What "nations" should be added to Epcot?

Europe is over-represented, so no more European countries.

I’d have to say an Indian pavilion would kick ass. No South America pavilion at the moment, so I say add Brazil too.

There’s room for more. Between Germany & China, Morocco & France. Maybe between Italy & Germany and China/Norway.

India and Australia.

Well, there are five European countries, and six non-European ones, so I’m not sure if it’s really over-represented.

They should definitely have Greece, or an Eastern European country like Russia, which would be totally different culturally than the other European nations. And a Southeast Asian one.

And don’t forget Khalmakistan.

They definitely need a Luxembourg.

Ok maybe not.

How about Jamaica? Unique food & culture. I think it would translate well to Epcot… & yeah, the Moraccan resturant is groovy.

Nice.

Start out in Germany with some beers, then off to Jamaica for a few spliffs of ganja. Next stop, Morocco, for some of that potent hash. After that, depending on how much money you have left over, it’s either Japan for sushi and whores (if you’ve got a lot) or Mexico for tacos and whores (if you don’t.) Then off to Canada to score a bunch of pills for cheap, and back to America to sell them.

I should fucking run Disney World.

With the exchange rate being what it is, would this even be realistic anymore? :wink:

Nitpick: The Philippines IS a Southeast Asian country.

Yeah, I know, I wasn’t trying to say it wasn’t, though the syntax of the sentence might have made it seem that way.

The Nation of Islam.

You will have a good time by any means necessary.

How about Alien Nation?

Hell, why not hallucination?

I can’t remember- what’s in the USA pavilion? Does it justify itself by promoting the US besides Orlando to foreign visitors or something?

I think Africa, Southeast Asia, or Pacific Islands would be neat, but in reality, you probably have to pick one country. Since I think it would be hard to choose just one from those regions, I’d say add Brazil and Russia.

I don’t mind losing the USA pavilion, but I must insist on keeping Canada, only because the barman there served me a beer when I was 16. (in EPCOT, not real Canada)

Definately they should add Qwghlm.
Frankly, now that Argent Towers has come up with a most excellent marketing plan for Epcot, (only adding in Thailand for sex club shows and child prostitution: lost children from Disney and Epcot are sent to Thailand to work until their parents find them! ) I only want to go there when he is at the helm.
If Africa is added, I think it would be imperative to stage military coupe’s ( coo’s? whatever) every morning and afternoon and have all the hosts and hostesses have HIV. There would be no food vendor, though.

Yeah, I was gonna say, there’s no balaclava-clad terrorists running around, belligerent murals, or Saracen rides. And according to this the Rose and Crown pub serves Guinness Stout, Harp Lager or Caffrey’s Irish Ale, none of which are truly representative of the UK. Also, Harp is the piss of Beelzebub. Not sure why everyone outside Ireland likes it so.

In seriousness, India would be a good addition.

There’s actually an “African Outpost” which is a small hut-like edifice plus vendor cart next to the German Pavilion and is staffed by Germans in need of overtime plus Winston, who I think actually hails from some African nation, at the vendor cart. The African aspect of the Outpost could have been improved, though, apart from the vaguely African-themed exterior of the hut…it used to sell soft ice cream, fruit salad, empanadas, and Jamaican Red Stripe beer (not in that particular order). Also, ginger beer and root beer, which was fun to foist on unsuspecting German tourists (we always pretended we were from South Africa and did not understand them).

I would vote for Russia, also. Vodka, salmon, and balalaika - what’s not to love?

The countries themselves sponsor their pavilions. Disney doesn’t pay to build or maintain them (sweet deal, huh?). According to rumor South Korea has offered to build, but Disney feels Asia is well represented with China and Japan.

Rumors of Israel and Brazil (both with a lot of WDW tourists) have filtered around for years. Israel however, has been seen as too much of a potential terrorist target. India would be nice, but they took care of India and African in the Animal Kingdom. - I suspect that is their way of dealing with that.

It’s pretty austere. There’s a series of columns and marble floors and whatnot, supposedly reminiscent of the US Capitol, and there’s some paintings around the exterior. The last time Mrs. Homie and I were there, there was also a US flag that had been pulled from the rubble of the World Trade Center, with a little plaque explaining how it was found. Brought me and Mrs. Homie to tears, it did.

There’s also a HUGE audio-animatronics show back in the main theater. I don’t really know how to describe it - it’s sort of a history lesson going over some of the high points and low points in US history, and how they collectively shaped our national character. People either love it (touching! inspiring!) or hate it (dumbed down! patriarchal! sycophantic!). YMMV.

Hey, how can you not love a robotic Ben Franklin and a robotic Mark Twain taking you to meet a robotic Will Rogers?