News Dragon caught fire in today’s Festival of Fantasy parade

[potatoheadman]

I know WDW has its own FD, but does each individual park have a station?

Duh. Right there on Main Street!

 

[aladdin2007]

It really doesn’t work that way at WDW.

Disney doesn’t need to be granted anything. If they want it to come back it will. If not it won’t. This isn’t the first time fire has damaged something at WDW.

it worked out for the better with the tiki room....frozen not so much lol.

 

[Model3 McQueen]

Duh. Right there on Main Street!

oh pfft, silly me

 

[EagleScout610]

Statler: See? I told that float was smoking hot!
Waldorf: Yeah, but tonight its truly on fire!
Both: Oh hohoho!
(I have The Muppets open on another tab)

 

[Karakasa]

Oh my God, I'm glad everyone's okay.

It's a shame but maybe it's for the best that if they do refurbish or replace the dragon they just don't use the fire effects. The float itself is impressive enough. Maybe use stage smoke of some sort instead? Of course I wouldn't complain if they went back to using fire after the fact but, for safety's sake, yanno?

 

[Disone]

It really doesn’t work that way at WDW.

Disney doesn’t need to be granted anything. If they want it to come back it will. If not it won’t. This isn’t the first time fire has damaged something at WDW. Not even the first time fire has damaged an entertainment show element.

Peter is very correct here. Remember Disney is Self Insured. They are not going to answer to some high power insurance company. If the want back and deem it safe to do so, it will be back.

Remember, a few years back the fire barge for Illuminations literally exploded backstage and was a complete lost. For months the show was performed with out but it eventually came back.

 

[peter11435]

Remember, a few years back the fire barge for Illuminations literally exploded backstage and was a complete lost. For months the show was performed with out but it eventually came back.

And several years before that it exploded onstage in the middle of the day with guests present. It came back then too.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Congratulations, Phillip!!

 

[Castle Cake Apologist]

Oh my God, I'm glad everyone's okay.

It's a shame but maybe it's for the best that if they do refurbish or replace the dragon they just don't use the fire effects. The float itself is impressive enough. Maybe use stage smoke of some sort instead? Of course I wouldn't complain if they went back to using fire after the fact but, for safety's sake, yanno?

The float has operated without incident for over 4 years. Things happen.

 

[Disone]

Congratulations, Phillip!!

Okay sir, YOU get post of the Day!!!!!

 

[Tick Tock]

Candlelight vigil scheduled for tonight at 9:30pm in Liberty Square. Wear your horns if you've got 'em.

 

[Disone]

Candlelight vigil scheduled for tonight at 9:30pm in Liberty Square. Wear your horns if you've got 'em.
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Candlelight? Harsh man, so insensitive.

 

[SteveAZee]

If only they had installed air conditioners.

#savethegondolas

 

[Sped2424]

Alright folks place your bets

Option 1 : No more dragon

Option 2: Takes a year to refurb and comes back with no fire

Option 3: couple months time but dragon comes back and still breathes fire.

 

[RSD Part Deux]

Video

 

[Jack Wolfe]

OK, so Maleficent got a little hot under the collar. She'll be back by Monday at the latest.

 

[Squishy]

If only they had installed air conditioners.

#savethegondolas

I don't want to know how hot it gets in those storage buildings if they don't have A/C and then they wonder how floats get destroyed.

 

[SpectroMan93]

Congratulations, Phillip!!

It took me a second, and then I bursted out laughing. Bravo, sir.

 

[RSD Part Deux]

Someone joked about it, but there was a fire in a gondala in China not too long ago.

Viewer discretion advised.
https://www.liveleak.com/view?t=sYPhX_1525759861

 

[Squishy]

I'm suprised they drove the dragon back stage without towing it...

This is fine