Epcot's Germany Pavillion

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Germany Overview

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The Germany Pavilion opened during Epcot Grand opening in 1982. It has a number of shops selling German dolls, clocks, and other goods, as well as a traditional German restaurant, The Biergarten. The Centerpiece of the plaza is a statue of St. George, who is known for slaying dragon during a pilgrimage to the Middle East. This Pavilion was originally supposed to have a ride called the Rhine River Ride. This ride was to focus on German Folklore and feature German landmarks. However, this ride never came to fruition, and the building that was to house it was turned into a storage area.

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Shopping

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Epcot's Germany has quite a few shops, each with a particular specialty. The Der Bucherwurm features steins, glassware, and hand painted eggs. Der Teddybar has German bears, dolls and toys. There is also a shop that carries the world famous Hummel and Goebel items. The shop, Glas Und Porzellan, sometimes features a Goebel artist showing how they decorate the figurines. Some of the other shops you can get authentic German wares are Die Weihnachts Ecke, which has Christmas items, Kunstarbeit In Kristall which has glassware and crystal, a wine shop called Weinkeller, and Volkskunst, which has hand painted eggs and cuckoo clocks.

Dining

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The Biergarten is an Oktoberfest Style restaurant that serves traditional German food. It features and all you can eat buffet with assorted sausages, rotisserie chicken, salads, breads, potatoes, and of course, spaetzle. They also have German style desserts such as apple strudel and German cheesecake.

The Sommerfest is a counter service restaurant that serves bratwurst and frankfurter sandwiches as well as sauerkraut and apple strudel.