EPCOT Canada Pavilion exterior refurbishment 2023

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Latest on the exterior refurbishment at the Canada Pavilion

Canada Pavilion refurbishment - July 19 2023

Canada Pavilion refurbishment - July 19 2023

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[dreday3]

This may be a dumb question - can you go in that tall building? I know it's called a hotel - Is there something to see? Or is it all exterior?
I know the movie, the shops, the waterfall and the restaurants, but I don't really know what that is.

 

[Bocabear]

it used to be a Canadian tourism office and they had some souvenirs in there... it is just a shop space...much smaller when you get close to it....

 

[castlecake2.0]

This may be a dumb question - can you go in that tall building? I know it's called a hotel - Is there something to see? Or is it all exterior?
I know the movie, the shops, the waterfall and the restaurants, but I don't really know what that is.

Bottom floor was the “upscale” shop for the pavilion; La Boutique des Provinces”. Second floor featured a meeting/break room. Third floor houses a laser for the nighttime shows. The stone house across the way was meant to be a tourism office but was never used as such and is now just a stock room.

 

[dreday3]

Thanks to you both!

 

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EPCOT's Hotel du Canada painted in a new lighter color scheme​

EPCOT's Hotel du Canada painted in a new lighter color scheme

EPCOT's Hotel du Canada painted in a new lighter color scheme

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[Epcot82Guy]

It's a little bright right now - but that will weather out. I also just looked it up. Fairmont did the original Chateau Laurier (inspiration for the Hotel du Canada) in a similar scheme, so this actually lines up to authenticity.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Once this new shade fades, the building will turn invisible like the Soarin building.

 

[aladdin2007]

Bottom floor was the “upscale” shop for the pavilion; La Boutique des Provinces”. Second floor featured a meeting/break room. Third floor houses a laser for the nighttime shows. The stone house across the way was meant to be a tourism office but was never used as such and is now just a stock room.
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look how nice that was, such a shame.

 

[castlecake2.0]

It's a little bright right now - but that will weather out. I also just looked it up. Fairmont did the original Chateau Laurier (inspiration for the Hotel du Canada) in a similar scheme, so this actually lines up to authenticity.

Was going to say, as someone who lived in Ottawa and passed the Chateau Laurier daily, this new colour scheme is much closer to the original.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Once this new shade fades, the building will turn invisible like the Soarin building.

Like the what? Never seen it.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Like the what? Never seen it.

It blocks the view of the Cosmic Rewind show building.

 

[HauntedPirate]

It blocks the view of the Cosmic Rewind show building.

That's not even a real thing! You can't even see the building because it's hidden so well by the blue paint.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

That's not even a real thing! You can't even see the building because it's hidden so well by the blue paint.

It's pretty much like this...

 

[BrianLo]

Was going to say, as someone who lived in Ottawa and passed the Chateau Laurier daily, this new colour scheme is much closer to the original.

Ah, I always thought it was more Frontenac inspired because of the colour.

 

[castlecake2.0]

Ah, I always thought it was more Frontenac inspired because of the colour.

I guess it was inspired by the “idea” of the Canadian railroad chateau style hotels, so it can resemble several, but imagineering has stated that it was based off of the Chateau Laurier.

 

[Bocabear]

It is a pretty building but with nothing in it, it is just a set piece... It would be nice to have a real attraction in the Canada pavilion...There was a rumor years back they Canada was going to get a Rapids or flume ride through the Canadian wilderness... but that was back when the Soarin' theater was built and it was in part co block the view of the theater building...or as it was rumored...

 

[castlecake2.0]

 

[wserratore1963]

Looking forward to seeing This building & all of EPCOT without walls & Construction

 

[James Alucobond]

Looks like they're at the point of re-variegating the bricks and attending to the faux patina of the roof.