Disney World is a magical place, but that doesn’t mean that everything runs smoothly 100% of the time. There are sometimes emergency situations in the parks, and Disney generally has plans in place to handle those events.

Tonight in EPCOT, it looks like one such event has occurred. The Harmonious barges appeared to catch fire during EPCOT’s fireworks show.

The barges are large structures in the middle of the World Showcase Lagoon, from which the fireworks are set off during the Harmonious show. These barges also display projections and lights.

Tonight, several visitors in EPCOT tweeted videos that showed one part of the barges appearing to catch fire.

Footage of #EPCOT #fire tonight on a Harmonious barge. (Thanks to @jess.walker26 on insta for this footage) pic.twitter.com/SZi93XAyWj

— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) October 22, 2022

 

 

The video, sent to DFB by @jess.walker26 on Instagram, shows a fairly large fire giving off plumes of smoke from the center area of the barges.

According to Scott Gustin (@ScottGustin), Disney released a statement that read, “A fireworks launch platform had a contained fire after Friday’s show and was extinguished.”

Disney confirms the Harmonious fire only impacted a fireworks launch platform.

“A fireworks launch platform had a contained fire after Friday’s show and was extinguished.” pic.twitter.com/MnFRPGeLVn

— Scott Gustin (@ScottGustin) October 22, 2022

 

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