UPDATE 9:45 P.M. EST: Guests are reporting that they are being let back into the resort. Original article below.
According to Disney World guests on Twitter, a fire (or at least a fire alarm) occurred at the Polynesian Resort earlier this evening which lead to an evacuation.
Just got evacuated from the Polynesian with a fire alarm. pic.twitter.com/WCZ3flxCAe
— Brer Brian (@Brer_Brian) January 30, 2022
polynesian lobby evacuating while i was waiting for my polynesian mai tai😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
— JACOB (@jacobmyates) January 30, 2022
not my friends and I coming to the Poly for a fun night together and the Poly literally catching fire pic.twitter.com/p84qLv8D8f
— careyoke (@caweyann) January 30, 2022
UPDATE 10PM Now other outlets are covering it as well with more video clips:
🚨Fire Alarm at the Polynesian Village Resort!
Thanks to our reader @ alakazamber_ on Instagram for the news pic.twitter.com/yvMXTlFW2Y
— AllEars.Net (@AllEarsNet) January 30, 2022
Looks like a fire alarm and evacuation of the main lobby building of the Polynesian Village Resort tonight https://t.co/ZaRikCceWU
— Theme Park Express (@ThemeParkExpres) January 30, 2022
We’re back! All is right with the world again. 🙂 pic.twitter.com/lPmvBA4Fc8
— Deanna Berry (@RopeDropLife) January 30, 2022
It’s unclear at this time what triggered the alarm or how severe any damage may be. On a Disney Passholder Facebook group, users are reporting that they smelled fire and saw smoke. There are other reports that the monorails were temporarily shut down.
Developing. We’ll post more details as they’re released.
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