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I used to work for Disney when I first moved to Orlando back in 2006, could go to every park for free, used to love the Food and wine festival at Epcot, got to see lots of classic artists for free, Gloria Gaynor, The Beach Boys, etc.
Never mind the fact that the Von Trapps were Austrian, not German. If anything, it would actually be more accurate to put said reference in Italy. Georg Von Trapp actually was eligible for Italian citizenship given that he was born in present day Italy.
I was there in 2006. Becks has wide distribution in the USA. Matter of fact Becks makes a beer only sold in the states called St. Pauli Girl (the packaging is Bavarian themed and would be laughed out of Germany if it was displayed there) .I know of no place that imports Augustiner kegs... especially Maximator ( I had in Munich Starkbierfest Spring 2012)
@ I know a few places that have Augustiner! 😊 Weihenstephan also has a big distribution in the US and is Bavarian. I've also seen Paulaner a lot in the US, Hofbräu, Andechser, Ayinger etc. Those are all Bavarian
I don't mean to be saying something, but I really hope you can have +4 babies. Your guy looks like a good, attractive man. PLEASE. Germany is collapsing due to no one having kids. You are extremely rare. haha Please have babies. Then maybe in the future you can show us your whole family wearing Lederhosen and Dirndl at an Oktoberfest. hahah
Very diplomatic answer from the German girl about her costume. As an employee, you don't want to piss off The Mouse. Showing my age, but back before the internet we went to Epcot as kid in the 1980s and we learned that the Epcot workers were a very presitgious job for young Europeans. Many of them loved being in Florida and liiving and working in FL on work permiits. I don't know if it holds as much prestige now that. going to America to visit is a lot easier. Thanks for the tour of the updated Epcot.
I went to an interview/recruitment type of event in Munich in the 1980s, to fill a gap between school and university (and hoped for a nice experience), but backed out after I read the fine print in the contract. You have to be really desperate as a European to accept those working conditions. And those Disney people who were there to hire staff? Seemed more like cult members looking for devote followers. Maybe that's just the American business culture, but for me it was quite annoying.
@@PotsdamSenior Yes, the Disney "product" is very much a culture. That's why I think the waitress answered the way she did about her costume. Speaking bad about Disney can get you in trouble. I haven't been to Epcot since 1999 so was fun to see the changes.
It is. If you're interested, "Der Stadtbewohner" did a really cool interview and Vlog with a German employee of the "Oktoberfest" in Disney World just a month ago
@@vomm Thanks. That was quite interesting, and it seems nothing much has changed in 40 years. 4 days vacation in one year... I forgot about that gem! 😖
@@PotsdamSenior as a half German half American for an average American the 4 days Sound OK-ish from an German Point of view its more like modern slavery i guess.
I took my mom, who lived in Germany for a few years, to that restaurant in 2008. She loved.it. She said the atmosphere took her back. I loved it as well as it was the closest I'll get to all the stories she would tell me. We went back this year, in memory of my mom and it is my favorite place to go in Epcot.
@@marcoantoniogarcia8576 No probably to it. It definitely is. I live in Georgia maybe an 8- or 9-hour drive from Disney world. I went to Germany and hiked the Black Forrest back in June of this year. It cost me less money, even including the airfare *and* USD to Euros exchange rates, to go to Germany for 12 days than it did to Disney World for a week a couple of years ago. If you've never been to Germany I would highly recommend going at least once. The country is beautiful, and the people were extremely gracious helping me figure out the best train and bus transfers.
Can't compare to a German Spätzle with cheese and fried onions on top that's a Mac'n 'Cheese pimped out to the max . Have you tried that it will knock your socks off for sure ?
To explain the caramel, it's marketing. Werthers candy sponsors the German pavilion, and so their stuff is all over the place. It isn't supposed to be authentic to Germany. It's a branding deal. Kinda like product placement in a movie but in real life. All the pavilions at Epcot have sponsors, and even specific rides throughout Disney have sponsorship deals. It's a way for a brand to get their name seen in a place that has happy vibes and associates them with your happy memories of your vacation. In turn, Disney gets millions of dollars to fund the upkeep and expansion of the parks. It's actually brilliant marketing, but unfortunately, the reason why we aren't getting any more countries in Epcot. Brands aren't willing to shell out the millions of dollars it takes to build a new pavilion. The last new country was Morocco and the country itself sponsors the pavilion. They think of it as a way to encourage tourism.
Yep! Most of the countries have multiple sponsors. Rides have sponsors, fireworks have sponsors, etc. Just a couple things, though. Morocco has been self-sponsored (by Disney) since 2020, when Morocco backed out of it. And Norway was the most recent world showcase pavilion to open, in 1988.
When I lived in Florida, I worked for Disney IT. Used to go to Epcot every weekend and ate at the Biergarten many times. The beer selection used to be so much better. They used to have several selections from Hofbräu, Spaten, Radeberger, Paulaner and even had Dinkelacker at times. This was all before the pandemic however and the list to choose from is much smaller. The deserts used to all be like how the apfelstrudel was served. I always had a nice size piece of Schwarzwälder kirschtorte and strudel at the end. Shame to see it change so much but happy to see you enjoyed it for the most part.
This has been a problem at many restaurants at WDW for a long time. There used to be a much wider choice. Nowadays they try to streamline everything to make even more money.
Biergarten is always a family fave. Still is. But the quality and diversity of offerings isn't what it used to be. Hopefully Disney will recover as their management teams change. And I'm always hopeful that one day I'll find currywurst on offer.
@@Brandis13I don't think it's just a Disney thing. In general, American restaurants have much poorer selection since the pandemic than they traditionally had. Probably an indicator of how badly supply chains got screwed up. Not sure if the continuation of the situation is a result of lasting supply chain damage or of companies deciding they like it better this way.
@@JonBrase Of course, Covid had a big part in it, but at WDW (and Disneyland probably as well) it started a lot sooner, probably after 9/11, when they scaled back a lot of things. Probably can thank Pressler for that.
@@Brandis13I didn't notice a huge change after 9/11, but during COVID restaurant selection rolled back noticeably and never really recovered. It was even worse out in the countryside than the cities (not just selection issues: rural restaurants were understaffed, undersupplied, and worryingly unclean), but has recovered more, at least in terms of what's visible to travelers.
The topic of "Germans and potato salad" reminds me of an episode from my time in the German Navy. When serving on board of a Destroyer one day, there was potato salad on the menu, but the Smutje (cooks) couldn't agree on one and so we had six different varieties of potato salad to choose from and one of them was warm - and all of them were very good.
My mom taught us that the best German way to prepare sausage and sauerkraut was to fry them together. The potato salad is also heated in a pan. My great grandparents moved to Canada from Germany around 1900.
As a former EPCOT cast member (20 years ago) who loves the German Pavilion, I really enjoyed your honest perspective. I laughed at the lack of a proper Weißbier Krug and the warm kartoffelsalat, but some accommodations must be made for the American populace I suppose. If the menu mistakenly offered a Kölschbier, it would certainly be served in ein Maß, haha. Visiting here in my youth enriched my desire to travel to Germany (which I have and love), so there is some value to this saccharine Disney version of the Alpine culture.
If I were to make a guess, I'd say that the warm potato salad (which I love) is based on Kartoffelsalat from German communities in the US (Amish, Pennsylvania Dutch, etc.) variations of the originals. I have a couple recipes for German potato salad, and they use a LOT of oil/fat. Eating those cold would be. . .unpleasant. Aber warmer Kartoffelsalat mit Speck ist mir ausgezeichnet.
@@proberts34This is true!!! I am PA Dutch, and we eat here everything we visit because I know my kids will eat it! 😂🤣 They have been going since a young age, and my oldest are in their mid twenties.
Wow! A blast to my past! I worked in this pavilion in the 80’s with the entertainment, every single day. Thanks for acknowledging the musicians! Actually, they may not be Germans from Germany, but many of them are of German heritage having grown up in states where emigrants established their communities. What fun! Thanks again.
At least the singer has a pretty heavy American accent to his German, which you would only acquire if you learned German as a second language or if you moved to America at a young age and didn't speak German regularly for at least two decades.
When I lived in Germany as a teenager I would sometimes spend weekends at a friend's house a few villages over. His parents owned a restaurant and would ask us to help out at the bar if things got really busy. Every type of beer had it's own glass and would get sent back when in the wrong one or it didn't have enough foam (crown) on top. Often we would have to drink it then. By closing time we'd often be drunk because I messed it up too often. Then we'd sell Christmas trees the next morning in December which was always fun as well
My grandfather was a German-Texan and ran a little biergarten in New Braunfels, TX and this restaurant reminded me so much of my grandfather's place with the food and the live music...except that it was indoors. But I thought Disney replicated the outdoor scenery so well in this restaurant and in the Mexico pavilion. I'm glad you got to experience this and give us your thoughts!
Feli, from an American living in Germany: Everything in Europe that has "American' on it is something I have never eaten before, often crazy combinations of things I have never seen together. German food in Germany is amazing!
Oh absolutely! :) Check out these videos on that topic: instagram.com/felifromgermany/reel/CywTkUUp7rR/ and ruclips.net/video/bAuwlBMs3iU/видео.htmlsi=26Pxw7KjcZBJm3rg
Having stayed in Switzerland for 4 weeks, I can attest that this is true! And no, you do NOT want to try "American steak" in Switzerland. Go south to Italy for that, it's much better! 😂
haha - even a "California Burger" in the midwest. You'd think it would have avocado, but sometimes it just means "lettuce and tomato" instead of just meat.
Not only have i been to EPCOT, I used to work there. I did the Walt Disney World College Program in 2004 and 2006. It was some of the best experiences of my life. The majority of the cast members that you interacted with in each of the pavilions are from the country they represent. They are there on the Disney International College Program. Their internships are typically there for a year. Being on the cast bus that takes you around backstage was always pretty interesting as it was filled with all of the international students speaking in their native tongues.
The caramel thing: Werther's pays to have a store there. So it is made out to be something 'typically German' to drive sales for both Disney and Werther's.
Remember...all of those buildings are basically stage sets, and the workers, though usually hired from their home countries, are called "cast members", so they are expected to ACT accordingly. They must present a particular mystique for the paying public. The food is the same. It's all about the paying customer.
