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World of Color at Disney’s California Adventure Park goes dark after earthquake

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World of Color, the newest attraction at Disney’s California Adventure Park, temporarily shut down Wednesday night, only hours after a moderate earthquake struck the region.

Still, Disney officials said it was unclear if the earthquake played a role in the ‘technical difficulties’ that forced the cancellation of the three nightly shows.

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World of Color, a water, light and fire show that erupts from the Paradise Bay Lagoon, debuted June 11.

Al Lutz, author of the Disney fan site Miceage.com, said the show was canceled because platforms that raise out of the water were damaged. He said divers and engineers were brought in to assess the damage.

It was unclear Thursday morning if the repairs would be made in time for the show to reopen again Thursday night.

Wednesday’s 5.4-magnitude quake struck at 4:53 p.m. about 28 miles south of Palm Springs.

The cancellation of World of Color marks the second time that the show was put on hold.

On June 27, problems with an underground water main caused an overflow of water, forcing Disney workers to cancel the night’s second show.

Lutz said Disney guest relations workers were inundated with visitor complaints, particularly from guests who bought meal packages that included a ticket to enter a reserve viewing area for the show.

-- Hugo Martin

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