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10. Wishes Nighttime Spectacular What day at Magic Kingdom is complete without fireworks? Wishes nighttime spectacular is an incredible fireworks show set to a beautiful soundtrack. There are lots of great places to see Wishes. In the park, your best locations are along Main Street USA. Outside of Magic Kingdom, the beaches of the Polynesian and Grand Floridian resorts have ...

Epcot is my favorite Disney park, partly because it is so unlike anyplace else in the world. It’s gone through many changes since it first opened in 1982 and is forever updating and changing. Here are a few fun facts, opportunities, and activities that just can’t stay secrets!

1. Swim With the Fishes Did you ever wish you could go swimming with the creatures in “The Seas With Nemo and Friends?” Well you actually can! Epcot Seas Adventures allow you to get up close and personal with these amazing animals. “Dolphins in Depth” is a chance to swim with those curious, friendly mammals. “Aqua Tour” utilizes scuba-assisted snorkel ...

2. The Royal History of Morocco When EPCOT Center opened there were nine countries represented in the World Showcase; Mexico, China, Germany, Italy, USA, Japan, France, The United Kingdom, and Canada. King Hassan II of Morocco saw the World Showcase as a great way to teach Americans about his country’s culture. So he sent artisans from Morocco to Epcot to ...

3. The Wonders of Life Pavilion You may have noticed a large, dome-shaped building located between Mission: Space and Ellen’s Energy Adventure. From 1989 to 2004 this building was the Wonders of Life Pavilion, where guests could explore the wonders of the human body. The pavilion was home to a simulator ride called Body Wars, the Cranium Command show, a ...

4. Innoventions East While not really a secret, Innoventions East gets missed by a huge number of Epcot guests and is worth checking out. The area includes a fun color exploration exhibit called Colortopia, which my children ask to visit every time we go to Epcot. Storm Struck teaches about extreme weather and how best to prepare for a weather ...

5. Innoventions West Innoventions West is essentially empty at this time. Other than the character Meet and Greets, the building is mostly unused. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t useful for guests! The Innoventions West building is air-conditioned, has a number of tables and chairs, and electrical outlets! It can be a good place to recharge, both literally and figuratively.

6. Empty World Showcase Slots As I said before, when Epcot opened in 1982 there were nine pavilions in World Showcase. Morocco and Norway were added later. But did you know that there are actually spaces for 21 World Showcase pavilions? When Epcot opened plans were in the works for Spain, Israel, and Equatorial Africa pavilions, none of which ever ...

7. EPCOT is an Acronym! If you’ve ever wondered where Epcot got it’s unusual name, it’s actually an acronym, which stands for Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow. Walt Disney envisioned Epcot as an actual community that would be home to 20,000 people! But as you know, that isn’t what Epcot is today. The community idea didn’t work out, but the ...

8. Two Parks in One After Walt Disney died and the community idea for Epcot fell through, a new plan for was needed. Two ideas began to emerge – one for a futuristic, science-museum style theme park, and one for a world’s fair style attraction with pavilions dedicated to different countries. As you know, both of those came to be ...