Parts of Adventureland were evacuated Saturday night as Maleficent, in dragon form, caught fire during a performance of “Fantasmic!” in Disneyland.

Our onsite reporter caught of the dragon, still burning, as the show came to a premature end for safety. The fire fell from the dragon’s mouth onto Tom Sawyer Island below. The cause seems to reportedly be a leak of lighter fluid, seen dripping down from the mouth moments before the fireball effect went off.

Guests in western end of the park were rapidly evacuated, and all offerings west of the Jungle Cruise were quickly shut down.

Sources have told WDWNT that the Maleficent dragon collapsed as crews raced to extinguish the fire. Unconfirmed reports have claimed that the entire stage area for the nighttime spectacular has also collapsed. Future performances of “Fantasmic!” have been removed from the Disneyland schedule for the foreseeable future.

Less than an hour after the evacuation began, Adventureland reopened to guests, while Frontierland, New Orleans Square, and Critter Country remain closed off as of the writing of this article.

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