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May 12, 2025
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Disneyland's 'Fantasmic!' program put on hiatus through summer season after dragon prop catches on fire


Disneyland's 'Fantasmic!' program put on hiatus through summer season after dragon prop catches on fire


Performances of Disneyland's popular nighttime program, "Fantasmic!" will be stopped briefly through a minimum of Labor Day, amusement park authorities announced.

A similar announcement was also posted on the amusement park website.

Nighttime program efficiencies were suddenly stopped after a fire ruined a large dragon prop during an efficiency on April 22.

Before the most current announcement, officials mentioned that the show would remain on a hiatus through a minimum of May 14. All previously scheduled show efficiencies have actually likewise been gotten rid of from the main Disneyland app.

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The fire, which caused the nighttime program to go on hiatus, broke out throughout the program's finale on April 22, triggering first from the "Maleficent" dragon prop's face prior to infecting the rest of its body, images and video from the scene revealed.

(Citizen)

Videos and photos from the scene revealed cast members leaving the packed crowd from the waterfront seeing location and nearby tourist attractions as firemens worked to extinguish the flames.

No cast members or guests were injured due to the fire, but about six cast members were treated for smoke inhalation, WDWNT, a Disney blog, reported.

In action to the fire, Disneyland formerly told BNN they would be "momentarily suspending fire results comparable to those used at Disneyland park's ‘‘ Fantasmic' at select programs and entertainment experiences worldwide" as a preventive step.

The amusement park stated that the reason for the fire is still under investigation


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