Walt Disney World Resort saw two separate missing person reports within a 12-hour span on Wednesday, prompting law enforcement responses at two very different areas of the sprawling Central Florida vacation destination.
An Overnight Report Near the Transportation & Ticket Center
The first call came in at 12:40 a.m. on September 23, when the Orange County Sheriff's Office received a report of a missing person in the area connecting the Transportation & Ticket Center and Disney's Polynesian Village Resort. Law enforcement monitoring account @WDWActiveCrime shared the scanner details on X (formerly known as Twitter), posting:
🚨 Police Alert 🚓 – 9/23/26 12:40 AM
🚨: Missing Person at 📍: Transportation & Ticket Center / Disney's Polynesian Village Resort Area
#WaltDisneyWorld #Disney
🚨 Police Alert 🚓 – 9/23/26 12:40 AM
🚨: Missing Person at 📍: Transportation & Ticket Center / Disney's Polynesian Village Resort Area#WaltDisneyWorld #Disney pic.twitter.com/qGzbXbVDU2— Walt Disney World: Active Calls (@WDWActiveCrime) September 23, 2026
The Google Maps screenshot attached to the post places the 911 call along Seven Seas Drive within the Magic Kingdom Resort Area, situated between the two named locations. Scanner activity tied to Walt Disney World Resort is typically logged under generic addresses rather than the precise location of an emergency, so the exact location of this report remains uncertain.
Neither Walt Disney World Resort nor the Orange County Sheriff's Office has commented on this overnight report, and it's currently unknown whether the missing individual is a cast member or a guest.
A Second Report Emerges at Disney Springs
Less than 12 hours later, at 12:16 p.m. that same day, the Orange County Sheriff's Office fielded another missing person call, this time tied to the Disney Springs shopping, dining, and entertainment district. @WDWActiveCrime shared this second report as well, writing:
🚨 Police Alert 🚓 – 9/23/26 12:16 PM
🚨: Missing Person at 📍: Disney Springs Area
#WaltDisneyWorld #Disney
🚨 Police Alert 🚓 – 9/23/26 12:16 PM
🚨: Missing Person at 📍: Disney Springs Area#WaltDisneyWorld #Disney pic.twitter.com/C7s8h4SfhE— Walt Disney World: Active Calls (@WDWActiveCrime) September 23, 2026
Once again, the attached Google Maps screenshot marks a location along a roadway near Disney Springs. While this differs slightly from the standard generalized address typically used for the district, it's still impossible to confirm this as the exact origin point of Wednesday afternoon's report.
As with the earlier incident, both Walt Disney World Resort and the Orange County Sheriff's Office have declined to comment on this second missing-person report, leaving it unclear whether a cast member or guest is involved.
What Comes Next
In both cases, additional details could surface later if criminal charges are filed or if authorities need public assistance locating those involved. However, if either individual was found shortly after being reported missing, their identities may never be publicly released, in keeping with standard privacy protections.
Despite these two reports, operations throughout Disney Springs and the Magic Kingdom Resort Area continued as normal on Wednesday, September 23.
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