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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Presented by the U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council
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Located next to Brazil, Saudi Arabia's oasis exhibit begins with a taste of a traditional Saudi tea. This was discontinued in the winter or early spring of 2000 and replaced with the opportunity to get your name translated and written in Arabic. Also at the entrance to the exhibit is the Spirit of Saudi Arabia sign, map, two palm trees, and two identical games. The palm trees' trunks are actually clear plastic tubes filled with water bubbling up from the base. The palm leaves of the tree are made of metal. Two more palm trees sit closer to the Saudi Community Scrapbook. The two games are on platforms that guests stand on. Centered on the platform is a model of a Saudi village under a clear plastic dome and set atop a base. The object is to move a large ball from place to place around the village by moving around the platform to get one side to be higher than the other causing the ball to roll. Half walls reminiscent of desert sand dunes surround the games about two/thirds the way around.

In the center of the exhibit is the Saudi Community Scrapbook. Here, we take a seat, pick up a telephone earpiece and listen to stories from Saudi Arabians. They tell their accomplishments, their dreams, and what their lives are like. Behind the centerpiece to this area is a large mural that shows a Saudi Arabian city by night on the left side and by day on the right. Also to the right is a large black tent called Rise of the Kingdom according to a sign hanging on the front. Inside, four guests take positions on each of the four sides of a giant open book. The Saudi host tells us that we are going to experience the story of the creation of the country. The four guests maneuver a magic carpet that hangs from the center until they can get it over one of the five sections on the book that is illuminated with white fiber optic sparkles. A portion of the book pops up showing a scene from the story while a female narrator tells that portion of the story. The fifth and final segment is located in the middle of the book and reveals the thriving desert cities of the country today.

To the left of the Saudi Community Scrapbook is Spirit Oasis located in a smaller, more circular tent. Inside the dark, enclosed tent, an animated video shows a western man parched from the heat taken in by the hospitality of a Saudi Arabian man. A stream of water pours from puddle to puddle on a rock formation in the center of the tent backing up to the wall under the screen. Projected onto the stream of water are Arabic words that are translated into English words as they flow from the top pool down the stream to the bottom pool.

World ShowPlace

Presented by The Republic of Venezuela and Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela

World ShowPlace is an enclosed 5,000 square foot, 250 seat theater in which Denmark's contribution to the pavilion, a Tivoli Gardens puppet show based on Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales, is presented several times daily. In addition, every week or two, a new entertainment group from around the world performs. Groups from Malta, Sri Lanka, Israel, Puerto Rico, and Fiji have performed here. Before each performance, a video tour of Venezuela is presented.

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Epcot 2000

2000 Monorail Spiel

Millennium Village

Tapestry of Nations

New Year's Eve
1999 & 2000

IllumiNations 2000: Reflections of Earth

Other Epcot 2000 Highlights

Millennium Celebration Construction

EDC Site Map

Search

Contact

 

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