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Park guests were riding the roller coaster at the time of the fire, but a Disney spokesman said no one was injured.

The fire was difficult to access, but once equipment was set up, flames were quickly extinguished, a Reedy Creek Emergency Services official said.

The pyrotechnic launch site is located in a backstage area about 900 feet behind the attraction, an agency spokesman said.

Reports indicate that the ride reopened around midnight and is expected to be open on Sunday

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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