Disney Vacation Club Announces 'Château de Voyage' at EPCOT's Canada Pavilion

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Canada Pavilion construction - December 27, 2024

Posted: Tuesday March 25, 2025 10:45am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney Vacation Club (DVC) has revealed the purpose of the recent construction at EPCOT’s Canada Pavilion. The project will bring the first in-park Welcome Home Center to Walt Disney World, set to open this spring.

'Château de Voyage' under construction at EPCOT

Named Château de Voyage, the new space will serve as a dedicated location for guests to learn about DVC Membership while exploring a model room from the recently opened Island Tower at Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows.

Located in the Canada Pavilion’s Hotel du Canada building, this marks the first time DVC has introduced a Welcome Home Center inside a Walt Disney World theme park. The space aims to provide prospective members with a convenient opportunity to learn more about DVC while touring a detailed room model.

Construction at the pavilion had previously fueled speculation about various possibilities, including a bar, lounge, or exhibit. More details about Château de Voyage are expected to be shared as the spring opening approaches.

A similar Welcome Home Center opened at Disney Springs last year, called Gateway to Discovery.

Gateway to Discovery DVC Welcome Center at Disney Springs

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EagleScout61015 hours ago

The real question guests will be asking after visiting, not "How do I sign up for a DVC?"

donaldtoo15 hours ago

I just wanna’ know if there’s gonna’ be beer involved…?! 🍻🤔;)

castlecake2.016 hours ago

If they reopen this thing and still haven’t replaced this light that went missing years ago …

FiestaFunKid16 hours ago

The only silver lining is that this place is going to be dead after some initial curiosity - so maybe they'll use the space for something more compelling in a couple of years. When's the last time you saw a crowd at a DVC booth? If average guests do actually trek up there, they will walk in, quickly figure what it is and say thank you, bye! Not a good use of family vacation Epcot time.

DCBaker18 hours ago

Seems work on the exterior is wrapping up - photos from Saturday: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54418424560_cb0ef2fc51_k.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54418796208_b31fff4861_k.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54418424510_00fe4eb645_k.jpg

mysto2 days ago

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

castlecake2.03 days ago

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

MisterPenguin3 days ago

BUT.... it has an elevator!!

HauntedPirate3 days ago

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

ArchiDanDisney3 days ago

Except the bungalows are all sales galleries

Surfin' Tuna4 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.

castlecake2.04 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' Tuna4 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!

Tiggerish4 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? 😉😁✌