Russia Pavilion

The Russia Pavilion was a proposed pavilion that bid for Epcot's World Showcase Pavilion themed after Russia and was supposed to be built northwest of the World Showcase Pavilion next to the Germany Pavilion.
==History==
A Russia-themed pavilion was considered to be built on the northwest of the World Showcase Pavilion next to the Germany Pavilion where five acres of land were available for a new pavilion at the World Showcase. The main attraction for this pavilion would be an 800-seat theater titled "Russia: The Bells of Change", a show centered around of the history of Russia from the past to the then-present, consisting of vignettes from what Russia was once like until the present. The show itself would have done similar to the Carousel of Progress, but with sets rotating in a stationary theater and audio-animatronics telling the story of Russia. Another attraction that was part of the pavilion was a dark ride titled "Ivan and the Magic Pike", a dark ride based on Russian folklore where guests would board on a troika imagining themselves as if they were in the world of Slavic fairytales following the adventures of Ivan and his encounter with a magical fish throughout his adventures in Russia.
Other details mentioned in the presentation for the Russia Pavilion included a restaurant, a craft shop, and an art gallery displaying cultural arts and artifacts themed after Russia in order to match the pavilion's theme. Additionally, the center of the pavilion also would have showcased an open square featuring live dancers performing traditional Russian dances as well as music that Russian composers changed the world. However, the pavilion was then scrapped with various other unused pavilions.
==Trivia==
*On October 1, 1982, day of Epcot's opening, Russia existed as Soviet Union, the head opponent of the United States where Epcot is housed.
==External links==
*Info about the scrapped Russia Pavilion found here.
*Russia Pavilion Presentation on YouTube.
Category:Unbuilt World Showcase pavilions
Category:Epcot
Category:Cancelled projects