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Rumor Brazil is the frontrunner for a new World Showcase Pavilion
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At this point, it's like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day: "Anything different is good."
I think New Zealand would bring the Maori aspect not seen in any other WS country... which opens the question, "Why not Polynesia?" See, I've BEEN to the Polynesian Cultural Center, and I thought it was 'way cool!
DisneyFan18
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Does the third country pavilion proposal still includes an attraction?
I'm all for any pavilion that also brings with it a major attraction. It would suck if they built three new ones and none had any new rides or shows.
It's interesting if Spain is still on the table as an option given Gigantic is now buried as a movie property. Is there any other IP they could use for such a pavilion (I cannot think of any)? I mean, there's always the option of basing an attraction on something actually cultural and not an IP but who are we kidding.....
At least Jungle Book in an India pavilion seems quite plausible.
It's interesting if Spain is still on the table as an option given Gigantic is now buried as a movie property. Is there any other IP they could use for such a pavilion (I cannot think of any)? I mean, there's always the option of basing an attraction on something actually cultural and not an IP but who are we kidding.....
At least Jungle Book in an India pavilion seems quite plausible.
DisneyFan18
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I think there's a Don Quijote movie planned, it's supposed to be similar to Pirates of the Carribean in nature, so it would be culturally relevant, and lend itself perfectly for an attraction
prfctlyximprct
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It’s way to soon for details. There’s a good chance it won’t happen remember.
Connecting a possible Spain Pavilion with Gigantic was, I think, a Jim Hill thing which the internet ran with. It never was a thing according to our insiders.
Which makes sense since World Showcase pavilions aren't picked so that WDW can make a matching ride, but whether there are sponsors to build it, and if they want to (with Disney approval), throw in extra cash to add an attraction.
IOW, the existence or non-existence of Gigantic or any other Disney IP has no bearing on a possible Spain pavilion. It only comes into play if the Spain sponsors want a ride. Then I'm sure today's WDW would be happy to offer some IP ideas.
RSoxNo1
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I'm not sure that's entirely correct. I would think all of these things would be considered in today's Disney. Having said that, Jim put the Gigantic info out there and was the only one beating that drum. Many of his rumors are often fueled by the success of movies and the problem he gets into is putting the info out there too early. Sometimes it comes to fruition (Frozen to Maelstrom was first mentioned by Jim on 12/23/2013, 6 months before anyone else), Sometimes it doesn't (Gigantic).
Po'Rich
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Polynesian would be fantastic! And it opens a place for a Moana M&G.
Po'Rich
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Too late. We're running with this now.
Po'Rich
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Please DON'T tell me that it's starring Johnny Depp!
The "picking" is a business case and nothing more. Smart doesn’t come into it.
HauntedMansionFLA
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No announcement from The Walt Disney Company.
michmousefan
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Wakanda? That sounds funny at first but you know that somebody somewhere is talking about some sort of IP tie-in with a movie that's going to make $200 million plus in its first four days...
That normally happens last.
TheHodge
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And as we've seen again and again (but very recently), an official announcement still doesn't mean it's going to happen.
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