Fire at Disneyland’s Tom Sawyer Island During Fantasmic! Show

It’s a terrible sight to see, a fire on Tom Sawyer Island. The fire occurred during the live performance of Fantasmic! Saturday night.

Guests reported seeing the Maleficent dragon’s head light up, then the fire quickly spreading.

An image captured by an attendee shows Tom Sawyer Island as an animatronic dragon catches fire during a showing of Fantasmic! at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, April 22, 2023. Brenda Coutiño

“ABC News reported that, “All cast members were evacuated from Tom Sawyer Island, where the show is staged, due to the fire, according to a Disneyland official. The Anaheim Fire Department reported no injuries related to the incident, according to ABC News affiliate KABC.”ABC News reported that, “All cast members were evacuated from Tom Sawyer Island, where the show is staged, due to the fire, according to a Disneyland official. The Anaheim Fire Department reported no injuries related to the incident, according to ABC News affiliate KABC.

No injuries have been reported, according to the Anaheim Fire Department.

An image captured by an attendee shows Tom Sawyer Island as an animatronic dragon catches fire during a showing of Fantasmic! at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, April 22, 2023. Hailey Manligiis

KABC7 reports, “One witness told ABC7 that after the fire started, cast members evacuated the area around Frontierland, but the rest of the park remained open.”

The extent of the fire has not yet been reported. I’m very glad no one was injured and that the Cast Members were able to move everyone safely away.

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