Yesterworld: The Troubled History of Epcot’s Abandoned World Showcase - The Cancelled Expansions
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- Explore the troubled History of Epcot’s Abandoned World Showcase & the Cancelled Pavilions & Attractions. From the fate of the original countries and attractions that were scrapped, to the doomed expansions such as the Switzerland Pavilion, Mt. Fuji Coaster, The Russia Pavilion and more!
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Welp per usual, I feel the need to make a few corrections based on comments and acknowledge a few blunders in the narration as well:
03:10 Yes, the numbers on-screen add up to 18 on their own, but INCLUDING the American Adventure, this is what results in 19...so 18 vacant spots, plus The American Adventure is 19.
19:05 Yes, the structure for Millennium Village is still at Epcot and used for various events, but when I say "short lived", I'm referring to its use as Millennium Village, which closed in January 2001.
19:41 Evidently my head was too stuck in the past when recording, as I accidentally say "9 countries" instead of 11 countries in the summary
Unfortunately it looks like Mary Poppins has been scrapped too. It's just rumors right now but they're apparently credible. Helps that they didn't break ground for that one IIRC. They're sort of married to *some* sort of Future World revamp, Guardians of the Galaxy, and the Ratatouille ride. Play Pavilion less so.
Yesterworld history of Studio ghibli deal with disney???
As many false starts, rumors, changes and cancellations the World Showcase has seen over the decades, any mistakes made were probably correct at some point along the way, anyways. :)
So sad about the credible-sounding rumors that the Mary Poppins Cherry Tree Lane expansion to UK Pavillion will be a casualty of this whole COVID thing... But realistically, with so many other things already half-done, or nearly all done, actually, that one would make the most sense to scrap ☹️
You also confused Switserland with Scandinavia in the beginning (around 3:45). They are two very different things. Switserland is a country in the middle of Europe and Scandinavia is a group of country’s in the North-west of Europe including Norway, Sweden and Denmark :)
Disney: we're working on a USSR pavilion
USSR: *dissolves*
Disney: well that saves us a lot of work!
Most of the time it's like "Oh man, what a great attraction idea, why didn't they build it???" but the USSR pavilion it's like, "thank goodness they didn't build it".
The Soviet Union seems like a really odd choice (and the most requested, really?) considering they were our enemies during the Cold War. What would the pavilion have been, replicas of nukes pointed at the American pavilion with a sign explaining MAD (mutually assured destruction)? Maybe have a cannibalism display reenacting the siege of Leningrad?
Pickles why it have to be the most ugly side of a country? The images show plans for Alexander Nevski, the architecture, troika rides. I hope they would be able to make a showcase that is not too harsh.
@@pickles3128 Well, you can see what they were planning when the video talks about the Russia pavilion (since Russia was part of the Soviet Union and Moscow was its capital). In the late '80s, I know a lot of people were starting to hope for more open communication between the US & USSR so, it being a highly requested country at that time is not terribly surprising to me. Similar motivations as Billy Joel performing in Moscow in 1987. People were kinda ready for the Cold War to be over.
@@danubiosalas4231 The problem is the USSR is pretty much just Ugly History, there isn't really all that much to be good to make into a park. Hell all of those things you listed aren't apart of the USSR
I really like the idea of Godzilla accepting a lifetime achievement award simply for being a giant monster
Godzilla actually has an MTV lifetime achievement award IRL
He also got a Hollywood walk of fame star, it's still there today.
When do I get my award for being a giant monster?
makes you wonder why Tokyo Disney or Universal Japan never did anything with kaiju?
He deserved it, he's been a giant monster for about a lifetime anyway.
Man, it's hard to believe how many concepts were created for Epcot, but were ultimately abandoned. The rides that were canned seem really cool, and it would've made the park more well rounded in terms of rides. Since most of the rides rest in Future World. Thanks a bunch for providing this info to us, Yesterworld!
