Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <But a pretty cool minority, if you include Trippy & me!> And me! And davewasbaloo!
Originally Posted By brotherdave I like World Showcase as is, but wouldn't it even be nicer to add at least ONE more country pavilion. It's already almost 22 years since the last one, I think it's just a bit overdue in my opinion.! I agree with trekkeruss, too. At least add a new attraction to WS if you're not adding an entire county. Some of the concept art for new WS pavilions over the years have been awesome. It would be even better if we could see just ONE of those come to life! (Russia, Israel, Equatorial Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Poland, Denmark - just to name a few concepts that I've seen over the last 28 years!)
Originally Posted By mousermerf What country was the weird sleigh ride fairytale thingy in? I wanna say it was maybe Germany.. i dunno. I always remember it as "not a water ride" in the World Showcase. Also, the puppet show in Morocco was cute, but certainly not a major pull.
Originally Posted By mousermerf Note: the above is just plans, nothing that ever saw the light of day.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Mousemerf, the sleighride was an attraction pitched for the mooted Russia pavillion (it looked like the whole pavillion would be really cool). Germany's concept was a Rhine Cruise dark ride.
Originally Posted By oc_dean Nothing major has happened to World Showcase for too long. It's been 20 years since the last major upgrade (Norway pavilion) .. for Disney to not try to propose anything (new Pavilion, or new ride to existing pavilion) is just sad. It's stale .... Nothing new for a long time. No reason to go back.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Sorry, I just need to put a minor correction in here, it has been 10 years. We had the Millenium Pavillion for a couple of years which I thought was pretty cool. Plus you could argue they change the exhibitions in Japan and China as well as some of the Restaurants changing (Italy, Norway, Japan). But agreed, a little more change could be nice. Something tells me though that now DAK has been created and also has expansion pads, it is unlikely to happen. Still, I would say WS is not the priority. That would go to the really stale Tragic Kingdom. And they are getting their Fantasyland upgrade 25 years late.
Originally Posted By barboy ///Russia, Israel, Equatorial Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Poland, Denmark/// 5 out of those 7 are European..... hey, guess what????? It's called WORLD SHOWCASE not Europe Showcase. The thought of another European country offends. 6 out of 12 would be a face slap to too many cultures. We already have: UK, France, Germany, Italy, Norway.... isn't that enough for you? Hell, even the sole African representative is Mediterranean and nearly touches Spain---- not good. It's better to see some fresh faces from around the globe like Brazil or Argentina, Uganda or Congo, Thailand or Cambodia. India would fit nicely as well since maybe 1 out of 6 people in the world live there.
Originally Posted By ExpDave I agree on adding pavilions from other parts of the world and think India could be a great addition, Africa too although that is now well represented in DAK. For a long time I felt it was unfortunate that Disney hadn't developed the concept of integrating hotels with the park when they design EPCOT as they did with DS. I think it could be really cool to have hotels as part of the World Showcase pavilions.
Originally Posted By brotherdave >>>5 out of those 7 are European..... hey, guess what????? It's called WORLD SHOWCASE not Europe Showcase. The thought of another European country offends. 6 out of 12 would be a face slap to too many cultures. We already have: UK, France, Germany, Italy, Norway.... isn't that enough for you? Hell, even the sole African representative is Mediterranean and nearly touches Spain---- not good. It's better to see some fresh faces from around the globe like Brazil or Argentina, Uganda or Congo, Thailand or Cambodia. India would fit nicely as well since maybe 1 out of 6 people in the world live there.<<< At this point, I wouldn't care WHAT new country (European or otherwise) they would add to World Showcase. As long as they added SOMETHING to it!! Agreed, a new country from outside Europe (like India, Egypt, Brazil, Congo, etc) would be most ideal, but, at this point, I'd even be happy with any new country!
Originally Posted By mousermerf Ideal world would be a new country in the rear right quadrant, preferably past the International Gateway so that it would force people that deep into the park and away from the other 2 rides in World Showcase. It would be an extravagant multi-leveled ride that might have mild thrill elements akin to Pirates or Test Track but be generally be inclusive of the whole family. It would preferably not be a water ride as there are already 2 of those, but if a good concept relies on it, so be it. It would be accented with a sit down and take away dining location, a series of unique shops in addition to a formal giftshop at the exit, and may even incorporate the ride system into these venues. It may also include a smaller minimally themed ride experience suited to the youngest guests or a sort of play area, as well as venue for live performances related to the region. Finally, it needs to have a museum experience equivalent to those already existing in World Showcase in other countries. Build that, I'd be happy.
Originally Posted By SFH >>SOMETHING...ANYTHING!!!<< Really? How about "Jack Sparrow's Wild Ride in France! - In 4-D!"
Originally Posted By Disneyday I've heard a rumor about Brazil coming soon, but I couldn't confirm the source. Jim Hill talked about it in the Unofficial Disney World Guide. He mentioned Russia and that they also have had talks with Spain and Australia.
Originally Posted By dshyates I would think a Brazilian, Chilean, or Argentinian pavilion would be prudent. South America and Austrailia are the only MAJOR continents to not be represented anywhere at WDW. And I think Australia would make a better section of DAK than World Showcase. But then again I would LOVE to see an Amazon River Adventure at DAK.
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad dshyates...I agree and Australia has some very distinctive landmarks and wildlife which would be very different from what is already there and would be a great addition to DAK.
Originally Posted By mousermerf Couldn't they build an Indy ride if they put in a South America section?
