Power Outage Darkened Walt Disney World’s Disney Springs
A swinging Saturday night it was not. Disney Springs at Walt Disney World was darkened by a power outage on Saturday, July 28.
Disney Springs with the lights on.
The Twittersphere gave the details; almost in real time:
Big power outage at #DisneySprings. Everywhere running on backup power. Restaurants are turning people away at the door. #distwitter pic.twitter.com/2jZBJWDk40
— RunTheImpossible (@RunImpossible) July 28, 2019
Power outage at Disney Springs West Side pic 2. #disneysprings pic.twitter.com/AzsQpMiYXt
— yojayy (@yojayy) July 28, 2019
Disney Springs Power Outage from inside the build a Dino at Trex cafe #disneysprings #disney #poweroutage pic.twitter.com/l8mdXPFmaE
— Hayley (@Hayleylandshark) July 28, 2019
Spectrum News 13 with the synopsis:
What Disney Springs is supposed to look like.
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Disney Springs was hit by a power outage on Saturday night, according to those visiting the entertainment and shopping complex.
- Power outage at Disney Springs
- Some restaurants, shops running on backup power
- Guests walking through the West Side, The Landing in the dark
The power reportedly went out sometime around 9:30 p.m.
#PowerOutage at #DisneySprings began around 9:30pm. Guests are wandering around in areas with emergency flood lighting. Cause is unknown at this time. #WaltDisneyWorldResort
— Brian (@poolpharmacy) July 28, 2019
Pictures shared on social media show parts of the West Side and The Landing areas in the dark.
Many of the affected restaurants and shops were operating on backup power, according to those at Disney Springs during the outage. Some guests said restaurants were turning people away.
Spectrum News 13 has reached out to Disney to find out more about the outage.
There’s been a bunch of power outages around the World, this year. No official word about Saturday’s as of yet, but we’ll update if we hear anything else.
