly 25 rides offline at the peak.
- Magic Kingdom was hardest hit, with about eleven attractions reported closed around midafternoon including headliners such as Seven Dwarfs Mine Train and Space Mountain.
- News outlets and on-site observers used the My Disney Experience app and National Weather Service warnings to track closures in real time and confirm that lightning-triggered safety holds were in effect.
- Staff and guest accounts described intermittent power surges and social-media reports linked a lightning strike to a wider grid disturbance, though the grid cause remains unverified in official statements.
- As the storm moved out, Disney reopened rides on a rolling basis and advised guests to use indoor shows, restaurants, and theater attractions while lightning safety holds remain in place; Florida’s common summer thunderstorms regularly force such temporary suspensions.