I was thinking I never had warm potato salad until I lived in Ludwigsburg. Now I really miss it. That and wurstsalat. My wife hated when I had that for lunch. 😅 Of course, Stuttgarter Hofbräu!
My Nanna Wagner, from Germany passed down a hot potato salad recipe. It has bacaon and oinion with a bacon grease mixed with vinagar for the "dressing". Very simple, my mother would make it for a winter church potluck.
I’m of German and Austrian ancestry. Baden wurtenburg precisely. I’ve been to Epcot many times. I concur that the food doesn’t quite replicate my garadmas cooking. Especially the desserts. But I’ve always found it appealing because in my area of Connecticut there is on,y one German restaurant and it’s run by Italians. Enough said. My older son his wife and my grandkids are in Disney now. I’m forwarding a link to this video to them now. I always so enjoy your videos. They help me reconnect to my heritage and brush up on my German. My last name Schweitzer attests to my heritage
In the city center of Berlin, very close to the TV tower, we have "Der Alte Fritz", a german food restaurant. It's run by vietnamese people. And it's better than a lot of such restaurants run by "authentic" germans ;). So, this did not need to be bad in general ;).
Have you ever been to Frankenmuth Michigan?? I'm curious if that's authentic. It was supposed to be that German immigrants settled there. Lmk anyone?? It's is very pretty there!
@@nailsofinterest - I know, that a terrible music show of one of the two biggest TV stations here in Germany once were for an abroad episode in Frankenmuth. But I only know this from the satirical reaction of a german TV critic. Where he relabeled this all as an invasion by german "Volksmusikanten" (Folk musicians, but do not confuse it with with real, traditional folk). So, I had a glimpse of the town ;).
Thanks Feli! The wife and myself (both late ‘70’s) were down at Epcot earlier this year. Expensive to get in and eating at the German Pavilion was expensive. But costs go up and it is what it is. For those of us who get starved for things German, Disney does help ease the pain. Having ancestry from on both my dad and mom’s side that come from both north and mid Germany, but a number of generations ago. Some of the waitresses in the Biergarden were from Ahrensburg but were not working that day. Enough of that, but you do such a nice job explaining of things German and American. Glad you and husband were able to do the tour around Epcot!
You are right about the traditional perception of Germany globally. But at least they have the Rheinhessen Wine at the Pavilion to remind me of my mother's Darmstadt home.
The caramel is there because Werther's is a sponsor. They're also from Germany (Westphalia). We go to the wine and food festival every few years and love it. They usually have a wider selection of beer at the outdoor kiosk in front of the pavilion.
Yes, I have been twice to Epcot (once in December of 2000 in high school and March of 2022 for my niece’s first birthday). It’s my favorite part of Disney World because of the different cultures.
I'm a FL resident & been to all 4 Disney parks 100's of times on annual passes. But the food is soooo expensive that I very rarely eat at the restaurants. Other than maybe once per visit at a cheaper restaurant for around 15 bucks. Epcot's not bad, but the MAGIC KINGDOM will always be the BEST.
Feli, you do a fantastic job making these RUclipss, and you speak English better than most Americans. My wife and I, and our two daughters (now in their 30s) went to Disneyworld Orlando several times, but the last time we went as a family was about 10 years ago. I stopped going, because Disneyworld has become too crowded and built up. Anyway, we were at all the countries at Epcot, ate at several countries, but not at Germany. My wife wasn't interested in eating there. At Germany I remember the Cuckoo Clocks and big beer steins (or whatever you call them). I am of mostly of German ancestry, but our families immigrated to America over 100 years ago. My oldest daughter still thinks Disneyworld is the greatest place to be.
Hi Feli, ich bin zwar auch aus Süddeutschland (Heidelberg)hab aber Mal ne Weile an der Mosel gewohnt und dort essen viele den Kartoffelsalat warm. Der hohe Anteil der Moselweine der Epcot- Weinkarte lässt eine eventuelle Verbindung vermuten denke ich .. wie immer großartiges Video . In the very western part at the Moselle River, they eat the potato salad warm as well. And the Epcot Wine selection ( yes I paused the video) is from the warm - potato salad - area as well. 😅Maybe one of the Epcot sommeliers,f&b Managers or Chefs had a connection.
Ich will dir einfach mal danken! Spätestens seit Corona verfolge ich deinen Kanal, frische meine Englischkenntnisse auf und lerne viel über die kulturellen Differenzen! Du bist herzerfrischend!
I absolutely love chatting with the kids working at the various Epcot World Showcase pavilions, Germany in particular since I'm moderately conversant in German. Last time there, one of them saw my Werder Bremen jersey, and we spoke for several minutes about the team and Bundesliga soccer in general. It was nice that he appreciated an American trying to speak German, and that he switched to English when I started getting out of my depth. There are a lot of Disney-focused channels on RUclips, I wonder if some of them would like to interview you about this foreigner-visiting-native-Epcot-pavilion angle.
I'm happy to hear your feelings about the German pavilion. As an American who lived in various regions of Germany for 13 years I found most of the food in the Biegarten to more of an Americanized version than the same foods I ate while in Germany. I've never been a fan of Becks and will agree that drinking Hefeweizen out of a mug is just wrong. My wife and I were annual passholders for many years and thus have been to EPCOT many times. I have found that they do rotate the Bier from time to time.
Thank you for the tour of the German Pavilion at Epcot. Have been to Epcot many times but never had an in depth study. Will have to check it out next time.
Going to the Germany pavillion when i was 12 was a pretty formative experience for me. When i went with my father, it was later in the evening and I remember it feeling more lively and a much bigger room than depicted here (probably because i was young?) In any case, I would attribute this experience with my later fascination and infatuation with german/bavarian culture. There was just something about it to me that was particularly visually striking compared to other european cultures. The lederhosen/dirndls, timber-framed architecture, cheerful music and sense of community and belonging. It may be an oversimplified vision of Germany, but it was enough to be a catalyst for my lifelong love and fascination with German culture and history.
This video really made me want to gt back to Disney World sooner rather than later. This has always been a favorite for my husband and I, and we always wondered how authentic it was. The apple strudel is my absolute favorite!!
I love the band there. So good every time. The beers change there every time I go so it’s not always becks there. I think it may have been wurzbuger pils last time. Not sure if I spelled that correctly haha.
😄👍 The funniest part of this was at 9:30 when the guy started playing "Muss i denn" with cowbells, a song that in the U.S. is mainly associated with Elvis Presley (he sings it in the 1960 film, "G.I. Blues"). 😎
It is true that southern German potato salad is eaten slightly warmed when it is dressed with broth. Nevertheless, it looks completely different to what was offered here as potato salad.
@@lisamirako1073 Yeah, I've had both kinds served here in Wisconsin, but it's usually the cold variety. But like you said, that didn't look anything like potato salad. They may also need us to go down there and make their Käsekuchen for them.
Great Video - I've been here maybe 2 dozen times over 20+ years. I am of German heritage - and have been to Germany multiple times. I love the pavilion, but mostly the Biergarten. the nightime/fall setting is underrated. I've told my family to leave me here sometimes, but usually they stay. The band is the #1 reason to eat here. Its very fun and surprisingly one of the best interactions at any Epcot World Showcase pavilion. You usually get at least 1 full show during a seating - and maybe 1 and a half or two if you really stay long. I only go a couple liters of the Konig Weissbeer lately. - but over the years beers come and go. I can do 2 easily and have done 3 once. :) My son and I like to guess the state flags. My family most like the band as well, we have some great videos of the kids dancing as toddlers to the show....and love the pretzels (or pretzel buns I guess now) and the "beer cheese" - which isn't always available outside the Biergarten. The food overall is just OK - compared to some quality Northeast US German restaurants, but good enough! I could fill up on red cabbage, spaetlze, pretzels and beer and feel I got value from it. The gift shops have been gutted a bit, but still good. I got the pickle for our Christmas tree here, plus many other glass ornaments. The wine tasting inside the pavillion is underrated as well. The kids are grown up now, but looking forward to them sharing a "legal" beer with me soon. ;) Overall - I think all the pavilions have some stereotypes and are not perfect - but I am happy when I am there. p.s. There is a Germany Magicband if you are into that thing - You would have to buy second hand though like I did.
@@lisamirako1073 that I don’t know, cause I’m not much of a salad person myself and my grandma who used to make the wps has been dead for nearly two decades.
I was at the German pavilion 2 years ago, and I loved it. I knew not everything was authentically German, but enjoyed it anyways. Some of my favorite beers, Warsteiner, Spaten, and Weihenstephaner are very popular in the USA. I think the bell ringing song was "Muss i denn, muss i denn zum Staetdtele hinaus..."
If you are still in Orlando then please try Hollerbach's Willow Tree Cafe in Sanford. It is on the northern end of Orlando and is run by a family that is first generation from Germany. Their shop is packed with items directly from Germany. I dated a server in the Epcot Biergarten for 5 years who was from Hamburg. When her family would come over that is where we would go. For dinner for sure but also the shopping. The band at the Biergarten is incredible. I was honored to attend a reunion they had. The gentleman playing the cowbells for you is one of the founders of the band. Old members came from all over to attend and play. The night with these people playing just for each other was amazing. They had 3 xylophones going at one time with 4 players moving in and out without skipping a beat. The talent that these folks have is amazing compared to what Disney lets them do. They take what do very seriously and try to be as authentic as possible. Many of them preform in different bands around the country during the Oktoberfest season. Your opinion about the food is a common one.
Hollerbach's is so much better, and so much fun! I've been there a few times with my late in-laws, and they loved it. My father in law was of Polish heritage and played accordian, so the German music was right up his alley...
The architecture is taken from seven different regions of Germany and done in slices. I had in the past seven picture from Germany that were the seven buildings they used for inspiration. Americans take most ethnic foods and make them different than the countries that they originate from.
Great video as always! Had a quick look at the prices. They're truly outrageous. If the $81.00 bottle of Selbach Blue Label Riesling is indeed the same thing as the 2018 Selbach Blauschiefer Riesling which sells for € 8.95 a bottle in Germany, then I'd expect it to be served by Taylor Swift, singing 20 of her hit songs just for me, accompanied by the New York Philharmonic.
