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Germany Pavilion at Epcot

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Though the pavilion itself was built, Disney never constructed the ride section behind it. It was announced to be part of a future expansion, but never received the funding. Remains are the ride entrance gate and foyer (to the right of the Biergarten entrance) which are now also used as a dining
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area. A mural covered wall closes off the small space behind it, originally for the ride load and unload areas, which is now used for storage, a workshop, and as a cast member rehearsal space.
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The Germany Pavilion is designed to look like a German town, but with architecture from different eras and regions. The Platz (square) is decorated with a statue of
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river. At the time of designing and constructing the pavilion in the mid- to late-1970s and early 1980s, Germany was split into
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didn't occur until 1990.) According to the Walt Disney Company's 1976 annual report, the ride was to be
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Walt Disney World Resort - Sommerfest Take-away with Oktoberfest musicians
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The original design of the pavilion called for a boat ride along the
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is being celebrated there. The restaurant is styled as a typical
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inspired by the statue in the medieval Bavarian town of
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Epcot
World Showcase
Coordinates
28°22′05″N 81°32′49″W / 28.36806°N 81.54694°W / 28.36806; -81.54694
German
pavilion
World Showcase
Epcot
Walt Disney World
Bay Lake, Florida
United States
China
Italy
Rhine
West
East Germany
Maelstrom
German reunification
Tauber
Ruhr
Isar
Cologne Cathedral

St. George and the Dragon
Rothenburg ob der Tauber
clock tower
Biergarten
German food

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