Overview
- First responders were dispatched shortly before 8:30 p.m. ET on December 29 after reports of a fire at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside.
- A scanner-monitoring account, @WDWActiveCrime, posted an 8:20 p.m. alert referencing a fire on Riverside Drive within Walt Disney World.
- Dispatch coordinates pointed to Riverside Drive, but centralized addressing at the resort can mask the exact on-property location of incidents.
- Disney and local law enforcement had issued no public statements as of December 30, and non-criminal emergencies like fires often lack public reports.
- Transportation, dining, and retail at Port Orleans Riverside and neighboring French Quarter operated normally on Tuesday, and guests are advised to avoid barricaded areas and follow official instructions.