Changes

When working on a film for the [[Canada ]] pavilion, Disney Imagineers decided that they wanted to use Circle Vision 360 to capture the various Canadian landscapes <ref name= "Jack"> http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2012/04/canada_pavilion_part_two_1.html </ref>. The Circle Vision 360 format was chosen, because the scope of the planned scenes (especially the Canadian wilderness) was so broad<ref name= "Jack"/>. It took director Bill Bosce and his filming crew of seven an aggregate of over two years to research, photograph and edit O'Canada the film <ref name= "handbook"> Canada Pavilion New Hire Handbook.: Walt Disney Productions, 1982. Print. </ref>. When Bosce was given the assignment to create a film for the Canada pavilion, he decided to take the perspective of one who had never been to Canada before <ref name= "handbook"/>. In order to get an idea of what to film, Bosce contacted the Canadian Government's Ministry of Tourism , who refereed him to various provincial agencies<ref name= "handbook"/>. Shooting on O' Canada began in May of 1980, and continued on an off for the next two years<ref name= "handbook"/>. When discussing the filming schedule Bosche said:

After filming was complete, Disney Bosce had shot over 250,000 feet of film, which was then edited down to an 18 minute movie<ref name= "Jack"/>. Finally, the film opened as O’ Canada with the rest of the [[Canada ]] pavilion on October 1, 1982.

Following O' Canada's opening in 1982, there were several rumors that the film would be updated. In 1987 the Canadian government wanted Disney to update O'Canada, and negotiations began that called for the country to pay $1 million dollars to create a new film. At this time, the Canadian government boasted about its active involvement in the pavilion. For unknown reasons however, the 1987 update never took place.

In the year 2000, the Canadian Tourism Commission began to lobby for an update of O’ Canada <ref> http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=e3f06cda-1565-417e-8ab0-38d00965e68d&sponsor </ref>. Although initially hesitant, Disney finally updated the film in 2007. On August 20, 2007, the original O’ Canada closed <ref name= "martin"/>. Although Disney did not announce the reason for its closure, when the attraction reopened on September 1, it had in fact received an update <Ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/o-canada-2007/news/02sep2007-o-canada-reopens.htm </ref>. The new version of O' Canada features a combination of old and new footage, as well as a new narration by comedian Martin Short <ref name= "martin"> http://www.martinsvids.net/?tag=canada-pavilion </ref>. The attraction's popular theme song, "Canada - You're a Lifetime Journey" was also rerecorded by Canadian sing Eva Avila, who won the singing completion Canadian Idol <ref name= "Jack"/>. The current version of O' Canada has been shortened to 14 minutes long <ref name= "Jack"/>.

On November 19, 2018, Disney announced that a new film was being created for the [[Canada ]] pavilion <ref> https://wdwmagic.com/attractions/o-canada-2007/news/19nov2018-new-movie-coming-to-o-canada.htm </ref>. It is unknown at this time what, if any, relation the new film has will have to O'Canada.