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quaint

(3,499 posts) Sun Apr 23, 2023, 08:11 AM Apr 2023

Massive fire breaks out at Disneyland park

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.”

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Massive fire breaks out at Disneyland park (Original Post) quaint Apr 2023 OP

Very odd. nt Phoenix61 Apr 2023 #1

Agree. quaint Apr 2023 #3

It's happened before. ChazInAz Apr 2023 #18

It's a fire-breathing-simulating animatron...perhaps not so odd? NullTuples Apr 2023 #31

Got to admire Disney's ability to get on top of a situation, and thier press department to get a ... marble falls Apr 2023 #2

His ego is in the way. quaint Apr 2023 #4

👆👆👆 Rebl2 Apr 2023 #23

+1 sheshe2 Apr 2023 #10

I know it is Disneyland, not Disneyworld, but deathsentence immediately niyad Apr 2023 #5

Ooh, possible. quaint Apr 2023 #6

He's incompetent enough to consider it seriously. marble falls Apr 2023 #8

I wondered the same thing. The GOP is making Disney public enemy #1. Irish_Dem Apr 2023 #9

Was my... 2naSalit Apr 2023 #12

There are unstable people everywhere. plimsoll Apr 2023 #17

Or some anti Woke Traildogbob Apr 2023 #19

Me, too. OMGWTF Apr 2023 #22

What's next, a horse's head in your bed...? CTyankee Apr 2023 #24

MASSIVE! taxi Apr 2023 #7

Aren't Dragons supposed to spew fire? sdfernando Apr 2023 #11

Might turn out to be wind gusts... quaint Apr 2023 #13

Does DeScumbag have an alibi. The Jungle 1 Apr 2023 #14

I believe he actually worked yesterday at his part-time governor job. ;-) quaint Apr 2023 #16

Nah. We'll never let him in here. vanlassie Apr 2023 #20

That is good news The Jungle 1 Apr 2023 #29

Well, that's embarrassing spinbaby Apr 2023 #15

Damn dragon got in the vodka stash again. KY_EnviroGuy Apr 2023 #21

Even tourists pick-up the SoCal chill. quaint Apr 2023 #25

Dragons are so hard to keep in captivity, they belong in the wild nt yaesu Apr 2023 #26

Yes! Along with Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion. quaint Apr 2023 #27

Yikes DownriverDem Apr 2023 #28

"the dragon caught fire" Sympthsical Apr 2023 #30

Keep in mind... Cronezilla Apr 2023 #32

Once upon a time we were "notoriously Republican" but we've been Bluish Purple for a while now. quaint Apr 2023 #33

Thanks for the updated info! Cronezilla Apr 2023 #34

Phoenix61

(17,550 posts)

1. Very odd. nt

Reply to quaint (Original post)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 08:16 AM

Apr 2023

quaint

(3,499 posts)

3. Agree.

Reply to Phoenix61 (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 08:21 AM

Apr 2023

ChazInAz

(2,771 posts)

18. It's happened before.

Reply to Phoenix61 (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 09:26 AM

Apr 2023

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

NullTuples

(6,017 posts)

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

Reply to Phoenix61 (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 11:25 AM

Apr 2023

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

(61,996 posts)

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

Reply to quaint (Original post)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 08:21 AM

Apr 2023

... 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

(3,499 posts)

4. His ego is in the way.

Reply to marble falls (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 08:22 AM

Apr 2023

Rebl2

(14,566 posts)

23. 👆👆👆

Reply to quaint (Reply #4)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 10:06 AM

Apr 2023

sheshe2

(87,186 posts)

10. +1

Reply to marble falls (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 08:41 AM

Apr 2023

niyad

(119,536 posts)

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

Reply to quaint (Original post)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 08:26 AM

Apr 2023

came to mind. Sabotage?

quaint

(3,499 posts)

6. Ooh, possible.

Reply to niyad (Reply #5)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 08:30 AM

Apr 2023

My initial thought was stupid kids.

marble falls

(61,996 posts)

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

Reply to niyad (Reply #5)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 08:38 AM

Apr 2023

Irish_Dem

(56,062 posts)

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

Reply to niyad (Reply #5)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 08:40 AM

Apr 2023

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

2naSalit

(92,369 posts)

12. Was my...

Reply to niyad (Reply #5)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 08:53 AM

Apr 2023

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

plimsoll

(1,690 posts)

17. There are unstable people everywhere.

Reply to niyad (Reply #5)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 09:24 AM

Apr 2023

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

(9,882 posts)

19. Or some anti Woke

Reply to niyad (Reply #5)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 09:27 AM

Apr 2023

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

OMGWTF

(4,405 posts)

22. Me, too.

Reply to niyad (Reply #5)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 10:04 AM

Apr 2023

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

CTyankee

(64,885 posts)

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

Reply to OMGWTF (Reply #22)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 10:09 AM

Apr 2023

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

taxi

(1,914 posts)

7. MASSIVE!

Reply to quaint (Original post)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 08:36 AM

Apr 2023

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

sdfernando

(5,363 posts)

11. Aren't Dragons supposed to spew fire?

Reply to quaint (Original post)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 08:44 AM

Apr 2023

Seems their prop was a little too real?

quaint

(3,499 posts)

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

Reply to sdfernando (Reply #11)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 09:00 AM

Apr 2023

The Jungle 1

(4,552 posts)

14. Does DeScumbag have an alibi.

Reply to quaint (Original post)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 09:08 AM

Apr 2023

Was he in the area?

quaint

(3,499 posts)

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

Reply to The Jungle 1 (Reply #14)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 09:14 AM

Apr 2023

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

vanlassie

(5,899 posts)

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

Reply to The Jungle 1 (Reply #14)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 09:33 AM

Apr 2023

The Jungle 1

(4,552 posts)

29. That is good news

Reply to vanlassie (Reply #20)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 11:04 AM

Apr 2023

New state motto. No fascist in California.

spinbaby

(15,195 posts)

15. Well, that's embarrassing

Reply to quaint (Original post)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 09:09 AM

Apr 2023

But special effects do go awry.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,595 posts)

21. Damn dragon got in the vodka stash again.

Reply to quaint (Original post)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 09:41 AM

Apr 2023

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

(3,499 posts)

25. Even tourists pick-up the SoCal chill.

Reply to KY_EnviroGuy (Reply #21)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 10:20 AM

Apr 2023

yaesu

(8,147 posts)

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

Reply to quaint (Original post)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 10:51 AM

Apr 2023

quaint

(3,499 posts)

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

Reply to yaesu (Reply #26)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 10:54 AM

Apr 2023

DownriverDem

(6,613 posts)

28. Yikes

Reply to quaint (Original post)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 11:00 AM

Apr 2023

I still wish Disney World would leave Florida.

Sympthsical

(10,062 posts)

30. "the dragon caught fire"

Reply to quaint (Original post)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 11:17 AM

Apr 2023

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

Cronezilla

(59 posts)

32. Keep in mind...

Reply to quaint (Original post)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 11:30 AM

Apr 2023

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

(3,499 posts)

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

Reply to Cronezilla (Reply #32)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 12:30 PM

Apr 2023

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

Cronezilla

(59 posts)

34. Thanks for the updated info!

Reply to quaint (Reply #33)

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 02:00 PM

Apr 2023

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

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