Videos show Disney World guests wading through inches of water after heavy rain flooded the parks

• Disney World experienced flash flooding during a storm on Monday night.
• Influencer and park employee Michelle Husslein was there, and filmed her experience for TikTok.

Regardless of the time of year, Disney World fans can almost always expect rain during some point of their Orlando, Florida, vacations.

But some parkgoers were surprised earlier this week when rain turned to flash floods at the theme park. Michelle Husslein, a 20-year-old influencer and Disney employee, was working at Epcot on Monday prior to the weather event.

She told Insider that it had been "very, very hot" most of the day, and that while she knew rain was in the forecast, she didn't spot a cloud in the sky at the start of her shift.

The weather had shifted, however, around 8 p.m., according to Husslein, and the park was flooded by the time she left work around 9 p.m. She filmed herself walking through flooding to her car at the time, and later posted the clip to TikTok. Husslein's video has now been viewed more than 88,000 times.

"I've experienced flooding and heavy rains before, but never like this," she told Insider. "Typically, it happens in a small area, which you can walk around or avoid — but this was the majority of Epcot's World Showcase under water."

Husslein said that it took her approximately 20 minutes to walk from the park's Italy pavilion to her car. She also added that parkgoers leaving at the same time seemed to be in good spirits, and were joking about the flood while wading through it.

The same seemingly occurred at Hollywood Studios. In TikTok videos posted by content creators Rebekah Marie and Nate of Paging Mr. Morrow, parkgoers can be seen dancing in the rain, lying in the water, and overall enjoying the bad weather.

Still, Husslein noted that some parkgoers around her questioned why Disney World "doesn't have a better draining system for events like this," especially for those who might need special accommodations, like people who use wheelchairs.

Disney World does have some drains throughout its theme parks, including specially designed ones, to minimize water levels during most storms.

Because storms are so common in Florida, Husslein says it's best to always "expect the rain."

"For me personally, I just accept the weather and either end up dancing in it or running back to my car to go home," she said. "Just depends on the day!"