Magic Kingdom Location Flooded With Sewage

Magic Kingdom Park is what started it all at Walt Disney World Resort. 
Comprised of Main Street, U.S.A., Tomorrowland, Fantasyland, Liberty Square, 
Adventureland, and Frontierland, the Theme Park was inspired by Walt Disney’s 
vision for Disneyland Park. It all centers around Cinderella Castle, a symbol 
of childhood wonder and dreams come true.

Despite its name, Magic Kingdom can be… a bit less than magical. Whether it’s 
a Guest jumping off of Splash Mountain or a fight over line-cutting at Space 
Mountain, negativity sometimes seeps into the original Central Florida Disney 
Park.

Former Disney Cast Member Helen (@helenjp1313 on TikTok) recently recalled a 
devastating flood at a Magic Kingdom gift shop and bakery. She was making 
cake pops at Big Top Souvenirs in the Storybook Circus section of New 
Fantasyland when a rainstorm changed everything:

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In the middle of a regular shift, Helen suddenly heard gurgling from the 
drains on the kitchen floor.

“It is raining so hard; sewage is backing up into the kitchen,” she said. 
“When it starts raining at Disney World, everyone runs for cover, so there 
were a ton of people inside of Big Top Souvenirs, and they were not about to 
leave. They’re just watching us flip out.”

“The managers also closed the kitchen at this point because it wouldn’t be 
safe to sell food with sewage water on the floor,” she added. “We ended up 
throwing out all the food that day.”

As the kitchen flooded, the sewage water leaked into the rest of the store. 
Managers instructed Disney Resort Cast Members to use anything they could 
find, including towels meant for Guests to purchase, to sop up the flood.

“It was so bad, and the store was packed,” Helen recalled. “One of [the 
Guests] looked at it and was like, ‘Wow, that looks really bad.’ In my head, 
I’m just like, ‘Can you please go somewhere else?!’”

One Cast Member was so covered in sewage that they sent her to Costuming to 
change clothes. (“She was on her hands and knees in the sewage water,” Helen 
wrote.)

When the rain stopped, managers shut down Big Top Souvenirs. Custodial 
cleaned and sanitized the store.

“We later reopened the store, but it smelled funny in there, and I personally 
didn’t think it was a good idea,” Helen said. “It starts raining again; water 
starts bubbling again… That’s when the manager finally said, ‘That’s it. 
We’re shutting everything down. We’re closed for the rest of the day.’”

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