Tag: Epcot Center

Reflections of Epcot

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Epcot turned 35 this week. I first visited EPCOT Center on October 3, 1983. It was more open then. Nothing in front of Spaceship Earth except a water fountain. No advanced dining reservations back then. You had to either go to the restaurant’s podium early in the morning or use a video kiosk where a … Continue reading "Reflections of Epcot"
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In greenlighting Epcot and Tokyo Disneyland, Card Walker cemented his Disney legacy

Posted on by Chuck Schmidt
Walt Disney Company president Card Walker, left, and Masatomo Takahashi of the Oriental Land Co. sign an agreement in 1974 to join forces in the creation of Tokyo Disneyland. [The Walt Disney Company] CHUCK SCHMIDT / Still Goofy About Disney AllEars.Net Guest Blogger On Oct. 24, 1982, E. Cardon Walker stepped onto a small podium … Continue reading "In greenlighting Epcot and Tokyo Disneyland, Card Walker cemented his Disney legacy"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Yesterland Epcot

Posted on by AllEars
I love Walt Disney World history and so I was very excited when my friend Kay told me she had found a huge collection of her WDW photos from the 1980s! Here’s some information on Epcot’s Daredevil Circus 1987-1988. One of the finds were photos of Elephants in Epcot! Kay remembered there was a Daredevil … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Yesterland Epcot"
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Epcot Center Entertainment Program August 1990

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Continuing my blogs on Disney ephemera…… Let’s take a look at the Entertainment Programs that used to come inside each Epcot Guide Map! I loved these programs as they not only provided a very quick, easy reference to see what was happening where.. but as someone who likes to “Step Back”, I can remember what … Continue reading "Epcot Center Entertainment Program August 1990"
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