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Authorities responded to a fire at Shades of Green Resort on March 25, according to scanner monitoring reports, though neither the military-owned hotel nor Walt Disney World has issued statements about the incident.
The X (formerly Twitter) account @WDWActiveCrime, which tracks police scanner activity around Walt Disney World Resort, posted that emergency services responded to fire reports at the hotel shortly after 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
🔥 Fire Alert – 03/25/26 12:36 pm
🔥: Fire at 📍: Shades of Green Resort
#WaltDisneyWorld #Disney
🔥 Fire Alert – 03/25/26 12:36 pm
🔥: Fire at 📍: Shades of Green Resort#WaltDisneyWorld #Disney pic.twitter.com/UBwi2hQW6W— Walt Disney World: Active Calls (@WDWActiveCrime) March 25, 2026
Whether the fire impacted families staying at the Department of Defense-owned hotel remains unclear.
Shades of Green: A Military-Exclusive Hotel at Disney World
Credit: Shades of Green
Shades of Green opened as Golf Resort, a Walt Disney World-owned hotel and country club, in 1973. Disney reimagined it as The Disney Inn in 1986, adding Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) theming. Despite a 150-room expansion, the property remained much smaller than other Walt Disney World hotels, including the nearby Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort.
The Department of Defense leased the property from Disney in the early 1990s and renamed it Shades of Green. The military hotel’s popularity led the DoD to purchase it outright from Walt Disney World Resort in 1996, though Disney still owns the land on which it sits.
Credit: Shades of Green
Shades of Green now has twice as many guest rooms, a conference center, and expanded amenities exclusively for military families. Guests receive many of the same theme park benefits as families staying at Disney Resort hotels, including Early Entry, plus third-party bus transportation to Magic Kingdom Park, EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park.
No Official Response
Neither Shades of Green nor Walt Disney World Resort has addressed the reported fire publicly. The lack of statements suggests either that the incident was minor or that authorities contained it quickly, without requiring guest evacuations or resort-wide alerts.
Credit: Shades of Green
Scanner reports don’t provide details on the fire’s location, cause, damage, or injuries. Without official confirmation, the severity and impact remain unknown beyond the initial emergency response call logged by monitoring services.
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