Spectators at Disneylands popular Fantasmic! show got a shock this weekend when the features fire-breathing animatronic dragon suddenly burst into flames.
No injuries were reported following the blaze Saturday night at the Southern California theme park, the Anaheim Fire Department said.
Ryan Laux, a frequent Disneyland visitor, said fire has always been a part of the Fantasmic! presentation. But he said he knew something was awry when when flames didnt come from where they usually do.
The head started going on fire instead of the fire projecting out, said Laux, who lives in Los Angeles and captured the blaze on video.
The show was stopped almost immediately and then right after that, the dragon started catching fire and the whole body was up in flames, he told The Associated Press on Sunday.
The show takes place twice nightly near the parks famous Tom Sawyer Island. The climax features Mickey Mouse battling a giant dragon named Maleficent.
Laux said Mickey vanished from the stage as soon as the dragons head became engulfed in flames.
The extent of the damage wasnt immediately known.