@eelsing1 Yeah, it's going to be more expensive at a theme park on a different continent. Sure, $81 is a lot, but no one is being forced to buy it. And I don't know if you understand the exchange rate, but $81 doesn't get you a private concert with a Taylor Swift impersonator, let alone the real thing. 🤣
To be fair, if € 8.95 is the bottle price when buying it from the store (which isn't a cheap wine, you can get decent wine starting from about 4-5 €, at least if you are living in a wine region), you could expect the bottle to cost about 3 times as much in a German restaurant. The Schoppen (0.5 l) at the Dürkheimer Wurstmarkt (biggest German wine festival) costs around 8.50 €, so 17 € per litre, and those usually aren't wines that would be sold in the store at 8 € a bottle and they are from local vintners. $ 80 is still outrageous for a bottle of wine, but so is just about any price in Disneyland.
The food at Disney World is far and away the biggest disappointment. It is funny because Disney is so incredibly detailed in every other aspect. They go above and beyond to include the most detail possible but completely miss it in the food aspects.
Your comment on the lederhosen makes me chuckle (but I I lived in Germany ('85 to '89) with my now ex-husband who was in the US military. I am of German descent (Mother's father's parents were from the area near Celle and Mother's mother's parents were from south of Ulm in Waldsee) and have had German language in my life in small bits always and then took German from the US university on the military base. When my family from the US came to visit we went on a tour to Bavarian locations (after a visit with cousins in Germany). On the tour we went to a very touristy restaurant that had a trio playing music on the raised stage. With amusement, I noted to my ex that they were wearing real lederhosen and he responded "yeah and that mug's wearing real leather, too." I still find that incredibly funny all these years later. (lederhosen literally means leather pants)
When I went, I took my family to Epcot Center. I thought that the best food in the whole park was at the German buffet. Every other Disney restaurant was a bit of a disappointment. If I am paying big bucks for everything, I at least want to get the best quality.
6:00 There is an issue with the word Lager here. In English, Lager means all beer brewed at low temperature, which includes Märzen, Pils, Export and (Wiener) Lager. In German however, only (Wiener) Lager is called Lager. Quite a problem, if you want to explain that you prefer Lager over Pils.
It was great to meet and chat with you and Ben there that day! I have been waiting on the video to get your thoughts👍 keep up the great work. Greetings from California. Safe travels guys.
My wife and I went to Disney World 30+ years ago for our honeymoon. She had never been to Florida before, and the last time I was there, it was for a family trip to Miami Beach a year before Disney World opened, so I had always felt a little cheated. And yes, we spent a solid day at Epcot. About the year-round Oktoberfest: Obviously, Oktoberfest is something that Americans readily associate with Germany, so it's hardly surprising that Disney would make it part of any German-themed attraction. I don't know how many Americans have seasonal Oktoberfests where they live, and those who aren't so fortunate surely enjoy being able to get a taste of it at whatever time of year they happen to visit Epcot. The other reason it's presented year-round is most likely financial; Disney probably doesn't want to pay to keep their German exhibit up-to-date on a seasonal basis, especially considering that most visitors won't know the difference. I realize that to you, as a German, this is inauthentic, but remember, it's Disney, so it's not meant to be taken too seriously. From the sound of it, you felt that Germany was represented respectfully, even if they didn't get all the details right, and I think that's what's most important. I hope you had a great time!
I have not been to Epcot in over 25 years. I was in your home city, Munich for four days in August. I LOVE your hometown!! Yes, I did a lot of the "Tourist Things" but was able just to walk around and really enjoy the city for itself. For people who will not or cannot do international travel, this might be a way to give them a bit of the German "Lifestyle" and taste. But no were near as the real thing. One of the best things was our visit to Hofbräuhaus. We found an unoccupied long table and sat down. Two young men ask if they could sit with us and we said, yes. Also, a couple ladies sat down with all of us. The guys were from Austria and the ladies were from Netherlands. Good conversation in English, a few beers and great food. I got up and ask our waiter to bring us 3 serving of apple strudel, served with the vanilla sauce. Plus a few more beers and add it to my bill. The funny part is the waiter first look at me as "what do you want, I'm busy". Then glance at the table, then gave me a nod and a grim, yes.
Hi Feli, I completely understand the frustration about Germany being portrayed in American movies as if it's solely represented by the southeast region. To me, the depiction of Germany in films feels entirely foreign, even though, as a Dutchman, I live just 10 miles from the German border. I love Bavaria, but ironically, it’s probably one of the least stereotypically "German" states-at least from a Dutch perspective. Wishing you all the best! :)
Its a matter of sponsorship about what brands are represented in Epcot. Werther's Echte (August Storck KG headquartered in Berlin), Stieff ausgestopfte Bären aus Giengen, and Schofferhofer aus Mainz. They've had various other breweries represented over the years since it opened in 1982. Schoffehoffer has used Epcot to try out new radler combinations before launching them in the US to judge their acceptance rate such as rasberry that was there for Food and Wine. As its currently Festival of the Holidays, sorry to say you missed out on the Linzer cookies. (of course we just returned from a couple of weeks there)
Bei Becks musste ich lachen. Hier im Ruhrgebiet bekommst du in einem Franziskaner eine Becksflasche auf den Tisch gestellt 😂 Ich höre dann immer eine Möwe in meinem inneren Ohr 😂
You have to remember that it is very HOT in Florida for most of the year, so the costume needs to be relatively inexpensive for the employer (Disney), and as comfortable for the employees as possible. The heat also leads us to the ICE in drinks. With global warming, Europe will learn to have more ice in their drinks too. The food is designed to appease a North American Audience with kids in tow, with a German flavor. So the food will be blander, sweeter, and more American. I've been to EPCOT about five times in my life. It is not the best part of Disney in my opinion, but Walt Disney loved World's Fairs and this was his/their permanent version of a World's Fair. If it makes you feel better, I am from South Louisiana / New Orleans and generally whenever, we are depicted in American media or in food in other parts of the USA, they get it really wrong.
I really enjoyed this video because I lived in Germany for 3 years many years ago. The food in Germany then was soooo good! Everything was fresh and tasty at all the restaurants we went to. For years after I came back to the US, I craved the food we had there and tried to recreate the experience by going to a local German restaurant. I was always disappointed!! Finally I quit going to any German restaurant here because it was only half authentic. I still miss German bread, spaetzle, cucumber salad, wiener schnitzel, white wine and many other foods!! I wonder if I went back to Germany would the food be the same or would it be more "fast food" and not so fresh and delicious. I know they now have fast food restaurants nowadays. I never made it to Munchen but did go to Garmish, Oberammergau and Berchtesgarten. I absolutely LOVED Bavaria. Its just beautiful in the winter with the snow-covered alps. My grandmother's family came from near Coblenz to America in the 1700's. She still used some German words in her daily life. One was not very nice and I did not know it until after I got older. I love your videos. They are fun and informative.
I lived in Germany in Ostfriesland (Leer) for two years when I retired. I have many friends from all parts of Germany and I miss it. A lot of what you showed brought back great memories even though they were somewhat Americanized. I routinely go back to my alternate home (Germany). I miss Weihnachtsmarkt and meeting friends at Schloss Evenburg at night in the middle of winter and having gluhwein or Jever (harsh). I love the community atmosphere of Germany. I did attend Oktoberfest and yes, I did stand on the table seat and sang all of the 1980's American songs. Great fun! Good memories!
I went to a German beer festival in Kirkcaldy (Scotland) 12 years ago (I got a reminder on Facebook recently). It was fun, I really enjoyed myself, it was a good catch up with old friends.
This was great! I often wonder what you'd like of Leavenworth, Washington. It's a replica of a Bavarian alpine village in the Cascade mountains near Seattle. It's a very beautiful place, but I'm not sure how it ranks as far as authenticity.
@@gregorygant4242no the prison is in Leavenworth, Kansas, which is in the middle of the country. The Bavarian village is in Washington which is in the northwest of the country, in the Cascade mountains. Beautiful area, I try to go every year.
Well Feli`s Slovene follower @thebarbarahorvat made a video ruclips.net/video/4RN19G5zWsQ/видео.htmlsi=dfDgHLCjoVlwlS1b about Leavenwoth would say its as authentic as Epcot...;-)
It was so interesting to hear your input! I always wonder how authentic the restaurants are in the World Showcase. It’s good to know that some of the stuff was on par with what you would find in Germany.
Thank you, Feli! That was really interesting hearing your opinion of the place. I was there about 35 years ago, and I brought my oma, originally from Oberkirchberg. My grandparents owned and operated a German-style deli in NYC for over 30 years. So there was no comparison on the food aspect, it was disappointing. There was no buffet style back then, so we ordered the sauerbraten, which was grandma’s specialty. But I think the buffet is a good idea, so the diners can get a sampling of the different types of food available. And I prefer the Spaten Oktoberfest!
I just got back from Bavaria and wow what a culture! So friendly, so fun, and so much tradition. I really enjoyed my time there. Would go back in a heartbeat.
They originally planned to install a dark ride in the German Pavilion. Some kind of water ride, that would go thru the black forest, the alpines, etc. But Eisner put pulled the plug on it because of his idiotic, destructive cost cutting measures.
8:02 the Krüge don't have any special Disney design because if they did they would all “magically disappear” the same way the unique silverware (sporks) did at Galaxy’s Edge in Disneyland.
This segment is a big 'thumbs up', very enjoyable. Black Forest Cake is a slice of heaven. A question, is German Chocolate Cake an authentic German dessert or an American creation? Disney being Disney, they probably thread the needle to achieve mass entertainment as well as could be expected.
Being German-American I enjoy your episodes a lot. My Grandpa migrated to the USA in about 1900. I have been told that he came home one evening during WWII and told the family to never speak German outside the house again. We Germans have lost much of our roots as a result similar. It makes me somewhat sad thinking about this but also the reason your presentation is so loved.
