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Walt Disney’s vision for the future. EPCOT is an acronym for Experimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow. Epcot turned out much differently than Walt had originally imagined it. Before Disney’s death in 1.

EPCOT was actually intended to be a real community where people would live, work, and play. See his intentions here: 3. To build the park, more than 5.

With its two distinct halves—Future World and the World Showcase—it may seem like two different theme parks smushed together. In fact, that’s exactly what it is. When plans for the park changed after Walt’s death, some Imagineers wanted to go with a World’s Fair theme while others were pushing for a futuristic park.

Two Imagineers put their models up against each other, and Epcot as we know it was born. With 1. 1. 2. 5 million visitors every year, Epcot is the world’s fifth most- popular theme park—right behind the Magic Kingdom, Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland, and Tokyo Disney. Sea. 6. In 1. 99. Disney announced plans to build West. Cot in Disneyland’s parking lot in Anaheim. Michael Eisner put a halt to those plans when Disneyland Paris flopped. California Adventure later opened on that spot instead.

FUTURE WORLD7. Spaceship Earth, a. The geodesic sphere is made from 1.

The term “Spaceship Earth” was coined by famous futurist and theorist Buckminster Fuller, who wrote a book called Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth in 1. Ray Bradbury conceived the original storyline and penned the original script for the Spaceship Earth ride. The 5. 7 million- gallon body of water at The Seas with Nemo & Friends is home to more than 3. The sheer size makes it one of the largest man- made ocean environments in the world. Captain EO cost an estimated $3.

At just 1. 7 minutes, that makes the film $1. The “Living with the Land” attraction is home to a Guinness World Record—the most tomatoes harvested from a single plant in one year (1. The food grown in Epcot greenhouses is actually used in the restaurants there, including the Garden Grill. The Sea has a panel of experts that they use for consulting purposes. The panel has included Robert Ballard, most famous for discovering the wreck of the Titanic; Sylvia Earle, the first female chief scientist of the U.

S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and Gilbert Grosvenor, a former president and chief executive of the National Geographic Society. Twopeople have died after riding Mission: SPACE. Watch My Family`S Secret Online Freeform. One was a four- year- old with an undiagnosed heart condition, and the other was a woman who suffered a stroke due to high blood pressure.

Leonard Nimoy directed the popular Body Wars movie at the Wonders of Life pavilion. The score for Soarin’ Over California was composed by Jerry Goldsmith, who said that he loved the project so much, he would have done it for free. Goldsmith’s many noteworthy scores include The Omen, Planet of the Apes, Alien, Poltergeist, Patton, and Rudy. The Wonders of Life pavilion once contained a film where Martin Short explained how babies were made. Really. THE WORLD SHOWCASE1.

The World Showcase promenade is 1. The World Showcase lagoon spans 4. The Rose and Crown pub in the U. K. has a special machine that can cool your Guinness to exactly 5. Russia, Switzerland, Spain, Venezuela, United Arab Emirates, and Israel have all been mentioned as additions to the World Showcase side of Epcot at one point or another. There were once plans for a boat ride called The Rhine River Cruise in the Germany pavilion.

The show building was partially constructed, but the rest of the ride was trashed shortly after Epcot opened. Contrary to popular belief, for the most part, the countries in the World Showcase are not funded by that country’s government. There’s one exception: Morocco. Morocco’s King Hassan II reviewed a detailed scale model of the Morocco Pavilion for "authenticity and artistic effect." 2.

Imagineers have long considered a roller coaster inside of the Japan pavilion. It would be similar to the Matterhorn Bobsleds at Disneyland, but would instead revolve around Mount Fuji. The American pavilion is built at a slightly higher elevation than all of the other countries'. This is to show that it's a host country to all of the other pavilions, and also to help it stand out as the centerpiece.

For 1. 7 years, Epcot’s Japan pavilion was home to Miyuki, the world’s only female amezaiku artist. She learned the art of creating small, edible animal sculptures out of brown rice toffee from her grandfather. Miyuki retired in November 2. SPECIAL EVENTS2. 9.

More than 3. 0 million blooms fill the park during the Flower and Garden Festival every spring. The Food and Wine Festival in the fall represents 2. PARADES AND FIREWORKS3. The puppets for the now- defunct “Tapestry of Nations” parade were designed by Michael Curry, the same man who designed the puppets for the Broadway production of The Lion King. He has also worked on five Cirque du Soleil shows and multiple opening and closing ceremonies for the Olympics. Jim Cummings is the man who provides the voiceover at the beginning of “Illumi.

Nations: Reflections of Earth.” You may know him better as the voice of Darkwing Duck. He’s currently the voice of Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, and Pete. Listen to the first 3.