If you like to get gadgets, Canada’s pavilion is the place to go while still being a great pavilion.
Food: Canada has one of my favorite restaurants in Disney World. The restaurant is called Le Cellier Steakhouse. Le Cellier is super crowded and it is hard to get a seat. I don’t mind the wait though because the bread and especially the steak (steak is in my top 3 favorite foods) are delicious.
Shopping: All around the Canada pavilion there are a bunch of stores. Most of the stuff in the stores is handmade too! It is also all from Canada! There are two big shops with all the gadgets. The shops are called Northwest Mercantile and the Trading Post. In the Northwest Mercantile they sell ornaments which represent the four seasons and all the ornaments are handmade which makes it even cooler. Inside one of the stores I got a super cool rock!
Entertainment: The Canada pavilion has a show called Canada Far and Wide! It is a 360 show where they show the beauties of Canada. Canada used to have a pavilion called O’Canada which I preferred but Canada Far and Wide is still a great show! The show is about 12 minutes and while you are waiting for the show outside the building there is a waterfall.
I thought it would be cool to show you how Disney World did a great job with the Italy pavilion by showing you the similarities in my photos from my trip to Italy last summer.
These are my pictures from Epcot.
These are my pictures from Italy.
These are the photos side-to-side.
When I went to Italy, I thought it was crazy how Disney made the Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Campanile look like the originals in Italy! I hope you liked the blog article!
Mexico is one of my favorite pavilions in Epcot! Why? You will find out soon!
Food: Mexico has some great food. The pavilion has a pyramid with a restaurant outside of the pyramid called La Hacienda De San Angel and a restaurant inside of the pyramid called San Angel Inn Restaurante.
At La Hacienda, you can eat and watch the fireworks at the same time! I like San Angel Inn better because they have good quesadillas and you can watch the boats from the Grand Fiesta Tour sail by you as you eat. These restaurants are part of the reason why I love this pavilion so much.
Shopping: Inside the pyramid, they have a shopping place with skulls, skeletons, shirts, glasses, and many more things from Mexico. This is a very nice place to shop or if you just want to look around.
Entertainment: Next to San Angel Inn, there is a ride called the Grand Fiesta Tour! This is a very fun and relaxing ride where The Three Caballeros (Panchito Pistoles, Jose Carioca, and Donald Duck) want to perform a song, but they lose Donald Duck! They go through many places to find him. Then, near the end of the ride, they finally find Donald! After all that, they eventually perform. This ride is another reason why I love this pavilion.
Outside the pyramid, you can take pictures with Donald, who is dressed in Mexican clothes.
Also, next to La Hacienda De San Angel, a band performs Mexican songs. There is always a crowd enjoying the music.
I hope you enjoyed my review of the Mexican pavilion.
Italy is super cool to explore in Italy and in Disney. This is what I think of the Italy pavilion in Epcot.
Food: In Italy they have some really good food options. You can get food from stores, you can get it from a stand, and you can get food from Via Napoli! The food from the stand called Pizza al Taglio and Via Napoli are mostly pizza, but you can always get pasta from Via Napoli too! The only complaint that I have is that the pizza stand is not always open. Other than that Italy has great dining. There is also another restaurant called Tutto Italia Restaurant.
Shopping: Italy has some really good shopping areas. There are two different places you can go to shop. The shops have perfume, shirts, sweats, pins, stamps, and many more things. One of the places you can shop is called the St. Mark’s Campanile.
Entertainment: Italy does not have much entertainment, but the pavilion looks really cool. Italy is one of the nicest looking pavilions in Epcot. Around Christmas time a character named La Befana does a show where she talks about Christmas.
I thought it would be cool to tell you guys my favorite roller coasters. So, this is how it went.
5. Expedition Everest
I like Expedition Everest because it has a lot of stuff: a beautiful view, scary parts, and it is a smooth ride. I sit near the front most of the time because there is a part where you go backward! In that part, if you are in the back, you go down a drop, then, you go up so high, you feel like you are almost going upside down. After that, there is a forward drop that is even bigger! If you like scary rides, then you would like this one.
The Wildest Ride in the Wilderness!
4. Big Thunder Mountain
Big Thunder Mountain is not a bad roller coaster; it is just a fun ride! It is “the wildest ride in the wilderness”! It has turns and drops, and almost anyone can ride and be happy when they get off the ride. It can also be repeated many times. There are two different tracks you can get! Big Thunder Mountain is next to water, too. When you get off the ride, make sure to get a picture with the water and the ride.
Here we go!
3. Slinky Dog Dash
Watch out for Slinky Dog Dash because it is “the wildest ride in Andy’s backyard!” Slinky Dog Dash might look like a fun and cute ride, but it is not. It has a drop that is 50 feet! It also gets to a speed of 40 miles per hour, but it does not go upside down. The track is very smooth though, and that helps it not be as scary. If you want to have a tour of Andy’s backyard and like to scream, then this ride is for you.
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2. Tron Lightcycle Run
Tron is a very cool ride that goes about 60 miles per hour! The only complaint about this ride is that it is only about two minutes. There is a part where you go outside that lasts about one minute. The ride also gives you a team color; it is always blue. Then you have to try to win a game with your team. The ride goes inside and goes through rings. If you get six rings before the orange, red, and yellow teams, you win! If you like competitions, you would like this roller coaster.
1. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
Guardians of the Galaxy is my favorite ride in Disney World for a lot of reasons. You are in a ride vehicle with two in the front and two in the back of every escape pod. You can also repeat this ride many times because it plays different songs (from the 70s and 80s) each time you ride it! You also go backward in this ride and a picture is taken of you in your escape pod when you go backward. This ride is crazy, and at the end of the ride, you hear, “Welcome to the Guardians of the Galaxy,” because you helped save the world!
Honorable mentions:
Space Mountain and Seven Dwarf Mine Train
Space Mountain is an insane roller coaster in the dark with many drops and turns. Seven Dwarf Mine Train is a fast ride outside with a few fun songs to sing along, like, “Hi Ho”.
Those are my favorite roller coasters in Disney World. I hope you enjoyed this list!
The bathroom is Frozen themed. The doors are blue and the walls and floors are wood.
I especially love this flower because look how much detail was put into it.
At Magic Kingdom the Tangled bathrooms near Peter Pan are one of the best in Disney World!
The inside of this bathroom has many paintings like the ones Rapunzel painted while in her tower.
The only downside to this bathroom is that it is always crowded.
In Disney Springs, there is a restaurant called The Boathouse. While the food was good, the bathrooms deserve a visit. Just before you enter the women bathroom, you see this head on the door.
The men bathroom also has a head on the door.
The inside of the bathroom had some boats and a fish on display.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge also has really nice bathrooms. On the first floor next to Sanaa is a bathroom I really like.
I like how this bathroom looks fancy but stays with the same theme as the rest of the resort.
I know this was a weird blog article, but it is true that Disney World has decorative bathrooms. You will notice when you are there!
This summer I went to Italy and one of the cities I visited was Venice. This made me wonder how similar the Italy pavilion in Epcot looks compared to Venice, Italy.
These are pictures from the Italy pavilion in Epcot.
Now here are my pictures from Venice, Italy.
I think Epcot did a great job replicating what Venice looks like. There was so much attention to detail and even though it was my first time in Venice, I felt like I had been there before because of how similar the Italy pavilion looks. It is even hard to tell which pictures are from Epcot and which ones are from Italy!
Epcot has eleven countries that each add something unique to the World Showcase. Today, I will be sharing the best thing to do at each pavilion.
First, let’s start off in the Canada pavilion! I would recommend watching Canada Far and Wide. This is a 360 Circle Vision show that shows footage from Canada.
The China pavilion also has a 360 Circle Vision show called Reflections of China. This show is a great way to learn more about the country.
The France pavilion has a lot to do, so it is hard for me to pick just one thing. I would say to go to La Crêperie de Paris. This is a restaurant that serves savory and sweet crêpes!
Biergarten is a very fun restaurant to go to in the Germany pavilion! While you eat, you hear live music.
The Japan pavilion has a ginormous store called Mitsukoshi. This store has basically anything you can think of from Japanese candy to stuffed animals.
The Mexico pavilion has a great restaurant called La Hacienda de San Angel. If you go here I would highly recommend getting the Queso Fundido. I prefer this restaurant over San Angel Inn because you are not sitting in the dark.
Spice Road Table in the Morocco pavilion has a great view of the World Showcase lagoon, so I would recommend sitting outside. The food here is also delicious! I always get the Mix Grill Skewers.
The Norway pavilion has the perfect ride for Frozen fans! Frozen Ever After is a boat ride and towards the end of the ride the ride starts going backwards. I will warn you that the line for Frozen Ever After can get very long.
Finally, we have The United States of America pavilion! The American Adventure is an indoor show that talks about American History. Not only is the show educational, but you will also be indoors!
While this is only a preview of all the amazing things you can experience at the World Showcase, I hope that now you have found some new rides, restaurants, or shows to try!
I will be sharing with you my favorite roller coasters in Disney World!
5. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is a great ride, even if you are not the biggest roller coaster fan. Why? This ride has a lot of turns, but no drops.
4. TRON Lightcycle / Run just opened in March and a high speed adventure! You will join Team Blue and go on a race against Team Red. This ride is crazy fast and everything from the queue to the ride feels like you are totally immersed.
2. I have recently become a big fan of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. This is another new roller coaster. This ride can get really fast, so I if you are not a big fan of roller coasters I would say to skip this one.
My favorite roller coaster should be no surprise to anyone, Space Mountain. Space Mountain is a roller coaster in the dark. I love the mystery of this ride because you do not know what is going to happen next.
What are your favorite roller coasters at Disney World?
Via Napoli is a restaurant in the Italy pavilion that serves oven cooked pizzas.
The three ovens are named after volcanoes that are found in Italy.
We were seated next to a window and this was the view from our seats.
Via Napoli does not just sell pizzas, but most people get pizzas when they go. Some of the other meals you can get include salads or pasta.
The pizzas come in three different sizes: individual, large, and a mezzo metro (half a meter).
We ordered a mezzo metro, half Margherita and half Quattro Formaggi.
My favorite was the Margherita. The sauce tasted sweet and I felt like there was just the right amount of mozzarella.
I liked the Quattro Formaggi as well. The different cheeses tasted perfect together.
You might be wondering, why are the pizzas at Via Napoli so delicious? There is actually a reason why. The water in Florida is not good enough for pizza dough. Instead, Via Napoli imports water that has a high Alkaline content from two special springs from other places in The United States that is similar to the water in Naples.
That is not the only thing that makes these pizzas so good. The flour that is used and San Marzano Tomatoes are imported from Italy.
