Credit: DisneyOn Tuesday afternoon, law enforcement responded to a reported hotel burglary at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, a Value Resort hotel at Walt Disney World Resort. Here’s what to know if you’re headed to the Most Magical Place on Earth this week.
Hotel Burglary at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
Shortly after 12:00 p.m. on August 25, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office received a report about a hotel burglary at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort. Scanner monitoring account @WDWActiveCrime shared the publicly available information about the 911 call on X (formerly known as Twitter):
🚨 Police Alert 🚓 – 8/25/26 12:14 PM
🚨: Burglary Hotel at 📍: Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
#WaltDisneyWorld #Disney
🚨 Police Alert 🚓 – 8/25/26 12:14 PM
🚨: Burglary Hotel at 📍: Disney's Art of Animation Resort#WaltDisneyWorld #Disney pic.twitter.com/tGQ7Rktp6u— Walt Disney World: Active Calls (@WDWActiveCrime) August 25, 2026
The Google Maps screenshot attached to the post pinpointed a specific location within Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, but it’s unclear whether that is where the hotel burglary occurred. Law enforcement responses at the Walt Disney World Resort theme parks, hotels, and Disney Springs are often logged at the general coordinates for each address rather than the exact location where the emergency call originated.
Neither Walt Disney World Resort nor the Orange County Sheriff’s Office has commented publicly on the hotel burglary at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort. More information may become available from police reports or criminal charges, if they are filed.
What Central Florida Disney Park Guests Need to Know
The My Disney Experience app doesn’t report any disruptions to the Walt Disney World Resort experience following the reported hotel burglary at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort on Tuesday. Disney Skyliner and bus transportation, pools, Quick-Service dining locations, and other hotel amenities remain available.
Guests should feel comfortable proceeding with their vacation itineraries as planned. However, anyone who encounters a law enforcement or security response at the Central Florida Disney parks is encouraged to avoid the affected area and follow any instructions from authorities.
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