When a fire-breathing dragon caught hearth at Disneyland on Saturday evening, some spectators thought it was a part of the present.
However the prop being engulfed in flames was unintended, and officers had been investigating the trigger, Sgt. Jon McClintock, a spokesman for the Anaheim Police Division and Anaheim Fireplace and Rescue, stated on Sunday.
A minimum of six staff had been handled for smoke inhalation however didn’t require additional analysis, he stated.
The fireplace was reported at about 11 p.m. native time, half-hour after the beginning of a efficiency of “Fantasmic!”
The present, by which Mickey Mouse goals that he’s a sorcerer’s apprentice, makes use of “beautiful results, thrilling stunts, dazzling pyrotechnics and rousing music,” based on an outline on Disneyland’s web site.
A prop depicts Maleficent, one of many villains within the story, as a 45-foot dragon that breathes hearth throughout part of the efficiency.
As a crowd watched, the fireplace began across the dragon’s head after which unfold to its physique and alongside its neck, based on a TikTok video.
“Your consideration, please,” a voice stated over a loudspeaker as the fireplace unfold. “Resulting from unexpected circumstances, this efficiency of ‘Fantasmic!’ is not going to proceed. We apologize for any inconvenience this will likely trigger.”
When the prop started to catch on hearth, Tim Turensek, an accountant who was visiting from Minneapolis, stated he briefly thought the blaze was an intentional a part of the present.
“My sister and I had been speaking about the way it was spectacular,” he stated. “I used to be like, ‘Man, they will set that head on hearth and it simply stays completely intact?’ So we had been type of amazed at Disney at first after which realized it was not a part of the present.”
From the place he stood from about 150 ft away, Mr. Turensek may really feel the warmth from the fireplace.
It was not instantly clear what the dragon prop was manufactured from or what fueled its hearth results.
The realm instantly across the hearth was evacuated and closed, whereas the remainder of the park remained open. Employees had been safely evacuated from Tom Sawyer Island, the place the efficiency takes place, Disneyland stated in a press release.
“We’re quickly suspending hearth results much like these used at Disneyland park’s ‘Fantasmic!’ at choose reveals and leisure experiences globally out of an abundance of warning following the ‘Fantasmic!’ prop hearth,” Disneyland stated.