O Canada Canada Epcot

An updated “O Canada!” film in the Canada pavilion in Epcot’s World Showcase debuted in September 2007. The 14-minute motion picture, presented in CircleVision 360, includes scenes highlighting Canada’s natural beauty, cities and diverse populace, and is hosted by Canadian actor Martin Short.

Walt Disney Imagineers collaborated with the Canadian Tourism Commission on the film, which includes Canadian Idol winner Eva Avila singing the music of “O Canada!”

The movie opens in 360 degrees of swirling snow, with a voice-over announcer stating “fact” about Canada, such as it snows 24/7, most Canadians live in Igloos, and things of that nature. Then through the swirling snow appears Martin Short, who sets the announcer straight about Canada. The film then moves to a daytime scene of Niagara Falls (the Canadian side, obviously). From there it moves westward, with stops at various cities, including Toronto, Vancouver, the Canadian Rockies, the Enchanted Forest, back towards Quebec, Montreal, and interspersed with scenes from the old O Canada movie. The new movie then segues into the theme song Canada (You’re a Lifetime Journey), and it features a montage of scenes from around Canada. After the theme song, the screen goes back to Short, who does a brief outro.

The original “O Canada” was a 17-minute CircleVision 360 film that provided you with breathtaking views of the countryside. There were more than 50 scenes of people, places and events in the movie including: Gulf Island British Columbia, Calgary Stampede, a toboggan run in Quebec City, Changing of the Guard at Parliament, Fife and Drums in Ontario, the Vancouver harbor and much more. Click here for a listing of all 56 scenes. Shows were approximately every 20 minutes. The movie was replaced in September 2007.