Disneyland Power Outage Shuts Down Rides During Incredibly Busy Holiday Week
A power outage at Disneyland, in Anaheim, California, took down about a dozen rides on Wednesday morning.
Toontown, Fantasyland, and other rides were affected by a problem with a transformer on the property, KTLA reported.
Most of the affected rides were running again by noon, however the outage comes during one of Disneyland's busiest weeks all year. While outages like this are often solved quickly, getting rides going again can be slow — and lines can back up quickly. The backup could have a ripple effect later into the day.
A park spokesman told the Los Angeles Times that no refunds were expected.
#BREAKING: Power outage at #Disneyland disrupts attractions as park nears capacity in busy holiday seasonhttps://t.co/nFAQU0iyvg pic.twitter.com/paSTRcQCng
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) December 27, 2017
Park visitors had to be escorted off the rides, including the Monorail, KABC reported. The outage came just after Disneyland posted a message on Twitter about how busy the park is today.
PARKS UPDATE: The Disneyland Resort is very busy today. Please check the Disneyland App for the latest wait times and schedules to plan your day.
— Disneyland Today (@DisneylandToday) December 27, 2017
Around 1 p.m. local time, the park tweeted that guests would only be admitted for re-entry — so any late starts to Disneyland today should instead be heading for the California Adventure Park.
PARKS UPDATE: Disneyland Park is currently only accepting Guests for re-entry at this time. Disney California Adventure Park remains available for your enjoyment. Updates to follow.
— Disneyland Today (@DisneylandToday) December 27, 2017
