{"id":213757,"date":"2026-03-10T22:15:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T22:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/213757\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T22:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T22:15:08","slug":"disneyland-workers-hospitalized-after-reported-hazmat-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/213757\/","title":{"rendered":"Disneyland workers hospitalized after reported hazmat incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Multiple Disneyland employees have been hospitalized after a hazmat incident at the Southern California theme park.<\/p>\n<p>Officers from the Anaheim Police Department responded to an \u201cunknown odor near Star Tours backstage,\u201d around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday Sgt. Mark Sutter<a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/theme-parks\/disneyland\/hazmat-situation-reported-at-disneyland-4-cast-members-hospitalized\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> told KTLA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38736803\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/general-views-sleeping-beauty-castle-120809957.jpg\" alt=\"Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland.\" class=\"wp-image-38736803\"  \/>Anaheim PD responded to an \u201cunknown odor near Star Tours backstage.\u201d GC Images<\/p>\n<p>At least five employees were hospitalized after experiencing dizziness and shortness of breath, the Anaheim Fire Department confirmed. <\/p>\n<p>Disneyland officials told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/disneyland-hazardous-materials-employees-hospitalized-anaheim\/3859593\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBC<\/a> materials used by a contractor had produced a reaction backstage. As a precaution, nearby onstage areas were temporarily closed and cleared of guests, though officials said those areas were expected to reopen shortly. <\/p>\n<p>Several cast members who experienced minor symptoms were treated on site by paramedics and released. No guests were hospitalized because of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>In order to prevent guests from getting close to the area of the odor, cast members formed a wall, blocking guest entry to The Star Trader shop. Guest were also evacuated off of nearby rides, <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2026\/03\/space-mountain-evacuated-and-section-of-tomorrowland-closed-at-disneyland-resort\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">according to WDW News Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Space Mountain was among the rides closed, as were the Space Mountain Bathrooms, in addition to the top of Star Wars Launch Bay, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/p>\n<p>California Post News: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCaliforniaPost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@CaliforniaPost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TikTok<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@thecaliforniapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Vb6a2IV1NCrL6q2AWq0E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WhatsApp<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/company\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a><br \/>California Post Sports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/capostsports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/capostsports\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@capostsports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TikTok<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CaliforniaPostSports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/capostsports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">X<\/a><br \/>California Post  <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Opinion<\/a> <br \/>California Post Newsletters: <a href=\"https:\/\/email.nypost.com\/#california-post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sign up here!<\/a><br \/>California Post App: <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/california-post\/id6751343487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Download here!<\/a><br \/>Home delivery: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.californiapost.com\/defaultCAP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up here!<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/california-post\/id6751343487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/><\/a>Page Six Hollywood: <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/hollywood-signup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sign up here!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Multiple Disneyland employees have been hospitalized after a hazmat incident at the Southern California theme park. 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