A power outage has taken down one of the curated gallery spaces at EPCOT, just days before the American Adventure Pavilion is set to see some of its heaviest foot traffic of the year.
The Gallery Goes Dark
On July 1, WDWNT reported that the entrance to the American Heritage Gallery inside the American Adventure World Showcase Pavilion had been blocked off by Disney cast members. Guests on the scene were told directly that a power outage had left the gallery without electricity — a situation visible from outside, where artwork can still be seen through the exterior windows, but the lights in the display cases have gone dark.
Walt Disney World Resort has not issued any public statement about the outage. The resort’s official website continues to list the American Heritage Gallery’s Wednesday operating hours as 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., as EPCOT is closing early on July 1 for a private event.
What Guests Are Missing
The American Heritage Gallery exhibit showcases American Indian art from Native communities representing seven geographic regions across the United States, developed in partnership with the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.
Artists whose work is featured include fashion designer Loren Aragon of Acoma Pueblo, doll-maker Glenda McKay of the Ingalik-Athabascan community, and bead and porcupine-quill worker Juanita Growing Thunder Fogarty of the Assiniboine Sioux.
The gallery is currently in the middle of a temporary collaboration with the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Seminole Museum at the Big Cypress Reservation in Hendry County, Florida. The museum described the current loan objects on Facebook, noting that the display includes beadwork by Linda Beletso — a beaded baseball cap and a beaded stethoscope — alongside Billy Walker’s alligator-wrestling shirt, a patchwork shirt made by Ida Cypress, and a pair of 19th-century moccasins. The Seminole collection objects are on display through September 2026.
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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Whether power will be restored before EPCOT’s early Wednesday closure hasn’t been confirmed.
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