Seven closures have impacted one Disney resort today amid an ongoing tropical storm warning.
This year has been rife with tropical storms, affecting multiple Disney parks. In September, Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend area, prompting the closure of Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon and the cancellation of several theme park experiences, including Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party.
Just weeks later, Hurricane Milton barreled over Central Florida. While the damage was nowhere near as extensive as originally feared, Walt Disney World Resort closed all of its theme parks for the day. Disney’s Contemporary Resort and Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort faced minor flooding.
The latter is still facing complications due to roof damage sustained during the storm. As we reported last week, some guests are being contacted to reschedule or potentially cancel their stays at the resort.
Typhoons and Disney
Typhoons—the term given to hurricanes in the northwestern Pacific Ocean—have impacted operations for Tokyo Disney Resort, Shanghai Disneyland, and Hong Kong Disneyland this year.
Typhoon Bebinca closed Shanghai Disneyland in September. The newest Disney resort—home to attractions like TRON Lightcycle Power Run (since replicated at Magic Kingdom Park) and the incredible Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure—was off-limits to guests on September 16 as Shanghai experienced flooding and power outages.
A month earlier, Tokyo Disney Resort closed its two parks – Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea – at 3 p.m. due to Typhoon Ampil.
The smallest of Disney’s theme park resorts worldwide, Hong Kong Disneyland, has also experienced its fair share of tropical storms this year. Typhoon warnings were issued for the Hong Kong Disneyland area in June and September, leading to the temporary closure of outdoor attractions.
Now, yet another typhoon warning is in force at the park due to incoming Tropical Storm Trami.
Tropical Storm Warnings Close Hong Kong Disneyland Rides
A notice on the Hong Kong Disneyland website warns that the park’s outdoor rides are currently closed for safety reasons.
Inclement Weather Arrangement
Strong Wind Signal No. 3 has been issued by the Hong Kong Observatory. The park remains open with outdoor attractions suspended.
For latest show times and attraction availability, please check our official mobile app or approach our cast members.
As of 8 p.m. HKT (8 a.m. EST), that means seven rides are closed to all guests:
- Big Grizzly Mountain Runaway Mine Cars
- Dumbo the Flying Elephant
- Jungle River Cruise
- Mad Hatter Tea Cups
- RC Racer
- Slinky Dog Spin
- Wandering Oaken’s Sliding Sleighs
Wait times for the park’s indoor attractions—such as Frozen Ever After, the flagship attraction of its newest land, World of Frozen, Iron Man Experience, Ant-Man and The Wasp: Nano Battle!, and Hyperspace Mountain—remain surprisingly low. This is most likely because the park is scheduled to close at 9 p.m. today.
According to the Hong Kong Free Press, Trami will move across the central and northern parts of the South China Sea today, heading toward the seas south of Hainan Island.
Changes at Hong Kong Disneyland
The past few years have been significant for Hong Kong Disneyland. Long seen as Disney’s worst-performing theme park, it has experienced substantial financial recovery in the wake of COVID-19—despite being forced to close repeatedly due to surging infections—with the number of Annual Passholders visiting the park hitting an all-time high.
This resurgence is bolstered by the opening of World of Frozen, plus the addition of the Marvel Cinematic Universe-inspired Stark Expo to Tomorrowland. The park will soon welcome yet another new Marvel attraction to the latter. As announced by Josh D’Amaro, Chairperson of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, at D23, the new Avengers attraction will utilize a ride mechanism similar to the Tower of Terror and Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission – BREAKOUT!
Have you ever visited a Disney theme park during a typhoon or hurricane?
