Fire breaks out at Festival of the Lion King

The Festival of the Lion King at Disney’s Animal Kingdom experienced a fire that led to closing the show.

Apparently the elephant float experienced an electrical short, which led to a fire that didn’t spread. It was quickly extinguished, but led to a great deal of smoke in the building and an immediate evacuation.

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Fun in Animal Kingdom at Disney World. Amazing job at getting the immediate area cleared, and the response time Disney, I was one of the last few out from the other side of the theater to get this video. – #animalkingdom #electricalfire #festivalofthelionking #notmusical #mybad #disney #disneyworld

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All Cast Members and guests were in good condition and the building wasn’t damaged. Shows continued later in the day.

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