Credit: DisneyIn the early morning of Tuesday, March 17, law enforcement responded to a report of a missing endangered person at a hotel within Walt Disney World Resort‘s property.
Missing Endangered Person Reported at Walt Disney World
Shortly before 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, law enforcement responded to a call on Via Encinas, a road that loops around the Bonnet Creek hotels within the Walt Disney World Resort gates. X (formerly known as Twitter) user @WDWActiveCrime, which is known for monitoring police scanner activity around the Central Florida Disney parks, shared the call:
🚨 Police Alert 🚓 – 03/17/26 07:53 am
🚨: Missing Endangered Person at 📍: Via Encinas
#WaltDisneyWorld #Disney
🚨 Police Alert 🚓 – 03/17/26 07:53 am
🚨: Missing Endangered Person at 📍: Via Encinas#WaltDisneyWorld #Disney pic.twitter.com/LFWMNCQ2co— Walt Disney World: Active Calls (@WDWActiveCrime) March 17, 2026
The caller reported the emergency on Via Encinas, a road that loops around Club Wyndham Bonnet Creek, Bonnet Creek Resort, and Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek. However, it’s unclear exactly where the endangered person went missing from. These hotels are within the Walt Disney World Resort gates, nearest to Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort, but aren’t owned by Disney.
At this time, it’s unclear whether the endangered missing person referenced in the scanner report was found. Neither Walt Disney World Resort nor local law enforcement has issued public statements on the emergency response on Tuesday morning.
What Guests Should Know
As of this article’s publication, Walt Disney World Resort guests should not anticipate any delays or closures related to the endangered missing person report on March 17. Magic Kingdom Park, EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park, and Disney Springs were operating normally in the hours after the law enforcement response.
As always, guests who encounter first responders, police, or security activity during their Disney Parks vacation should follow instructions from authorities and avoid any barricaded areas. Walt Disney World Resort does its best to avoid widespread disruptions when law enforcement activity occurs on its property.
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