Brazil to join the World Showcase at Epcot

[LarryStoken]

A college buddy of mine who works behind the scenes at Epcot mentioned to me that their are plans in the works to add a Brazilian pavilion to the showcase. It will be located between Germany and China near the Outpost. The pavilion will take advantage of the lagoon there to make an Amazon boat ride through the jungle. He said they are also discussing having some sort of nightly Carnival to simulate Rio de Janiero. He said the official announcement will probably occur sometime in the coming months as they finalize sponsorship and the pavilion will most likely open in 2012.

I guess they are finally getting a country to represent South America and to also appease the large number of Brazilians that seem to visit the parks. This will just bring more of those packs of yellow shirted Brazilians chanting "Oleeee`, Ole, Ole, Ole!" or whatever that chant is that they do.

 

[SirGoofy]

And it will be full of flags, bright neon shirts, and mandatory chanting!

 

[WishingOnAStar]

A college buddy of mine who works behind the scenes at Epcot mentioned to me that their are plans in the works to add a Brazilian pavilion to the showcase. It will be located between Germany and China near the Outpost. The pavilion will take advantage of the lagoon there to make an Amazon boat ride through the jungle. He said they are also discussing having some sort of nightly Carnival to simulate Rio de Janiero. He said the official announcement will probably occur sometime in the coming months as they finalize sponsorship and the pavilion will most likely open in 2012.

I guess they are finally getting a country to represent South America and to also appease the large number of Brazilians that seem to visit the parks. This will just bring more of those packs of yellow shirted Brazilians chanting "Oleeee`, Ole, Ole, Ole!" or whatever that chant is that they do.

By chance, is your friend a bus driver?

 

[LarryStoken]

By chance, is your friend a bus driver?

He is a mechanical engineer (I think), an engineer of some sort

 

[DisneyWall-E]

Would be nice to get another country. Also, maybe the brazillians will all hang out there and not in Magic Kingdom.

 

[Figment632]

He is a mechanical engineer (I think), an engineer of some sort

I think he may be wrong but who knows maybe we will get lucky and he will be right.

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

Beach voleyball and waxing pavillion then

 

[jakeman]

Thanks for the interesting rumor for the News and Rumors section. :wave:

 

[perry23]

Well it does not sound this bad but I like the world the way it is now
so I don't really need a new pavilion.:shrug:

 

[imagineer boy]

And it will have a thrill ride E-ticket called "Escape from the Soccer riots."

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

And it will have a thrill ride E-ticket called "Escape from the Soccer riots."

And you colonials wont understand that either..................

 

[EPCOTPluto]

Another grain of salt to add to my duffel bag..... :lookaroun:lol:

I would think Russia would be more visually interesting. But I would also think another country is possible....

 

[tomman710]

I'll take anything new, especially one that expands WS which I love.

I would have preferred Australia, Greece, or Sweden (Imagine the Swiss Exchange Ladies!! ) ... but I will take Brazil if this is actually more than just a rumor.

 

[SirGoofy]

Another grain of salt to add to my duffel bag..... :lookaroun:lol:

I would think Russia would be more visually interesting. But I would also think another country is possible....

I really want Greece.

Gyros.:slurp:

 

[rsoxguy]

Although this sounds interesting, I'm left wondering what the main building or center would be. I can't think of how Brazil would be best represented (all forum jokes aside). The concept is interesting, but I do wonder about the central theme. Only time will tell if this rumor is true.

 

[brich]

And it will be full of flags, bright neon shirts, and mandatory chanting!

... and no queues. Who waits in line anyway? :lookaroun

 

[Master Yoda]

And you colonials wont understand that either..................

I'll give you the soccer part but us colonials are pretty good at the whole rioting thing.:lol:

 

[tomman710]

I'll give you the soccer part but us colonials are pretty good at the whole rioting thing.:lol:

Just ask Oakland Raider Fan.

 

[DisneyJoe]

The pavilion will take advantage of the lagoon there to make an Amazon boat ride through the jungle.

They'd need to be careful not to block the bridge and the water access to the backstage area where they store the barges and the globe....

I call BS too.

 

[LarryStoken]

I really want Greece.

Gyros.:slurp:

I love Gyros and imagine the cool architecture of the Parthenon. I guess they figured they have Europe pretty well represented already with Norway, Italy, Germany, France and England. South America, Australia, and Antartica are the only continents that do not have a pavilion.

I know the original Epcot plans included a pavilion for Venezuela which never came to fruition and never will now that the US and Venezuelan government are at odds. I am surprised Epcot doesn't already have Brazil. It is a huge country with a lot of possible attractions for Epcot and Disney is hugely popular already in Brazil.