Credit: Norm Lanier, FlickrOn Wednesday, law enforcement responded to a second report of a missing person on the Bonnet Creek hotel property within Walt Disney World Resort. Hours later, a violent outburst was reported at the same location.
First Missing Person at Walt Disney World Resort
On March 17, Inside the Magic reported on an endangered missing person report on the road around the Bonnet Creek hotel loop at Walt Disney World Resort. The property is not owned by Disney, but is within the Central Florida vacation destination’s gates and is closest to Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort.
The 911 call regarding the report came in shortly before 8:00 a.m., according to police scanner monitoring account @WDWActiveCrime on X (formerly known as Twitter).
🚨 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 Via Encinas road loops around Club Wyndham Bonnet Creek, Bonnet Creek Resort, and Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek. The scanner report did not indicate which property the person went missing from.
Neither Walt Disney World Resort nor local law enforcement issued public statements about the case, and theme park operations were not affected. It’s unclear whether the missing endangered person has been found.
Second Call on March 18
Less than 24 hours later, at 12:22 a.m. on March 18, a second missing-person call came in to local law enforcement from the Via Encinas roadway at Walt Disney World Resort. From @WDWActiveCrime:
🚨 Police Alert 🚓 – 03/18/26 12:22 am
🚨: Missing Person at 📍: Via Encinas
#WaltDisneyWorld #Disney
🚨 Police Alert 🚓 – 03/18/26 12:22 am
🚨: Missing Person at 📍: Via Encinas#WaltDisneyWorld #Disney pic.twitter.com/o26QDWN0WY— Walt Disney World: Active Calls (@WDWActiveCrime) March 18, 2026
Once again, neither Walt Disney World Resort nor local law enforcement shared any more information about this missing person. It’s unclear if they have been found or whether this case is related to the call on Tuesday morning.
Violent Outburst Hours Later
Via Encinas was a hub of police activity on Wednesday, as at around 8:00 a.m., a verbal fight was reported on the property. @WDWActiveCrime reported the call to law enforcement:
🚨 Police Alert 🚓 – 03/18/26 08:06 am
🚨: Verbal Fight at 📍: Via Encinas
#WaltDisneyWorld #Disney
🚨 Police Alert 🚓 – 03/18/26 08:06 am
🚨: Verbal Fight at 📍: Via Encinas#WaltDisneyWorld #Disney pic.twitter.com/xigNsxrNOe— Walt Disney World: Active Calls (@WDWActiveCrime) March 18, 2026
It’s unclear whether this incident is related to the prior two missing persons reports or whether they occurred at the same Bonnet Creek hotel property. Neither Walt Disney World Resort nor law enforcement officials have commented publicly on this violent outburst.
Operations at Magic Kingdom Park, EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park, and Disney Springs do not appear to have been affected by these law enforcement responses.
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