Epcot
Epcot was the second theme park to be built at Walt Disney World. Epcot Center
opened on October 1, 1982 and cost about one billion dollars. Walt Disney's
original plans for EPCOT called for an "Experimental Prototype
Community Of Tomorrow,"
a planned community where residents could live, work, and play in an environment
like no other. The residents of EPCOT would be able to test out the latest
technological advances available.
Walt Disney died in December of 1966 and was unable to refine his original ideas
for EPCOT, but his idea was never forgotten. In 1975 Walt's predecessor, Card
Walker (president of Walt Disney Productions 1971-1980) announced the newest
undertaking of the company, the building of Epcot. It was decided that Walt
Disney's original proposal for a planned community was unrealistic and that
Epcot could not be a showplace and a place to live.