It’s no secret that Disney fans often aren’t shy about sharing their opinions about the company’s rides. Whether it’s about rides that are closing, rides that are changing, unbuilt rides they wish had been completed, or even rides they wish would be built.

Japan in World Showcase

That brings us to Reddit, where a large Disney discussion thread recently broke out of the prompt, “If all the countries in Epcot had to have a ride, what would be your suggestions for the ones that don’t currently have a ride?” Suffice to say, many Disney Adults had an idea, and some of them were quite interesting.

For decades, Disney fans have pontificated on potential additions to World Showcase, including rides for the eight World Showcase countries (China, Italy, Germany, American Adventure, Japan, Morocco, The U.K., and Canada) that currently don’t feature any.

World Showcase Lagoon

Let’s start with Reddit user Jedibean, who suggested a “Supercalifragilistic ride in the U.K. Starts as a merry-go-round, but then the carousel horses leave the track and take you on an adventure.” That certainly sounds fun — and more entertaining than the Mary Poppins flat ride that was announced in 2019, then swiftly canceled after the pandemic — but possibly a concept that can’t be replicated by modern technology.

Mary Poppins attraction concept art

Next, Redditor mjzimmer88 had an… interesting concept for a new pavilion with Intellectual Property (IP) integration. They wrote, “Canada – there’s space for another country pavilion next door, and I propose a shared ride with a new Jamaican pavilion & a Calgary Olympics Cool Runnings themed bobsled ride.”

Cool Runnings pin

User goteachyourself had ideas for multiple World Showcase pavilions, including a “Mulan-themed moderately-intense dark ride where you ride a military transport through the key scenes of the movie, with some fast elements and drops during the battle segments” in China, a “Pompeii-themed POTC-inspired boat dark ride” in Italy, an “American Rocket (a large red, white, and blue-themed drop tower that offers amazing views of the park and becomes an anchor spire)” in the American Adventure, a “1001 Arabian Nights-themed dark ride guest-starring Aladdin and Genie where you get sent into the storybook” in Morocco, and “Beaver Falls (Log flume with story elements, in which a colony of beavers are trying to prevent an ecological disaster in the Canadian wilderness)” in Canada.

China Pavilion

Finally, user monstahmonkee suggested a massive game-changing ride that would transform the entirety of the park. They wrote, “Overhaul the entire World Showcase. (In) back of every country install one long continuous boat ride that travels through every major Disney IP in each country; have 3 ports to get on and off in Mexico (American Adventure) and Canada and turns around and goes back and forth left to right, right to left. Hop on in Mexico, essentially see Gran Fiesta, Norway’s Frozen, China’s Mulan, Italy’s Pinocchio, America can be Pocahontas, Japan is Big Hero 6, Morocco Aladdin, France Beauty and the Beast, U.K. Peter Pan, and Canada can be Brother Bear. Do an old-school Disney-style dark ride with animatronics and with new technology and all of the songs… pump in smells of the food; it’ll be the ultimate Disney boat ride and relaxation transportation for tired walkers and seniors in the same tradition as the Disney Railroad. A World Showcase international waterway, if you will.” We’re not sure if monstahmonkee is aware or not, but their boat concept is not too far off from the River of Time attraction that would have appeared in the unbuilt WestCOT park once planned for the Disneyland Resort.

WestCOT’s River of Time ©Disney

Beyond these sometimes-outlandish new concepts, several readers suggested resurrecting previously designed but unbuilt EPCOT attractions from the Imagineering archives, including the Mt. Fuji Roller Coaster once planned for Japan, the Rhine River Cruise that was a late scratch from Germany, and the Thames River cruise that was earmarked for the U.K.

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These are just SOME of the EPCOT concepts these Disney fans pitched. Stay tuned to DFB for more on what Disney fans want to see!

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