Disney suspends 'Fantasmic' fire effects at parks worldwide after Disneyland inferno

Disney theme parks around the world have briefly suspended fire results similar to those used in "Fantasmic" after the show's 45-foot-tall animatronic dragon burst into a towering inferno throughout a performance of the nighttime incredible at Disneyland.

The "Fantasmic" dragon caught fire during the last proving of the nighttime amazing on Saturday, April 22 at the Anaheim amusement park, according to Disneyland officials.

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Anaheim Fire & & Rescue rapidly extinguished the flames and dealt with several Disneyland employees for smoke inhalation, according to Anaheim cops Sgt. Jon McClintock. No Disneyland staff members were hospitalized and no visitors or firefighters were injured, according to McClintock.

Anaheim Fire & & Rescue and the Orange County Fire Authority sent out engines and ambulances about 11 p.m. Saturday after getting calls from Disneyland and park visitors who saw the dragon increase in flames.

The dragon was still completely swallowed up in flames when firefighters showed up and they were dispatched with their equipment on small boats across the Rivers of America to Tom Sawyer Island to extinguish the fire.

The fire did not infected plant life or adjacent buildings that act as a background for the nighttime incredible on Tom Sawyer Island, McClintock stated.

All employees were safely left from Tom Sawyer Island where the program takes place, according to Disneyland officials. Visitors were evacuated from New Orleans Square and Critter Country and nearby tourist attractions were closed due to smoke effects from the fire.

The reason for the fire remains under examination, according to Disneyland officials. Anaheim Fire investigators were at Disneyland on Sunday, April 23 to figure out the cause of the fire, McClintock said.

Disneyland crews assembled fences and scrims around the damage on Tom Sawyer Island on Sunday morning to cover the charred skeleton of the dragon, according to MiceChat.

Disney is briefly suspending fire results similar to those used at Disneyland's "Fantasmic" at choose programs and entertainment experiences internationally out of an abundance of care, according to Disney authorities.