I too wish it had been closer to the original vision and with a few of the rides. I can't travel the world, but getting a taste in Epcot would've been nice. Now it seems they are taking it in more of a Magic Kingdom direction. I hated when they redid the one ride to retheme it as a Frozen ride. :(
@@whigrose9753 Yeah, I'm not a fan of the Maelstrom to Frozen conversion, even though the location is based on Norway, the movie isn't set in it. I feel like the World Showcase should focus on the cultures of the world, rather than Disney's many IPs.
my family went to Epcot in '84 or so and I can clearly remember the World Showcase pond - there was some German area, and a few others up and running, but most of the perimeter was just signs announcing future nations. China had a prominent sign, teasing us.
Yeah that Godzilla ride sounded awesome
the ones he's covered are likely only a small percent of them. who knows how many ideas never made it beyond the very start of the process
i love epcot, its probably my favorite disney park, but at the same time it makes me so sad to see them get rid of/abandon so many culturally oriented rides just to fall back on their own ips. sort of takes away what was so special about epcot
Sadly, the World's Fair model doesn't work anymore.
Foreign countries aren't exotic now, and these pavilions tend to stereotype as they distill a huge country into a small lot.
Are you going to be WOWed by a riverboat ride that uses tech from the 1960s? (Given how many love Splash Mountain, probably yes?)
Or...Given the cost of admission, would you visit an African pavilion that featured a modern motion simulator based on Wakanda? How about a Human Body revamp hosted by Ant-Man? Doctor Strange making your senses go haywire in Journey Into Imagination? Captain America time travel through American history as we battle HYDRA?
Agreed
@@TorstenAdair All that could have been thrown into Magic Kingdom. I liked the old themed stuff, and the new. Disney is hellbent and scrapping everything that made the parks fun.
“This may date the video.” Well, quite possibly, or those other attractions could also fall through continuing the legacy of World Showcase promising and not delivering.
Does anyone else think that thanks to Covid-19, in ten years we’re going to be watching a video talking about how the world showcase was going see further expansion with a Mary Poppins ride that never came to be?
Yup. So many projects announced last year at D23 that most likely won't see the time of day. It brings back memories of the cancelled Tomorrowland 2055 at Disneyland.
@@Emplordxiii or many will be delayed. Too bad. I really liked the idea behind the changes at Epcot.
Rumors have it that Mary Poppins Ride is pretty much dead, but other than Play Pavilion there's not much they can cancel that's not already in some sort of progress. Leaving a giant hole in Future World just isn't going to cut it.
Aside from Mary Poppins, I can forsee them doing away with the Play Pavilion and maybe the Spaceship Earth revamp, and anything that hasn't had significant ground breaking, but everything else that's already started probably will have to be seen through to the end, even if somewhat scaled down.
They did cut/shelved the Mary Poppins ride and the new Brazil pavilion because of the shut down....
yep.
I remember eating in the Norway pavilion. At the table they had these butters in the shape of Mickey Mouse. I cut of his head to which our waitress responded “what are you doing to Mickey Mouse”.
The Epcot version of Matterhorn sounds like it would have been insane, and super fun. I feel like they kept the Mt Fuji concept in their back pocket and eventually turned it into Expedition Everest with the whole giant monster in the rollercoaster idea.
Well I haven't seen the video yet but I already know it's going to be top-notch quality.
You definitely hit it out of the park as always.
Always.
It's 3 months into 2022 and we still don't have "The History of Walt Disney's Frozen Head". Please actually do it Mark. It is time.
Nearly every video I've seen about Disney parks has one running theme: Bad Budgeting. Great work on the video!
Or overambitiousness...
Same thing here I think the main reason problem is they didn’t think about the costly price of animatronics
Don’t forget Michael Eisner... Wrong Channel
What happens when you rely on sponsorships for an entire park
@bigevilworldwide1 Eisner may have initially pulled Disney out of a rut, but I think he suffered from a massive savior complex. It didn't help that his main reasons for building MGM Studios and Animal Kingdom was jealousy over rival parks in Florida. He was initially held in check, but after Disney President Frank Wells died in 1994 and Jeffery Katzenberg quit in 1995 to establish Dreamworks, Eisner was left with no one to really hold him back.
Since then, Disney's strategy seems to have mostly been "Buy everything", but put little money into trying to update or renovate established attractions.
The World Showcase curse continues....
