EPCOT Canada Pavilion Construction Update - Is a Bar or DVC Addition on the Way?

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Canada Pavilion construction - December 27, 2024

Posted: Friday December 27, 2024 11:00am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

A new exterior-facing kiosk window is taking shape at EPCOT's Canada Pavilion, part of a still unknown project.

Canada Pavilion construction - December 27, 2024

The construction is focused on the Hotel du Canada area, a part of the pavilion that has been inaccessible to guests for years. A previously filed permit listed the project as "Install Set Elements" and was assigned to Icarus Exhibits. This vendor has extensive experience with Disney, having contributed to TRON Lightcycle Run, Star Wars Galaxy's Edge, and Toy Story Land.

Canada Pavilion construction - December 27, 2024

While the permit's description remains intentionally vague, the involvement of Walt Disney Imagineering indicates a guest-facing addition is likely. Combined with the kiosk-style window visible in the construction photos, it seems the pavilion might be expanding its offerings.

Current theories suggest the possibility of a bar or lounge space, while others wonder if it could tie into a Disney Vacation Club (DVC) initiative.

Canada Pavilion construction - December 27, 2024

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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. 😣🤑

ArchiDanDisney2 days 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? 😉😁✌