MATRIX?

Disneyland Explains What Caused a Mysterious Black Ring Above the Park

A witness wondered if it was a real-life Matrix.

A mysterious black ring loitering menacingly over Disneyland has been explained away with a simple answer. The ominous hoop hung in the air over the Anaheim park, visible to commuters driving past. It was spotted at around 6.30 a.m. on Thursday. The strange hovering halo caused so much concern that a driver on Interstate 5 in California sent in images to local news outlet KTLA 5. Lori Nayahalski told the network, “It wasn’t dissipating, nor was it a flock of birds. Real-life Matrix or just an orchestrated spoof … I don’t know, but it was something.” But what some feared could have been beyond the laws of physics turned out only to be a routine test of the park’s nighttime pyrotechnics. Disney confirmed to KTLA 5 that the park was running tests for one of its “nighttime spectaculars.” Disney California Adventure’s World of Color and Disneyland Park’s Fantasmic! both have the fireworks shows.

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