UPDATE: Disneyland has confirmed that the Mermaid float in Disney’s Paint the Night Parade experienced a power issue, according to Scott Gustin. While the float was being towed, smoke was seen due to a complication with the brakes. No fire was reported by Disneyland.
On September 10th, there were reports that one of the parade floats at Disneyland was spotted being surrounded by smoke, with reports online saying there was a fire.
Paint the Night
Videos on TikTok have been surfacing of The Little Mermaid float having smoke around it and guests being evacuated from the areas.
This was during the Paint the Night Parade, and in the videos, you can see large clouds of smoke around the float. Cast Members quickly emptied the area, and no reports have been seen about injuries or damage. While videos are saying fire, from what we can tell in the videos, we’ve only been seeing smoke, and Disney later confirmed this was due to a problem with the brakes on that float — not fire.
@jefernervest Paint the Night Little Mermaid Float starts on fire at Disneyland.
Paint the Night Parade still has times for tonight at 8:30 PM and 10:30, and while The Little Mermaid float might be missing from the lineup, the rest of the parade is likely to go on. The float was later moved off the route and brought backstage.
@lea_girl1
This parade came back for Disneyland’s 70th anniversary celebration and has been running since May 2025 with no issues. We’re not sure if we’ll see The Little Mermaid float back immediately or how long it will be gone if it is removed.
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We’ll be keeping an eye on this to see if any more information comes up. Keep following Disney Food Blog for more.
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