Authorities Issue Immediate Alert for Disney World Area, Emergency Response Activated

First responders flooded Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside on Monday evening amid reports of a fire at the Moderate Walt Disney World Resort hotel. Here’s everything we know about the emergency response during the busy week between Christmas and New Year’s at the Most Magical Place on Earth.

Fire at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside

Magnolia Bend at Disney Port Orleans Riverside Resort — Credit: Disney

Shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Monday, December 29, emergency responders received a call about a fire at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside. X (formerly known as Twitter) account @WDWActiveCrime, which monitors and reports police scanner activity at Walt Disney World Resort, shared a “fire alert” amid the ongoing response:

🔥 Fire Alert – 12/29/25 8:20 PM
🔥: Fire at 📍: Riverside Drive
#WaltDisneyWorld #Disney

🔥 Fire Alert – 12/29/25 8:20 PM
🔥: Fire at 📍: Riverside Drive#WaltDisneyWorld #Disney pic.twitter.com/Qa5AoZuZ1q

— Walt Disney World: Active Calls (@WDWActiveCrime) December 30, 2025

The law enforcement response was tracked at a location on Riverside Drive at the Moderate Walt Disney World Resort hotel. However, emergency calls at the Central Florida Disney destination are often recorded at centralized addresses throughout the theme parks and hotels, so it’s possible that the fire was actually located somewhere else on the property.

A waterfront resort view at dusk shows buildings with warm lights reflecting on the calm water, surrounded by trees. A water tower and a dock are visible on the left, with more illuminated buildings in the background at this Disney World hotel. — Credit: Disney

Neither Walt Disney World Resort nor local law enforcement has issued public statements about the fire at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside on Monday, December 29. Although authorities often release police reports about criminal or suspicious activity at the Disney parks, they rarely do so for non-criminal cases, such as fires or medical emergencies.

The Situation on Tuesday, December 30

Guests at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside and Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter shouldn’t see any residual operational impacts from Monday night’s emergency response. As of the publication of this article, all transportation, dining locations, and souvenir shops at the Moderate Disney Resort hotels are operating normally.

Port Orleans Riverside Carriage — Credit: Disney

Still, Disney Park guests are always encouraged to avoid any barricaded areas they encounter and follow all instructions from local authorities or Disney cast members. Walt Disney World Resort has procedures in place to minimize the effect of emergency responses on guests visiting the Central Florida vacation destination.

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