A cool aspect of the World Showcase that makes it so wonderful to walk through so often is to find those little spots where the Disney magic fully envelops you - where you can immerse yourself in the scenery they've created and transport to another place. While all of their design efforts are great, the wide scenes still reveal each 'country' to be but a fun little model. It's those closer scenes, when there is little to reveal that you aren't actually there...where the attention to design and detail and the closeup view might even convince a native of that country that you were there.
I like to find those little scenes, and try to capture them if at all possible. Here are a few attempts:
Paris in the Springtime?
Glorious England?
Is that the Muezzin calling?
Arabian nights?
Merchant of Venice?
It's hard to find those spots that are just right, with nothing to spoil the atmosphere. The occasional Disney tourist can still be passable - after all, American tourists in baseball hats and white sneakers are seen all over the world! But other giveaways like the Disney trashcans, Disney characters or signs, or clear Florida background trees and such, sneak in to the shots and give them away. So it's become a fun challenge to see how many shots or angles or scenes I can find to shoot that give away as little as possible. How wide a scene can I get away with? Sure, a closeup of a piece of bamboo could pass for Japan, but the challenge is to get as much of the architecture and atmosphere into the shot as you can without revealing that you're in Disney.
I'll be hunting for more opportunities each time I go back...Comments, questions and critique welcome of course.
And if you've ever tried to take such shots, feel free to share them! If not...well now you've got something else to try to shoot next time you're up there.
I like to find those little scenes, and try to capture them if at all possible. Here are a few attempts:
Paris in the Springtime?

Glorious England?

Is that the Muezzin calling?

Arabian nights?

Merchant of Venice?

It's hard to find those spots that are just right, with nothing to spoil the atmosphere. The occasional Disney tourist can still be passable - after all, American tourists in baseball hats and white sneakers are seen all over the world! But other giveaways like the Disney trashcans, Disney characters or signs, or clear Florida background trees and such, sneak in to the shots and give them away. So it's become a fun challenge to see how many shots or angles or scenes I can find to shoot that give away as little as possible. How wide a scene can I get away with? Sure, a closeup of a piece of bamboo could pass for Japan, but the challenge is to get as much of the architecture and atmosphere into the shot as you can without revealing that you're in Disney.
I'll be hunting for more opportunities each time I go back...Comments, questions and critique welcome of course.
And if you've ever tried to take such shots, feel free to share them! If not...well now you've got something else to try to shoot next time you're up there.

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