History of EPCOT's Mexico Pavilion
Connecting with Walt - A look into the history of the man behind Mickey Mouse, Disneyland and Walt Disney World
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4.7 • 820 Ratings
🗓️ 22 May 2026
⏱️ 107 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Michael and Tom are joined by special guest Mary Jo to explore the history of EPCOT's Mexico Pavilion, then take a journey inside.
Links:
- Michael’s Disneyland History Segments
- Important DIS links and more information!
- Connecting with Walt on Twitter
- Dreams Unlimited Travel
Sources:
Books/Papers:
- Walt Disney’s EPCOT Center: Creating the New World of Tomorrow, Text by Richard R. Beard
- The EPCOT Explorer’s Encyclopedia: A Guide to Walt Disney World’s Greatest Theme Park by R.A. Pedersen
- The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World by Susan Veness
- Extra Secret Stories of Walt Disney World by Jim Korkis
- More Secret Stories of Walt Disney World by Jim Korkis
- Recognizing and Representing Mexico at EPCOT Center’s Mexico Pavilion by Randal Sheppard
Websites/Articles:
- Mexico Pavilion at EPCOT - Grokipedia
- Who Actually Owns the World Showcase Pavilions in EPCOT? – Disney Food Blog
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| 0:00.0 | From west to east and kingdom to kingdom, you're listening to the Connecting with Walt is brought to you by Dreams and Limited Travel, experts at helping you plan the perfect Disney vacation. |
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| 0:43.1 | quote, today for your next dream vacation at Dreamsandlimited Travel.com. Hey, the hi, there, and welcome |
| 0:50.5 | in episode 365 of connecting with Walt, celebrating our Tincennial Year. |
| 0:56.6 | I am your host, Dis Historian, Michael Boling, and I am joined by my co-host, producer, and good friend Tom Bell. |
| 1:03.6 | Tom, how are you today? |
| 1:05.2 | I'm doing well, Michael. |
| 1:06.5 | How are you? |
| 1:07.8 | I am doing well. |
| 1:09.0 | We're episode 365. |
| 1:10.5 | So now, dear listener, you have one episode for every week of the year. |
| 1:15.9 | And then a few others. |
| 1:17.9 | Yeah. |
| 1:18.1 | Yeah. |
| 1:18.7 | Oh, yeah, every day of the year. |
| 1:20.1 | That's right. |
| 1:21.1 | And then we have a few extra ones, too, that never got numbered. |
| 1:24.4 | For loop. |
| 1:24.8 | That's for leap years. |
| 1:26.4 | Yes, that's right. |
| 1:27.8 | And we are delighted to have back on the show today, our dear friend, Mary Jo. |
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