Originally Posted By brotherdave The 21st Century began 29 years ago today. Happy 29th birthday to the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow - One of the greatest and most unique theme parks in the world!
Originally Posted By libertysquare76 Happy belated birthday to the Center- most of the bus drivers used to tell us back in the late 80s it stood for 'Every Person Comes Out Tired' ...I would concur, tired but very happy!
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Wow -- and to think my first visit, it was only 4 years old. *sniff*
Originally Posted By standor We had great attractons then: Journey into imagination (the original) Energy (The original) Horizons Many more that I can't remember. Please add to the list and bring back an old nan's fond memory.
Originally Posted By libertysquare76 World of Motion Am sure there was a Robot and a bird anamatronic show in the old communicore
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost >>>Wow -- and to think my first visit, it was only 4 years old. *sniff*<<< Yea...well, I was 34 ya young punk ya!!! Who's crying now?!?!
Originally Posted By tonyanton "The Bird and the Robot" was in the TransCenter, which was the post-show area of "World of Motion." I think it was the original Birnbaum guide that stated the bird was designed for an alternate version of the Tiki Room for Tokyo that did not come to be. If I remember, the bird was a caricature of Groucho Marx. Oh, and Happy Birthday EPCOT Center!
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>"The Bird and the Robot" was in the TransCenter, which was the post-show area of "World of Motion." I think it was the original Birnbaum guide that stated the bird was designed for an alternate version of the Tiki Room for Tokyo that did not come to be. If I remember, the bird was a caricature of Groucho Marx.<< Exactly right.
Originally Posted By danyoung I was in E.P.C.O.T. the week that it opened. I also had the worst sunburn of my life. I vividly remember riding Spaceship Earth as it continually broke down on steep inclines, forcing me to lean back on my badly burned back & shoulders. Other than that, it was a pretty incredible day at my favorite park!
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom danyoung, thanks for your pioneering efforts! Fortunately for millions of people who have following in your footsteps Disney has gotten Spaceship Earth to run properly and flawlessly. With maybe just a few bumps along it's course.
Originally Posted By danyoung I didn't mean to badmouth SE, one of my alltime favorite rides. But that one ride that day in 1982 was HELL!!!!
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA >>>Wow -- and to think my first visit, it was only 4 years old. *sniff*<<< Yea...well, I was 34 ya young punk ya!!! Who's crying now?!?!> Just to clarify - when I first visited EPCOT Center, in 1986, the park was only 4 years old. I was 24. So, I may still be a young punk, but I was on older young punk.
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdDuIJiJBjM&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL71BA8131A3E70CAD" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...A3E70CAD</a>
Originally Posted By danyoung What a great clip, especially the cheesy synth track that was the height of cool back in '82! The only thing that bothered me is the assertion that the park was Walt's dream. While Walt planned a community called E.P.C.O.T., what eventually opened, even though it's my favorite of the Disney theme parks, was by no means "the realization of Walt's greatest dream".
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn I'm glad they didn't build the city. It would have been all Mexican'd out by now.