My family has dined at the "Biergarten" @ EPCOT dozens and dozens of times since 1986. One year we were having so much fun, and many, many steins followed by a variety of schnapps. Might have stayed almost three hours LOL The band members appear to have changed slightly. There also used to be female German dancers and the sets were more varied. The Christmas season is a really nice show. Spaten Oktoberfest Ur-Märzen was removed. Additionally, Spaten Optimator and then Beck's Dark were replaced by the Warsteiner Dunkel over the years (sad face). The buffet changes slightly as chefs and seasons change. There was a cold German potato salad option my last visit (December 2023) Prost!
I'm from Florida, 🌞all my family worked for The Disney theme parks and hotels, so I always got into all the theme parks for free because that's a perk he employees at Disney get, they only pay their employees minimum wage, so at least they let you get other family members or friends in for free. I had liked eating at Germany, Morocco, Italy, and Mexico when I was there. I always knew most so called international food are pretty Americanized, but it is nice to know some of the things they got right. The only German potato salad I knew growing up was a vinegar one that was tangy, and later when I started dating a German girl. the potato salad she made for me when she was here really reminded me of American potato salads, not really all that different at all. But than she is from Duisberg so.
Yeah, potato salad is regional totally different... in the north it's mayonnaise based without the sourness of vinegar, whereas the south makes the potato salad just with vinegar and not with mayonnaise... and with many traditional recipes around the world... almost every family has there own holy recipe and it is often totally different in the taste and sometimes even ingredients than the recipe of the neighbours....
Vinegar or mayonnaise (i definetly prefer the last), with or without bacon/eggs/onion/apples/pickels. For some people, this is religion-like ;). In our Family (my moms recipe): just potatoes, mayoinnaise, eggs, pickles and a bit salt. That's all. But all love it.
I ate dinner at the Moroccan restaurant, as the Disney guidebooks suggested it would be less crowded than the French, Italian and other popular restaurants. My goodness, that meal was fantastic!
In einer US-Sitcom aus den 80er Jahren heißt es in der Originalversion einer Episode: "We're going to Epcot?". Seit diesem und einem anderen RUclips-Video weiß ich nun, was damit gemeint ist 😄
As far as the focus on Bavarian culture in America, on my last trip to Germany, I learned that there is a reason for this. When Germany was divided after WW2, Bavaria was in the American occupation zone. This is what returning GI's thought of when the thought of Germany. Also, the beer choices probably have more to do with what brands are marketed in the U.S., and who has the partnership with Disney. Beck's, being one of the major brands distributed in the U.S., is much more likely to make the cut that better German brands.
Beck's in the U.S. has been brewed in St. Louis by Anheuser-Busch (In Bev) since 2002. The quality declined, of course. I wonder whether it was the St, Louis Beck's or the Bremen Becks at Epcot.
I think Ben is wrong here. Coca Cola or Pepsi Cola aren't the pinnacle of Cola. Feli, next time you come back home to Germany, you should serve Ben some fritz-kola. I'm sure he definitely will change his mind immediately. 😉
@1972Ray No question. A reason is for sure that fritz-kola is quite new and priced much higher. It costs almost 30% more. By the way fritz-kola is also much stronger than Coca-Cola by containing 2.5 times more caffeine.
Loved your review, I have been to Epcot many times. I am so happy to learn the name of one of my favorite pastries I used to get when I lived in Germany at the local bakery, Bee Sting cake! You made my day! Now I will have to go eat in the German pavilion.
German from the Ruhr area here… As a non-Bavarian German, you are getting used that the Americans, along with most of the rest of the world, think we all run around in lederhosen and so on. But in the name of all sacred and unsacred beer varieties that aren’t represented there… that band… after a visit from me, they’d need a replacement! WHILE THE FIRST SONG IS STILL PLAYING!!! ;p p.s. Bratkartoffeln are definitely missing at the buffet (especially since they have _Frikadellen_ and _Bratwürste,_ almost unthinkable for a buffet in Germany)
Not really. Americans do not think that Epcot World Showcase is a documentary-accurate depiction of the countries, it's just a fun place to take the kids or a good place to get smashed on very overpriced drinks depending on your outlook.
@@chrissocloneas Beer at the Munich Oktoberfest is usually only served in full litres, the price in 2024 been around 15€, you can say that Disney is just double the price
It's a land of $8 hot dogs. If you are going to Disney eat and drink at the airport first and just stay in an airport prices mindset or you'll be complaining about costs in the happiest place on Earth
The beer price for Oktoberfest 2024 is between 13.60 euros and 15.30 euros, an average of 3.87 percent more than in 2023. Last year, the price range was still between 12.60 euros and 14.90 euros. So wiesn isn't cheap either. I know some that use arouind 3000 dollars on a weekend on hotel +plane+ various fest tent + table and beer
When I was stationed in Vilseck, Germany, while in the US Army, I used to drink Hefeweizen. I was not a fan of Beck’s. My friends and I went Nuremberg, a lot. The Green Goose and the Irish Pub were our main hangouts, there. The place that we liked the best was The Happy Rock. It was in Amberg, I think. I was able to make it to Munchen for Oktoberfest, once. Oh, this was back in 1995-1997.
@@indrahx5905 - true. We in my family probably eat it once or maybe twice a year. On the other hand, fermented raw cabbage it's a thing, that's very popuar in a lot of regions of the world (sometimes in variations). So "Sauerkraut" is very popular in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moravia, Poland, Czechia, Hungaria, Romania, Austria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Russia, and Ukraine. But also in Japan, China, Persia, Turkey and Korea (Kimchi).
In the 2000s, McDonalds once held "Swiss Weeks" in Germany. My colleague and I, both from the catering industry, were in a relatively long queue and were chatting, when we got there and saw the costumes, we both had a fit of laughter. One of the employees said: "I'm so fed up!" and ripped off his clothes and shouted "I quit!". I felt sorry for them, but hey, US management do a better job or don't do it!
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I used to work for Disney when I first moved to Orlando back in 2006, could go to every park for free, used to love the Food and wine festival at Epcot, got to see lots of classic artists for free, Gloria Gaynor, The Beach Boys, etc.
Never mind the fact that the Von Trapps were Austrian, not German. If anything, it would actually be more accurate to put said reference in Italy. Georg Von Trapp actually was eligible for Italian citizenship given that he was born in present day Italy.
I was there in 2006. Becks has wide distribution in the USA. Matter of fact Becks makes a beer only sold in the states called St. Pauli Girl (the packaging is Bavarian themed and would be laughed out of Germany if it was displayed there) .I know of no place that imports Augustiner kegs... especially Maximator ( I had in Munich Starkbierfest Spring 2012)
@ I know a few places that have Augustiner! 😊 Weihenstephan also has a big distribution in the US and is Bavarian. I've also seen Paulaner a lot in the US, Hofbräu, Andechser, Ayinger etc. Those are all Bavarian
I don't mean to be saying something, but I really hope you can have +4 babies. Your guy looks like a good, attractive man. PLEASE. Germany is collapsing due to no one having kids. You are extremely rare. haha Please have babies. Then maybe in the future you can show us your whole family wearing Lederhosen and Dirndl at an Oktoberfest. hahah
Very diplomatic answer from the German girl about her costume. As an employee, you don't want to piss off The Mouse. Showing my age, but back before the internet we went to Epcot as kid in the 1980s and we learned that the Epcot workers were a very presitgious job for young Europeans. Many of them loved being in Florida and liiving and working in FL on work permiits. I don't know if it holds as much prestige now that. going to America to visit is a lot easier. Thanks for the tour of the updated Epcot.
I went to an interview/recruitment type of event in Munich in the 1980s, to fill a gap between school and university (and hoped for a nice experience), but backed out after I read the fine print in the contract. You have to be really desperate as a European to accept those working conditions.
And those Disney people who were there to hire staff? Seemed more like cult members looking for devote followers. Maybe that's just the American business culture, but for me it was quite annoying.
@@PotsdamSenior Yes, the Disney "product" is very much a culture. That's why I think the waitress answered the way she did about her costume. Speaking bad about Disney can get you in trouble. I haven't been to Epcot since 1999 so was fun to see the changes.
It is. If you're interested, "Der Stadtbewohner" did a really cool interview and Vlog with a German employee of the "Oktoberfest" in Disney World just a month ago
@@vomm Thanks. That was quite interesting, and it seems nothing much has changed in 40 years. 4 days vacation in one year... I forgot about that gem! 😖
@@PotsdamSenior as a half German half American for an average American the 4 days Sound OK-ish from an German Point of view its more like modern slavery i guess.
I took my mom, who lived in Germany for a few years, to that restaurant in 2008. She loved.it. She said the atmosphere took her back. I loved it as well as it was the closest I'll get to all the stories she would tell me. We went back this year, in memory of my mom and it is my favorite place to go in Epcot.
Nowadays it’s probably cheaper to go to Germany than to go to fake Germany at WDW.
@@marcoantoniogarcia8576 No probably to it. It definitely is. I live in Georgia maybe an 8- or 9-hour drive from Disney world. I went to Germany and hiked the Black Forrest back in June of this year. It cost me less money, even including the airfare *and* USD to Euros exchange rates, to go to Germany for 12 days than it did to Disney World for a week a couple of years ago.
If you've never been to Germany I would highly recommend going at least once. The country is beautiful, and the people were extremely gracious helping me figure out the best train and bus transfers.
Disney ALWAYS includes mac and cheese on every buffet, to accommodate kids that may not like the more exotic fair.
I got a 5 year old niece that hates EVERYTHING that’s not Mac and cheese
@@thecrazydisneyparksfanatic921 I think I spotted her at 17:05
Can't compare to a German Spätzle with cheese and fried onions on top that's a Mac'n 'Cheese pimped out to the max .
Have you tried that it will knock your socks off for sure ?
A fairly quick eye would also have noticed at 10:29, the sign above the tray that said "Macaroni & Cheese", not "Käsespätzle"
I'm middle aged and I love Disney's buffet mac and cheese. I've tried making it at home a few times, but it never quite turns out as good.
