A long day at Walt Disney World is often filled with early wake-ups for rope drop, hours exploring immersive lands, thrilling attractions, and finally, a magical finish with nighttime fireworks like Happily Ever After. But just as guests at Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort were settling in for a well-deserved rest, a fire alarm suddenly cut the night short.
In a Reddit post that’s gotten quite a bit of attention, a user by the name of DuckQuacks described being evacuated from their hotel building late at night. A brief video clip shared in the thread captures guests standing outside the resort while an alarm rings out. According to the original poster, the situation unfolded around 11 p.m. when guests were directed outside with little information at hand.
“Fire Alarm I think,” they later added in a comment. “Asked a manager standing outside the building and he said he had no clue what was going on.”
Despite the commotion, there were no reports of a fire at the value-level resort. With no official cause given, Redditors offered their own theories, many drawn from personal or professional experience.
WishIWasOnTheFarm, a commenter with a maintenance background, suggested the issue might have stemmed from the fire sprinkler system: “Not too uncommon… most commonly thing I saw on several occasions was when a fire sprinkler line starts losing pressure and they go off. Especially easy for a false alarm in a dry line.”
User xeno0153 recalled a frequent issue from their time working in hotels: “Not alarms, but the #1 call for concern we got from hotel guests was ‘we can smell a faint odor’ after turning the heat on… Many people have not familiarized themselves with the smell of dust on a heater coil and it shows.”
Firefighter Blaaamo also weighed in, saying: “Vaping is #1 on the list, but showers, food, smoking are all on the list” when it comes to reasons these alarms may sound.
One lighthearted take came from commenters who joked the incident was just another version of “Extra Magic Evening Hours,” a humorous nod to the now-retired benefit once offered to Disney hotel guests. It has since evolved into offerings like Early Theme Park Entry and Extended Evening Hours for eligible guests.
As one guest pointed out, these kinds of incidents aren’t especially rare across Disney’s sprawling resort collection: “It happens all the time,” wrote asealifeforme. “Happened a couple of weeks ago at the Poly. We had one at Pop because the people tried smoking in the room or bathroom.”
Even though the alarm turned out to be a non-emergency, it’s a reminder that with more than 25 hotels on Disney property, unexpected events like this are bound to happen occasionally, and might even become a quirky part of the vacation story for some.
Have you ever had a similar experience during your Disney trip?
