EPCOT Canada Pavilion exterior refurbishment 2023

[Surfin' Tuna]

Open to all. No grapes more maple.

 

[castlecake2.0]

Open to all. No grapes more maple.

Also heard there will be some sort of food offering but not sure how true that is

 

[Surfin' Tuna]

Also heard there will be some sort of food offering but not sure how true that is

I think I've seen you say on here that you're from Canada. If so, I'm hoping you can explain one of the offerings to me, which as far as I know has no Canadian connection. While everyone is calling it a lounge, it's purpose is not lounging.

 

[castlecake2.0]

I think I've seen you say on here that you're from Canada. If so, I'm hoping you can explain one of the offerings to me, which as far as I know has no Canadian connection. While everyone is calling it a lounge, it's purpose is not lounging.

Oh now I’m curious, yes originally from the great white north

 

[DCBaker]

Photos from Saturday:

 

[castlecake2.0]

Photos from Saturday:

It’s certainly going to look much different inside

 

[Surfin' Tuna]

Ridiculous use of space

 

[Naplesgolfer]

Ridiculous use of space

Do we really know what the use is going to be??

 

[Surfin' Tuna]

Do we really know what the use is going to be??

Yes

 

[Naplesgolfer]

Yes

Could you enlighten the rest of us?

 

[castlecake2.0]

Always find it surprising that Disney can fill up so much retail right next door in the UK but couldn’t make this shop work in Canada. Its location killed it, people don’t want to walk all the way up there. At least it’ll be something guest facing again. I’m interested to see how it is themed. Remember, the “story” for Canada is when the country was pushing west, railroad company castle style hotels, aboriginal art, and the blending of French and British cultures, all around the start of the 1900s. Hopefully whatever this ends up being fits into that somewhat.

 

[HauntedPirate]

If this isn’t a maple candy store, I riot.

 

[DCBaker]

Disney Vacation Club has announced what is coming - an in-park Welcome Home Center:

Coming this spring, the first in-park Welcome Home Center at Walt Disney World – Château de Voyage. Located in the Canada pavilion at EPCOT, this new space invites guests to explore Membership and visit a model room of Island Tower at Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows. Stay tuned for more details!

 

[spresso81]

Sad to see all of this work is actually for a DVC center. How long until Disney starts to open in-park brokerage offices to see guests shares of Disney stock - if you buy 50 shares you get a plush Mickey.

 

[dmc493]

wait - they’re building a model room of Polynesian? Inside a fake Canadian hotel?

 

[DarrenD]

I'm hoping the long-term strategy is to move the current DVC kiosk in Canada to the new area and then let the festival booth take over the DVC/"Critter Crossing" area since it warrants the extended queue space.

 

[monothingie]

 

[AidenRodriguez731]

100% what I was expecting. They weren't just gonna build a brand new bar/lounge in Epcot without announcing it until it was done.

 

[Squishy]

Disney Vacation Club has announced what is coming - an in-park Welcome Home Center:

Coming this spring, the first in-park Welcome Home Center at Walt Disney World – Château de Voyage. Located in the Canada pavilion at EPCOT, this new space invites guests to explore Membership and visit a model room of Island Tower at Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows. Stay tuned for more details!

Canada got invaded by DVC, bet they didnt see that one coming.

 

[Prototype82]

I have no words. Why am I surprised?