{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"260: Dreaming Up Future World Showcase Pavilions by Studying Disney\u2019s Past","description":"In Epcot\u2019s nearly 40 years of existence, there have been countless rumors and speculations about additional nations being introduced to World Showcase. But in reality, we haven\u2019t seen a new country join the loop since Norway was completed in 1988.   Enter the Mad Chatters. On this week\u2019s episode, guest Courtney Guth helps us dig through The Walt Disney Company\u2019s rich past and its deep ties to other nations of the world as we search for candidates for the next World Showcase pavilion. In the end, we present a list of more than ten nations to which Disney already has a connection, whether that\u2019s because Walt himself visited and fell in love with the country, or it\u2019s because more than one Disney film is set in the country, or it\u2019s because that nation was already conceived as an Epcot pavilion before Imagineers scrapped the idea. Tune in to hear us make a case for each of these countries and present our own ideas for what the pavilion could look like and what rides and\/or restaurants could go there.   In another edition of Armchair Imagineering, we shine a spotlight on The Muppets and present our own ideas for who should play Jim Henson in the upcoming biopic, as well as what Disney theme park attraction The Muppets should parody next, after this fall\u2019s highly anticipated special \u201cMuppets Haunted Mansion.\u201d   Plus, we bring back the segment \u201cThe Windows of Main Street, U.S.A.\u201d in order to showcase the career of Chuck Boyajian, the very first Manager of Custodial Operations at Disneyland.   Be sure to find Courtney online and let her know you enjoyed hearing her on the show!   Podcast: Book of the Mouse Club | Twitter: @Courtney_Guth | Instagram: @greatguthsby   If you want to interact with us online, we\u2019d love for you to connect with us on Facebook (\/madchatterspodcast), Instagram (@madchatters), and Twitter (@MadChatters). Or, send your emails to comments@madchatters.net. Thanks for listening! ","author_name":"The Mad Chatters Podcast | Walt Disney World and Around the Disney Universe","author_url":"https:\/\/madchatters.net","html":"