Disneyland Resort’s theme parks closed early over the weekend after California officials issued the state’s first-ever tropical storm warning as Hurricane Hilary made landfall and a 5.1-magnitude earthquake rocked the state.
In keeping with Disneyland’s website, the resort’s Disney California Adventure Park, Disneyland Park and Downtown Disney District closed early — at 9 p.m., 10 p.m. and 11 p.m., respectively — on Sunday based on “the newest information from the National Weather Service.”
The parks would normally close at 10 p.m., 12 a.m. and 1 a.m., respectively.
Hotels in Disneyland Resort have stayed open throughout the storm.
Despite the Weather Service’s putting hundreds of thousands under flash-flood watches and warnings within the Southern California area, Disneyland — which is situated in Anaheim, just outside of LA — remained open for a lot of the weekend despite heavy rainfall.
As of Monday, the Weather Service was still predicting that the LA area would get a “moderate” amount of flash flooding, meaning that inside six hours of heavy rainfall, no less than 40% of the region is vulnerable to flooding.
![Disneyland's Disney California Adventure Park, Disneyland Park and Downtown Disney District closed at least one hour early on Sunday after Hurricane Hilary made landfall. It's unclear if the parks will resume operation on Monday.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/NYPICHPDPICT000025139794.jpg?w=911)
It wasn’t until an earthquake struck just southeast of town of Ojai — about 80 miles northwest of Los Angeles — on Sunday afternoon that Disneyland evacuated visitors and ceased its normal operations, in keeping with accounts on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Ahead of the closures, photos and videos shared to social media showed faithful Mouse House fans roaming around a nearly-empty park in rain ponchos despite ride closures and cancellations of the park’s live entertainment, including its newest character-filled concert, “Disney Junior & Friends Playdate.”
One user by the name of Dyl shared footage while participating in CHOC Walk within the Park over the weekend — a rain-or-shine fundraiser that supports education and research in Southern California — where Disneyland employees announced that there have been green foot dryers provided by the park.
It’s unclear if Disneyland was open as of Monday morning, though California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for much of Southern California through Monday.
On Disneyland’s website, it appears that each one attractions are open, with availabilities to get in line from as early as 7:30 a.m. local time.
![The Anaheim-based park still played host to rain-or-shine fundraiser CHOC Walk in the Park over the weekend. Users on social media shared footage from the event, where Disneyland workers said the park provided foot dryers.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/NYPICHPDPICT000025139889.jpg?w=564)
![Other photos shared to social media of Disneyland over the weekend showed an unusually empty park, though there were still guests despite ride and live entertainment cancellations.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/NYPICHPDPICT000025139965.jpg?w=768)
It’s unclear if any of Disneyland’s 58 attractions were damaged by Hurricane Hilary, which brought wind gusts as high as 65 mph to the realm despite being downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm ahead of the weekend.
Representatives for Disneyland didn’t immediately reply to The Post’s request for comment.
Meanwhile, about 40 miles north of Disneyland, Universal Studios Hollywood stayed open, while theme parks within the San Diego region closed up shop as forecasters warned that Hilary could bring as much as 10 inches of rainfall.
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SeaWorld and Sesame Place in San Diego each announced on their respective website that they were closed on Sunday “to make sure the protection of our guests, ambassadors and animals during this time.”
Though they said they “expect to reopen on Monday,” it’s unclear as of 5 a.m. local time if the parks will welcome visitors after they open at 10 a.m.
A bit north in Carlsbad, Calif., LEGOLAND said it was reopening on Monday morning after closures over the weekend, while Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia said on its website that it is going to remain closed through Aug. 23.
Six Flags is expecting to resume its normal operating hours on Aug. 24.