To explain the caramel, it's marketing. Werthers candy sponsors the German pavilion, and so their stuff is all over the place. It isn't supposed to be authentic to Germany. It's a branding deal. Kinda like product placement in a movie but in real life. All the pavilions at Epcot have sponsors, and even specific rides throughout Disney have sponsorship deals. It's a way for a brand to get their name seen in a place that has happy vibes and associates them with your happy memories of your vacation. In turn, Disney gets millions of dollars to fund the upkeep and expansion of the parks. It's actually brilliant marketing, but unfortunately, the reason why we aren't getting any more countries in Epcot. Brands aren't willing to shell out the millions of dollars it takes to build a new pavilion. The last new country was Morocco and the country itself sponsors the pavilion. They think of it as a way to encourage tourism.
The Alouhites themselves fund the pavilion.
@benschultz1784 I'm sorry, I don't understand what you're trying to say. Neither myself nor Google seems to understand the word "Alouhites"
@@CCL83 The Moroccan Royal Family
Yep! Most of the countries have multiple sponsors. Rides have sponsors, fireworks have sponsors, etc. Just a couple things, though. Morocco has been self-sponsored (by Disney) since 2020, when Morocco backed out of it. And Norway was the most recent world showcase pavilion to open, in 1988.
@@benschultz1784 you mean the Alawi dynasty?
When I lived in Florida, I worked for Disney IT. Used to go to Epcot every weekend and ate at the Biergarten many times. The beer selection used to be so much better. They used to have several selections from Hofbräu, Spaten, Radeberger, Paulaner and even had Dinkelacker at times. This was all before the pandemic however and the list to choose from is much smaller. The deserts used to all be like how the apfelstrudel was served. I always had a nice size piece of Schwarzwälder kirschtorte and strudel at the end. Shame to see it change so much but happy to see you enjoyed it for the most part.
This has been a problem at many restaurants at WDW for a long time. There used to be a much wider choice. Nowadays they try to streamline everything to make even more money.
Biergarten is always a family fave. Still is. But the quality and diversity of offerings isn't what it used to be. Hopefully Disney will recover as their management teams change. And I'm always hopeful that one day I'll find currywurst on offer.
@@Brandis13I don't think it's just a Disney thing. In general, American restaurants have much poorer selection since the pandemic than they traditionally had. Probably an indicator of how badly supply chains got screwed up. Not sure if the continuation of the situation is a result of lasting supply chain damage or of companies deciding they like it better this way.
@@JonBrase Of course, Covid had a big part in it, but at WDW (and Disneyland probably as well) it started a lot sooner, probably after 9/11, when they scaled back a lot of things. Probably can thank Pressler for that.
@@Brandis13I didn't notice a huge change after 9/11, but during COVID restaurant selection rolled back noticeably and never really recovered.
It was even worse out in the countryside than the cities (not just selection issues: rural restaurants were understaffed, undersupplied, and worryingly unclean), but has recovered more, at least in terms of what's visible to travelers.
Great video! The lederhosen is fake probably so the workers don't drop dead from the outrageous heat and humidity. 😄
You can't put leather in a washing machine
@@bbranett2188 I think it's a health code issue. The onsite laundry there is massive.
It's not always hot and humid in Orlando.
True it's not always hot. Right now it's pleasant temps. However, much of the year it is humid. I'm local.
Yes, it IS always hot and humid in Orlando except for maybe the occasional two weeks out of the year when a temporary cold snap hits Central Florida.
The topic of "Germans and potato salad" reminds me of an episode from my time in the German Navy. When serving on board of a Destroyer one day, there was potato salad on the menu, but the Smutje (cooks) couldn't agree on one and so we had six different varieties of potato salad to choose from and one of them was warm - and all of them were very good.
My mom taught us that the best German way to prepare sausage and sauerkraut was to fry them together. The potato salad is also heated in a pan. My great grandparents moved to Canada from Germany around 1900.
As a former EPCOT cast member (20 years ago) who loves the German Pavilion, I really enjoyed your honest perspective. I laughed at the lack of a proper Weißbier Krug and the warm kartoffelsalat, but some accommodations must be made for the American populace I suppose. If the menu mistakenly offered a Kölschbier, it would certainly be served in ein Maß, haha. Visiting here in my youth enriched my desire to travel to Germany (which I have and love), so there is some value to this saccharine Disney version of the Alpine culture.
If I were to make a guess, I'd say that the warm potato salad (which I love) is based on Kartoffelsalat from German communities in the US (Amish, Pennsylvania Dutch, etc.) variations of the originals. I have a couple recipes for German potato salad, and they use a LOT of oil/fat. Eating those cold would be. . .unpleasant. Aber warmer Kartoffelsalat mit Speck ist mir ausgezeichnet.
@@proberts34This is true!!! I am PA Dutch, and we eat here everything we visit because I know my kids will eat it! 😂🤣 They have been going since a young age, and my oldest are in their mid twenties.
I have to admit, for someone from Germany have very few complaints, Disney did some homework. Good for them
Wow! A blast to my past! I worked in this pavilion in the 80’s with the entertainment, every single day. Thanks for acknowledging the musicians! Actually, they may not be Germans from Germany, but many of them are of German heritage having grown up in states where emigrants established their communities. What fun! Thanks again.
At least the singer has a pretty heavy American accent to his German, which you would only acquire if you learned German as a second language or if you moved to America at a young age and didn't speak German regularly for at least two decades.
When I lived in Germany as a teenager I would sometimes spend weekends at a friend's house a few villages over. His parents owned a restaurant and would ask us to help out at the bar if things got really busy. Every type of beer had it's own glass and would get sent back when in the wrong one or it didn't have enough foam (crown) on top. Often we would have to drink it then. By closing time we'd often be drunk because I messed it up too often. Then we'd sell Christmas trees the next morning in December which was always fun as well
My grandfather was a German-Texan and ran a little biergarten in New Braunfels, TX and this restaurant reminded me so much of my grandfather's place with the food and the live music...except that it was indoors. But I thought Disney replicated the outdoor scenery so well in this restaurant and in the Mexico pavilion. I'm glad you got to experience this and give us your thoughts!
Feli, from an American living in Germany: Everything in Europe that has "American' on it is something I have never eaten before, often crazy combinations of things I have never seen together. German food in Germany is amazing!
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Having stayed in Switzerland for 4 weeks, I can attest that this is true! And no, you do NOT want to try "American steak" in Switzerland. Go south to Italy for that, it's much better! 😂
haha - even a "California Burger" in the midwest. You'd think it would have avocado, but sometimes it just means "lettuce and tomato" instead of just meat.
Not only have i been to EPCOT, I used to work there. I did the Walt Disney World College Program in 2004 and 2006. It was some of the best experiences of my life. The majority of the cast members that you interacted with in each of the pavilions are from the country they represent. They are there on the Disney International College Program. Their internships are typically there for a year. Being on the cast bus that takes you around backstage was always pretty interesting as it was filled with all of the international students speaking in their native tongues.
I was CP fall 2000 in DAK. Didn't realize it at the time but we had it made. Compared to the CP's of today.
The caramel thing: Werther's pays to have a store there. So it is made out to be something 'typically German' to drive sales for both Disney and Werther's.
Ooooh thanks for this info. It explains so much ...
Exactly. They pay to sponsor the pavilion, that’s why there’s so much emphasis on caramel, specifically Werther’s.
If Haribo had a store there, it would be the same thing.
@@maxpowr90 Haribo would make more sense culturally, in my opinion! 😅
@@FelifromGermany not for nothing - I always get gummy frogs from the gift store there. ;)
Thank you for reviewing this. It is very interesting having you critique Disney's attempt.
Another great video from SuperFeli 🎉!
Remember...all of those buildings are basically stage sets, and the workers, though usually hired from their home countries, are called "cast members", so they are expected to ACT accordingly. They must present a particular mystique for the paying public. The food is the same. It's all about the paying customer.
Most important part of the video! One doesn't serve Weißbier without a Weißbierglas! 14:14
And the Pilsner wasn't served in the proper glass either.
Swabian potato salad is actually served lukewarm quite often!
Yes, when it is dressed with broth. Nevertheless, it looks completely different to what was offered here as potato salad.
...and delicious 😋
I was thinking I never had warm potato salad until I lived in Ludwigsburg. Now I really miss it. That and wurstsalat. My wife hated when I had that for lunch. 😅 Of course, Stuttgarter Hofbräu!
I like both that style and the "cold" potato salad.
But it is not kept warm. It is freshly made and supposed to be eaten while the potatoes are still warm from cooking.
My Nanna Wagner, from Germany passed down a hot potato salad recipe. It has bacaon and oinion with a bacon grease mixed with vinagar for the "dressing". Very simple, my mother would make it for a winter church potluck.
That sounds amazing ❤
I’m of German and Austrian ancestry. Baden wurtenburg precisely. I’ve been to Epcot many times. I concur that the food doesn’t quite replicate my garadmas cooking. Especially the desserts. But I’ve always found it appealing because in my area of Connecticut there is on,y one German restaurant and it’s run by Italians. Enough said. My older son his wife and my grandkids are in Disney now. I’m forwarding a link to this video to them now. I always so enjoy your videos. They help me reconnect to my heritage and brush up on my German. My last name Schweitzer attests to my heritage
In the city center of Berlin, very close to the TV tower, we have "Der Alte Fritz", a german food restaurant. It's run by vietnamese people. And it's better than a lot of such restaurants run by "authentic" germans ;). So, this did not need to be bad in general ;).
Have you ever been to Frankenmuth Michigan?? I'm curious if that's authentic. It was supposed to be that German immigrants settled there. Lmk anyone?? It's is very pretty there!
@@nailsofinterest - I know, that a terrible music show of one of the two biggest TV stations here in Germany once were for an abroad episode in Frankenmuth. But I only know this from the satirical reaction of a german TV critic. Where he relabeled this all as an invasion by german "Volksmusikanten" (Folk musicians, but do not confuse it with with real, traditional folk). So, I had a glimpse of the town ;).
Baden Württemberg.
Kingdom of Württemberg, Grand Duchy of Baden or prussian Province of Hohenzollern?
"The hills are alive with the sound of Austrians pretending to be German in a German town in Disney Orlando Florida !"
I mean, in all fairness they are a Germanic people.
Austrians pretending to be Germans, that never ends well.
