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Watch: Disneyland Stops Rides After 7.1 Earthquake Shakes Southern California

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Even the Happiest Place on Earth came to a halt Friday when an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 rattled Southern California.

A Disneyland Park visitor shared video which showed the usually dark Space Mountain attraction illuminated as it was stopped mid-ride by workers after the quake struck.

“Attention, space travelers: All flights have been put in a holding pattern,” a voice announced over an intercom. No injuries were reported on the roller coaster.

Disneyland then  evacuated rides while the park conducted safety checks, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The Disneyland Mobile App marked all rides as “temporarily closed” on Friday night.

Several other social media users posted images and video of evacuations from the other rides at Disneyland, including the Millennium Falcon ride at the newly opened Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.

Rides reopened on Saturday.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a following earthquake of 5.5 just 20 minutes after the 7.1 tremblor, followed by another 5.5 quake about an hour after.

Disneyland is located in Anaheim, about 160 miles southwest of the epicenter of the quake, Ridgecrest, also the epicenter of the 6.4 July 4th quake. The tremblor was felt throughout the theme park, however, visitors reported.

Six Flags Magic Mountain also reported that it had evacuated all its rides and was conducting safety checks following the earthquake.

“The safety of our guests and employees is our top priority and as a precautionary measure, we are conducting an extensive visual, structural, and operational safety checks on all of the rides before re-opening,” the park said in a tweet. The park had also resumed regular operations by Saturday.

There have been at least 1,700 recorded aftershocks since Thursday. Scientists said the fault causing the quakes appears to be growing, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Mark Ghilarducci, director of the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, told the LA Times that Friday night’s quake caused some fires and other damage in and around Ridgecrest and Trona, two Mojave Desert towns shaken by both quakes. About 3,000 residents in Ridgecrest and the surrounding areas are without power after the earthquake.

There were no immediate reports of major damage and injuries in Los Angeles, Mayor Eric Garcetti said in a tweet.

The quake was felt as far away as Phoenix, Las Vegas, Baja California, and Reno, according to data logged into the U.S. Geological Survey’s Did You Feel It? website.

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