YesterWorld in 2035: Thank for tuning in for part 3 in the Abandoned World Showcase attractions and pavilions series. The planned Mary Poppin’s attraction and Brazil pavilion ultimately got canceled due to budgetary concerns because of the 2020 pandemic.
I hope one day they could add another pavilion. Maybe an India pavilion with a jungle book ride or a Greece pavilion with a Hercules ride.
or... a pavilion with no ips??? [gasp!!]
-i do love hercules though-
memethyst well realistically, Disney won’t build another pavilion if it doesn’t have an ip attached to it.
But I do agree, an ip-less pavilion would be great
@@scrambled5948 yeah :(
Scrambled 59 what’s an “ip”?
@@newvision4l314 intellectual property, like disney movies, star wars, etc
It's interesting that the Swiss ride includes high tech underground bunkers, because Switzerland IS riddled with underground bases, shelters, and airbases.
Yep! Switzerland is basically like a Swiss cheese 😅 there is bunker in every houses and in many many mountains
Damn the UK pavillion can't catch a break. First the Thames river, then the walk through....and now maybe Cherry tree lane.
they mention Mary Poppins isn't cancelled, just postponed due to construction for the Ratatouille Ride
13:50 I'm sorry did he just say "the most requested, the soviet union?!" WHAT?!
Well back then russia was called the soviet union but it's funny
@@spunchbop47428 I'm aware.
I cannot imagine a single human who would not want to live through as a poor prisoner sent to the gulag due to their crimes against the communistic beliefs and living so horribly without ever getting something in return...
@Charles Stiles Mystery Diners
I dont think Disney has got the money to making a giant moving jail, but we can truly dream...
I mean, they also wanted Israel which I'm sure wouldn't be controversial in any way
I fucking love the John Travolta Pulp Fiction looking around gif, it gets me every time.
SECRET. SWISS. BOBSLED. TRAINING. FACILITY.
Oh, they are completely real.
YEEEESSSS
Yess
Don't tell the jemaicans lol.
Eddy. Fanken. Murphy.
Came for the Disney history. Stayed for Michael Landon in a leisure suit.
Putting his leg up on a wheelbarrow, no less!
That man was an angel (literally)
Same.
He wore that suit well, I must say
Michael Landon Standing on Stuff: The Epcot Story
What I think Disney learned from Epcot is they can't rely on sponsors any more for their attractions. Never seems to work out for them in the short term and long run
How so? Some of all the best rides Disney has ever made were sponsored rides
The Swiss pavilion concept art looks so amazing and beautiful. Epcot truly deserves a mountain. I wish they built Russia, Russia is a fascinating country and has lots to offer since it's so vast. I would've loved to see the cool St Basil's Cathedral at Epcot, it's one of my favorite churches
Epcot truly is cursed. Whenever they announce they're adding anything to World's Showcase there's some kind of disaster or otherwise and it can't be done.
While the world showcase has always been my favorite part of going to Disney world, except going on space ranger spin with my grandpa, since I was 2 (the first time I went). My biggest disappointment is how little has been added. Especially with the major updates going on to the front of the park this year for the 50th anniversary next year
I sat through this thinking "Ooh that's a cool idea" and "Ah man I hope they get to that eventually" only to be completely disappointed that over 2/3 of their plans didn't even come close to happening.
Would've been my favorite park if they had pulled it off
I can’t help but wonder if Disney realized throughout their history that they were biting off way more than they can chew with their projects.
Under Walt and Roy Disney, those seemed "possible"; they managed to get Disneyland built despite the fact they literally have no money to build it - The TV show was his way to fund it. The 1964 World's Fair was another instance of successfully attracting sponsorship for his ideas.
Post Walt and Roy Disney is where the magic wore off on sponsorship. A screwed economy and increased expenses directly affect large fairs like these. Every Disney park built after Orlando are either majority funded and owned by third party investors (Tokyo DL and DL Paris) or by governments (HK DL and Shanghai DL)...
Imagine how amazing Epcot would've been if they actually built all those attractions. So sad
+Ohlourdes Padua Good points.