Thanks Feli! The wife and myself (both late ‘70’s) were down at Epcot earlier this year. Expensive to get in and eating at the German Pavilion was expensive. But costs go up and it is what it is. For those of us who get starved for things German, Disney does help ease the pain. Having ancestry from on both my dad and mom’s side that come from both north and mid Germany, but a number of generations ago. Some of the waitresses in the Biergarden were from Ahrensburg but were not working that day. Enough of that, but you do such a nice job explaining of things German and American. Glad you and husband were able to do the tour around Epcot!
You are right about the traditional perception of Germany globally. But at least they have the Rheinhessen Wine at the Pavilion to remind me of my mother's Darmstadt home.
The caramel is there because Werther's is a sponsor. They're also from Germany (Westphalia). We go to the wine and food festival every few years and love it. They usually have a wider selection of beer at the outdoor kiosk in front of the pavilion.
Yes, I have been twice to Epcot (once in December of 2000 in high school and March of 2022 for my niece’s first birthday). It’s my favorite part of Disney World because of the different cultures.
I'm a FL resident & been to all 4 Disney parks 100's of times on annual passes. But the food is soooo expensive that I very rarely eat at the restaurants. Other than maybe once per visit at a cheaper restaurant for around 15 bucks. Epcot's not bad, but the MAGIC KINGDOM will always be the BEST.
Feli, you do a fantastic job making these RUclipss, and you speak English better than most Americans.
My wife and I, and our two daughters (now in their 30s) went to Disneyworld Orlando several times, but the last time we went as a family was about 10 years ago. I stopped going, because Disneyworld has become too crowded and built up. Anyway, we were at all the countries at Epcot, ate at several countries, but not at Germany. My wife wasn't interested in eating there. At Germany I remember the Cuckoo Clocks and big beer steins (or whatever you call them).
I am of mostly of German ancestry, but our families immigrated to America over 100 years ago. My oldest daughter still thinks Disneyworld is the greatest place to be.
Hi Feli, ich bin zwar auch aus Süddeutschland (Heidelberg)hab aber Mal ne Weile an der Mosel gewohnt und dort essen viele den Kartoffelsalat warm. Der hohe Anteil der Moselweine der Epcot- Weinkarte lässt eine eventuelle Verbindung vermuten denke ich .. wie immer großartiges Video .
In the very western part at the Moselle River, they eat the potato salad warm as well. And the Epcot Wine selection ( yes I paused the video) is from the warm - potato salad - area as well. 😅Maybe one of the Epcot sommeliers,f&b Managers or Chefs had a connection.
yes, they eat it warm but they dont keep it warm. freshly made and lukewarm potatosalad is the best..
Ich will dir einfach mal danken!
Spätestens seit Corona verfolge ich deinen Kanal, frische meine Englischkenntnisse auf und lerne viel über die kulturellen Differenzen!
Du bist herzerfrischend!
Oh danke, wie lieb 😊🙏
@@FelifromGermany Nochmals danke, deine Fröhlichkeit ist einfach ansteckend!
I absolutely love chatting with the kids working at the various Epcot World Showcase pavilions, Germany in particular since I'm moderately conversant in German. Last time there, one of them saw my Werder Bremen jersey, and we spoke for several minutes about the team and Bundesliga soccer in general. It was nice that he appreciated an American trying to speak German, and that he switched to English when I started getting out of my depth.
There are a lot of Disney-focused channels on RUclips, I wonder if some of them would like to interview you about this foreigner-visiting-native-Epcot-pavilion angle.
I hope you enjoyed your time here in Orlando!
I'm happy to hear your feelings about the German pavilion. As an American who lived in various regions of Germany for 13 years I found most of the food in the Biegarten to more of an Americanized version than the same foods I ate while in Germany. I've never been a fan of Becks and will agree that drinking Hefeweizen out of a mug is just wrong. My wife and I were annual passholders for many years and thus have been to EPCOT many times. I have found that they do rotate the Bier from time to time.
Thank you for the tour of the German Pavilion at Epcot. Have been to Epcot many times but never had an in depth study. Will have to check it out next time.
Going to the Germany pavillion when i was 12 was a pretty formative experience for me. When i went with my father, it was later in the evening and I remember it feeling more lively and a much bigger room than depicted here (probably because i was young?) In any case, I would attribute this experience with my later fascination and infatuation with german/bavarian culture. There was just something about it to me that was particularly visually striking compared to other european cultures. The lederhosen/dirndls, timber-framed architecture, cheerful music and sense of community and belonging. It may be an oversimplified vision of Germany, but it was enough to be a catalyst for my lifelong love and fascination with German culture and history.
This video really made me want to gt back to Disney World sooner rather than later. This has always been a favorite for my husband and I, and we always wondered how authentic it was. The apple strudel is my absolute favorite!!
I love the band there. So good every time. The beers change there every time I go so it’s not always becks there. I think it may have been wurzbuger pils last time. Not sure if I spelled that correctly haha.
The band did the toast that 'The Man Show' used to do. I thought it was something the TV show made up.
It´s Würzburger Hofbräu indeed.
@@tkc8873 Nope. "Zicke zacke" is a well known toast in Germany.
In 2015, I had Spaten there (my favorite German beer, so I got lucky)
😄👍 The funniest part of this was at 9:30 when the guy started playing "Muss i denn" with cowbells, a song that in the U.S. is mainly associated with Elvis Presley (he sings it in the 1960 film, "G.I. Blues"). 😎
Schwabischer Kartoffelsalat (southern German Potato Salad - Swabian-Style) is correct. Served warm or cold.
It is true that southern German potato salad is eaten slightly warmed when it is dressed with broth. Nevertheless, it looks completely different to what was offered here as potato salad.
@@lisamirako1073 Yeah, I've had both kinds served here in Wisconsin, but it's usually the cold variety. But like you said, that didn't look anything like potato salad. They may also need us to go down there and make their Käsekuchen for them.
Didn't look like there was any fried bacon and onions on it.
As someone who lived in Florida forcing employees working outside to wear authentic lederhosen would be a crime against humanity.
But it's not outside
@@vomm Yes it is. The guy that greets her is outside.
@@redrick8900 Her point was in general not about this one single guy lol
I live here and you're 100% correct.
In Germany outside of Bavaria too ;)
My wife and I really liked Epcot when we were there this summer. It was our favorite of the 3 Disney parks in Florida that we visited.
Disney has 4 parks + the water parks.
Great Video - I've been here maybe 2 dozen times over 20+ years. I am of German heritage - and have been to Germany multiple times. I love the pavilion, but mostly the Biergarten. the nightime/fall setting is underrated. I've told my family to leave me here sometimes, but usually they stay. The band is the #1 reason to eat here. Its very fun and surprisingly one of the best interactions at any Epcot World Showcase pavilion. You usually get at least 1 full show during a seating - and maybe 1 and a half or two if you really stay long. I only go a couple liters of the Konig Weissbeer lately. - but over the years beers come and go. I can do 2 easily and have done 3 once. :) My son and I like to guess the state flags. My family most like the band as well, we have some great videos of the kids dancing as toddlers to the show....and love the pretzels (or pretzel buns I guess now) and the "beer cheese" - which isn't always available outside the Biergarten. The food overall is just OK - compared to some quality Northeast US German restaurants, but good enough! I could fill up on red cabbage, spaetlze, pretzels and beer and feel I got value from it. The gift shops have been gutted a bit, but still good. I got the pickle for our Christmas tree here, plus many other glass ornaments. The wine tasting inside the pavillion is underrated as well. The kids are grown up now, but looking forward to them sharing a "legal" beer with me soon. ;) Overall - I think all the pavilions have some stereotypes and are not perfect - but I am happy when I am there. p.s. There is a Germany Magicband if you are into that thing - You would have to buy second hand though like I did.
I was there when I was a kid. The German and Norwegian Pavilions were definitely the highlights of the World Showcase.
Warmer Kartoffelsalat is definitely a thing. Not as much as the cold one, obviously, but still.
My family was Germans from near Prague and my grandma always made warm potato salad.
Yes, when it is dressed with broth. Nevertheless, it looks completely different to what was offered here as potato salad.
@@lisamirako1073 that I don’t know, cause I’m not much of a salad person myself and my grandma who used to make the wps has been dead for nearly two decades.
It's also extremely regional. Besides two kinds of dressing, there are also tons of local varieties for ingredients.
I was at the German pavilion 2 years ago, and I loved it. I knew not everything was authentically German, but enjoyed it anyways. Some of my favorite beers, Warsteiner, Spaten, and Weihenstephaner are very popular in the USA. I think the bell ringing song was "Muss i denn, muss i denn zum Staetdtele hinaus..."
I HATE BEER just taste NASTY. Some wine I enjoy, but not all.
My mom side of the family is German and I quite enjoy the beirgarten because it makes me feel like I’m eating at my grandparents house
If you are still in Orlando then please try Hollerbach's Willow Tree Cafe in Sanford. It is on the northern end of Orlando and is run by a family that is first generation from Germany. Their shop is packed with items directly from Germany. I dated a server in the Epcot Biergarten for 5 years who was from Hamburg. When her family would come over that is where we would go. For dinner for sure but also the shopping. The band at the Biergarten is incredible. I was honored to attend a reunion they had. The gentleman playing the cowbells for you is one of the founders of the band. Old members came from all over to attend and play. The night with these people playing just for each other was amazing. They had 3 xylophones going at one time with 4 players moving in and out without skipping a beat. The talent that these folks have is amazing compared to what Disney lets them do. They take what do very seriously and try to be as authentic as possible. Many of them preform in different bands around the country during the Oktoberfest season. Your opinion about the food is a common one.
Hollerbach's is so much better, and so much fun! I've been there a few times with my late in-laws, and they loved it. My father in law was of Polish heritage and played accordian, so the German music was right up his alley...
The architecture is taken from seven different regions of Germany and done in slices. I had in the past seven picture from Germany that were the seven buildings they used for inspiration.
Americans take most ethnic foods and make them different than the countries that they originate from.
Great video as always! Had a quick look at the prices. They're truly outrageous. If the $81.00 bottle of Selbach Blue Label Riesling is indeed the same thing as the 2018 Selbach Blauschiefer Riesling which sells for € 8.95 a bottle in Germany, then I'd expect it to be served by Taylor Swift, singing 20 of her hit songs just for me, accompanied by the New York Philharmonic.
