PHOTOS - Morocco pavilion restrooms now closed for refurbishment

Jan 18, 2021 in "Morocco (Pavilion)"

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Morocco Pavilion restrooms refurbishment - January 18 2021

Posted: Monday January 18, 2021 2:34pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

With the new restrooms now open in the France pavilion as part of the Ratatouille expansion, the restrooms in the Morocco pavilion are now closed.

Morocco Pavilion restrooms refurbishment - January 18 2021

With Disney now taking over control of the pavilion after the third party operator pulled out, a number of changes have already been made, and more are planned. So far we have seen changes to Spice Road Table and the merchandise offerings long the lagoon side.

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Fsunolekrw2 days ago

This might have already been stated but the sad part is they really easily, given the resources they have available, could have brought Moroccan artists over for a couple of weeks along with raw materials produced over there to make the repairs. It is a shame what they have done.

eddie1043 days ago

We can blame Chapek for that can’t we?

James Alucobond3 days ago

That's an entirely new area. The other updates around the pavilions have generally maintained or improved on existing quality, as with the repainting of the Canadian chateau, Enoteca Castello, the Tea Caddy, et al; the re-roofing in Norway and Japan; the upgraded wine and gelato stands in Italy; the enhanced pavement that extends out into the promenade for each area; the refreshed bathrooms; etc. This is one of the few things that has felt like a straight downgrade during the general light refresh happening across World Showcase. But yes, stuff like the cut-outs, the backstage views, the weird proportions, and the awful interior of the creperie are not great in the France expansion.

LittleBuford3 days ago

That isn’t going to happen. I really hate what they’ve done to the pavilion, but there’s no sense indulging in this kind of farfetched conspiracy theory.

LittleBuford3 days ago

It is uniquely poor in that we have lost genuine artistry because of it.

Coaster Lover3 days ago

My theory is that they degrade the quality slowly... one thing at a time... so when they announce the total retheme of the area to Agrabah, everyone says "oh wow! This is so nice! What an improvement!"

lazyboy97o3 days ago

This isn’t uniquely poor. It’s right in line with stuff like the expansion of the France Pavilion.

eddie1043 days ago

I hate to say it but that’s probably part of the reason they make a lot of choices. Like for example getting rid of the fountain in the Polynesian lobby. It’s just easier and more convenient/cheaper to maintain something less intricate. Reading back in this thread everything was going well until those stupid tiles. 😡

James Alucobond3 days ago

I don’t think so. They’ve had no issue drawing out other renovations. I personally think it must have somehow been slipped through because someone decided it was particularly high-traffic and prone to damage, therefore warranting a cheaper-to-replace/repair treatment. Hopefully someone who actually cares will push back now that it’s been rightly amplified on social media for the downgrade that it is.

eddie1043 days ago

Which makes this choice so baffling? How come the other pavilions refreshes have gone on without a hitch but this one area they decide to cheap out on? Still hoping it’s only temporary and they are getting some tiles specially made in Morocco to be shipped once complete.

James Alucobond3 days ago

They’ve been refreshing the pavement, paint, roofing, and more across basically every pavilion over the course of the past few years. This is probably part of that, but why it seems so uniquely poorly handled is anyone’s guess. Everything else they’ve done has seemed like either a lateral move or an improvement.

V_L_Raptor3 days ago

I understand that the original was in a state of degradation, but I haven't seen yet just why it was a lights-and-sirens emergency to make it look like the bathroom at some restaurant down the street now, of all times. It's not as though they were going to do much with the place outside of hosting the AP Lounge for a while, and they had plenty of time to research alternatives to potty tile. They didn't even order the backsplash design.

V_L_Raptor3 days ago

I mean, if it's kitchen backsplash tile... 🤷‍♂️

James Alucobond3 days ago

They weren’t saying that the awful thing should have been done at all, just demonstrating that it’s an even more spectacular brand of lazy that they couldn’t be bothered to purchase tiles labeled as Moroccan by the same vendor they already used.