Daylight reveals damage to the America Gardens Theatre at EPCOT following last night's fire

Sep 07, 2022 in "The American Adventure (Pavilion)"

The America Gardens Theatre fire damage - September 7 2022
Posted: Wednesday September 7, 2022 9:43am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

EPCOT's America Gardens Theatre sustained what appears to be only minor damage from last night's fire.


Social media videos from last night show a fire on the lagoon side of the America Gardens Theatre in EPCOT's World Showcase. The likely cause of the fire was a stray firework, which is not uncommon at both EPCOT and Magic Kingdom.

This morning's look at the building shows a section of the railing covered in a tarp.


The remainder of the structure looks unaffected, and entertainment in the theatre remains on the schedule for today.


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peter11435Aug 20, 2023

I should clarify. I’m not referring to a full boat like this one in the water. Things like the gondola in Italy, the wooden boats sitting on the beach at the outpost, the trajinera boat formerly on the rocks outside Mexico….

muddyriversAug 20, 2023

I didn't know that! Do you have a list or know of what the vessels are/were that each country has/had?

peter11435Aug 20, 2023

It’s just a prop. Most of the world showcase pavilions were intended to have some type of water based vessel in the water or near by. Many of them did at one time. Only a couple still do.

KittlesonaAug 19, 2023

Has the Golden Dream ever been used for anything? Or is it just a nice prop to dress the back side of the theater?

DCBakerAug 19, 2023

Photo from today - the Golden Dream has returned to the lagoon.

JoeCamelAug 03, 2023

Yes it is on the tour

jpedenAug 03, 2023

I think it was on the Backstage Magic tour that they took us behind the scenes here. It is a feat of engineering for sure. Also was amazing that it still runs on basically the same computer that was used when it opened.

TrainsOfDisneyAug 03, 2023

Has that ship ever sailed around the lagoon like the Columbia at Disneyland?

gerararAug 03, 2023

Hopefully the pyro launcher on top of the Americans Garden theater will be in use again for the new nighttime show. All the equipment is still up there, seemingly with nothing removed (yet).

HauntedPirateAug 03, 2023

A swift and expedient repair! 😉 But happy it’s (finally) fixed.

DCBakerAug 03, 2023

jpedenAug 03, 2023

10 months to fix that. That's impressive for modern Disney.

EricsBiscuitAug 03, 2023

What happened to the ship that was docked there?