Massive fire breaks out at Disneyland park

[quaint]

KTLA

The fire ignited on Tom Sawyer Island during the Fantasmic! nighttime water and fireworks show held on the Rivers of America.

Citizen video captured by parkgoers shows massive flames fully engulfing Maleficent’s dragon prop on stage. The flames first ignited from the dragon’s face before spreading to the rest of its body.

Video showed cast members evacuating packed crowds out of the waterfront viewing area and nearby attractions as firefighters worked to extinguish the flames.

Disneyland officials responded to KTLA’s request for comment, saying:
“During the final showing of Fantasmic at Disneyland park on Saturday evening, the dragon caught fire. Anaheim Fire & Rescue quickly responded and the fire was extinguished. All cast members were evacuated from Tom Sawyer Island. Due to smoke and wind, attractions near the island were safely cleared of any guests, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation at this time.”

[Phoenix61]

1. Very odd. nt

[quaint]

3. Agree.

[ChazInAz]

18. It's happened before.

A few years ago, I believe at the Florida park.

[NullTuples]

31. It's a fire-breathing-simulating animatron...perhaps not so odd?

Video shows the area around the flame mechanism catching, then the head, then the neck. Looks like a simple mechanical malfunction & the "massive" fire was isolated to that one machine.

[marble falls]

2. Got to admire Disney's ability to get on top of a situation, and thier press department to get a ...

... a clear statement out in a timely fashion.

I wonder if DeSantis has any idea yet how outmatched he is by Disney's ability to handle a situation.

[quaint]

4. His ego is in the way.

[Rebl2]

23. 👆👆👆

[sheshe2]

10. +1

[niyad]

5. I know it is Disneyland, not Disneyworld, but deathsentence immediately

came to mind. Sabotage?

[quaint]

6. Ooh, possible.

My initial thought was stupid kids.

[marble falls]

8. He's incompetent enough to consider it seriously.

[Irish_Dem]

9. I wondered the same thing. The GOP is making Disney public enemy #1.

It would be naive not to consider this possibility.
Of course the MAGAs are paying attention.

[2naSalit]

12. Was my...

First question. Ronny isn't smart enough to coordinate but there are outsider sympathizers who could.

[plimsoll]

17. There are unstable people everywhere.

Just because it's not in Florida doesn't mean that some other person hasn't been motivated by DeSantis and right wing rhetoric to attack Disneyland. Their Pride show may have been enough to motivate someone from Shasta to come down and share.

[Traildogbob]

19. Or some anti Woke

SeSatan Groupies. Trumpers are also Anti Woke, and slivers of Cali have some sick ass GQP terrorists on the lose.

[OMGWTF]

22. Me, too.

Nice park ya got here. Be a shame if something bad happened to it.

[CTyankee]

24. What's next, a horse's head in your bed...?

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=godfather+scene+horse+head#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:c0a7621f,vid:VC1_tdnZq1A

[taxi]

7. MASSIVE!

Undoubtedly this was the biggest dragon fire ever!
please excuse the hyperbole

[sdfernando]

11. Aren't Dragons supposed to spew fire?

Seems their prop was a little too real?

[quaint]

13. Might turn out to be wind gusts...

[The Jungle 1]

14. Does DeScumbag have an alibi.

Was he in the area?

[quaint]

16. I believe he actually worked yesterday at his part-time governor job. ;-)

It's his buddies on our coast that concern me.

[vanlassie]

20. Nah. We'll never let him in here.

[The Jungle 1]

29. That is good news

New state motto. No fascist in California.

[spinbaby]

15. Well, that's embarrassing

But special effects do go awry.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

21. Damn dragon got in the vodka stash again.

Great that the crowd was staying relatively calm and slowly moving away.......

Thanks for posting. Looks like a heck of a mess to clean up and repair.

[quaint]

25. Even tourists pick-up the SoCal chill.

[yaesu]

26. Dragons are so hard to keep in captivity, they belong in the wild nt

[quaint]

27. Yes! Along with Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion.

[DownriverDem]

28. Yikes

I still wish Disney World would leave Florida.

[Sympthsical]

30. "the dragon caught fire"

Funniest four words I've read all weekend. No idea why. It's hilarious.

[Cronezilla]

32. Keep in mind...

that Disneyland CA is in Buena Park, Orange County, CA. Orange
County runs notoriously Republican. It doesn't stretch
the imagination too far to consider the possibility of some
local RWNJ kids infiltrating the park and trying to sabotage
things. This event needs to be carefully investigated before
there's a real tragedy.
There's a reason SoCal locals say "Don't mess with The Mouse"...
FA & FO !!!

[quaint]

33. Once upon a time we were "notoriously Republican" but we've been Bluish Purple for a while now.

County.......Biden votes.......Biden pct.......Trump votes.......Trump pct
Orange........814,009.............53.5%............676,498..............44.5%

[Cronezilla]

34. Thanks for the updated info!

Back when I lived in the Southland, Orange Cnty was scary red.
I'm glad to hear things are improving!