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Disneyland was forced to shut a number of rides at its theme park in Anaheim, California, on Monday night, following a 3.5 magnitude earthquake.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake striking at around 8:09 p.m., with the epicenter recorded at just over a mile east of Fullerton—two miles north of Disneyland. A smaller aftershock was reported to have struck at around 8:30 p.m.
While there were no injuries or damage reported in the immediate aftermath of the quake, Disneyland took mandatory precautionary measures by shutting dozens of its popular rides as staff carried out safety checks.
"Damage, very unlikely, but guests will be inconvenienced while rides are inspected," read an 8:24 p.m. post on the news on X, formerly Twitter, by unofficial Disneyland information source MiceChat.
Around 20 minutes later, the account shared a post that read: "All attractions and queues are now closed. Guests are being informed that attractions will reopen after safety checks."
According to The Orange County Register, all rides at the theme park were closed, with the exception of Jungle Cruise and the Mad Tea Party. At the neighboring Disney California Adventure park, rides that remained open included Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind, Mickey's Philharmagic and holiday versions of Luigi's Joy to the Whirl and Mater's Jingle Jamboree.
Disneyland has not made any comments regarding Monday's temporary shutdown on its verified social media accounts.
Source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/ne...1&cvid=7e073edd7c8f4b8debfeae2bcac7ba98&ei=15