Originally Posted By barboy ///Mexico have a Mayan temple/// Speaking of Mexico's pavilion--- who designed that 'temple' anyway??? ---complete hack job; I've been to the Yukatan Peninsula a handfull of times and that showcase structure is not accurate at all. And no I'm not talking about its diminutive scale; I'm talking about its angles, colors and details that most definitely are not found in Chichen Itsa.
Originally Posted By barboy ///but it's part of the World. It's not "State Showcase"/// Well yes, it is a state showcase--- independent/sovereign states from around the world. Bali is cool and I'm going in Novemeber(I hope) but it is an **Indonesian** island nonetheless.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros "...and that showcase structure is not accurate at all." I've always thought that pavilion looked the least real. The pyramid never quite looked right to me, although I never really knew why. Throw in the highly visible, and barely themed, wall just behind it housing the massive buildings, and it really comes off as a last minute look. The Cantina across the path looks great (as does the theming stretching into the lagoon), and the inside of the main building looks great, but it has always seemed to me that they forgot that they were making a giant building and had to cover it up at the last second. I hate to say it, but the Rainforest Cafe in Anaheim is a more convincing temple than the Mexico Pavillion, and it's very clearly a restuarant. If they can hide a CircleVision movie in a mountain range or an ancient Chinese shrine, why can't they hide a Mexican pavillion in a Mexican building?
Originally Posted By barboy ///but the Rainforest Cafe in Anaheim is a more convincing temple than the Mexico Pavillion/// LOL, you too?!?! I had that same conversation a few months back.
Originally Posted By nycbhh Another vote for Peru with a Machu Picchu backdrop. Could be beautiful if properly done and South America really does need some sort of representation. Plus Peruvian food (and drinks) are yummy!
