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This is a question and answer website to help you plan the best possible Disney vacation. Due to a high volume of submissions, we cannot guarantee that all questions will be answered. In the very center, a story convention center and fancy hotel would reside. Walt had the idea that surrounding the central hub would be the residential neighborhoods, shooting off like spokes from a wheel. Residents would travel to the city center via monorail or people mover — eliminating the need for cars within EPCOT.
In fact, the majority of deliveries and motor travel would take place on special roads under the city. Walt even thought about trash in his city of the future. Residents would put it out on the street — but it would be sucked underground and rapidly carried away to be processed.
Additionally, the entire city would be under a climate controlled bubble. Sadly, when Walt passed away in the idea for Epcot as a city went with him. No one else felt as though they could carry out his idea of an actual community without him. But the ideas and inspiration for Epcot stayed with the Imagineers, and were the basis for the theme park as we know it today.
Think about it — a lot of the ideas and concepts Walt wanted to teach in his original idea for Epcot can be found at the park.
Plus the international market has absolutely come to life in World Showcase. And even the trash idea came true — at Magic Kingdom, trash is sucked through tubes under your feet at 35 mph! You can read more about the wonders of Disney trash here.
Check out our YouTube Channel for reviews, news, information and more! We're taking a look at all the big announcements from Disney's Q4 earnings call yesterday. In the original plans, neighborhoods would have themes from different cultures around the world and shopping, restaurants and attractions would be available.
Epcot was going to be less about Mickey Mouse and friends and more about exhibitions centering on technology and diversity. Attractions, workshops, hands on technology, immersive experiences in travel, language, conservation and sustainability was what Epcot was to champion.
Finally on October 1, Epcot officially became part of the Disney World family. Epcot was the second theme park to open in Walt Disney World in Orlando. Epcot did not open as a city as Walt had envisioned but as a wonderful place to envision the future! The following attractions made the opening day lineup:. Of course we cannot talk about Epcot without writing about the giant golf ball looking thing in the middle of the park!
The Epcot ball is technically a geodesic sphere that is feet in diameter. It is elevated above the ground and is feet tall. It took over 2 years to build and was one of the original Epcot park attractions. The Epcot ball is also called Spaceship Earth — and inside the ball is an attraction that you can ride by the same name. Today, the World Showcase in Epcot has 11 different pavilions.
These surround The World Showcase Lagoon, a 40 acre lake. But far fewer people are familiar with the theme park's unique history, starting with its name. For the record, Spaceship Earth is not a giant golf ball. It's a geodesic sphere devoted to the future of communication. Now, the story of Epcot which stands for Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow goes back much further than its opening.
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