Welcome to the time-travel attraction Spaceship Earth—the iconic geosphere that symbolizes EPCOT. Enter Spaceship Earth and time travel through history to the past and future of communications.
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But of course Disney fans know Spaceship Earth has nothing to do with golf, and that giant sphere is so much more than just a visual icon of the park, it's also a thematic icon of Epcot. It represents technological advancement, innovation and discovery.
The Epcot ball is a 165-ft diameter geodesic sphere that is elevated above the ground to stand 180 feet tall. Each face of the polyhedron is divided into three isosceles triangles to form each point. In theory, there are 11,520 total isosceles triangles forming 3840 points.
Spaceship Earth is a dark ride attraction at the Epcot theme park at the Walt Disney World in Bay Lake, Florida. The geodesic sphere in which the attraction is housed has served as the symbolic structure of Epcot since the park opened in 1982.
October 1st, 2022, marks the 40th Anniversary of EPCOT.Or you might take a look at the new restaurant in this park, Connections Eatery. OR maybe you'd prefer a shopping trip instead! EPCOT has released a lot of new 40th Anniversary merchandise — Check out all of the new items here.
EPCOT is now unified with four neighborhoods — World Showcase, World Celebration, World Nature and World Discovery — and each speaks to important aspects of the world and its people.