Hurricane Elsa Forces Walt Disney World Florida to Cancel Fireworks Event

A fireworks show at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, was canceled on July 6, as Hurricane Elsa approached the state’s southwest coast.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for parts of Florida, including Orlando, on Tuesday night.

Footage shared by Instagram user tequila_and_tiaras shows a large crowd at Walt Disney World waiting around in the rain. The source told Storyful that many people were still in the park at 11pm on Tuesday.

The National Hurricane Center warned of a “life-threatening storm surge” and “hurricane conditions” along parts of Florida’s west coast on Tuesday night into Wednesday. Credit: tequila_and_tiaras via Storyful