I don’t know about you, but I have always loved the look of the China Pavilion in the World Showcase, part of Epcot in Walt Disney World. Visually, it is breathtaking, and I always enjoy stopping by when I am at Epcot during my vacation to take photos. When I found out in 2015 that Funko was releasing Pop! Vinyls of Mulan, Mushu, and Cri-Kee, I knew that I had to take them with me the next time I went for some photos. Luckily, the day I arrived last week, the Mulan face character had just shown up for her Meet and Greet… and she was thrilled to take photos with the three of them and Golden Mushu, which is an exclusive Pop! here in the US to Tom’s Model in California and places internationally like Popcultcha in Australia.
After visiting with Mulan, we strolled around the grounds of the China Pavilion. The main building has walls up as they are sprucing up the exterior over the winter, but the rest of the grounds, which includes reflecting ponds, waterfalls, and ornate decor, looked beautiful.
Seconds after that last picture was shot, I looked through my lens to see Golden Mushu picked up but the wind and blown into the reflecting pool behind him. Thankfully, one of the CMs nearby had a paper picker, and the reflecting pool isn’t that deep. Golden Mushu was saved!
Once again, special thanks for the CMs for taking the time to let me take pics of the figures, whether it was with Mulan (I actually “visited” with her twice because she wanted to meet with all of the figures) or letting me block parts of walkways for shots on the bridges. I have yet to have an issue with photographing at WDW, and it’s because the CMs are very accommodating.
Want to see more of my park photo shoots? Previous ones from Disney Theme Parks, and others, can be found here.
Have a great day, everyone!
Matt Norris