LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The park that Walt Disney described as his ‘Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow,’ or ‘Epcot’ for short, opened to the public 39 years ago today. After successfully running ...

On Oct. 1, 1982, Walt Disney World Resort invited guests to imagine what life would be like in the 21st century with the opening of EPCOT Center. This first-of-its-kind theme park focused on ...

ET celebrates EPCOT's 40th anniversary with behind-the-scenes stories and a look at the park's opening weekend in October 1982. EPCOT, the modified vision of Walt Disney's dream for an “Experimental ...

EPCOT Center, Walt Disney World’s second gate opened to the public on October 1, 1982. By all accounts, however, it was a soft opening, with only Spaceship Earth being dedicated on that day. A grand ...

I’ve seen a lot of EPCOT concept art in my day. But a new video released by Disney has some behind-the-scenes shots that I’ve never seen before, including scale models of everything from the Horizons ...

- The park that Walt Disney described as his ‘Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow,’ or ‘Epcot’ for short, opened to the public 39 years ago today. After successfully running the Disneyland theme ...

Walt Disney World's Epcot under construction prior to its official opening on October 1st, 1982. November 1978: Disney World, Epcot Centre, Florida, as it was expected to look in 1982. (Photo by ...