😂
Disney is expensive. People still pay to go though.
It's Disney, so everything is overpriced.
@eelsing1 Yeah, it's going to be more expensive at a theme park on a different continent. Sure, $81 is a lot, but no one is being forced to buy it. And I don't know if you understand the exchange rate, but $81 doesn't get you a private concert with a Taylor Swift impersonator, let alone the real thing. 🤣
To be fair, if € 8.95 is the bottle price when buying it from the store (which isn't a cheap wine, you can get decent wine starting from about 4-5 €, at least if you are living in a wine region), you could expect the bottle to cost about 3 times as much in a German restaurant. The Schoppen (0.5 l) at the Dürkheimer Wurstmarkt (biggest German wine festival) costs around 8.50 €, so 17 € per litre, and those usually aren't wines that would be sold in the store at 8 € a bottle and they are from local vintners. $ 80 is still outrageous for a bottle of wine, but so is just about any price in Disneyland.
The food at Disney World is far and away the biggest disappointment. It is funny because Disney is so incredibly detailed in every other aspect. They go above and beyond to include the most detail possible but completely miss it in the food aspects.
Your comment on the lederhosen makes me chuckle (but I
I lived in Germany ('85 to '89) with my now ex-husband who was in the US military. I am of German descent (Mother's father's parents were from the area near Celle and Mother's mother's parents were from south of Ulm in Waldsee) and have had German language in my life in small bits always and then took German from the US university on the military base.
When my family from the US came to visit we went on a tour to Bavarian locations (after a visit with cousins in Germany). On the tour we went to a very touristy restaurant that had a trio playing music on the raised stage. With amusement, I noted to my ex that they were wearing real lederhosen and he responded "yeah and that mug's wearing real leather, too." I still find that incredibly funny all these years later. (lederhosen literally means leather pants)
When I went, I took my family to Epcot Center. I thought that the best food in the whole park was at the German buffet. Every other Disney restaurant was a bit of a disappointment. If I am paying big bucks for everything, I at least want to get the best quality.
Loved how Ben compared German vs Disney schnitzel
6:00 There is an issue with the word Lager here. In English, Lager means all beer brewed at low temperature, which includes Märzen, Pils, Export and (Wiener) Lager. In German however, only (Wiener) Lager is called Lager. Quite a problem, if you want to explain that you prefer Lager over Pils.
I'm pretty sure people were still picking up on it haha
Of course there is also warm potato salad here in Germany. It is just made with a mustard/vinegar sauce instead of mayonnaise.
The Bier changes from time to time. On my first trip, I'm pretty sure they had Paulaner. The Schofferhofer is my favorite now.
It was great to meet and chat with you and Ben there that day! I have been waiting on the video to get your thoughts👍 keep up the great work. Greetings from California. Safe travels guys.
My wife and I went to Disney World 30+ years ago for our honeymoon. She had never been to Florida before, and the last time I was there, it was for a family trip to Miami Beach a year before Disney World opened, so I had always felt a little cheated. And yes, we spent a solid day at Epcot. About the year-round Oktoberfest: Obviously, Oktoberfest is something that Americans readily associate with Germany, so it's hardly surprising that Disney would make it part of any German-themed attraction. I don't know how many Americans have seasonal Oktoberfests where they live, and those who aren't so fortunate surely enjoy being able to get a taste of it at whatever time of year they happen to visit Epcot. The other reason it's presented year-round is most likely financial; Disney probably doesn't want to pay to keep their German exhibit up-to-date on a seasonal basis, especially considering that most visitors won't know the difference. I realize that to you, as a German, this is inauthentic, but remember, it's Disney, so it's not meant to be taken too seriously. From the sound of it, you felt that Germany was represented respectfully, even if they didn't get all the details right, and I think that's what's most important. I hope you had a great time!
I have not been to Epcot in over 25 years. I was in your home city, Munich for four days in August. I LOVE your hometown!! Yes, I did a lot of the "Tourist Things" but was able just to walk around and really enjoy the city for itself. For people who will not or cannot do international travel, this might be a way to give them a bit of the German "Lifestyle" and taste. But no were near as the real thing.
One of the best things was our visit to Hofbräuhaus. We found an unoccupied long table and sat down. Two young men ask if they could sit with us and we said, yes. Also, a couple ladies sat down with all of us. The guys were from Austria and the ladies were from Netherlands. Good conversation in English, a few beers and great food. I got up and ask our waiter to bring us 3 serving of apple strudel, served with the vanilla sauce. Plus a few more beers and add it to my bill.
The funny part is the waiter first look at me as "what do you want, I'm busy". Then glance at the table, then gave me a nod and a grim, yes.
Hi Feli,
I completely understand the frustration about Germany being portrayed in American movies as if it's solely represented by the southeast region. To me, the depiction of Germany in films feels entirely foreign, even though, as a Dutchman, I live just 10 miles from the German border. I love Bavaria, but ironically, it’s probably one of the least stereotypically "German" states-at least from a Dutch perspective. Wishing you all the best! :)
5:15 OK Reinhard Mey as a mix of mariachi/volksmusik is a bit odd. ;-)
Very weird!
My daughter was an exchange student, to Germany. She loved it.
Its a matter of sponsorship about what brands are represented in Epcot. Werther's Echte (August Storck KG headquartered in Berlin), Stieff ausgestopfte Bären aus Giengen, and Schofferhofer aus Mainz. They've had various other breweries represented over the years since it opened in 1982. Schoffehoffer has used Epcot to try out new radler combinations before launching them in the US to judge their acceptance rate such as rasberry that was there for Food and Wine. As its currently Festival of the Holidays, sorry to say you missed out on the Linzer cookies. (of course we just returned from a couple of weeks there)
Steiff & Schöfferhofer,
Thanks!
Bei Becks musste ich lachen. Hier im Ruhrgebiet bekommst du in einem Franziskaner eine Becksflasche auf den Tisch gestellt 😂 Ich höre dann immer eine Möwe in meinem inneren Ohr 😂
du Glücklicher... als ausreichend alter Sack, höre ich immer noch Joe Cocker _Sail Away_ singen, wann immer ein Becks aufgedübelt wird ;)
Where is Becks beer originally from in Germany ,Bremen ?
@@deadmanschest4322😂 danke dir. Ich bin genauso alt, habe es nur erfolgreich verdrängt 😂
@@gregorygant4242 Yes, Beck's beer originally comes from the city of Bremen in northern Germany.
@@deadmanschest4322 kenn das auch noch. mit der Alexander von Humboldt mit grünen Segeln.
You have to remember that it is very HOT in Florida for most of the year, so the costume needs to be relatively inexpensive for the employer (Disney), and as comfortable for the employees as possible. The heat also leads us to the ICE in drinks. With global warming, Europe will learn to have more ice in their drinks too. The food is designed to appease a North American Audience with kids in tow, with a German flavor. So the food will be blander, sweeter, and more American. I've been to EPCOT about five times in my life. It is not the best part of Disney in my opinion, but Walt Disney loved World's Fairs and this was his/their permanent version of a World's Fair. If it makes you feel better, I am from South Louisiana / New Orleans and generally whenever, we are depicted in American media or in food in other parts of the USA, they get it really wrong.
I dont get why you like watered down drinks. There are better methods to keep them cool.
We usually tend to store drinks in the fridge, that way they're cold without ice.
Watered down drinks ? Never ! Before I do that, I’d rather drink my Spezi lukewarm
My understanding is that Disney used delegations from each country to consult and plan the facilities, decorations, etc.
I really enjoyed this video because I lived in Germany for 3 years many years ago. The food in Germany then was soooo good! Everything was fresh and tasty at all the restaurants we went to. For years after I came back to the US, I craved the food we had there and tried to recreate the experience by going to a local German restaurant. I was always disappointed!! Finally I quit going to any German restaurant here because it was only half authentic. I still miss German bread, spaetzle, cucumber salad, wiener schnitzel, white wine and many other foods!! I wonder if I went back to Germany would the food be the same or would it be more "fast food" and not so fresh and delicious. I know they now have fast food restaurants nowadays. I never made it to Munchen but did go to Garmish, Oberammergau and Berchtesgarten. I absolutely LOVED Bavaria. Its just beautiful in the winter with the snow-covered alps. My grandmother's family came from near Coblenz to America in the 1700's. She still used some German words in her daily life. One was not very nice and I did not know it until after I got older. I love your videos. They are fun and informative.
Living in Minnesota we have a few very good German restaurants in area. Always enjoyable to go to them.
I lived in Germany in Ostfriesland (Leer) for two years when I retired. I have many friends from all parts of Germany and I miss it. A lot of what you showed brought back great memories even though they were somewhat Americanized. I routinely go back to my alternate home (Germany). I miss Weihnachtsmarkt and meeting friends at Schloss Evenburg at night in the middle of winter and having gluhwein or Jever (harsh). I love the community atmosphere of Germany. I did attend Oktoberfest and yes, I did stand on the table seat and sang all of the 1980's American songs. Great fun! Good memories!
12$ for a small Beck's?? 😲And that "Kartoffelsalat" would bring you to jail in Germany - or even on a stake in rural regions.😂
I went to a German beer festival in Kirkcaldy (Scotland) 12 years ago (I got a reminder on Facebook recently). It was fun, I really enjoyed myself, it was a good catch up with old friends.
I miss the fresh Kaiser rolls we used to get in Germany!
Kaiser-rolls are actually austrian ...
But never the less: a roll topped with METT is the best😂
Wish youd do more of these. Great video!
This was great! I often wonder what you'd like of Leavenworth, Washington. It's a replica of a Bavarian alpine village in the Cascade mountains near Seattle. It's a very beautiful place, but I'm not sure how it ranks as far as authenticity.
I'm not American but isn't that where a big prison is in the US ?
@@gregorygant4242no the prison is in Leavenworth, Kansas, which is in the middle of the country. The Bavarian village is in Washington which is in the northwest of the country, in the Cascade mountains.
Beautiful area, I try to go every year.
