Missing EPCOT Rides

[Neapolitan Ice Cream]

So what are we missing?

There are three obvious ones to me:

• A Gondola ride in the Italy Pavillion
• A slow boat ride in the Germany Pavilion - miming the River Rhein (sp?)
• A roller coaster in the Japan Pavilion based around Mount Fuji

 

[Lord Manhammer]

A Gondola ride in the Italy Pavillion

On what body of water?

 

[ttintagel]

On what body of water?

I'm assuming it'd be a recreation of the canals of Venice.

 

[Lord Manhammer]

I'm assuming it'd be a recreation of the canals of Venice.

Hmmm ok, I guess. but the "Venetian canals" in Vegas don't exactly look authentic. I'm trying to think how this would work given the layout of Italy pavilion...

 

[Neapolitan Ice Cream]

Hmmm ok, I guess. but the "Venetian canals" in Vegas don't exactly look authentic. I'm trying to think how this would work given the layout of Italy pavilion...

I have no idea how they'd make it work, I was repeating a rumour I'd heard, but I take your point.

Mind you, the Venetian Hotel in Vegas has not one but TWO gondola rides - one inside, one outside.

 

[ttintagel]

Hmmm ok, I guess. but the "Venetian canals" in Vegas don't exactly look authentic. I'm trying to think how this would work given the layout of Italy pavilion...

I'm assuming the show building would go between Italy and Germany; I don't think there would be enough room on the other side.

 

[Lord Manhammer]

Mind you, the Venetian Hotel in Vegas has not one but TWO gondola rides - one inside, one outside.

Ok, Ok! No need to get pedantic! lol that's of course true, but I never tell anyone to take them as they are short at stupidly overpriced.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

A Gondola ride in the Italy Pavillion

Well, there are gondolas on the World Showcase waters.


There was going to be a gondola ride in the Italy pavilion, but it got shelved.
https://www.themeparkhipster.com/italy-pavilion-epcot/

 

[SteveMouse]

There was also a Rhine River attraction planned. It also was never implemented.

 

[Douglas Dubh]

Originally Japan was going to have a carousel of progress like show called Meet the World. This show eventually ended up going to Tokyo Disneyland instead. It was replaced by a Monsters Inc ride around 2013.

 

[Praying Colonel]

 

[Neapolitan Ice Cream]

Missing Lands of EPCOT

• Costa Rica Pavilion - A Costa Rican-themed area, featuring a large greenhouse filled with tropical plants and birds.
• Equatorial Africa Pavilion - An area themed after the countries of Equatorial Africa, featuring a 60-foot treehouse and a live show called "Heartbeat of Africa".
• Iran Pavilion - An Iranian-themed area, proposed during the planning of Epcot, featuring a dark ride exploring different parts of Persian history and a shopping area based on a bazaar. Scrapped after the Iranian Revolution.
• Israel Pavillion - An Israeli-themed area, advertised on billboards when Epcot opened, designed to recreate ancient Jerusalem and featuring a courtyard stage and open-air restaurant. Remained unbuilt due to budget problems and security issues.
• Puerto Rico Pavilion - A Puerto Rican-themed area which may have been planned for the projected "Phase II" expansion of Epcot.
• Soviet Union Pavillion - A Russian-themed area planned for the projected "Phase II" expansion of Epcot. It would have been based on the Moscow Kremlin, and dominated by a replica of St. Basil's Cathedral. Scrapped after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
• Spain Pavillion - A Spanish-themed area advertised on billboards circa 1986, with a design blending elements of Barcelona and Madrid, featuring a boat ride, a film on Spanish history, and a restaurant.
• Switzerland Pavilion - A Swiss-themed area, intended to bring a Matterhorn Bobsleds-style ride to Epcot.
• United Arab Emirates Pavilion - A Middle Eastern-themed area, with a magic carpet ride attraction and a show featuring cultural and scientific achievements of the Middle East.
• Venezuela Pavilion - A Venezuelan-themed area, featuring a waterfall, a high-rise built into a cliff, and an aerial tram ride.

 

[Neapolitan Ice Cream]

Damn right.

 

[Neapolitan Ice Cream]

Some more missing rides from EPCOT...

• Simulated Bullet Train Ride - A unique variation on Disney's CircleVision 360 show. Guests would have found themselves standing aboard a vibrating recreation of the passenger compartment of a Japanese bullet train. Looking out through the oversized faux windows in this passenger car, they would have been treated to a high-speed travelogue as some of Japan's most beautiful scenery whizzed by the windows. The attraction was planned for the Japan Pavilion at Epcot.
• Bobsled Ride - A roller coaster, similar to Disneyland's Matterhorn, planned to be built inside a mountain behind the failed Switzerland pavilion. It went through two different iterations before being scrapped.
• Time Racers - A high-tech thrill ride about fast-forwarding through history that was to replace Spaceship Earth.
• Rhine River Cruise Ride - A cruise down Germany's most famous rivers, including the Rhine, the Tauber, the Ruhr and the Isar. Detailed miniatures of famous landmarks would also be seen, including one of the Cologne Cathedral. The ride entrance and the building that would have housed it are still visible at the Germany pavilion.
• Thames River Cruise Ride - Designed as part of the UK pavilion, this full-scale water ride would visit key London landmarks. Concept art from 1986 shows the Tower of London, Victoria's Tower, and the Houses of Parliament.

 

[ChrisFL]

Yeah, the Japan pavilion had a few cool concepts and we got...........none, which is sad

 

[ChrisFL]

I'm assuming it'd be a recreation of the canals of Venice.

Yes, so in order to see that, you have to go to Tokyo DisneySea instead

 

[Lord Manhammer]

I'm assuming the show building would go between Italy and Germany; I don't think there would be enough room on the other side.

Would it fit between Italy and Germany? I mean, let's face it, if you want to re-create the canals of f'n Venice, it needs to be pretty big, and ideally, wind through the entire pavilion. I think that the way things stand, that proverbial ship has sailed. no pun intended.

 

[ttintagel]

Would it fit between Italy and Germany? I mean, let's face it, if you want to re-create the canals of f'n Venice, it needs to be pretty big, and ideally, wind through the entire pavilion. I think that the way things stand, that proverbial ship has sailed. no pun intended.

I can't think of a single reason why those two things should be requirements. Or even desirable, for that matter.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

That was my favorite thing about Epcot

 

[greeneyedchick]

That was my favorite thing about Epcot

Mine too