Someone got a bit of an early start to a wild night on their vacation to the Most Magical Place on Earth, as local law enforcement responded to reports of a drunk driver near Magic Kingdom Park and Disney’s Contemporary Resort shortly after 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Here’s what to know if you’re visiting Walt Disney World Resort or another attraction in Central Florida this week.Drunk Driver Near Magic Kingdom Park on Thursday, October 15Credit: Sarah Larson, Inside the MagicAt 5:24 p.m. on October 15, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office received a call about a drunk driver in the Magic Kingdom Park/Disney’s Contemporary Resort area at Walt Disney World. Central Florida scanner monitoring account @WDWActiveCrime shared the publicly available information about the emergency response on X (formerly known as Twitter): Police Alert – 10/15/26 5:24 PM: Drunk Driver at : Disney’s Magic Kingdom / Contemporary Area#WaltDisneyWorld #Disney Police Alert – 10/15/26 5:24 PM: Drunk Driver at : Disney's Magic Kingdom / Contemporary Area#WaltDisneyWorld #Disney pic.twitter.com/Y75TnGSqGb— Walt Disney World: Active Calls (@WDWActiveCrime) October 15, 2026Just a disclaimer: the Google Maps screenshot that @WDWActiveCrime included in the X post pinpoints a location along World Drive, between Disney’s Contemporary Resort and Magic Kingdom Park. This is a standard address used to categorize emergency responses in the Magic Kingdom Park/Disney’s Contemporary Resort area, and may not be exactly where the first report of the drunk driver originated on Thursday afternoon.Credit: DisneyIt’s unclear whether the Orange County Sheriff’s Office successfully apprehended the suspected drunk driver near Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort. However, there have not been any reports of vehicle accidents in the area following the original law enforcement response.Walt Disney World Resort has not issued a statement about the drunk driver report in the Magic Kingdom Park/Disney’s Contemporary Resort area on Thursday afternoon. At the time of this article’s publication, no road closures or traffic disruptions had been reported. Official Disney Park transportation, including buses, watercraft, and the Monorail, appears to be operating normally.Has another guest ever cast a shadow on your Disney Parks vacation? Tell Inside the Magic about your experience in the comments. The post Drunk Driver Barrels Through Magic Kingdom Area After 5:00 p.m. appeared first on Inside the Magic.