How Close Are the Los Angeles Wildfires to Disneyland Resort?

Last Updated: January 9th, 2025

California is in the middle of a major natural disaster as three fires rip through the Los Angeles area. Residents are instructed to evacuate if they live near the impacted zones, and the evacuation orders continue to expand.

Sleeping Beauty Castle

The fires began on Tuesday, January 7th. There are currently five fires burning throughout California, including one near Pasadena in the San Gabriel Mountains, one in part of the San Fernando Valley called Sylmar, and one in the Palisades area, which continues to migrate due to the Santa Ana winds. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is still investigating the cause of the fires, but officials believe the fires will continue to cause more damage. As the fires continue to burn, many are questioning the path of destruction. Are areas like Anaheim, California, home to Disneyland Resort, close to the fires?

Below is a map of the Hurst Fire, the Eaton Fire, the Sunset Fire, and the Palisades Fire, which are all located in the Los Angeles area. Anaheim is located about 47 miles from the Pacific Palisades and about 43 miles from the Eaton Fire.

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According to a map from the New York Times, the wildfire smoke is expected to spread through the Los Angeles area and past Anaheim. As of 1PM on Thursday, the smoke will make its way to the coast per the New York Times’ projections.

©New York Times

This map from the New York Times shows the direction of the wind on Wednesday. The orange sections of the map indicate the places under an evacuation order, while the lighter portions are the places under an evacuation warning. Here, you can see how the wind pushed the smoke towards Anaheim on Thursday.

©New York Times

California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a statement on Wednesday stating, “Firefighters are working through the night to save lives & battle these aggressive fires.” It’s unclear how long it will take for teams to contain the fires, but experts anticipate devastating losses over the next 24 hours.

NEW: California secured Fire Management Assistance Grants from @FEMA to help further ensure the availability of vital resources to suppress the #HurstFire, #EatonFire, & #PalisadesFire.

Firefighters are working through the night to save lives & battle these aggressive fires.

— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) January 8, 2025

The Disneyland area is not currently under an evacuation notice. Several areas in and around Los Angeles are under evacuation orders, meaning the area is lawfully closed to public access. The following zones present an “Immediate threat to life” at this time:

DRY-U026-A, LOS-Q0767, MAL-C111-A, MAL-C111-B, MAL-C112-B, MTN-U028, RMB-U030-A, RMB-U030-B, RMB-U030-D, RRC-U027, SAN-Q1395-B, SAN-Q1396-B, SDP-U029, SSM-U010-A, SSM-U010-B, TOP-U001, TOP-U002, TOP-U003, TOP-U004, TOP-U005, TOP-U006, TOP-U007, TOP-U008, TOP-U009
LAC-E119-B, LAC-E132-B, LOS-E001
ALD-ARROYOSECO, ALD-CALAVERAS, ALD-CANON, ALD-CASITAS, ALD-CHANEY, ALD-EASTLOMA, ALD-EATONCANYON, ALD-FARNSWORTH, ALD-GARDEN, ALD-GARFIAS, ALD-LAUREL, ALD-MEADOWS, ALD-MENDOCINO, ALD-MIDLOTHIAN, ALD-MILLARD, ALD-MOUNTLOWE, ALD-PALM, ALD-RUBIO, ALD-WAPELLO, ALD-WHITEPARK, ARC-001, ARC-002, ARC-004, GLN-E018, GLN-E027, GLN-E028, GLN-E029, GLN-E030, GLN-E039, GLN-E040, GLN-E041,GLN-E043, GLN-E044, KIN-KINNELOA, LAC-E183, LCF-ALTACANYADA, LCF-BERKSHIRE, LCF-CASTLE, LCF-CIVICCENTER, LCF-COMMONWEALTH, LCF-CREST, LCF-CROWN, LCF-DESCANSO, LCF-FOOTHILLEAST, LCF-FOOTHILLWEST, LCF-HAMPSTEAD, LCF-HILLARD, LCF-INVERNESS, LCF-JPL, LCF-MEMORIAL, LCF-PARADISE, LCF-STARLIGHT, MRV-101, MRV-102, MRV-201, MRV-202, MRV-203, MRV-204, PAS-E001, PAS-E002, PAS-E003, PAS-E006, PAS-E008, PAS-E010, PAS-E012, PAS-E019, PAS-E022, SMD-E001, SMD-E002, SMD-E003, SMD-E004, SMD-E005, SMD-E006, SMD-E007, SMD-E008, SMD-E009, SMD-E010, SMD-E011, SMD-E012, SMD-E013, SMD-E014, SMD-E015, SMD-E016, SMD-E017, SMD-E019
The area north of Orange Grove/Rosemead Blvd., east of Lake Ave., and west of Michillinda Ave
LOS-Q0612, LOS-Q0613, LOS-Q0795, LOS-Q0796, LOS-Q0797, LOS-Q0841, LOS-Q0842, LOS-Q1120, LOS-Q1127, LOS-Q1160
Laurel Canyon Blvd (on the west) to Mulholland Dr (on the north) to 101 Freeway (on the east) down to Hollywood Blvd (on the south)

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Disneyland Resort has not issued a statement regarding the fires at this time. We will continue to share updates as this situation progresses. In the meantime, we’re always on the lookout for the latest Disney news, so stay tuned for more.