Small Fire Damages Disneyland's New Orleans Square Train Depot

A small fire erupted at the Disneyland Resort, and though quickly extinguished, left a part of the New Orleans Square train station damaged, according to The OC Register.

What’s Happening:

A fire took place after hours at Disneyland Park that damaged the landmark New Orleans Square train station, even though the fire was quickly extinguished.
The fire was reported at 3:29 am on Thursday, December 29th, calling in a structure fire in the radio house of the New Orleans Square train station at the park, with the Anaheim fire department and on-site Disneyland fire crews fighting the small fire for about 15 minutes.
The fire damaged the train station radio house building between the depot and a water tower used to refill the engines of the Disneyland Railroad. The radio house is primarily used as a break space for cast members.
The busy holiday season will continue to see the operation of the Disneyland Railroad, though passengers and guests in New Orleans Square will notice temporary construction walls and a tall beige scrim at the station.
It seems at this time though, the guests will still be able to hear the morse code message replaying a portion of Disneyland’s opening day speech, originally delivered by Walt Disney himself on July 17th, 1955.
The Disneyland Railroad is a handy way to get around the park. Trains are scheduled to arrive every 5 to 10 minutes at most times throughout the day and travel clockwise around the park.
Hop on or off at one of 4 convenient stations:
- Main Street, U.S.A.
- New Orleans Square
- Mickey's Toontown
- Tomorrowland
The Disneyland Railroad also allows passengers to steam along the banks of the Rivers of America and behold rugged landscapes inspired by 4 of America’s majestic rivers: the Mississippi, the Columbia, the Missouri and the Rio Grande. Each is carefully recreated, complete with indigenous rock formations, wildlife and picturesque waterfalls.
Between the Tomorrowland and Main Street, U.S.A. stations, guests can see Walt Disney’s legendary dioramas of the Grand Canyon and Primeval World – Land of the Dinosaurs, where they’ll encounter a thrilling prehistoric land of towering Audio-Animatronics dinosaurs come to life.

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