Disney World monorail riders stranded after lightning strike
Mark WillardAda Wood
ByMark WillardandAda Wood•
September 15, 2026Updated: September 15, 2026, 6:26 am EDTPublished: September 14, 2026, 12:49 pm EDT

A lightning strike near Epcot in Walt Disney World shut down the monorail system, stranding passengers for about an hour and a half on Sept. 8. Riders were told to remove windows for ventilation while crews worked to restore power, and Disney later gave passengers gift cards and lightning lane passes.

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