Lightning Strikes Disney’s Yacht Club and Guests Evacuated

In a breaking situation, several guests are reporting that there has been a lightning strike at Disney’s Yacht Club and guests have been evacuated from the scene.  Guests were all moved to the lobby as the alarm was going off throughout the resort.

Many guests reported hearing “a loud thunder sound” which actually shook the building.  Firefighters arrived on the scene and guests were moved to the convention center also on the Yacht Club property.

Here is a video from the scene of the evacuation at the Yacht Club:

Disney Yacht Club hit by lightning. Fire alarms going off. Evacuating. pic.twitter.com/UKqfbtPiXO

— FlightSoft ✈ (@FlightSoft) May 15, 2018

A lightning strike in Walt Disney World is not unlikely as it’s basically the lightning capital of the world, but there haven’t been too many cases of lightning harming guests on Disney property or major damage been done.  It doesn’t seem like the Yacht Club has sustained damage, and as far as we know all guests are safe.

This however is a developing story and we’ll keep you updated as we learn more…

It does however make me think that there are eventually going to be some issues on the Disney Skyliner with lightning because it’s just so common.  Disney is going to have their hands full in staying out ahead of a situation like this to keep everyone safe.

Your Thoughts:

I want to know what you think about the lightning strike at Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club.

• Have you ever been in a bad storm in WDW?
• What precautions should Disney take in these situations?

Let us know in the comments section below!

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Ziggy Oskwarek

My name is Ziggy and I love Disney, everything Disney! I grew up on Disney and it has and continues to be a huge part of my life. I started young when my parents took me to Disney World when I was 18 months old. Little did they know that would be the first of an uncountable number of trips we would take. I have so many amazing memories going to Disney with my family and friends and it has been interwoven into my DNA.