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While the Canada pavilion eventually opened as one of World Showcase’s opening day pavilions, the pavilion that finally opened was drastically different from the one that had originally been designed. Disney had initially approached the Canadian government about sponsoring a Canada pavilion for World Showcase, however when the government refused (due to fears that stereotypes such as lumberjacks would be used) Disney decided to create the pavilion without a sponsor <ref> http://www.wdwfacts.com/2014/09/01/the-canadian-pavilion-at-world-showcase/ </ref>. This lack of sponsorship gave Imagineers the freedom to create the pavilion from an outsider’s perspective <ref name= "Martin"> http://www.martinsvids.net/?s=Canada </ref>.
Original plans for the Canada pavilion called the pavilion to be divided into two halves, French Canada and English Canada <ref name= "Martin"/>. The barrier between the two would have been the pavilions pavilion's main street, where restaurants and shops would be located. When designing this version of Canada however, Imagineers faced a problem. Due to the similarities between the two cultures it became hard to differentiate the Canada pavilion from America. To solve this issue, Imagineers decided to base the pavilion on Canada’s wilderness, focusing specifically on the eastern seaboard.
When construction began on the Canada pavilion, Imagineers wanted to use artificial trees to further immerse guests into the Canadian wilderness <ref name= "trees"> http://progresscityusa.com/2011/02/01/the-lost-forests-of-epcot-center/ </ref>. When the trees were installed however, it became clear that they would disrupt the forced perspective used by the rest of the pavilion’s structures. Eventually, Dick Nunis (the pavilion’s project manager) called for the trees to be removed, and the idea was scrapped <ref name= "trees"/>. A treeless Canada pavilion opened with the rest of [[EPCOT Center ]] on October 1, 1982.
[[Image:Canadapavilion.jpg|350px|thumb|Concept art for the Canada pavilion.]]
Since opening day the Canada pavilion has seen a few changes. The first real change to come to the pavilion came in 1986 when La Boutique des Provinces opened on the second floor of the Hotel du Canada <ref name= "book"> The EPCOT explorer's encyclopedia: R. Pedersen - Epcyclopedia Press - 2011 </ref> . The next change to the pavilion came in 1997 when the pavilion’s table service restaurant “Le Cellier” [[Le Cellier]] had its menu updated <ref name= "intercot"> http://www.intercot.com/edc/wsfoodshop.html </ref>. At this time, the establishment was renamed Le Cellier Steakhouse <ref name= "intercot"/>. Subsequently, in 2005 La Boutique des Provinces, which was located above Le Cellier Steakhouse , closed to guests <ref name= "book"/>. Perhaps the most significant change to the Canada pavilion came in 2007, when the pavilion’s only attraction [[O' Canada]] closed for renovationsrefurbishment. The renovations were done closure came about after numerous Canadians began to complain that the film was dated <ref name= "book"/> During the closurerenovations, the attractions attraction's film was updated and given a new narration by comedian Martin Short. O’ At this time, O' Canada’s theme song "Canada (You're a Lifetime Journey)" was also rerecorded by Eva Avila at this time. The updated version of O’ Canada opened to guests on August 31, 2007 <ref> http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2012/04/canada_pavilion_part_two_1.html </ref>.
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