A 4.1 magnitude earthquake hit Southern California at 8:17 PST on Wednesday, June 13, shaking the new Cars Land attraction opening at Disneyland. The earthquake originated just outside of Yorba Linda, California but shook almost all of Los Angeles and Orange counties. Four aftershocks were reported, two of which were recorded by the US Geological Survey as being at 2.4 magnitude. There were no reports of injuries or damage from the counties’ police departments.

According to Fox News, people reported that they felt the quick, sharp jolt of the earthquake up to seventy-five miles south in Encinitas and fifty miles east in Redlands.

The US Geological Survey has also released that several other earthquakes have occurred around the world within the same twenty-four hour period. On June 14, the earthquakes that ranked higher than a 4.0 magnitude included Taiwan with a 5.2 magnitude, South of the Fiji Islands at 5.4 magnitude, the coast of Northern Sumatra with 4.7, the Turkey-Syria-Iraq border region at 5.3, and Seram, Indonesia with a 4.8 magnitude.

According to the National Geographic, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 or greater has a 99.7 percent chance of hitting California by the year 2037. The US Geological Survey took three years to complete the report that has the prediction. Around three hundred fault lines run through California because it is one of the sites where the Pacific and North American tectonic plates meet.

The earthquake originated only eight miles northeast of Anaheim, California, home to Disneyland. Wednesday night, thousands were gathered at Disney’s California Adventure for the opening of Cars Land, the most recent $1.1 billion addition to the park. The new addition is built on the old Timon Parking Lot and includes a racing ride called Radiator Springs Racers and Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree that is similar to the Mad Tea Party ride.

The opening of Cars Land was occurring when the earthquake struck and Disney fans sent out several tweets about the incident. @Finding Mickey wrote, “earthquake just happened in so cal, felt at #carsland preview.”. The hashtag #JustGotScarier was used by many of the fans since Disney has been using #JustGotHappier to advertise the Cars Land opening.  Disney also tweeted (same as above) via @Mouseinfo, “Earthquake! I guess mother nature wanted to get into #carsland too.”

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AIDS Services Foundation Orange County (ASF) announced that the Disneyland Resort will once again serve as the venue for AIDS Walk Orange County. The 26th annual walk takes place Sunday, May 6.

Five thousand supporters are expected to attend and enjoy the magical route through Disneyland park, Disney California Adventure park and Downtown Disney. The walk is scheduled to begin at 7:00 a.m. ”ASF is thrilled and humbled to be returning to the Disneyland Resort for AIDS Walk 2012. We received such amazing feedback about the location from last year’s walkers and volunteers.

And the experience for our clients in attendance was emotionally overwhelming,” said Philip Yaeger, executive director of ASF. “One of our clients remarked, while standing among a crowd of thousands on Main Street, USA, at Disneyland, that he now knew he was not alone in his fight against AIDS.”

The Disneyland Resort, which agreed to host the 25th AIDS Walk last year, has been a corporate sponsor of the event since 2000. That support has included Disney VoluntEARS who have participated as walkers and provided volunteer assistance. ”We raised nearly 25 percent more for AIDS Walk in 2011 because the event was held at the Disneyland Resort,” commented Chris Bragg, event organizer and ASF director of events, “We’re certain that the experience for all of our walkers will be even better this year!”

First held in 1987 at Mason Park in Irvine, the walk has taken place in various locations and raised over$14 million in donations to help provide services for people affected by HIV/AIDS in Orange County.  ASF organizes the event with proceeds shared among several nonprofit agencies that provide services to people living in Orange County that are impacted by the disease.

Among the agencies expected to benefit from the 2012 event are: AEGiS; The Center Orange County; Laguna Beach Community Clinic; Mercy House; Orange County Cornerstone Outreach; Public Law Center; Shanti Orange County; Straight Talk Clinic, Inc.; and AIDS Services Foundation Orange County.

ASF is a nonprofit organization founded in 1985.  Annually, the agency assists more than 1,600 men, women and children affected by HIV/AIDS. Among the services ASF provides are food, transportation, housing, emergency financial assistance, mental health counseling, HIV testing, and HIV prevention and education programs.  To learn more about ASF go to www.ocasf.org.  For more information about AIDS Walk visit www.aidswalkorangecounty.org.

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