Disney World: Small Fire Breaks Out Near Magic Kingdom’s Cinderella Castle; Confused Guests Tweet, Post Videos

A small fire broke out tonight near Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom in Orlando. That, according to local media reports and videos posted to social media. A park source says the fire was quickly put out with fire extinguishers.

#magickingdom #smoke #fire #WaltDisney #WDW

Smoke outside of the castle. We caught the exact moment on camera. pic.twitter.com/rXnRFQX2Zn

— Beth 🏁🇬🇧🏎 (@higginsonbeth14) December 15, 2021

Firefighters were called at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, reported the Orlando Sentinel. The paper said the source of the flames was originally described as “an electrical fire on a junction box outside the castle.” Upon arrival, firefighters “saw a tree on fire next to the structure.” The outlet further reported that a group of guests were led away from the emergency response.

Something you don’t see often — Emergency crews driving down Main Street USA at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom.

I’m told there was a small kitchen fire at Cinderella’s Castle.

Via Melanie Evans pic.twitter.com/CdMs417luv

— Parker Branton (@ParkerBranton) December 15, 2021