Originally Posted By trekkeruss "To all who come to this place of Joy, Hope and Friendship—Welcome. EPCOT Center is inspired by Walt Disney's creative vision. Here, human achievements are celebrated through imagination, wonders of enterprise and concepts of a future that promises new and exciting benefits for all. May EPCOT Center entertain, inform and inspire and above all, may it instill a new sense of belief and pride in man's ability to shape a world that offers hope to people everywhere in the world." -E. Cardon Walker, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Walt Disney Productions, October 24, 1982
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Happy Birthday to the place that showed the world that Disney wasn't just for kids, and that it would make a comeback during one of the company's darkest times.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Happy Birthday to the greatest park on the East Coast. I love Epcot and everything it stands for!!!
Originally Posted By mickey_ring Happy 25th! Dump MouseGear and bring back the Centorium! My first time there was 1984... what about the rest of the LaughingPlacers?
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy Happy 25th Birthday EPCOT Center! "If you can dream, then we can do it! Yes we can! Yes we can!"
Originally Posted By Skellington88 Ironically I was at Epcot Center the day the 21st. century began on January 1st, 2000. I actually had a run in with Michael Eisner that day at the Isreal pavillion in that Millenium village thing.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris Six years ago today in 2001. I was there for WDW's and the MK's thirtieth anniversary. The hub had more suits, CMs and press than regular guests. It was nice to be there for something so momentous. We spent the evening at EC watching Illuminations and enjoying that park's 19th birthday.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 ^^I was there too! Of course I was also in EPCOT Center today ... and while there's much too be excited about. I can't help but feel a bit sad about all that's gone away. Listening to a truly amazing seminar by Marty Sklar today you kind of were brought back to the scope and vision of the EPCOT Ideal and what made EC so awe-inspiring in the 80s and early 90s. Marty also showed some artwork and renderings of thing never built and much of it was the first time out of WDI's archives ... this isn't the same stuff trotted out for coffee table books etc ... BTW, the park was really uncrowded ... reminded me of what Octobers used to be. A great fireworks show at the end of Illuminations put the stamp on the night, albeit delayed 10 minutes by a downpour. Can't help but think that departed marketing guru Michael Mendenhall and his (hopefully) soon to be departing boss, Jay Rasulo, missed a great opportunity to make EC's 25th the tentpole of the larger YoaMD. They wouldn't have had to spend much either as, much like DL's 50th, they could have done it largely on nostalgia coupled with the new things of the past few years and a new version of Illuminations themed to all the great attractions they've torn out over the past dozen years ... so it wouldn't have even been costly. But what does one Spirit know? Oh, and do Inoverherheadmeg's handlers not trust her to be out with the commoners ... I mean guests? It sure doesn't look good when she doesn't show up ... and Erin Wallace and Jim MacPhee are your 'hosts.'
