Credit: Disney A gallery in the American Adventure World Showcase Pavilion at EPCOT is closed due to a power outage, according to reports from guests on the scene. Here’s what we know about the ongoing electrical issue at Walt Disney World Resort, which comes just days before the area will experience increased foot traffic as July 4 weekend celebrations begin.
Closure of American Adventure Pavilion Area at EPCOT
On Wednesday afternoon, WDWNT reported that Disney cast members had blocked off the entrance to the American Heritage Gallery in the American Adventure Pavilion at EPCOT. Walt Disney World Resort cast members reportedly told guests that a power outage left the area without electricity, prompting the temporary closure. The outlet shared this photo of the shuttered exhibit entrance on social media:
Some artwork is still visible through the gallery’s exterior windows, but the lights in the glass cases are off due to the power outage.
Walt Disney World Resort has not commented publicly on the closure. The Central Florida vacation destination’s official website still lists the American Heritage Gallery’s operating hours as 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, as EPCOT is closing early for a private event on July 1. The page also claims that the American Adventure Pavilion attraction will be open on Wednesday, July 1, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
More on the American Heritage Gallery Exhibition
The American Heritage Gallery houses American Indian art, featuring pieces from Native communities from seven geographic regions across the United States. Walt Disney World Resort collaborated on the exhibition with the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture (MIAC) in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) in Washington, D.C.
The American Adventure EPCOT World Showcase Pavilion attraction features several notable Native American artists, including fashion designer Loren Aragon (Acoma Pueblo), doll-maker Glenda McKay (Ingalik-Athabascan), and bead/porcupine quill worker Juanita Growing Thunder Fogarty (Assiniboine Sioux).
Disney recently added more Seminole artwork to the exhibit as part of a temporary collaboration with the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Seminole Museum in the Big Cypress Reservation in Hendry County, Florida. These cultural artifacts are on loan and will be available for EPCOT guests to view through September 2026, according to the museum.
The newest rotation of Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki collection objects are up at Disney! This rotation features two objects made the talented Linda Beletso, a beaded baseball cap and a stunning beaded stethoscope. The display also includes Billy Walker’s alligator wrestling shirt, a patchwork shirt made by Ida Cypress, and a pair of 19th century moccasins. Check them all out on exhibit at Epcot’s American Adventure Pavilion from now until September!
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It’s unclear whether the American Heritage Gallery will reopen before EPCOT closes at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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