Guests staying in a number of the Epcot Resorts and guests coming from Disney's Hollywood Studios can access this gate by walkway or boat.

In 2001, the number 2000 was replaced with the word " Epcot " in a script font that differs from the park's logotype.

* October 1, 2007: Epcot celebrates its 25th Anniversary with a rededication ceremony, special fireworks display, a gallery exhibition showcasing EPCOT Center memorabilia, and exclusive presentations by Disney Legend Marty Sklar.

The special is notable for making the three parks ( Magic Kingdom, Epcot and Disney-MGM Studios ) seem like one connected area, despite the parks actually being apart from each other.

Earlier in the year, they performed a concert special at Epcot in Walt Disney World, broadcast on April 29, 2000, under the name " M2M and BBMak in Concert ", performing six songs with breaks in between of them walking around the park and seeing the sites.

This period also heralded special baking agreements with Stouffer's, Pillsbury, and Walt Disney ’ s Epcot Center.

* A recording by Walker Edmiston is featured during the Great Depression scene of The American Adventure attraction at Epcot within Walt Disney World Resort.

The Epcot line and station were added during that park's construction, opening on October 1, 1982.

As a result, the engine never operated in regular service and, except for being displayed at Epcot during Black History Month in 1996 for a short time, remained stored in the fifth bay of the WDWRR enginehouse.

Participants on the Cultural Representative Program ( especially those working at Epcot ) will have different options open to them during their application process.

In 1994, the name was changed to Epcot ' 94 and subsequently Epcot ' 95 a year later.

The year moniker was eventually dropped and the park was known simply as Epcot, a non-acronym, mixed-case word.

On June 8, 2010, Kevin and Jacqueline Fink became the Epcot Character Spot's 3 Millionth guest, while celebrating their one year wedding anniversary.

* The popular Epcot ride, Mission Space, takes place this year.

The same year, the Super Speed Tunnel was added as part of the Peoplemover experience, as the Epcot model that was formerly in the building moved to Florida.

Spur Line Connecting the Express Line to the Epcot LineThe Walt Disney World Monorail operates over a span of, with around 50 million Disney guests traveling on the monorail each year.

The logos, including that of Epcot itself, have been phased out over recent years, but some remnants still remain scattered throughout the park.

Several amusement park attractions have integrated IMAX film segments, including Back to the Future: The Ride formerly at Universal Studios in Florida and California, Horizons, formerly at Epcot Center and Soarin ' Over California at Disney California Adventure Park and Epcot.

Future World at Epcot and Pleasure Island each have a smaller network of utilidors.

* Epcot DiveQuest — A little-known attraction, certified SCUBA divers have the ability to experience a 40-minute underwater tour of the tank of the Caribbean Coral Reef Aquarium.

Within the World Showcase at Epcot, there are eight independent participant companies that have contracts with the Walt Disney World Company.

The actual attraction in Disney's Hollywood Studios is very similar to the plans for the equivalent that was proposed for Epcot, only, when newly-appointed CEO Michael Eisner saw the plans for the pavilion, he requested that, instead of placing the ride in an already existing park, it should be surrounded by a brand new theme park which extended the showbiz, Hollywood, and entertainment theme.

Disney World opened on October 1, 1971 with only the Magic Kingdom theme park and has since added Epcot ( October 1, 1982 ), Disney's Hollywood Studios ( May 1, 1989 ) and Disney's Animal Kingdom ( April 22, 1998 ).

Epcot Character Spot is an attraction where kids of all ages can meet and greet their favorite Disney Characters and take the opportunity to pose for photos with them.

* September 29, 1999: The Mickey Mouse arm holding a wand is dedicated with " 2000 " ( later changed to " Epcot ") over Spaceship Earth

:* 2004 Turtle Talk with Crush ( Epcot )

:* 2007 The Seas with Nemo & Friends ( Epcot )

In 1996, the services of FSN were made available for the general public to check out at Walt Disney World ’ s Epcot Center Innoventions expo, where “ Five stations are available for guests to interact with the television through the network's Carousel ( tm ) navigator .”

The " Soarin '" attraction at Disneyland Resort's Disney California Adventure in Anaheim, California and Walt Disney World's Epcot near Orlando, Florida was designed with an Erector Set.

complete with physical effects such as wind and water was created as an attraction at Walt Disney World's Epcot in 1994, and later Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Paris.

* Other FriendShip launches connect Epcot's International Gateway to Disney's Hollywood Studios via Crescent Lake, with additional service to the Epcot Resorts ( Disney's BoardWalk Resort, Disney's Beach Club Resort, Disney's Yacht Club Resort, Walt Disney World Swan and Walt Disney World Dolphin ).

State Road 536 ( SR 536 ), named World Center Drive for most of its length, is an east-west road that extends from Interstate 4 ( I-4 ) near the Epcot theme park to SR 535 in Lake Buena Vista, with the road continuing east to SR 417 ( The Central Florida GreeneWay ).

SR 536 begins at an interchange with I-4 / SR 400 in Lake Buena Vista, with the road continuing west into the Walt Disney World Resort as Epcot Center Drive and providing access to the Epcot theme park section of Disney World.

The resort expanded with the opening of Epcot in 1982, Disney-MGM Studios ( now Disney's Hollywood Studios ) and Disney's Typhoon Lagoon in 1989, Disney's Blizzard Beach in 1995, Disney's Animal Kingdom in 1998, Downtown Disney retail, dining, and entertainment complex, 8 golf courses, and 18 new resort hotels.

Originally conceived as Discovery Mountain, it was originally proposed to hold more than one attraction, including an improved version of Horizons from Epcot, a larger Nautilus walk-through complete with a restaurant and a free-fall ride based on Journey to the Center of the Earth.

* Disney's California Adventure duplicated Turtle Talk with Crush from Epcot.

Although Journey Into Imagination with Figment in Epcot is now an Omnimover basis track it was once all Omnimover ( this was back when the Dream finder was still part of the attraction ).

The monorail runs on the Magic Kingdom line and sometimes on the Resort line as the Epcot line loops through the park itself and Disney is not yet able to feature Marvel characters inside its parks due to the pre-existing license agreement with Universal Studios that was in place prior to the purchase of Marvel Entertainment.

The Spanish Honors classes take an annual field trip to Epcot in conjunction with Bloomingdale's chapter of the SHS.

In 2011, Epcot hosted approximately 10. 83 million guests, ranking it the third most visited theme park in the United States, and sixth most visited theme park in the world.

Warburton is featured in the " preboarding " film shown to guests at " Soarin ' Over California " in Disney California Adventure Park and Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort.

One of the most recognizable structures at the Walt Disney World Resort, it is not only the centerpiece and main focal point of Epcot, but also the name of the attraction housed within the 18-story geodesic sphere that takes guests on a time machine themed experience using the Omnimover system.

If a train is stopped at a station platform or at the work platform along the Epcot beam, guests can exit the train onto the platform.

* Epcot Seas Aqua Tour — The Epcot Seas Aqua Tour is an experience which debuted in late 2002 at The Seas with Nemo & Friends where guests can swim in the aquarium with the assistance of a SAS ( SCUBA Assisted Snorkel ) System.