We’ve Got Bad News About EPCOT’s Germany Pavilion

By Robin Burks Leave a Comment

Disney World is in the midst of a lot of construction right now. In Magic Kingdom, Frontierland is getting a Cars expansion, while a new Villains land is being added behind Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. In Disney’s Hollywood Studios, a Monsters, Inc. land is being constructed. A Tropical Americas-themed land is being created in Disney’s Animal Kingdom.

Germany Pavilion in EPCOT

In EPCOT, the construction is a little more subtle, but it’s still happening. Most recently, we discovered that a store in EPCOT’s Germany Pavilion and the pavilion’s guest restrooms are closed for refurbishment.

We recently visited the Germany Pavilion and saw that the majority of the store called Volkskunst is now closed for a refurbishment. The only section of the store that is currently open is the area near the exit with the Christmas decor. We spoke with a Cast Member who told us that it’s closed because work is being done on the backstage bathrooms. We saw tables and chairs set up outside the store’s entrance. Note that this is the store that has the German cuckoo clocks.

The store is closed

Speaking of bathrooms, the guest bathrooms in the Germany Pavilion are also closed. A sign on the construction walls around the bathrooms indicates that guests can use the bathrooms in the Norway Pavilion instead.

Germany bathrooms are also closed

We were also told that the Der Teddybar store may reopen when things get busier. We haven’t seen this store open since 2020, except for a brief time when it was an Annual Passholder meet and greet location. So that’s news, too!

Das Teddybar

One interesting thing, though, is that when we tried to view the Volkskunst page on the Disney World website, it was pulling up an error. Note that this store closure is in addition to the La Signature store closure in the France Pavilion.

La Signature closed

Anyway, you’ll want to keep these closures in mind if you’ll be visiting EPCOT soon, and we’ll also make sure you stay updated on all Disney World closures, so stay tuned to DFB for more.

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