Walt Disney World Resort has broken its usual silence on emergency incidents to address a viral video showing guests evacuating a smoke-filled “it’s a small world” at Magic Kingdom Park.
The Video That Sparked the Story
The incident became public knowledge when a TikTok video posted by @coachbragg accumulated thousands of views overnight, showing guests evacuating the queue, loading, and unloading areas of “it’s a small world” at Magic Kingdom Park as smoke visibly filled the attraction space.
@coachbragg Turning up the heat on It’s a small world 🔥 #fire #itsasmallworld
In the hours following the video’s spread, unverified accounts from Disney Park guests and cast members on social media began circulating an explanation: a MagSafe portable phone charger had reportedly ignited inside a bag on the floor of a boat at the end of the ride, just before it reached the unloading area.
Disney Speaks Up
Walt Disney World Resort rarely issues public statements about emergency responses on its property, but broke that pattern on Thursday. Theme park journalist Ashley Carter (@AshleyLCarter1) shared the Central Florida vacation destination’s official response on X (formerly known as Twitter):
Got some info from Disney: A guest’s charger sparked a small fire. Cast members acted quickly, using a fire extinguisher to put it out before firefighters arrived. No injuries. Ride was shut down briefly and reopened that day.
Got some info from Disney: A guest's charger sparked a small fire. Cast members acted quickly, using a fire extinguisher to put it out before firefighters arrived. No injuries. Ride was shut down breifly and reopened that day. https://t.co/HhtcwehTYD
— Ashley Carter (@AshleyLCarter1) July 2, 2026
The statement confirmed what social media had been suggesting: a guest’s phone charger was the source of the fire, a Disney cast member extinguished it before firefighters arrived on the scene, no one was injured, and “it’s a small world” was back in operation the same day after completing necessary safety checks.
Back to Normal
The Fantasyland attraction was running normally on Thursday, July 2, with no lingering operational impacts from Wednesday’s incident.
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