@bigevilworldwide1 1) I have little faith in Walt's original plan (which is nothing but a glorified employee housing) and 2) I am referring to Roy E. Disney, Walt's older brother, not Roy O. Disney....
That guy who narrated the "Switzerland is coming" promo... Man, his voice brought back a wave of nostalgia. I know the death of the (good) Disney Channel has already been talked to death, but that guy's voice brings all the good memories back!
IT DOES! I've been watching 1980s Disney Channel videos to DEATH here just to listen to it:) Talk about an AMAZING streaming service THAT could be, The Disney Channel 83-99, where you could choose what you want to watch rather than relying on them to make schedules! Same could be done for Nickelodeon (79 to 99), ABC, NBC, and CBS from the 40s to 1999 (mainly for the night movies, TGIF, and Wonderful World of Disney), TNT for Joe Bob's Drive-In and Monstervision, USA 80s and 90s, The Sci-Fi Channel 92 to 02, TBS Superstation (while it was actually still CALLED that)...the industry's sitting on the gold mine of the MILLENNIUM and they don't care!
Omg this is so sad to hear about all these lost rides, the potential was there and is gone now ☹️☹️
I can't believe they haven't made a Hawaii pavilion yet. It could be right up at the edge of the lagoon, so it seems like the pavilion is by the ocean. They could have a restaurant with a bunch of Hawian foods, dole whips, of course, is gonna be EVERYWHERE, and there could be a DIFFERENT Stitch themed attraction. Like, a roller coaster version of Stitch's Great Escape. Or maybe a simulator from that space ship chase in the climax of the movie.
Yah! Been waiting for this since the last one. Epcot's my favorite park...well it was anyway, with the changes it's losing ground, and not just because of Star Wars Galaxies Edge
11:18 The Thames River Cruise would've been somewhat geographically correct; most of those attractions are in fact on or close to the Thames, with the sole exception of the "Mary Rose", which sank in the Solent Bay on the south coast.
Sadly, the opening video to the London Olympics did a much better job, showcasing the Thames and all the culture of England as the camera journeyed to the Olympic Stadium.
Can you eventually make a video about the ride with eddie frankeinstien murphy it sounds so bizarre to me and i think it could make for an intresting video if you had enough information about it
It sounds like a Superstar Limo-style nightmare
“Again, Please take the information in his episode with a grain of salt. Or twenty” and “written by John Stamos”
the Walt Disney computer news story was gold 😂
And yes, I read the whole thing 😅
I was hoping someone would take the time to read the whole thing ;)
Yay! Part two! Few channels put out such professional level content than Yesterworld. 😊
Great Scott! the Back to the Future references are amazing...one might even say “heavy”
I'd love it if they expanded their properties and added those scrapped countries today. It would be neat to see South Korea, Israel, and Morocco, or even other countries such as Egypt, Greece, India, or Singapore
0:27 Well now I want a video on the history of Walt Disney's frozen head in 2022...
2022 April fools video?
same here! Love the punchline of John Stamos writting the article.
I mean, there is that movie "The Further Adventures of Walt's Frozen Head" about a fictional storyline. That would be a good video. Someone's already done a video on it but I'd watch another person's take, too.
Same lmao
Yay! Another yesterworld... It's gonna be a good day
That Switzerland coaster looked so cool 😭
God I hope Epcot gets the facelift it needs.... every park has had its moment, now it’s Epcot’s turn.
Do one on old California adventure
You missed the mine cart ride planned for the Canada Pavilion, I remember them advertising it 'coming soon' in the early 90's when I was at the park.
I’m soooo SICK and TIRED of Disney making these grand announcements that they are going to do something and then never doing it. They act like they don’t have the money to build these things. Rake in billions!!!
Where is all that money going if not the parks? I know the channel, movies, merchandise make money too, but don't the parks themselves make enough to funnel it back into the parks?
@@ColumineMiette Well they chuck it to the high costs of managing and running the park and their huge bills like insurance.
They're really not that rich. Their money comes from movies and parks. Bad movies and bad park concepts = no cash. They've borrowed billions since closing from covid.
@@ColumineMiette they make a ton of money but they also spend a ton of money on both movies and the parks
4:37 Is that Pa Ingalls!!!!
