networkpro
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Germany and Mexican areas have the same issue as UK. Different region and era representational architectures. Neither is monolithic.
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EPCOT Remy's Ratatouille Adventure coming to Epcot
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Germany and Mexican areas have the same issue as UK. Different region and era representational architectures. Neither is monolithic.
lazyboy97o
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What issue?
yensidtlaw1969
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That's not the problem.
If the France Pavilion depicted additional regions of France outside of Paris, but rendered them all in the same artistic style, I would have no complaints. That's Romanticising. That's what Germany, Mexico, and the UK Pavilions do. And they do it successfully.
The France Pavilion now renders the same city in two different styles within the same Pavilion.
OG EPCOT France and Ratatouille France are distinct styles that are not congruent with each other. THAT'S the problem.
You seem to have made up your mind to misunderstand.
lazyboy97o
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And China. It is rarely mentioned but the China Pavilion feature a variety of vernacular styles from across China along with more formal styles.
yensidtlaw1969
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It's probably true that most of the Pavilions do this to at least some extent. I was just citing those three because they were cited in the post I replied to.
UNCgolf
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Italy does but only in relatively minor ways, at least as originally built. The pavilion was mostly Venetian with some Rome scattered around -- until they built Via Napoli, which is more or less Florentine (despite being named for Naples). I could be wrong (just going off memory), but I don't think there's much, if anything, based on southern Italy.
LittleBuford
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The existing France pavilion, however, was specifically Parisian in design. I can’t see how a non-Parisian addition, even if rendered in the same style, would have given a more congruous result than the Ratatouille extension, which at least remains true to the overall locational conceit.
nickys
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Gotta disagree on that. The pavilion was built as one village but using the distinct architectural styles of each of four different Norwegian towns. The extension of the Royal Sommerhaus wrecked that integrity completely by impinging onto the neighbouring style buildings.
Only from the promenade though. The sides were meant to be more provincial.
Sue_Vongello
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Is this saying the area, at least, will be open next week, or is there some joke I am missing?
Rteetz
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Yes the bathrooms in the expansion area are set to open tomorrow.
Sue_Vongello
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Nice. Thank you. I wonder if the crepe place will be far behind?
GimpYancIent
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Will there be rat characters to interact w the guests?
In any Disney bathroom, there is a Remy M&G just below the mid-floor drainage grate!
Sue_Vongello
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If the area is opening next week, it does seem odd that some people are saying the attraction won't open until March or even June. Why open the area? Unless the crepe place and gift shop is opening ... which would make sense.
Yes i can very likely see a gradual phased opening of the area. The actual ride will likely be when they can properly market it.
LittleBuford
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Fair enough. The overall look is still far more homogenous than that of the UK pavilion, for instance. It feels more like a representation of Paris than of France in general, and the Ratatouille extension honours that.
Oh, the UK is all over the show. France certainly feels like the France I’m familiar with.
Flat painted facade and too tall chimneys notwithstanding of course
aladdin2007
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I get what your saying and I don't totally disagree, but the way they did it blends in fairly okay on its own for what it is, especially with the grassed roof that was already there and then they added more of that connection to the new buildings. The location was never meant or designed for more Norway, I wish they would not have thrown out park design in how expansions were meant to go forward, but they have thrown out everything that this park was meant to be and nothing matters anymore. Best part is if they ever wanted to do something different all together on that pad everything on it can be done away with, just wont happen in any of our lifetimes. That was(could be) prime real estate for a big new pavilion someday.Gotta disagree on that. The pavilion was built as one village but using the distinct architectural styles of each of four different Norwegian towns. The extension of the Royal Sommerhaus wrecked that integrity completely by impinging onto the neighbouring style buildings.