Originally Posted By mousermerf Linky with pics: <a href="http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showthread.php?t=565549" target="_blank">http://forums.wdwmagic.com/sho...t=565549</a> New promenade gift shop area opens, giving China some waterfront retail space, adding to their main counter service renovation and bubble tea kiosk that popped up lagoon-side as well. And while the store is open, I want to say the paint job isn't finished - it doesn't match the rest of the pavilion yet in color scheme, not that it has to.. but.. at it is, it looks more like blocks of base coloring. The main pavilion has heavy gloss on the tile accents.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I agree that it's a little strange how the colors don't really match. It looks like they've done some texture work to the finish, so I would assume it's the final coat. It almost looks like the colors were taken from the Japan pavillion instead of the China one. Maybe they're just trying to highlight the diverse history and architecture of China, and felt that a gift shop that didn't really match the rest of the pavillion would do that best...
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<I want to say the paint job isn't finished - it doesn't match the rest of the pavilion yet in color scheme, not that it has to.. but.. at it is, it looks more like blocks of base coloring. The main pavilion has heavy gloss on the tile accents.>> <<Maybe they're just trying to highlight the diverse history and architecture of China>> The main part of the pavilion is a temple: a sacred place, and thus has a very orate finish. A common shop in China wouldn't be finished to the same degree, so the plainer coloring would be more realistic.
Originally Posted By MPierce I kind of like it. Diverse architecture, and color schemes add interest to the World Showcase in my opinion.
