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AWS Outage Knocks Out Magic Kingdom's Wait-Time Signs as Rides Keep Running

The disruption underscores reliance on external cloud services, with no clear timeline for restoring in-park displays.

Overview

  • Every physical wait-time display across Magic Kingdom went dark Monday in an incident linked to broader Amazon Web Services connectivity issues.
  • The My Disney Experience app posted a warning about intermittent technical problems and continued showing estimated waits with uncertain accuracy.
  • Cast Members said attractions remained operational, pushing guests to rely on phones or staff updates and complicating Lightning Lane planning.
  • AWS reported recovery progress after US-EAST-1 connectivity failures, though some services remained unstable during the day.
  • Disney provided no separate restoration estimate for the signage as the wider AWS disruption affected multiple services beyond the parks.