Thick black smoke and visible flames filled the sky above Sleeping Beauty Castle on Monday evening, alarming thousands of guests at Disneyland Paris Resort as a large fire broke out nearby in Chessy, France.
Guests Capture the Blaze on Camera
Multiple Disneyland Park (Paris) guests took to social media Monday night, sharing videos and photos of the smoke and flames visible from within the European theme park. X (formerly known as Twitter) user @nhabrohi posted footage showing crowds of guests walking through Main Street, U.S.A., as dark smoke billowed overhead, writing:
Y'a un incendie de fou près de Disneyland
Y’a un incendie de fou près de Disneyland pic.twitter.com/1SRhaxfskb
— la mimi des mimi (@nhabrohi) September 21, 2026
Another guest, @quelquundu77, shared additional videos and photos captured from various locations throughout Disneyland Park, also reporting that firefighters were visible near the resort:
Énorme feu à @DisneylandParis
Les pompiers sont sur place, mais c'est très chaud
#disneylandparis
#incendie
Énorme feu à @DisneylandParis
Les pompiers sont sur place, mais c'est très chaud#disneylandparis#incendie pic.twitter.com/IxKrFSqI1U— Ilyes (@quelquundu77) September 21, 2026
X user @DLPReport also documented the scene, sharing photos and noting the fire appeared to be located north of the resort, writing:
An apparent fire north of Disneyland Park is producing a big black cloud of smoke across the Resort:
An apparent fire north of Disneyland Park is producing a big black cloud of smoke across the Resort: pic.twitter.com/Fi9LocsJ31
— DLP Report (@DLPReport) September 21, 2026
Where the Fire Actually Started
According to Le Parisien, the fire broke out around 8:00 p.m. in a computer equipment warehouse located a few kilometers from Disneyland Park (Paris), Disney Adventure World, Disney Village, and the Disney Resort hotels. At least 85 firefighters and 30 emergency vehicles responded to the scene, and as of this report, the fire had not yet been extinguished.
Le Parisien shared details of the response on X, posting:
Un incendie s'est déclenché dans la soirée de ce lundi, dans un entrepôt de Chessy.
85 sapeurs-pompiers, ainsi qu'une trentaine de véhicules sont mobilisés
Les fumées sont visibles depuis Disneyland Paris
➡️ https://l.leparisien.fr/kz8r
Un incendie s’est déclenché dans la soirée de ce lundi, dans un entrepôt de Chessy.
85 sapeurs-pompiers, ainsi qu’une trentaine de véhicules sont mobilisés
Les fumées sont visibles depuis Disneyland Paris
➡️ https://t.co/Ri0mn44C6d pic.twitter.com/eIrIkszjI3
— Le Parisien (@le_Parisien) September 21, 2026
@DLPReport later confirmed additional details about the warehouse's location relative to the resort, clarifying:
Update: the fire is from a storage facility north of Disneyland Park. It's across the road from the Resort and outside the Disneyland Paris onstage and backstage enclosure:
Update: the fire is from a storage facility north of Disneyland Park. It’s across the road from the Resort and outside the Disneyland Paris onstage and backstage enclosure: pic.twitter.com/hDdUFHCaHo
— DLP Report (@DLPReport) September 21, 2026
No Injuries Reported, Park Remains Open
First responders on scene reported no casualties from the fire, which affected the ground floor, first floor, and roof of the 1,600-square-meter concrete-and-metal warehouse structure.
Despite the dramatic visuals inside the park, Disneyland Paris Resort has not been evacuated due to the nearby fire.
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