Lightning Reportedly Sparks Fire Near Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park

According to eyewitness reports, a lightning strike has caused a fire near the entrance to Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park and Disney Springs.

Typhoon Lagoon Fire

X user Ice Gator (named for the Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park mascot) posted in reply to a question by user Disney Glimpses that they drove past the fire not long before 4:30 p.m. ET. They added that they believed it was a lightning strike, describing a “Large Smoky smell/aroma and a giant orange glow with a giant cloud of smoke filling the air.”

Around the same time, user Ashley Marie saw the same smoke cloud from a car nearby.

A traffic scene featuring several vehicles at a roadside area with orange cones and people in safety vests present, reminiscent of the bustling atmosphere near Disney's Typhoon Lagoon. An overcast sky looms above, with a traffic signal overhead hinting at the potential for lightning.

There are already emergency vehicles on site. Officials blocked off part of the road outside the entrance with traffic cones.

Three vehicles are parked at the side of a road, with a fire truck behind them, resembling a scene right out of Disney's Typhoon Lagoon. Two individuals in high-visibility vests stand nearby as lightning subtly illuminates the trees and greenery in the background.

We saw a fire truck on its way to the water park.

Severe thunderstorms are currently rolling through Orlando with a flood advisory in place for Orange County until at least 6:15 p.m. Storms are forecasted to continue through 8 p.m.

Coincidentally, today (July 28) is National Water Park Day.

See a video of the smoke from a Disney Springs parking garage below.

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