If you could design a Spain pavilion in Epcot's World Showcase, what would you include?

[Buzz Rules]

If you could design a Spain pavilion in Epcot's World Showcase, what would you include? Would you try to focus on one area of the country or spread it out? Would you rather have a ride, an informational movie, or a combination? A full restaurant or quick service? Shows? I thought I'd ask these questions on a fun topic since World Showcase expansion seems to always be rumored. I know the latest expansion rumor is Brazil or Australia but I know Spain was a plan until the "Gigantic movie" was canceled. I think Spain may still have an interest sponsoring a pavilion due to the U.S. Hispanic/Latino population and the fact that they love U.S. tourist money. I know there are other great countries that would fit the showcase well, but a Spain pavilion had me curious on what others would like or expect from it. I look forward to reading great comments. Thanks.

 

[Sandeep1]

Tapas full service restaurant
Sangria kiosk out front
Ride not necessary. Have some good shops and nail the theming.

 

[amcnj]

My one immediate request would be to have paella as a food option. I guess in the other lands it is mainly the structures and architecture that make it feel representative of the country.

I am assuming they would steer clear of bull fighting and the running of the bulls re-enactments!

Flamenco dancing could be an outdoor performance option.

 

[jalapeno_pretzel]

Sagrada Familia as the structure. Alhambra is good too, but I think that would look too close to the Morocco theme.
Yes to a ride ... but no idea what it should be.

 

[cabanafrau]

Thoughtful use of Gaudi as architectural inspiration, don't dumb it down.

The food could be amazing.

 

[Moliphino]

Seville's Plaza de España and orange trees
Chocolate con churros/porras

 

[NotUrsula]

Sagrada Familia as the structure. Alhambra is good too, but I think that would look too close to the Morocco theme.
Yes to a ride ... but no idea what it should be.

Nope, not Sagrada Familia; a beautiful building, but it (and Gaudi) constitute a political third rail because of the Catalan independence movement. Too controversial.

 

[Malyficent]

They won't do this because it's a castle but Alcázar de Segovia. Really I just want the wine and tapas. I really wish they'd add Spain or Brazil.

 

[ColoradoDisneyFreaks]

Flamenco for performances absolutely, a Tapas sit down restaurant for sure with small servings of paella, use some of the wonderful castles and gothic architecture but please keep the Gaudi influences small, perhaps a walkthrough with the pillar styles from the park.

La Sagrada Familia is a hideous building to me (to me, others may have different opinions). They were going for the classic Catholic churches and incorporated Gaudi into it and it doesn't mesh well.

 

[Floridaman999]

A comfy place for a siesta.

 

[HopperFan]

World Showcase is visually based on architecture unique to the country .... it is the exact reason many countries would not fit because they have no unique architecture.

Spain is a great fit (as would be Greece) ..... I would vote for what they call "grand and elegant" architecture full of details. While I think Gaudí’ would be too much, it is what many think of. If included it could be in the background like the Eiffel Tower. But I would prefer the more pure elegant Spain. They have to be careful to not make it too much like the regions that would resemble Italy.

 

[Buzz Rules]

I think all these suggestions are great. It would be cool if Disney saw this thread, went to Spain's government, and then said lets make a deal. Then we could have Spain in Epcot by 2025 ?

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

I like the idea of the Alcázar and Acqueduct from Segovia as the architectural centerpiece. Also, need to include the bull - I have seen this billboard throughout Spain.


Maybe include an horreo from Asturias (first province in Spain during the Reconquista) or the Puente Romano, or Covadonga.


For food - tapas, as said, that includes jamón ibérico and cheeses - so many cheese choices; chorizo, gazpacho; Spanish tortilla would be a must; paella (but would have to be done right), toast with tomato (and garlic), plate of thin steak and French fries with a fried egg. For drinks there are so many wines to choose from, plus sidra from northern Spain, as well as tinto de verano and vermouth. Also horchata and Kas de limón. Coffee would be café cortado, or espresso, and café americano would have to be made with hot milk with espresso poured in. For dessert or breakfast, churros con chocolate, and if you have pan tostado, drink Colacao with it.


Entertainment would probably include flamenco dancing, although each province has their own styles. It would be nice to sponsor different dance troupes to perform there.

Souvenirs would include fans and castanets, soaps/lotions La Maja, and Mallorquina pearls, Principe cookies, turron, and spices, like saffron.

 

[Carol_]

Ferdinand The Bull: a flower sniffing ride
Quixote: a ride with a windmill
Jamon Serrano
Tomato throwing festival ride where riders throw virtual tomatoes
Sevillanas all day and all night

 

[Buzz Rules]

I think it would be cool if Disney engineers saw all these suggestions. Maybe the Dis podcast can comment about the thread? Disney may be more likely to consider it if they know there is a genuine public interest.

 

[Malyficent]

I like the idea of the Alcázar and Acqueduct from Segovia as the architectural centerpiece. Also, need to include the bull - I have seen this billboard throughout Spain.

Yes. I love it! My husband and I went to Spain for our first anniversary and visited Segovia. Beneath the aqueduct was a traveling entertainment troupe from France with the world's creepiest merry-go-round. We still laugh about the nightmares it must give children.

I wonder if they could do a bit of Ronda too. Use trompe l'oeil to give the appearance of the gorge. I'm sure my brother-in-law would put in a plug for something representing Salamanca - he went to university there.

 

[Buzz Rules]

Epcot Spain would be a signature addition to the W.S., easily a top 5 out of the countries already there. I would love to see what they would do for festivals since there are so many of them yearly in Spain.

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

It would be cool if in March they put up a paper mache statue in honor of the Fallas in Valencia, too.

 

[Moliphino]

I want to eat queso manchego, grilled artichokes, croquetas, and patatas bravas/alioli.

 

[1GoldenSun]

I want to eat queso manchego, grilled artichokes, croquetas, and patatas bravas/alioli.

Yum! You have to be careful ordering, though, I was once in a tapas bar in Spain and meant to order patatas but left out a ta. I got pig's feet. Not sure how those would go over in Epcot.