Welcome to those of you joining me from "Pursuing the Magic" and those of you just hopping aboard. I am the 3rd stop on our Magical Blogorail.
On today's loop, we are talking about, and taking readers on, a virtual tour of our favorite World Showcase Pavilion from Epcot at Walt Disney World. There's only one problem with this picture and hopefully it's glaringly obvious at this point; I'm a "Lander"! Other than a general knowledge that such a place as the World Showcase Pavilion even exists, I don't really have a whole lot of personal knowledge about it myself.
And with that, we'll see you on the loop next time!
Just kidding. What kind of blogger would I be if I didn't even try to assemble something in line with our hop today? So, rather than trying to talk about something in detail that I know nothing about, and take you on a tour of a place I've never been, I'm going to come at it from the perspective of which World Showcase Pavilion I'd like to visit the most one day.
The irony in all of this is that I have in fact been to the World Showcase Pavilion before. Have I blown your mind with my attempt at a paradox yet? Once many moons ago, when I was but a wee lad of 17, my entire family spent a week at Walt Disney World. I know I've been to the World Showcase Pavilion before because I've seen the pictures that prove that I have, and I have some vague recollection of something Chinese perhaps, but otherwise the entire thing is completely muddy to me. But I do know where my interests lie, and although I can't remember what I saw and what I didn't nearly 20 years ago on my initial trip, I know what interests me now, and it makes choosing the Germany Pavilion at the World Showcase an extremely easy choice to make!
Photo courtesy of Beth at "Pursuing the Magic"
A huge part of the interest in the Germany Pavilion lies in the fact that I hold a Bachelor's of Science in History. And although my focus was on American History in my degree, I remember taking an inordinate amount of European history classes as well, and seeing how Germany has fit into so much of the world's history over the past century or so, I carry a very intense desire to see the place for real one day. But given the fact that a trip to Germany is probably way more expensive than a trip to the Germany Pavilion at Walt Disney World, for the time being, I'm willing to settle for the latter.
The Walt Disney World website calls the Germany Pavilion "a cultural area within Epcot theme park where Guests of all ages can experience the lively charm of a quaint German village." Lively charm? Quaint? German village? Guest of all ages? Consider me there!
Unfortunately, since I have no personal experience, I'm kind of at the mercy of what I'm able to gather from other websites and blogs, which means I have no idea of knowing whether something might be outdated or not. So if I say something that no longer exists in my ignorance, bitte vergib mir. Meine Lederhosen sind zu eng.
These are just some of the many things in the Pavilion (no doubt) that I would love to see and experience:
- So it's Oktoberfest all the time in the Germany Pavilion? Truthfully, I may never leave based on that one fact alone
- From what I've read, the architecture in the Germany Pavilion is modeled after the Bavarian and Rhine regions of Germany which means they're old and absolutely beautiful. I'd love to be able to see them and experience them for myself! Although I can't confess to have an educated knowledge of architecture myself, it's nonetheless something that I very much enjoy just roaming and looking at, and by all counts the Germany Pavilion does an excellent job of representing its time period with its buildings and architectural theme
- That statue of St. George (the patron saint of soldiers) slaying the dragon in the center of the village square just looks absolutely amazing!
- I've seen Snow White at her wishing well at Disneyland, and I'm sure I'd love it just as much to see her at her wishing well at the Germany Pavilion. In point of fact, based on pictures they look very similar and I'd love to check that out for myself for sure
- I may be a guy, but I love shopping! Not actually buying, of course, but I love to look! Steins, glassware, Hummel and Goebel collectibles, handmade sweets, cuckoo clocks, and German toys? Sounds like so much great stuff to look at and would probably keep me busy and fascinated for hours
- Lastly, though I may not have any personal experience at the Germany Pavilion myself, I know a lot of people who are Walt Disney World afficionados, so I've heard loads and loads about Biergarten, which is the restaurant of the Germany Pavilion. People had me at the words "German Oktoberfest Buffet". Love the German sausage, sauerbraten and yes, even the red cabbage! I love them even more when they come to me in a buffet form. And there's mealtime entertainment with yodelers, dancers, musicians and more to boot? This may just be a place that deserves multiple visits in one trip
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