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As Hurricane Ian approaches Florida, we’re starting to see city governments and tourist destinations take precautions.
Rainy Day in Magic Kingdom
We’ve been watching the weather closely as cities issue evacuation notices to residents and Disney World starts preparing for the possibility of severe weather hitting the theme parks. But if you’re one of the Florida residents who needs to evacuate and get to safety, we’ve got some important news for you.
Ever wondered what it looks like when an EPCOT restaurant gets evacuated? Well, one of our friends got to experience that and we’re sharing the details with you.
Let’s Head to EPCOT
Evacuations and emergencies can happen in Disney World — ranging from fire alarm situations to Skyliner crashes. Oftentimes, the situation is remedied quickly and guests are able to go on their way, but no matter the outcome, it’s important to be safe and cautious when these situations take place. On September 1st, a friend of ours witnessed an evacuation in EPCOT — let’s go over what we know.
No matter how much you plan, sometimes things can still go awry in Disney World.
EPCOT
The weather can be unpredictable, shows might have technical difficulties, and attractions can malfunction leading to temporary closures. Guests riding one popular EPCOT attraction were in for a different kind of ride recently when it unexpectedly broke down — so come get evacuated from Test Track with us!
What’s one of the most DIVISIVE things that could happen to you in Disney World? A ride evacuation, for sure! Confused? Allow us to explain!
Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
For some people, getting evacuated from a Disney World ride can absolutely ruin the day, especially if you’ve got a dining reservation to make, you waited in the queue for an extended period of time, or it’s your first time experiencing the attraction. However, for other people…it’s a dream come true! You get the chance to see a little behind-the-scenes action, and it can honestly be pretty fascinating. Recently, we got evacuated off of one of Disney World’s newest rides, and we thought you might want to see what it’s like!
Rides close temporarily all the time in Disney World, and sometimes guests have to get evacuated off the ride. It sounds scary, but it can actually be an interesting experience!
Guests getting evacuated from Splash Mountain
Evacuations can let you see a dark ride in a new light — that is, with all the lights on! It’s almost like an unexpected behind-the-scenes tour, though it might ruin the magic for some people. We’ve been evacuated from Splash Moutain not long ago, and we’ve also seen Space Mountain evacuated with lights on too, and now we have another look at this iconic EPCOT ride with lights on!
UPDATE: The Gran Fiesta Tour attraction opened later in the day, and we were able to ride it. We didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary at the time.
Things at Disney World might be magical and fun, but they’re not always perfect.
EPCOT
Technical difficulties, a fire, and other issues can impact Disney rides and parks, ultimately leading to evacuations or temporary closures. We’ve been evacuated from our fair share of Disney spots in the past, and today we got to experience another evacuation in EPCOT.
You’ve heard the old expression, “It took the wind out of our sails,” but what about “It took the splash out of our mountain“? Disney World is no stranger to a ride evacuation; popular attractions like Splash Mountain and Pirates of the Caribbean have been going through it lately!
Splash Mountain
During our recent trip to the Magic Kingdom, we noticed that Splash Mountain wasn’t, well, splashing, so we went over to investigate.
There must be something in the air — we’ve been seeing some crazy things happening in Disney World lately! You might remember the recent double attraction closure caused by a smoky refrigerator in the Magic Kingdom, plus there was the delayed reopening of Splash Mountain! What is going on, Disney?!
Hello from EPCOT!
Well, it looks like Disney just can’t catch a break, because we happened upon ANOTHER evacuation in Disney World this morning — this time it was over in EPCOT!
Have you ever been evacuated from a Disney World ride?
PeopleMover Sign
Believe it or not, it happens often — sometimes rides have technical issues and Cast Members end up having to evacuate guests off of rides. Although an evacuation can often be inconvenient, it can be a necessity (but, hey, you often get to see things on the ride you normally wouldn’t get to see!).
Hey there, DFB friends! We’re back with more unexpected Disney World news from the week, and this week was a bit UNUSUAL to say the least.
It was hard to see Cinderella Castle!
You may have heard that there was a FIRE at Cinderella Castle (everyone is fine, no one was hurt!) and surprisingly, that’s not the only big news of the week! Take a look at everything else unexpected that happened there.
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