Fire at FoLK at AK?

[Ignohippo]

I'm hearing reports of a fire at FoLK. Anyone know anything?

 

[hopemax]

There are a couple tweets on Twitter. One says a float caught on fire.

 

[Disneydreamer23]

Wow! That's crazy, hope every one is okay.

 

[CJR]

I was sent a picture on my phone, it involves the Simba float. Just a lot of smoke in the picture, no flames. Could be minor, not sure yet though.

 

[cjkeating]

If Twitter is correct their was minor fire/smoke but the next performance happened so can't have been anything significant.

 

[Timekeeper]

 

[JUFL2019]

If Twitter is correct their was minor fire/smoke but the next performance happened so can't have been anything significant.

Probably a malfunctioning fog machine

 

[glvsav37]

those GD tumble monkeys!!!

 

[wdwmagic]

 

[danlb_2000]

Looks like a fog machine issue. If something was putting out that much smoke I think they would have evacuated quicker.

 

[GhostHost1000]

Does seem like it could be fog but it's really hard to tell and I'm sure people there could smell the difference

Any other info on this? Likely something just overheated - I didn't see any visible flame

 

[glvsav37]

Isnt black smoke an indication of a fire? white usually is just overheating or something burst. THats not to say it can't turn into a fire, but it seems like it was minor overall.

 

[mousehockey37]

OMG... Get ready for the "my vacation was ruined" "Disney owes me" "I need free crap because my day was ruined" "This wasn't magical, I need compensation" posts....

 

[Sweet Thing]

I've seen posts on Facebook saying it was the Elephant puppet that was on fire. No word if the puppeteer is okay.

 

[Bolt]

I've seen posts on Facebook saying it was the Elephant puppet that was on fire. No word if the puppeteer is okay.

Pretty sure if the next show happened, the puppeteer must have been fine or else there would have to be an OSHA investigation.

 

[Ignohippo]

Pretty sure if the next show happened, the puppeteer must have been fine or else there would have to be an OSHA investigation.

As I understand it, the other shows for the day were cancelled and the first one for tomorrow is cancelled as well.

I've heard that it was a pretty scary situation and the evacuation was not smooth at all. Sounds like people were pushing and shoving to get out.

 

[Bairstow]

Heh. People were literally shouting "fire" in a crowded theater.

 

[GrumpyFan]

I've seen posts on Facebook saying it was the Elephant puppet that was on fire. No word if the puppeteer is okay.

The elephant is an animatronic with minimal movement. No puppeteer involved.
I don't remember there being a fog machine on that float, so my guess is the motor or pump for the animatronic failed or sprung a leak, maybe?

 

[Sweet Thing]

The elephant is an animatronic with minimal movement. No puppeteer involved.
I don't remember there being a fog machine on that float, so my guess is the motor or pump for the animatronic failed or sprung a leak, maybe?

As hubby is a former performer of the show (opened it in 1998...as a puppeteer) I can tell you, all four floats are puppets with puppeteers inside.

 

[GrumpyFan]

As hubby is a former performer of the show (opened it in 1998...as a puppeteer) I can tell you, all four floats are puppets with puppeteers inside.

I stand corrected. And, learned something new!