Second Earthquake in as Many Days Rocks Disneyland
Another large earthquake rocked Disneyland for the second day in a row. The 7.1 foreshock struck Southern California and many attractions at Disneyland were temporarily closed as a precaution. CNN is reporting that this foreshock was 11 times stronger than the earthquake yesterday
In the video posted to Twitter below, you can see guests at Disneyland leaving the Millennium Falcon.
Everyone evacuating from the Millenium Falcon. Bizarre to be in Battu for the aftershock #disney #disneyland #earthquake pic.twitter.com/ArOhYVnf14
— Kyle Reilly (@kylereilly) July 6, 2019
Other guests were on attractions when they were halted:
WATCH: Rides at Disneyland were stopped and evacuated when the powerful earthquake hit Southern California; no reports of damage at the park pic.twitter.com/VpZyxpghiw
— BNO News (@BNONews) July 6, 2019
Another Twitter user posted a screenshot of the Disneyland app showing many of the attractions temporarily closed.
https://twitter.com/DisneyTripDream/status/1147351587041398784
OCRegister.com reported:
“The Friday evening quake forced the temporary closure of Big Thunder Mountain, Matterhorn Bobsleds, Pirates of the Caribbean, Splash Mountain, Star Tours and the new Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run at Disneyland. The Incredicoaster, Radiator Springs Racers, Soarin’, Toy Story Midway Mania and Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout were temporarily closed by the Friday quake at Disney California Adventure
Disneyland employees followed an established protocol that calls for the inspection of major attractions after a major earthquake.”
Several (not all) attractions at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure are temporarily closed/offline due to the earthquake. Inspections normal after seismic activity. Expect impacted rides to reopen soon. pic.twitter.com/JZYRmzcy4a
— Scott Gustin (@ScottGustin) July 4, 2019
Hollywood Reporter stated:
“A 7.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Southern California on Friday night, the United States Geological Survey reported.
The earthquake again originated in Ridgecrest, Calif., which was the site of a 6.4-magnitude earthquake on Thursday. At least 1,700 aftershocks have been recorded since.
In L.A., Dodger Stadium was swaying for 30 seconds — the Dodgers, currently playing a game, never stopped during the shaking — while some Disneyland visitors reported being evacuated from rides like the Millennium Falcon.”
The foreshock also affected the baseball game at Dodger Stadium
#EarthquakeLA pic.twitter.com/yDOOEYSk4j
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 6, 2019
Additional guests at Disneyland have reported feeling the tremors, but thankfully, no injuries have been reported as of now.
https://twitter.com/NewsBreaking/status/1147355037028368384
Another Twitter user tweeted this:
https://twitter.com/JessDescalsota/status/1147357136332058624
As we advised yesterday:
What to Do Now?
Be prepared for aftershocks and always know what to do in the event you’re in the park when an earthquake hits. Theme Park Insider provides some advice here.
KTLA is providing live coverage:
Watch live: KTLA 5 coverage the 6.9 magnitude quake near Ridgecrest that made yesterday’s temblor a foreshock https://t.co/tVfhZpspRw
— KTLA (@KTLA) July 6, 2019
UPDATE:
At 9:53 PST, according to this Twitter user, the Millenium Falcon attraction is still closed, however, the fireworks are happening in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.
Smugglers Run still closed at Star Wars Land because of earthquake inspection but fireworks show happening now at Disneyland. pic.twitter.com/xoMWRDxvaD
— Angela Kim (@angelaishere) July 6, 2019
Stay tuned to MickeyBlog for additional updates as we have them.
