The Empress Lilly
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They could combine it with his Jungle Book for some synergy...The idea does kinda have echoes of Kipling's "White Man's Burden" in it...Although of course unintentional, I'm sure.
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EPCOT Announced: Mary Poppins Attraction in UK Pavilion
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jaxonp
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Thanks for the tip, I'm going to Manchester this summer.
The_Jobu
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As a Brit, I've never been enamoured with the UK pavilion- especially the imitation fish and chips. Furthermore, the area only really covers one specific part of the country (Southern England). I'd love to see a bit more representation for the rest of the UK- us Northern Irish, Scots and Welsh exist too you know!
Unfortunately the problem of imitation cuisine and narrow representation is an issue with most pavilions, but I imagine getting them to a point where everyone's happy would be next to impossible.
jaxonp
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Fish and chips isn't hard to get right. It's all about how fresh of fishy you have... and I want some good mushy peas as well.
The_Jobu
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There's a lot of things that are easy to get right that they don't for whatever reason (poutine, for one).
Magenta Panther
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Heh heh, good one! And not a bad idea, actually. But I suppose most people don't really think of Jungle Book as being particularly British, despite Kipling and Bagheera's accent in both film versions, so its inclusion in UK isn't remotely possible. It totally should have gone into AK instead of dippy old Pandora, though, IMO.
The Empress Lilly
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That's a good question. Does Hamlet belong in Norway or in Britain? (Yes, I know Hamlet is Danish, but so is H.C Andersen and he ended up in Norway too!)
If Shakespeare's Hamlet should go into a UK pavilion, then Kipling's Jungle Book should too.
Well, then, let's have a Heart of Darkness river ride!
MRGEFF
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Let's get a petition going. We NEED Mr. Toad!!
MRGEFF
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Forget fish and chips. Bring back beaver tail !! For those who don't know, it was from a cart in front of Canada.
Princess Leia
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Canada needs a QS or snack stand badly. Beaver tail or Poutine (or both), or even just a stand selling 20 flavors of maple ice cream.
The_Jobu
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I could go for a QS donut shop with beaver tails, donuts, nanaimo bars, 70 different versions of "maple things".
Anything is better than this place, which I'm not entirely sure actually exists.
WildcatDen
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Better than the Rusty Bucket in Liberty Center? ? ?
For the record, I do like milk in my tea.
ToTBellHop
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Can they have Cruella chasing them in the old World Showcase omnibus?
Joshua Hall
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I'm still wonder why they have not jumped on Doctor Who as an attraction for Great Britain. Even if its just a US version of "The Doctor Who Experience" the run periodically across the pond.
Princess Leia
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... Because it's not nearly as popular as some American Who fans think it is? Don't get me wrong, it's a successful show, but if you asked people to identify The Enterprise, The Millenium Falcon, and The TARDIS, I have the feeling that most Americans wouldn't be able to identify the show belonging to the third.
I mentioned it before, but to keep a DW attraction current, it would need an update every few years (unless someone quit early like Eccleston), and Epcot is a prime example of Disney taking it's sweet time with updates.
The Empress Lilly
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What I wouldn't give for a dalmatian puppy show in the UK! Or just Roger and Anita walking two dalmatians. No meet & greet, just them taking their doges out for a walk.
The Empress Lilly
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We need a Canada Poutine stand just as bad as we don't need anything Dr. Who.
('Dr. Who cares')