First responders rushed to EPCOT on Thursday afternoon following a reported fire at the Walt Disney World Resort theme park. Here’s what we know about the incident.
What We Know About the Fire at EPCOT on Thursday
At approximately 1:23 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, @WDWActiveCrime — an X (formerly Twitter) account that monitors law enforcement scanner activity around the Walt Disney World Resort area — flagged an active emergency response at EPCOT:
🔥 Fire Alert – 03/12/26 01:23 pm
🔥: Fire at 📍: Disney’s EPCOT
#WaltDisneyWorld #Disney
🔥 Fire Alert – 03/12/26 01:23 pm
🔥: Fire at 📍: Disney's EPCOT#WaltDisneyWorld #Disney pic.twitter.com/3qFfOMu47H— Walt Disney World: Active Calls (@WDWActiveCrime) March 12, 2026
The Google Maps pin attached to the post points toward the World Celebration entrance near Spaceship Earth, though that detail may not reflect the actual location of the incident. Emergency calls at Walt Disney World Resort are frequently logged at centralized coordinates rather than the exact incident location, so the pin should be treated as a general reference rather than a confirmed location.
Walt Disney World Resort has not issued any public statement about the fire, and local law enforcement has also stayed silent on the matter. The exact location within EPCOT, the cause, and whether any property damage occurred all remain unknown.
What Guests Should Expect
The silence from Walt Disney World Resort isn’t unusual. The Central Florida vacation destination routinely fails to comment on emergency responses on its property. At the time of publication, all EPCOT attractions were open and operating normally, and no widespread guest disruptions had been reported as a result of the incident.
Guests currently at EPCOT or planning a visit on Thursday should proceed as normal, though anyone who encounters law enforcement activity or barricaded areas is encouraged to follow all instructions from Disney cast members and authorities on the scene.
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