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

Aug 12, 2024 in "Canada (Pavilion)"

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.

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.

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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    castlecake2.09 hours ago

    If they can’t find you handsome, they can at least find you handy

    JoeCamel9 hours ago

    Nice bit of forced perspective in the first photo, looks very similar to the real deal. Your second pic is surprising, I didn't realize Canadians had ladders. I thought they just chopped steps into a log and leaned it up. Maybe I watch too much Red Green.....

    castlecake2.09 hours ago

    Hard to get photos but lists of activity today

    ToTBellHop1 day ago

    Definitely maybe.

    Ayla1 day ago

    Almost certainly, huh? :rolleyes: 🤣

    Agent H1 day ago

    What does it matter what it looks like? It is almost certainly further along

    Ayla1 day ago

    Here we are, end of February, and it doesn’t look any farther along than it did in August.

    Prototype821 day ago

    If it is a lounge - I wonder if the elevator is strictly for kitchen access only or if this will be tied into Le Celier? Trying not to get to excited...

    DCBaker4 days ago

    Photos from Saturday evening: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54330442869_eb1676d998_k.jpghttps://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54330221956_74822e7dd8_k.jpg

    MisterPenguin6 days ago

    Admission Movement

    Agent H6 days ago

    I like the first one the best oh and if they were going to use an ip it would probably be turning red

    castlecake2.06 days ago

    The building itself is designed after the chateau style hotels the Canadian railway companies built between the mid 1800s and early 1900s so they could use that as inspiration. Or Brother Bear 🤣

    Agent H6 days ago

    If it is a lounge what’s the theme?

    Animaniac93-986 days ago

    @marni1971 It took 45 years, but it's finally happening!