Heavy rain and thunderstorms battered the Happiest Place in Japan earlier today, seeming to cause the theme parks to temporarily lose power.
During the downpour and the lightning, people headed for cover.
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トロピカルシャワー始まって5分で雷雨の為中止ー(´･_･`)
天からのシャワーになったー笑#ディズニー pic.twitter.com/zusyuwtUyL— たくG党 (@takuya_k_777) August 2, 2016
ディズニー来たのにゲリラ豪雨でショー中止(´；ω；`)
折角一時間前からスタンバったのに…
ドナぁ～(´・ω・`) pic.twitter.com/vUWRuuBl97— オミ (@s_a1220_4) August 2, 2016
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The weather also impacted the attractions.
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The water stopped flowing at Splash Mountain.
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Aquatopia at Tokyo DisneySea dried up too during the momentary power outage, as water was no longer pumped into the attraction. (It’s supposed to look like this.)
#TDR_now 音声だけが流れる pic.twitter.com/yQMllUVqrU
— ハム夫 (@type98xr) August 2, 2016
Some lights remained on, but characters stopped moving (they kept talking, though).
ディズニーランド停電でアトラクション止まる:(；ﾞﾟ'ωﾟ'): pic.twitter.com/GMV1Yh0T15
— きにゃこん💮 (@kinyakon) August 2, 2016
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Some attractions stopped completely, which would suck if you spent a couple hours waiting for, say, the Indiana Jones ride.
雷雨で停電⚡️
スプラッシュ停止💦💦
坂本さん・倉金死亡😑😑😑 pic.twitter.com/U3rq0MZHAN— ひ な ⚾️ (@____chanhina) August 2, 2016
People on Splash Mountain killed time with their phones.
ディズニーランド来て警報なる雨はだいぶ違う笑
レストラン停電するし、飯食われへん。 pic.twitter.com/OKwqMZ1Bjr— たつや (@KunimotoTatsuya) August 2, 2016
プラザ停電#TDR_now pic.twitter.com/xyZr7qz6je
— . (@honehone_born) August 2, 2016
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All the lights and flatscreen monitors shut off in this Disneyland restaurant.
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Kinda spooky, huh?
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Those whose rides were interrupted got priority admission tickets.
#TDR_now 晴れてきたよ！！ pic.twitter.com/HsNP1IDXCs
— みぃにゃ♡ (@michaan_disney) August 2, 2016
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青空見えてきた！！！#TDR_now pic.twitter.com/dMNMVlCdpF
— _ギデオニュ_ (@vav_xoxo) August 2, 2016
Thankfully, the power outage was not long at all, and soon after, the sky cleared up.
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