@IncredibleScott Sorry about that wrong state , I apologize.
Well Feli`s Slovene follower @thebarbarahorvat made a video ruclips.net/video/4RN19G5zWsQ/видео.htmlsi=dfDgHLCjoVlwlS1b about Leavenwoth would say its as authentic as Epcot...;-)
@@gregorygant4242 no need to apologize. People here in the US make the same mistake too lol.
It was so interesting to hear your input! I always wonder how authentic the restaurants are in the World Showcase. It’s good to know that some of the stuff was on par with what you would find in Germany.
I would love to get your impression of the German-themed town of Leavenworth, Washington!
I wonder if she has gone to Frankenmuth, Michigan before? It is about 6 hours north of Cincinnati.
Thank you, Feli! That was really interesting hearing your opinion of the place. I was there about 35 years ago, and I brought my oma, originally from Oberkirchberg. My grandparents owned and operated a German-style deli in NYC for over 30 years. So there was no comparison on the food aspect, it was disappointing. There was no buffet style back then, so we ordered the sauerbraten, which was grandma’s specialty. But I think the buffet is a good idea, so the diners can get a sampling of the different types of food available. And I prefer the Spaten Oktoberfest!
I love how she pronounces the product in the correct German language for the proper names that they are!
I just got back from Bavaria and wow what a culture! So friendly, so fun, and so much tradition. I really enjoyed my time there. Would go back in a heartbeat.
They originally planned to install a dark ride in the German Pavilion. Some kind of water ride, that would go thru the black forest, the alpines, etc.
But Eisner put pulled the plug on it because of his idiotic, destructive cost cutting measures.
That mentality hasn't stopped, it's only gotten worse at the House of Mouse.
8:02 the Krüge don't have any special Disney design because if they did they would all “magically disappear” the same way the unique silverware (sporks) did at Galaxy’s Edge in Disneyland.
This segment is a big 'thumbs up', very enjoyable. Black Forest Cake is a slice of heaven. A question, is German Chocolate Cake an authentic German dessert or an American creation? Disney being Disney, they probably thread the needle to achieve mass entertainment as well as could be expected.
For the cake question, check out this video: ruclips.net/video/51aA0wjXKJ8/видео.html
Being German-American I enjoy your episodes a lot. My Grandpa migrated to the USA in about 1900. I have been told that he came home one evening during WWII and told the family to never speak German outside the house again. We Germans have lost much of our roots as a result similar. It makes me somewhat sad thinking about this but also the reason your presentation is so loved.
As someone who looks at most experiences as a chance to learn-inauthenticity drives me nuts.
None of the countries represented at Epcot are accurate. It's an amusement park.
My family has dined at the "Biergarten" @ EPCOT dozens and dozens of times since 1986. One year we were having so much fun, and many, many steins followed by a variety of schnapps. Might have stayed almost three hours LOL
The band members appear to have changed slightly. There also used to be female German dancers and the sets were more varied. The Christmas season is a really nice show. Spaten Oktoberfest Ur-Märzen was removed. Additionally, Spaten Optimator and then Beck's Dark were replaced by the Warsteiner Dunkel over the years (sad face). The buffet changes slightly as chefs and seasons change. There was a cold German potato salad option my last visit (December 2023)
Prost!
I'm from Florida, 🌞all my family worked for The Disney theme parks and hotels, so I always got into all the theme parks for free because that's a perk he employees at Disney get, they only pay their employees minimum wage, so at least they let you get other family members or friends in for free. I had liked eating at Germany, Morocco, Italy, and Mexico when I was there. I always knew most so called international food are pretty Americanized, but it is nice to know some of the things they got right.
The only German potato salad I knew growing up was a vinegar one that was tangy, and later when I started dating a German girl. the potato salad she made for me when she was here really reminded me of American potato salads, not really all that different at all. But than she is from Duisberg so.
Yeah, potato salad is regional totally different... in the north it's mayonnaise based without the sourness of vinegar, whereas the south makes the potato salad just with vinegar and not with mayonnaise... and with many traditional recipes around the world... almost every family has there own holy recipe and it is often totally different in the taste and sometimes even ingredients than the recipe of the neighbours....
Vinegar or mayonnaise (i definetly prefer the last), with or without bacon/eggs/onion/apples/pickels. For some people, this is religion-like ;). In our Family (my moms recipe): just potatoes, mayoinnaise, eggs, pickles and a bit salt. That's all. But all love it.
I ate dinner at the Moroccan restaurant, as the Disney guidebooks suggested it would be less crowded than the French, Italian and other popular restaurants. My goodness, that meal was fantastic!
In einer US-Sitcom aus den 80er Jahren heißt es in der Originalversion einer Episode: "We're going to Epcot?". Seit diesem und einem anderen RUclips-Video weiß ich nun, was damit gemeint ist 😄
19 bucks for a glass of wine???? are you freakin kidding me???? the band mangling "über den wolken" was a riot!
it's Disney! 😁
That’s what I thought! Verbayertes „Über den Wolken“, barely recognizable!😅
Disney prices are crazy for everything.
@@gabrielgallawa8205 always have been, was there in 1986
As far as the focus on Bavarian culture in America, on my last trip to Germany, I learned that there is a reason for this. When Germany was divided after WW2, Bavaria was in the American occupation zone. This is what returning GI's thought of when the thought of Germany. Also, the beer choices probably have more to do with what brands are marketed in the U.S., and who has the partnership with Disney. Beck's, being one of the major brands distributed in the U.S., is much more likely to make the cut that better German brands.
Beck's in the U.S. has been brewed in St. Louis by Anheuser-Busch (In Bev) since 2002. The quality declined, of course. I wonder whether it was the St, Louis Beck's or the Bremen Becks at Epcot.
I think Ben is wrong here. Coca Cola or Pepsi Cola aren't the pinnacle of Cola. Feli, next time you come back home to Germany, you should serve Ben some fritz-kola. I'm sure he definitely will change his mind immediately. 😉
Yes, but Coke is the most popular soft drink in Germany.
@1972Ray No question. A reason is for sure that fritz-kola is quite new and priced much higher. It costs almost 30% more. By the way fritz-kola is also much stronger than Coca-Cola by containing 2.5 times more caffeine.
Can always throw Vita-Cola into the mix. The most popular on in Thuringia, even ahead of Coca Cola.
Or Afri-Cola, if people like it stronger
Or Afri-Cola, if people like it stronger
Loved your review, I have been to Epcot many times. I am so happy to learn the name of one of my favorite pastries I used to get when I lived in Germany at the local bakery, Bee Sting cake! You made my day! Now I will have to go eat in the German pavilion.
German from the Ruhr area here… As a non-Bavarian German, you are getting used that the Americans, along with most of the rest of the world, think we all run around in lederhosen and so on. But in the name of all sacred and unsacred beer varieties that aren’t represented there… that band… after a visit from me, they’d need a replacement! WHILE THE FIRST SONG IS STILL PLAYING!!! ;p
p.s. Bratkartoffeln are definitely missing at the buffet (especially since they have _Frikadellen_ and _Bratwürste,_ almost unthinkable for a buffet in Germany)
It's like thinking that all Americans are cowboys with horses and cowboy hats .
None of the countries represented at Epcot are accurate. It's an amusement park.
@@1972Ray Implying that authenticity wouldn't be entertaining? Mhh. I disagree.
Not really. Americans do not think that Epcot World Showcase is a documentary-accurate depiction of the countries, it's just a fun place to take the kids or a good place to get smashed on very overpriced drinks depending on your outlook.
@@davidnicholson6680 yup, it's an exhibit of stereotypes
I enjoyed the tall beers at the Germany Pavilion at EPCOT.
$12.75 for half a liter of beer! That is crazy.
Disney prices are crazy in general 😅
@@FelifromGermany Isn't that authentic Oktoberfest pricing though?
@@chrissocloneas Beer at the Munich Oktoberfest is usually only served in full litres, the price in 2024 been around 15€, you can say that Disney is just double the price
It's a land of $8 hot dogs. If you are going to Disney eat and drink at the airport first and just stay in an airport prices mindset or you'll be complaining about costs in the happiest place on Earth
The beer price for Oktoberfest 2024 is between 13.60 euros and 15.30 euros, an average of 3.87 percent more than in 2023. Last year, the price range was still between 12.60 euros and 14.90 euros. So wiesn isn't cheap either. I know some that use arouind 3000 dollars on a weekend on hotel +plane+ various fest tent + table and beer
Amazing video 😊
Disney false stereotypes? Nah.
None of the countries represented at Epcot are accurate. It's an amusement park.
@@1972Ray it's a joke.
When I was stationed in Vilseck, Germany, while in the US Army, I used to drink Hefeweizen. I was not a fan of Beck’s. My friends and I went Nuremberg, a lot. The Green Goose and the Irish Pub were our main hangouts, there. The place that we liked the best was The Happy Rock. It was in Amberg, I think. I was able to make it to Munchen for Oktoberfest, once. Oh, this was back in 1995-1997.
A lot of that food is still eaten in Pennsylvania Dutch country! I always have a jar of sauerkraut in my fridge!
A jar in the fridge? Usually the thing with jars is, that you did not need to store them in a fridge ;).
@marcuscyron7382 if it's already open you do. 😉
@@nailsofinterest - OK, this is true - but it did not ... sounds open ;)
Funny, always having a jar of sauerkraut is probably a German stereotype, but most Germans I know never eat it.
@@indrahx5905 - true. We in my family probably eat it once or maybe twice a year. On the other hand, fermented raw cabbage it's a thing, that's very popuar in a lot of regions of the world (sometimes in variations). So "Sauerkraut" is very popular in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moravia, Poland, Czechia, Hungaria, Romania, Austria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Russia, and Ukraine. But also in Japan, China, Persia, Turkey and Korea (Kimchi).
In the 2000s, McDonalds once held "Swiss Weeks" in Germany. My colleague and I, both from the catering industry, were in a relatively long queue and were chatting, when we got there and saw the costumes, we both had a fit of laughter. One of the employees said: "I'm so fed up!" and ripped off his clothes and shouted "I quit!". I felt sorry for them, but hey, US management do a better job or don't do it!