If you visit Disney World in the summer then you can expect for it to rain or thunderstorm every single day between 3:30 and 6:00 pm.
And of course when that happens, a handful of outdoor rides across all four Disney World parks will close temporarily.
Although most outdoor rides and attractions will stay open when it rains, there are a handful of rides that will ultimately close down when there’s heavy rainfall, or worse, thunder and lightning nearby.
Rides and Attractions That Close During Bad Weather
Here are all of there rides that closes temporarily when the whether gets nasty:
Magic Kingdom
Here are all of the attractions and rides at Magic Kingdom that will close when the weather gets bad, especially if there’s lightning:
- Astro Orbiter
- Barnstormer
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
- Dumbo the Flying Elephant
- Jungle Cruise
- Liberty Square Riverboat
- Magic Carpets of Aladdin
- Prince Charming Regal Carrousel
- Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
- Swiss Family Treehouse
- Tom Sawyer Island
- Tomorrowland Speedway
- Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover
- Walt Disney World Railroad
TRON surprisingly remained opened even though it’s an open air covered canopy.
Epcot
- Test Track
- American Gardens Theater performances
Animal Kingdom
- Expedition Everest
- Gorilla Falls Trail
- Kali River Rapids
- Kilimanjaro Safaris
- Maharajah Jungle Trek
- TriceraTop Spin
Do rides stay open in the rain?
When there is light rain, most outdoor rides will remain open at Walt Disney World. Indoor rides and attractions will also be open regardless of weather.
Which Rides and Attractions Stay Open in the Rain?
These are all of the attractions that will stay open during rain (and even thunder/lightning):
Magic Kingdom
- TRON Lightcycle Run (will even sometimes run if there’s lightning)
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
- Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin
- Carousel of Progress
- Country Bear Jamboree
- Festival of Fantasy will be changed to the Rainy Day Cavalcade
- Haunted Mansion
- “it’s a small world”
- Mickey’s PhilharMagic
- Monster’s Inc Laugh Floor
- Peter Pan’s Flight
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- Space Mountain
Animal Kingdom
- Avatar Flight of Passage
- Dinosaur
- Expedition Everest
- Festival of the Lion King
- Finding Nemo: The Big Blue and Beyond
- It’s Tough to Be a Bug
- Na’vi River Journey
Epcot
- Awesome Planet
- Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along
- Frozen Ever After
- Gran Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Caballeros
- Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind
- Journey Into Imagination with Figment
- Living with the Land
- Mission Space
- Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
- Seas with Nemo and Friends
- Soarin’ Around the World
- Spaceship Earth
- Turtle Talk with Crush
Hollywood Studios
- Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway
- Millennium Falcon Smugglers Run
- MuppetVision*3D
- Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster
- Star Tours
- Star Wars Rise of the Resistance
- Tower of Terror
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I’ll be sure to keep this updated accordingly as new attractions are added to the parks.
