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A house fire in Anaheim triggered a full evacuation of the Disneyland Hotel on March 30, sending guests out of the property as black smoke rolled across the sky above the original Southern California Disney Resort hotel.
Smoke Fills the Sky
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On March 30, thick black smoke was captured on video inside Disney California Adventure Park, billowing visibly behind both the Disneyland Hotel and the Pixar Place Hotel. @CitizenAppLA posted this clip on X (formerly Twitter):
BREAKING | Smoke Billowing Overhead
Citizen App video shows a smoke condition in the area. Do you know what’s on fire? If you’re nearby, broadcast live to share updates on Citizen 📲
BREAKING | Smoke Billowing Overhead
Citizen App video shows a smoke condition in the area. Do you know what's on fire? If you’re nearby, broadcast live to share updates on Citizen 📲 pic.twitter.com/BPweJbI5gy— Citizen Los Angeles (@CitizenAppLA) March 30, 2026
With no immediate explanation for the source, concern spread fast — though neither Disneyland Park nor Disney California Adventure Park paused operations at any point during the incident.
The Disneyland Hotel Clears Out
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As footage of the smoke circulated online, guests at the Disneyland Hotel were evacuated from the property. The newly opened Discovery Tower, the Disney Vacation Club addition to the Disneyland Hotel, became an early focal point of speculation as onlookers tried to determine where the smoke was originating. According to @DisneyScoopGuy, a helicopter circled overhead as Disney Resort staff and authorities assessed the situation.
Guests were just evacuated from the Disneyland Hotel and black smoke was reported coming from the Discovery Tower. Guests are currently being allowed to return and a helicopter is circling overhead.
Guests were just evacuated from the Disneyland Hotel and black smoke was reported coming from the Discovery Tower. Guests are currently being allowed to return and a helicopter is circling overhead.
— Matt (@DisneyScoopGuy) March 30, 2026
Guests weren’t kept out for long. By early afternoon, the all-clear was given, and visitors were allowed back into their Disneyland Hotel rooms.
A Fire Down the Street
Credit: Disney
Investigators determined that the smoke had nothing to do with Disneyland Resort at all. A house fire on Calle Del Sol in Anaheim was responsible for the billowing black smoke and was contained to a single residential property, posing no danger to the Southern California Disney parks, hotels, or Downtown Disney.
BREAKING 🚨🚨
#Anaheim / #California
This smoke is related to a bourse fire call on Calle Del Sol in Anaheim. There is no threat to Disneyland or the resort area at this time. Fire is contained to a single house.
BREAKING 🚨🚨#Anaheim / #California
This smoke is related to a bourse fire call on Calle Del Sol in Anaheim. There is no threat to Disneyland or the resort area at this time. Fire is contained to a single house. https://t.co/EzIOcEkPYa
— OC Scanner 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 (@OC_Scanner) March 30, 2026
Disneyland Resort emerged from the incident without any structural damage or impact to park operations and did not issue a public statement about the evacuation at the Disneyland Hotel.
Were you at Disneyland Park or Disney California Adventure Park on March 30? Did you see the smoke? Share your experience with Disney Tips in the comments!
