Was EPCOT going to be a city?

Disney intended EPCOT to be a real city, and it was planned to feature commercial, residential, industrial and recreational centers, connected by a mass multimodal transportation system, that would, he said, Never cease to be a living blueprint of the future.



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EPCOT, Walt Disney's failed plan to create the city of tomorrow in the sixties. In the mid-sixties, Walt Disney tried to make his dream of creating the city of tomorrow a reality by using state-of-the-art technology of the time. It was called the EPCOT, Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow.

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Much of Walt Disney's plans for his Progress City concept were abandoned after his death and after the company board decided that it did not want to be in the business of running a city. The concept evolved into the resort's second theme park, EPCOT Center, which opened in 1982 (renamed EPCOT in 1996).

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It was a community of the future that was designed to stimulate American corporations to come up with new ideas for urban living. Of E.P.C.O.T, Walt Disney is quoted as saying, E.P.C.O.T will take its cue from the new ideas and new technologies that are emerging from the forefront of American industry.

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To put it simply… nope. Honestly, this is a rumor that has spread multiple times in the Disney space, so we wanted to debunk the rumor.

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It was originally proposed as a fully fledged “city of the future,” or, more precisely, an Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow (EPCOT). The backstory: Walt Disney was often frustrated with modern city living.

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Now, Disney has confirmed that this logo is more than just typeface––it's the new name of the park. Moving forward, the park formerly known as Epcot will be known as “EPCOT”, in all uppercase letters.

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Let's get one thing out of the way: there has never been a country that was removed from Epcot. All the countries that were originally there opening day — or added later on — remain in the park. The closest we get to a “removal” is perhaps Israel and Africa.

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Spain Pavilion There also would have been an additional attraction as well as shopping and dining experiences. The market place would have featured both the new and old of Spain. The pavilion was never built because Disney was not able to find a sponsor. Efforts to sign on Spain has been tougher.

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Previous rumors of Disney completely pulling out of Florida have been unfounded.

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The Walt Disney Co. said it is pulling out of a roughly $1 billion investment in Florida, citing changing business conditions. The media and entertainment giant announced the move amid a year-long feud with the state's Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, after Disney publicly opposed his bill to limit instruction on ...

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Now, Disney World Guests will have to say goodbye to EPCOT Harmonious. The controversial nighttime spectacular featured effects on barges in the theme park's lagoon, as well as stunning fireworks. Still, many fans said they weren't fans of the barges.

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EPCOT's World Showcase Lagoon is now free of all the Harmonious show platform barges. Last night, the final two taco-shaped barges from Harmonious were removed from the lagoon and moved backstage to begin demolition.

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