Disney World may be known as the Most Magical Place on Earth, but that doesn’t mean it’s all magic, all the time.

Cinderella Castle

In fact, things go wrong at the Disney parks probably more often than you realize — they’re just really, really good at fixing any problems in a relatively quick manner. And today, folks hoping to enjoy all that Magic Kingdom has to offer are realizing just how often things can go wrong!

Heads up if you’re currently at or plan on heading to Magic Kingdom today — an entire land is currently closed off to visitors. We were taking a stroll around Magic Kingdom and when we got to the entrance of Frontierland, we noticed Cast Members stationed out front advising people they’d have to wait a bit to enter the area.

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

We couldn’t see anything too obvious from where we were standing, so we went to speak with a Cast Member. They couldn’t tell us much — or anything official — but they did say that the area was closed due to “technical difficulties” and that it would reopen as soon as possible.

When we checked the My Disney Experience app for attraction closures in this area, the only one that was officially listed as closed on the app was the Country Bear Musical Jamboree. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Tiana’s Bayou Adventure both showed as still being open on the app.

Closed

We asked a Cast Member about this as well, and they confirmed that technically, Country Bears was the only attraction closed. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Tiana’s Bayou Adventure were both still accessible via the bridge from Adventureland and available to ride. So, it seems for now the situation is centralized to the old western town section of Frontierland.

UPDATE: As of 3:32PM, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is now closed as well.

Cast Members

We’ll keep an eye on this situation and let you know if we have any updates. In the meantime, make sure you stay tuned to the Disney Food Blog for the latest news from Disney World and more!

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