Walt Disney Imagineering's New Permit Hints at Upcoming Enhancements to EPCOT's Canada Pavilion

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Canada Pavilion construction walls - August 1, 2024

Posted: Monday August 12, 2024 1:30pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Walt Disney Imagineering has filed a new construction permit for EPCOT's Canada Pavilion in Walt Disney World.

Canada Pavilion construction walls - August 1, 2024

The construction permit carries the usual vague description of "Install Set Elements" and is assigned to Icarus Exhibits. The long-time Disney vendor specializes in custom theming for immersive environments and has recently worked on TRON Lightcycle Run, Star Wars Galaxy's Edge, and Toy Story Land.

Despite the Canada Pavilion wrapping up a major exterior refurbishment project, construction walls have again appeared at the pavilion.

Canada Pavilion construction walls - August 1, 2024

The area being worked on is at the Hotel du Canada, in an area of the building that has been off-limits to guests for years.

While we don't know what is coming, with Walt Disney Imagineering involved, it is likely to be a guest-facing space, with the possibility of a new exhibit or bar/lounge space. Disney has yet to make any announcement on the project.

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mysto1 day ago

"Stairway to Fiji" Canadians love Led Zeppelin. See, it all themes out correctly, trust the process.

castlecake2.01 day ago

You can see the windows have been uncovered in the stone house and a new staircase has been added inside the chateau

MisterPenguin1 day ago

BUT.... it has an elevator!!

HauntedPirate1 day ago

So true - People will climb stairs for something interesting. What is going in this space is… the opposite of interesting. 😣🤑

ArchiDanDisney1 day ago

Except the bungalows are all sales galleries

Surfin' Tuna2 days ago

The curiosity will get to all of us, but then it will give way to frustration. Stairs or no stairs I think people would still climb the stairs for something interesting. They gave up on theming a long time ago, but selling the poly tower in Canada? It makes no sense.

castlecake2.02 days ago

Very curious to see all this and how different it looks from the last time I was in there many years ago, would love if the Gordon lightfoot heavy BGM loop survived lol

Surfin' Tuna2 days ago

Even though the room looked just like the Poly rooms, I was hoping it was somehow tied to the Lakeshore. It would be a stretch but with the western expansion and all that I was thinking maybe they were going that route. To see confirmation that it's poly is irritating - even more annoying when you see the color palette that is not Poly at all. It reminds me more of a bar/lounge that's in a currently Victorian themed building. Velvets, blues, nothing poly or Canada feeling, but hey, there's candy!

Tiggerish2 days ago

I don't mean to be rude to you, so I apologize if it comes off that way, but were the stairs so off-putting? I just don't understand how a flight of (not steep) stairs could keep so many people from exploring a nice, themed area. In a theme park. So, maple syrup would've lured you up the stairs? 😉😁✌