Originally Posted By Chelledun I was thinking about this the other day, as I love Disney and I also love to travel other places as much as possible. I have been to the U.K., Mexico, France, and Italy. And the U.S., of course. Out of these, I think Epcot's U.K. does the best job of making me feel like I am really back in England. Maybe it's the pub. What about you? Which ones have you been to for real and which Epcot versions do the best job of giving the same feel? Has anyone been to all of them?
Originally Posted By ETicket34 I have been to US, UK, France, Mexico, Canada, Japan. Next year I will add China to the list. I love the UK one the best as well. After a few ciders at the pub everything looks better.
Originally Posted By sherrytodd I've been to the US, Canada and Mexico. The other countries I've been to don't have a Epcot pavilion, though there was a temporary display one year for Peru during the food and wine festival. When we were in Victoria made my husband go to the Buchart Gardens just so I could have gone to a place represented in Epcot. =)
Originally Posted By tonyanton Canada, Mexico, Italy, France, UK, Japan (Spain too, which had a nice represenatation for the Food & Wine Festival a few years back).
Originally Posted By stitchcrazy Fun topic! Besides the US I've only been to France. I went 12 years ago as part of a 2 week trip through my high school. I was just thinking on my last trip to Epcot that at this point now that many of the specifics of that trip have long faded from my memory that the general memories I still have of the country match up well with how things are presented at Epcot.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA You're telling me that these pavilions in World Showcase at EPCOT are based on actual countries? I thought it was the other way around. <-----[staring into space -- mouth agape]
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I have been to all of them, save for Norway and Morroco. I think the pavilions are created in wonderful detail. But they don't give me the feeling that I was there again. It merely makes me remember my travels, and how I'd love to go back.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I have been to the United States, Canada, China.... and I guess technically England since I have been to Hong Kong while it was still under British rule. I have been close to France since I have been to northern Nova Scotia.. and there is that little tiny island off of Canada that is still under French rule.
Originally Posted By disneydad109 Germany( 3 days),France (1 day, twice},Canada {1 afternon} I am a world traveler !
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I've been to all of them except for Morocco and the Outpost. I agree that they really don't capture the feeling of the other countries, but so much of the feeling comes from the people. And when all the people around your are tourists, it will never be the same. But they definally feel like a sylized/ideallistic version of each of the countries' distinct character.
Originally Posted By Roger55 Been to all but Norway and Morocco. My guess is Morocco will be the one country that most everyone here has not been to.
Originally Posted By Lake Nona Been to Norway, Scotland (England), Japan and too many times to Canada. Been to the "old" Hong Kong twice (under British rule), but we were not allowed into China.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Mexico - TJ, Puerto Vallerta, Alcopulco (Sp?), Cozumel, Mexico City, Chicanitze (SP?), Tulum China (well Hong Kong and a day trip to the Great Wall) Norway - on one business trip Italy - Venice, Rome, Pompeii, Rimini and the Alps Germany - the Rhineland on 9 School Trips, Hamburg, Berlin, the Black Forest, and the Alps The US - Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California (Native), Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, Colorado, Utah, Montana, Washington DC, Pennsylvania, New York Japan - Tokyo Morocco France - Paris, Normandy, Brittany, the Dordogne, Burgandy,Provence, Nice, Monte Carlo, the French Alps, Mt Blanc Uk - everywhere Canada - Montreal, Calgary, Toronto and Vancouver And representing the outpost - Kenya and Australia. Plus many other countries. I feel epcot gets the balance right, it's like visiting your memory of those countries. A post card. It is not a real place, but it feels like it should. I would rather be in the Italy Pavillion than Venice or the French Pavillion than Paris, that's for sure. The UK pavillion feels all wrong to me, but that is probably because I live in the UK.
Originally Posted By Chelledun >>>I feel epcot gets the balance right, it's like visiting your memory of those countries. A post card. It is not a real place, but it feels like it should. I would rather be in the Italy Pavillion than Venice or the French Pavillion than Paris, that's for sure. Venice was my favorite place on earth, so I have to disagree there . Epcot is a close second though.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo "Venice was my favorite place on earth, so I have to disagree there . Epcot is a close second though." Have you been in the summer though??? The smell is aweful as the faeces floats through the canals and river rats run wild!