Kitty Cheshire Yes it is
11:55 I love the subtle confused John Travoltas here 😆
I for one look forward to the frozen Walt Disney head episode with great anticipation
Its just a myth, he was cremated
...that's what They want you to think...
Wow...these rides would have been SO cool!! The devolving of World Showcase into gift shops and CircleVision films is so sad
11:06 The Thames River Cruise sounds amazing! 🇬🇧
Beautiful timing! Love me some Yesterworld
I am surprised that so much was left out. Back when I visited this place back in 1994, the World Showcase area had enough things provided to take the better part of a whole day to visit. My family and I had to come back to Epcot a few more times just to see everything that was provided. If they had more as intended, it would probably take a near week of vacation to see and enjoy everything. My favorite pavilion was the Japan one. The things provided and shown were the most unique of all the other gift shops, and the staff were so overwhelmingly polite.
This is the earliest I've been here to the video, I love your work and I hope this video is amazing :)
I hope you enjoy it :)
"Eight-Hundred-Million DOLLARS?!"
Dr. Evil: Did I stutter?
There's still time for "The History of Walt's Frozen Head" before the year is out
That Pulp Fiction clip with John Travolta always makes me laugh😂
I get that theme park design is as much financial as it is imagination, but i can't believe Disney did not think they'd get a return on all those shiwcase pavilion rides and Expansions. If each land had those cool concepts, it would have made Epcot a multi-day park! Mount fuji, UK. Italy, and Russia boat rides, those all sound amazing. The showcase was such an original concept if it became what was intended.
I nearly spat my drink when the promotion said “...the highly requested country, the Soviet Union...”
The interesting thing about the Norway pavilion is that it’s still basically a Scandinavian pavilion. Most of the products sold at the store are from Sweden, and SAS who sponsors the pavilion is owned by both Norway and Sweden. Oh, and Norway has been a part of both Sweden and Denmark.
I'm HEARTBROKEN we didn't get Godzilla in WDW.
15:37 hey look it's rover from the carousel of progress
I hope Disney thinks about working on the movie "Gigantic" again so we can get a Spain pavillion
I had this exact thought. At this point you just have to reverse engineer pavilions from the IP.
No thanks, I can picture the ludicrous cliches about Spanish people it 'll feature!
I've always wondered if the placement of the US Pavillion with all three of the "Axis Powers" (Germany, Italy, and Japan) of World War II surrounding it was purposeful. A "let's show that we can get along with our former enemies" kind of thing.
I love this channel even more for that Andre and Robbie Victorious Cameo
The Creature's Choice Awards was actually planned for MGM Studios quite a few years later. Kevin Rafferty was the lead on this project and he writes about it in his book Magical Journey.
I’m so happy this was posted.
Great video!
Could you imagine a realized Westcot with all of the pavilions that never made it to Epcot? That would have been amazing!
This two-part video is by far the most captivating and enthralling of your work to me. All the effort you poured into it, all the footage and information you tracked down -- it's breathtaking, like an opus. Kudos.
That article by John Stamos at 0:30 was truly *RIVETING!!!* Bravo to such a talented scribe of the future!
I have a suggestion on what subject you should discuss in future, and it's something you haven't talked about in a video yet. The subject you should talk about is "The History of Walt Disney's Disneyland TV series". That would be interesting to see, since that old TV show series went through so many changes in title and theme over the years.
YES, 1000000% agree! I absolutely LOVE looking at the promos for it over the decades and seeing the changes when it switched networks:))
I used to live in Florida and a wdw passholder for 3 years and sometimes I wonder if they had a Philippines pavillion and i said that will never happen. I’m surprised that they thought of it! Thanks for this wonderful information!
19:41 there’s 11, Mexico, Norway, China, Germany,Italy, America, japan, Morocco,France, UK, and Canada
Yeah I totally botched that line, my brain was still in the past for some reason
Wow, this paints a picture about a park that was doomed to fail no matter what they tried. I'm kind of shocked that it came to fruition at all in the end.
Those rides look so fun and unique! It's such a shame they were abandoned. ;A;
The Russia-Switzerland-Mount Fuji portion is such a blow to the heart.
