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[EPCOT](<https://thmprk.com/visit/theme-parks/united-states/walt-disney-world/epcot/>)

Park guide

Park guide

# The American Adventure

Benjamin Franklin and Mark Twain guide a theater presentation through episodes of United States history.

 

  

## Before you go

More detail and photos are being added. Use the official information for current operating details, participation requirements and access arrangements.

[See official information for The American Adventure](<https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/epcot/american-adventure/>)

[View my day](<https://thmprk.com/visit/theme-parks/united-states/walt-disney-world/epcot/plan/>)

Guides & stories

## More about this place

Reviewed stories and day plans featuring this place.

[All guides & stories](<https://thmprk.com/guides/>)

For the places you’re exploring

### [A slower EPCOT day: shows, food and World Showcase](<https://thmprk.com/guides/epcot-shows-food-world-showcase-slow-day/>)

October 3, 2026

Make EPCOT’s films, galleries, food and country settings the substance of the day. Follow a flexible western World Showcase route with separate rest time, selected performances and an optional evening or earlier finish.

[Read day plan](<https://thmprk.com/guides/epcot-shows-food-world-showcase-slow-day/>)

For the places you’re exploring

### [One day at EPCOT: a flexible plan for different interests](<https://thmprk.com/guides/one-day-at-epcot-flexible-plan/>)

October 3, 2026

Build an EPCOT day around a few shared priorities, a practical meal and time in World Showcase. This flexible route connects different experience formats while leaving bigger rides, evening entertainment and a shorter finish optional.

[Read day plan](<https://thmprk.com/guides/one-day-at-epcot-flexible-plan/>)

## The experience

Benjamin Franklin and Mark Twain guide a theater presentation through episodes of United States history.

Audio-Animatronics, projection and music carry the story. Treat this as a scheduled seated show, distinct from the vocal performance in the pavilion rotunda.

[Official The American Adventure information](<https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/epcot/american-adventure/>).

 

2024. The American Adventure theatre entrance sign and columned detail at [EPCOT](<https://thmprk.com/visit/theme-parks/united-states/walt-disney-world/epcot/>), photographed November 18, 2024, with holiday garland visible. 2024. [Jeremy Thompson /](<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Epcot_-_54164161608.jpg>) · [CC BY 2.0](<https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/>)

## Sources and further reading

1. [The American Adventure \| Official information](<https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/epcot/american-adventure/>) · Walt Disney World Resort

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