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18 Sensational Secrets About Walt Disney World’s Epcot
11. Tower of Terror When the Tower of Terror was planned for MGM Studios (now Disney’s Hollywood Studios), Imagineers realized that the Tower would be visible from Epcot, behind the Morocco pavilion. Not wanting to detract from the authenticity of the pavilion, the back of the Tower of Terror was embellished with Moroccan-inspired decorat
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18 Sensational Secrets About Walt Disney World’s Epcot
10. Walking Tours Do you absolutely love World Showcase? Can’t get enough of Futureworld? There are tours for that! In the World Showcase: DestiNations Discovered tour you’ll get a chance to go behind the scenes at some of the incredible World Showcase pavilions to learn more about their amazing architecture. The UnDISCOVERed Future World
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18 Sensational Secrets About Walt Disney World’s Epcot
9. Go Behind the Seeds A cool backstage experience at Epcot is the Behind the Seeds tour in The Land. If the glimpse of Disney’s greenhouses that you see on the Living With the Land attraction isn’t enough, this is the tour for you! You’ll get an in-depth look at the greenhouses and the many techniques that are being used to grow the wide
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18 Sensational Secrets About Walt Disney World’s Epcot
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 in Epcot.
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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
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18 Sensational Secrets About Walt Disney World’s Epcot
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 w
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18 Sensational Secrets About Walt Disney World’s Epcot
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 recharg
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18 Sensational Secrets About Walt Disney World’s Epcot
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 we
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18 Sensational Secrets About Walt Disney World’s Epcot
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
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18 Sensational Secrets About Walt Disney World’s Epcot
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 Mo
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