UPDATE (4:30pm): Both Space Mountain and the Tomorrowland PeopleMover have reopened. A smoking refrigerator was the cause of the fire department’s response. Our original article continues below.
Space Mountain and the Tomorrowland PeopleMover are closed right now at Magic Kingdom as the Reedy Creek Fire Department was called to the scene shortly before 3:45pm. Firefighters suited up and responded to the Space Mountain structure at Magic Kingdom. It’s likely that whatever incident that they responded to at the Space Mountain building necessitated the closure of the Tomorrowland PeopleMover as well because the PeopleMover runs through the Space Mountain building.
Typically, if Space Mountain closes for operational reasons, the Tomorrowland PeopleMover won’t be required to close as well. However, if there is a safety issue that needs to be dealt with in the Space Mountain building, it would make sense that the PeopleMover would need to close.
A fire alarm was heard by guests, prompting an evacuation of the building by Cast Members and a response from the fire department.
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A smoking refrigerator? There are signs all over the place NO SMOKING
But were the signs written a language familiar to the refrigerator?
LOL!!
Lol
That’s a good one Mark! Made me laugh!
Yes heating elements in refrigerators can smoke and start on fire. Where you got the “no smoking” is ridiculous your assumption, considering it happened in an employee breakroom, I highly doubt someone was smoking.
Sweetie it was a joke
Gullible Much!
😳😃😆🤣Good One!
Hahaha
I hope the faulty refrigerator was not due to maintenance cutbacks at Disney to just put mo money into Bob Paycheck’s pocket!
Sarcasm is hard for some people.
Oh my gosh!
I can’t believe that you didn’t get the Joke, Cassandra.
Mark Tilley was joking! I thought it was funny, Mark. 👍😁