Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=75180" target="_blank"><b>Latest: OrBusJrnl: A New Country at Epcot?</b></a> <p>The <em>Orlando Business Journal</em> reports Epcot’s World Showcase has been considering adding a 12th country to the park. They share rumored front-runners and also cite website reports that a Monsters Inc coaster for Disney's Hollywood Studios will be built by 2014.</p>
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer Rumors like this are always cropping up. It really would be awesome, though.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I'll believe it when I see it. They will do this about the same time they expand the monorail over to Downtown Disney.
Originally Posted By magic0214 Spain is a good idea...cause we need 1 more European country! Just imagine the ride ideas.... like A Dark Ride through Barcelona starring the Cheetah Girls
Originally Posted By NoChesterHester Wow... If true, World Showcase is getting a lot of love lately. I hope it is true, any new stuff in Epcot is welcome by me. Interesting thought, now that they have increased dining capacity is the push to increase actual attendance capacity on the back side of the park? Also, is this a move to deflect the focus from an aging Future World? Imagination, Energy, and the empty WOL need some love.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper How bout finishing the existing pavilions first? I'd rather see that than another ride-less pavilion.
Originally Posted By leobloom >> How bout finishing the existing pavilions first? I'd rather see that than another ride-less pavilion. << Agreed. Or how about replacing IMAGE first? Of course since this would allow them to create another sit-down restaurant and possibly a meet-and-greet, maybe it'll happen.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey I would love for them to do something with the Odyssey instead of just letting it sit their idle most of the time.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I'm fine with them adding new pavilions, but I would also like to see the exisiting ones get finished. I really like the work I've seen pictures of recently, so it looks promising for the future. As for the location listed in the article, I'm not sure how much I would like that, since part of what makes WS so neat is how there are countries side-by-side that don't exist like that in reality. With the proposed plan, that would put Morocco, Spain, France, and the UK (and Canada too, but there's a an ocean in there somewhere) in the order they show up on a map. If they were to put Spain on the other side of WS, then it would switch things up a little (though that would put the big draw attractions all on the same side). Either way, I would like to see more non-European countries represented.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>>Interesting thought, now that they have increased dining capacity is the push to increase actual attendance capacity on the back side of the park? Also, is this a move to deflect the focus from an aging Future World? Imagination, Energy, and the empty WOL need some love.<<<< You have not been alone in that thought. I think they would like to tackle WS before FW. They certainly seemed to like WS more in 2000....It was the hub for the Millennium Celebration.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>How bout finishing the existing pavilions first? I'd rather see that than another ride-less pavilion.<<< Beggars can't be choosers, and I would just rather have something new. Besides, the pavilions without rides aren't built to have them, at this point.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Isn't there an unused showbuilding for the proposed Rhine River cruise in Germany? I know that the building in the back of Japan was designed for Meet the World (which ended up being built in TDL), but it would be pretty simple to use it for a ride-based attraction too. From my understanding, it's basically a big open warehouse without any infrastructure that would make it easier for a show or a ride, so either could be put in. The other pavilions (Morocco, UK, Italy) could have a building added in the back fairly easily to allow for something new. Just because there isn't anything there right now doesn't mean that it won't be easy to add something in the future. I think Via Napoli is a perfect example of that, since it was added in quite painlessly after the Italy pavilion was sitting there for 25+ years with no sign of a building there.
Originally Posted By SFH "What about doing something with The Oddysey?" They should build another one and call it the Iliad.
Originally Posted By NoChesterHester The odyssey to me is like the one vacant building in everyone's downtown that everyone wishes they would do something with, but no one is ever able to make something work there. In the end, we all go on ignoring its existence and crop it out of our photographs.
Originally Posted By ttalovebug The Oddysey is used- alot. Just not for things we can see. I don't think it will ever be repurposed into a guest area.
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt It also has a very quiet ladies room! DD's & I always visit it! No line!!
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<Besides, the pavilions without rides aren't built to have them, at this point. >> Lies. Germany, Japan, and Italy are all ride capable.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 Why does every country need a ride? For me, they just need some way of showing their history.
