How realistic are the representations of each country in EPCOT?

[The Empress Lilly]

such a waxy mouth feel to me. I feel like I am eating a chocolate-flavored crayon.

That's wot the missus said to me last night...

 

[Sans Souci]

That's wot the missus said to me last night...

 

[ToyStorygirl]

There is a reason Hershey chocolate is so much cheaper. They use a very low percent of cacao compared to other chocolates. However Hershey's tastes like childhood to me! I like Lindt chocolate best.

Lindt is lovely. My favourite chocolate is Galaxy which I have seen in some chemists in America recently so I don't need to run to EPCOT to get my fix now you call it Dove though which is a little off putting as Dove is a deodorant here :/

 

[Lucky]

Lindt is lovely. My favourite chocolate is Galaxy which I have seen in some chemists in America recently so I don't need to run to EPCOT to get my fix now you call it Dove though which is a little off putting as Dove is a deodorant here :/

We have Dove soap here. But we don't have chemists. We have drug stores.

 

[Matt_Black]

My mother is fond of saying (as was my late father) that Italy and Morocco aren't realistic because there's not enough trash on the ground.

 

[216bruce]

Panchito is Mexican, Jose is Brazilian and Donald is American

And I think they are very on-target representations of singing cartoon birds from those countries. Probably not even a stereotype.

 

[ToyStorygirl]

We have Dove soap here. But we don't have chemists. We have drug stores.

you say tomato, I say tomahto

 

[hurricanepat]

Could you imagine if Mexico pavilion was a representation of a modern day mexican border town? I feel what is displayed are pieces of simple cultural experiences to welcome all guests

 

[StarWarsGirl]

That makes sense, and yes... It is rich. That's the best part, IMO!

Yup, it's one way to set off a stomach ache in me I can't eat chocolate icing for the same reason. M&Ms are my favorite chocolates (I know, some of you are like )

 

[Matt_Black]

Could you imagine if Mexico pavilion was a representation of a modern day mexican border town? I feel what is displayed are pieces of simple cultural experiences to welcome all guests

Yeah. It's the same reason the American Adventure (and Liberty Square) reflect colonial America instead of, say, Detroit or a trailer park.

 

[ToyStorygirl]

Yup, it's one way to set off a stomach ache in me I can't eat chocolate icing for the same reason. M&Ms are my favorite chocolates (I know, some of you are like )

I quite like M&Ms and I eat those for my chocolate fix in America. I'm a bit boring and just like the plain ones though.

 

[The Mighty Tim]

I quite like M&Ms and I eat those for my chocolate fix in America. I'm a bit boring and just like the plain ones though.

I like picking up the different types of M&Ms on my various trips to the US.

They are starting to appear over here, but at over £1 a bag, it's a little on the expensive side.

 

[ToyStorygirl]

I like picking up the different types of M&Ms on my various trips to the US.

They are starting to appear over here, but at over £1 a bag, it's a little on the expensive side.

Yeah I had to bring back loads of the peanut butter ones for friends and family. Saw pretzel and mint ones for the first time earlier this year

 

[Wilt Dasney]

I think the US pavilion is definitely right on target. Excuse me while I polish my musket and hang up my wig to dry.

 

[BoarderPhreak]

It's easy to find Lindt chocolate now, at least in the larger US cities. I don't bother bringing it back from Europe. But I still bring back other brands.

Yeah, Lindt is very good. One of the best you find in the U.S.

 

[mickeysbrother]

I'm Canadian... let's just move past those hideous costumes for one moment...

They do try to hit on the highlights - hockey, Roots merchandise, ice wine, the lovely scenery. But I still think it's a sad state of affairs. Not to mention the neglected area up top with the fake shopfronts that used to be Kidcot and a gift store... when I was a CM, there was constantly talk about things going in there, but the stairs were always used as an excuse not to do it.

The Canadian pavilion just isn't living up to its full potential. Whether it's representative of our country or not... hmmm, well it's a snapshot of stereotypes, so I guess it works on one level.

Agreed, but one thing disney did right then wrong was to have beaver tails then wrong when they took them away

 

[Florida_is_hot]

Agreed, but one thing disney did right then wrong was to have beaver tails then wrong when they took them away

You know I am Canadian, never had a beaver tail.... not sure what they represent about Canada.
They want real representation for Canada they need Tim Hortons.

 

[The Mighty Tim]

Yeah I had to bring back loads of the peanut butter ones for friends and family. Saw pretzel and mint ones for the first time earlier this year

The pretzel and peanut butter ones are my favourites.

 

[The Mighty Tim]

Oh, and if Disney wants a consultant for a future Antarctica pavilion, I'm your guy!

 

[Lucky]

Oh, and if Disney wants a consultant for a future Antarctica pavilion, I'm your guy!

Too late - they already hired four experts...