Do DHS Fireworks Have a Presidential Connection?

There is a special, one-night-only fireworks display, "Rock the Night", coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios on Thursday, January 19 at 7:00 p.m., and rumor has it that a certain resident of the White House may be responsible--in a roundabout way. You see, President Obama is scheduled to be in Orlando on Thursday, where he will discussing the economy. Now, no one knows exactly where this discussion will take place, but Disney has made changes to its schedule--most notably, cancelling evening Extra Magic Hours for the Magic Kingdom and scheduling them for all three of the other major Parks--that would essentially divert crowds away from the Magic Kingdom for the evening, leading to speculation that he may be visiting the MK on Thursday.

We know that the President has another engagement in New York on Thursday, so his visit to Orlando will likely be a brief one. It is possible that  he will give his economic talk at one of the Disney Resorts--there has been precedence, as he and other political leaders have done it in the past. And diverting crowds away from the MK could mean that one of the monorail Resorts is the most likely site. Still, this is all just speculation, and we likely won't know until after the fact exactly where President Obama visited.

Regardless, there will be fireworks at the Studios--a rare treat for guests!