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Yahoo
24-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Disney World's Epcot sees smoke, flames Saturday
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A fire broke out at Walt Disney World Resort's Epcot theme park on Saturday, causing an attraction to temporarily close. Visitors at the Florida theme park saw a plume of smoke on Saturday, which emanated from a walk-in cooler that had caught on fire. 'Remy's Ratatouille Adventure' attraction was shut down and evacuated as crews quickly extinguished the fire. No injuries were reported and the area (specifically the French Pavilion of Epcot's World Showcase) reopened early Saturday evening. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Fire breaks out at Walt Disney World EPCOT's France Pavilion on Saturday. What happened?
A fire broke out at Walt Disney World Resort's EPCOT on Saturday, with photos and videos on social media showing a thick black plume of smoke rising over the area. Riders were evacuated from the "Remy's Ratatouille Adventure" attraction due to the fire. The fire was quickly extinguished by 7:20 p.m. and no injuries were reported, according to Disney officials. The fire took place amid the park's busy spring break season and its popular "International Flower and Garden Festival." Here is what we know about the fire at Disney World as of Monday, March 24. The fire broke out backstage at the theme park's France Pavilion, which is located along the World Showcase. Guests taking the Skyliner lift system were able to see where the dark plume was originating from. WDWM reported that the French Pavilion was closed amid the incident and later reopened for guests at 8:20 p.m. The park closed at its scheduled hour. A Disney World representative told The Associated Press the smoke was caused by a walk-in cooler that caught fire. Central Florida's District Fire Department, previously the Reedy Creek Improvement District Fire Department, responds to emergencies on and around Walt Disney World's property. "The Fire Department was established in 1968 to provide fire prevention and fire protection to the District. Basic ambulance service began in 1971, followed by advanced life support service in 1976," its website shares. "The Fire Department maintains four fire stations located throughout the District and provides fire, rescue, and emergency management services." Contributing: Ashley Ferrer, USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida This article originally appeared on Florida Today: EPCOT fire breaks out at Disney theme park. What to know
Yahoo
23-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Walt Disney World fire at EPCOT: Photos, videos, what happened
The Brief A fire sparked backstage at Walt Disney World's EPCOT theme park. While backstage, flames could be seen from the France Pavilion, part of the "World Showcase" at EPCOT. Photos and videos flooded social media, showing a column of dark smoke rising from behind France. LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - As Walt Disney World Resort guests were venturing around EPCOT's World Showcase on Saturday evening, a dark column of black smoke began to rise near the France Pavilion, officials said. Photos and videos posted to social media showed the fire located backstage, near "Remy's Ratatouille Adventure" ride. Disney officials told FOX 35 that the fire itself was extinguished fast, and that people nearby were evacuated backstage or away from the Paris area. According to officials with Walt Disney World Resort, the fire happened backstage – away from guests – behind the France Pavilion, which is part of EPCOT's World Showcase. Photos and videos began appearing on social media around 7 p.m. on Saturday. The Disney official said the fire was out by 7:20 p.m. A walk-in cooler. The Disney official told FOX 35 on Saturday that a walk-in cooler backstage caught fire, leading to the thick cloud of dark smoke. The good news, no one – guests nor Disney employees – were hurt in the fire, according to the official. It happened during a busy time for the Florida theme park: Spring Break and amid EPCOT's Spring Flower & Garden Festival. The France Pavilion is a French-themed pavilion that is part of the World Showcase within Epcot at Walt Disney World. It's home to a restaurant, an ice cream and sorbet shop, and wine and champagne tastings. It is located between the Morocco and United Kingdom pavilions. The Source This story was written based off photos and videos posted to social media at the time of the fire, as well as information from people connected to Walt Disney World.
Yahoo
23-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Fire Breaks Out At Disney World Forcing Evacuation
Fans visiting Disney World in Orlando, Florida over the weekend were hit with a rather frightening situation as a fire broke out behind the scenes, forcing fans to evacuate an area of the park. The fire broke out at Walt Disney World's EPCOT theme park on Saturday evening near the France Pavilion, part of the "World Showcase" at EPCOT. Fox 35 in Orland confirmed that the fire forced some park guests to be evacuated from "Remy's Ratatouille Adventure" to the backstage area of the park. The flames from the fire could be seen by guests throughout the park and videos of the fire quickly spread across social media. The fire occurred during a busy time for Disney as it is spring break for many schools across the country, including in Florida, and it also occurred during EPCOT's International Flower and Garden Festival, which runs through June 2. Disney World officials told Fox 35 Orlando that the fire happened when a walk-in cooler caught fire backstage. Officials also said that the evacuations occurred before the fire was even visible or had grown, meaning guests were not put in danger. Though the fire sent a large and dark plume of smoke into the sky and forced an evacuation, Disney officials confirmed that nobody was hurt as a result of the fire. While Disney officials were able to confirm that the fire originated in a walk-in cooler, it's not clear exactly what caused the fire – whether it was a mechanical issue, an accident, or something else entirely. It is also not immediately known whether or not there was any other damage caused as a result of the fires.
USA Today
23-03-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Video captures smoke billowing into Disney's EPCOT park after weekend fire
Video captures smoke billowing into Disney's EPCOT park after weekend fire Show Caption Hide Caption EPCOT fire breaks out at Disney, no injuries reported A fire broke out backstage at Disney's EPCOT World Showcase. No injuries were reported. A fire erupted backstage at Walt Disney World's World Showcase at EPCOT, according to local reports. On Saturday, at around 7:20 p.m., a fire broke out backstage at the Disney theme park in Orlando, Florida, local outlets Fox 35 and Click Orlando reported. The flames broke out in a walk-in cooler at the backstage area, where only employees are allowed, at France Pavilion. While no one was harmed, the ride 'Remy's Ratatouille Adventure' had to be evacuated due to the flames, according to Fox 35. USA TODAY has reached out to Walt Disney World for more information. The cause of the fire has not been released yet. Videos and pictures of black plumes of smoke billowing into the sky were posted to social media. "EPCOT France burning was not on my 2025 bingo card," wrote user @authenticallyamandaliss on the video she posted to TikTok of the smoke. "First day of my Disney trip was definitely interesting." Did the Ratatouille ride at EPCOT reopen? As of Sunday morning, the Ratatouille ride is open, according to the My Disney Experience app. Julia is a trending reporter for USA TODAY. You can connect with her on LinkedIn, follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter, Instagram and TikTok: @juliamariegz, or email her at jgomez@
