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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castlecake2.01 day ago

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

JoeCamel1 day 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.....

castlecake2.01 day ago

Hard to get photos but lists of activity today

ToTBellHop2 days ago

Definitely maybe.

Ayla2 days ago

Almost certainly, huh? :rolleyes: 🤣

Agent H2 days ago

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

Ayla2 days ago

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

Prototype822 days 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...

DCBaker6 days ago

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

MisterPenguin7 days ago

Admission Movement

Agent H7 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

castlecake2.07 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 H7 days ago

If it is a lounge what’s the theme?

Animaniac93-987 days ago

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