Michael Landon said Journey to Imagination and my brain went FIGMENT!
Good conclusion!! .... not for epcot, but for the series.
Very excited for the history of Walt’s frozen head this year!
How long does it take to do research in order to make an episode?
Depends entirely on the subject as some require a much deeper dive than others into newspaper archives, magazines, book publications, etc...but sometimes most of the information is already online, but I always gravitate towards the ones that require more investigating to uncover the story
Yesterworld Entertainment I own a complete collection of 4 photographs/concept art that celebrates 15 years of Epcot with information on the back of them.
1.) Spaceship Earth (1 of 4)
2.) The American Adventure (2 of 4)
3.) World Showcase (3 of 4)
4.) Epcot (4 of 4)
All from 1998 Collector’s Series, limited edition of 1,500, and offered exclusively to Cast Members of Disney World.
I’m not a cast member, but I found all 4 of them at a comic store in Orange County, California. I was wondering if you want to have a look on all of them (front & back) thru email by sending you the pictures there.
I couldn’t help but notice an Alice labyrinth at 18:30! Is this the first iteration of what would become Alice’s curious labyrinth in Disneyland Paris? That’s fascinating!
Well to part 2 from last video .Great stuff Yesterworld
It’s a shame that they scrapped these ideas. Although I wonder if they’ll ever take them to consideration against? If so, I’d be all for it!
As always, your videos are so interesting and entertaining!
Amazing video! Can’t wait to see what Imagineers do with the new updates to epcot!
It seems like one problem with the early countries was that they were very close in aesthetics. Germany and Switzerland seem like the same country to someone who isn't from central Europe.
Love your vids keep up the great work
As some one from California and a Disney nerd, it's been my dream to go to Disney World. Now after watching all these videos, I literally have no reason to go to Disney World except for Magic Kingdom, I guess. I wish I could have experienced everything Disney World used to be
If you’re a drinker, World Showcase is a lot of fun…but why travel across the country just for booze? And while MK in FL may be bigger than MK in CA, it’s not so different to be worth the trip.
I’ve been to both, and live 2 hours from Orlando. Nowadays, for adults, it’s Universal all the way. Everything at WDW is difficult, the food in the parks is limited, lousy and expensive, and it’s the same old thing.
i’ve been waiting for the second part! so excited!!!
It saddens me that the Russia pavillion got scrapped. I was always interested in Russian history and folk lore and the fact that it was actually going to be built just makes me a bit more depressed. At least the France and UK pavilions are getting some love
I’ve been looking forward to this. The first part was excellent. Break out the popcorn...
Switzerland: Denmark, Sweden and Norway...
Yeah, I have no clue how he missed so bad here, the Switzerland pavilion was never in any way or form connected to the Scandinavian pavilion that later became realized as the the Norway pavilion. The plan as far as I know was to put the Switzerland pavilion in between Germany and Italy, while Norway is between Mexico and China.
Source: I am a former Norway CM
Amazing how much "archive" video can be brought up regarding Epcot. I was familiar with some concepts, but was unaware of so many more. Yes, some of these projects on the board or in the process will definitely bring new life to the park.
I feel like if they hadn't made euro disney and hollywood studios and the other parks in the 90s and put all those parks budgets into epcot, epcot could've been the best theme park ever made
a few years ago, I came across a travel book for Disney World circa 1982, and in the EPCOT section they advertised Israel, Spain, and "Africa" as coming soon
I wonder if he's actually gonna do walts frozen head this year
Thank you. These videos are awesome and are keeping my mind off my cancelled trip with your Disney magic
Great video Mark, but I have to say it... "El River de Tiempo"? 🤣 5:13
Looking forward to that frozen Walt Disney head video this year. Maybe for a Christmas special?
Wow, imagine if disney kept building new pavilions and attractions in epcot as opposed to constantly renovating and updating stuff that was already fine to begin with.
Yay! I've been waiting a long time for this!!!!!
So... Walt's Frozen head, huh? Let it go!
Thanks again for the fantastic video Yesterworld! I'll be going to Florida in July actually. I'll be sure to get a photo of me next to the Denmark bathrooms!