Epcot

Epcot

Epcot is a theme park in the Walt Disney World Resort, located near Orlando, Florida. The park is dedicated to the celebration of human achievement, namely international culture and technological innovation. The second park built at the resort, it opened on October 1, 1982 and was initially named...

is a theme park located at the Walt Disney World Resort

Walt Disney World Resort

Walt Disney World Resort , is the world's most-visited entertaimental resort. Located in Lake Buena Vista, Florida ; approximately southwest of Orlando, Florida, United States, the resort covers an area of and includes four theme parks, two water parks, 23 on-site themed resort hotels Walt...

. The term "attractions" is used by Disney

The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...

 as a catch-all term for rides, shows, and exhibits.

Current Future World attractions

• Spaceship Earth (Sponsored by Siemens AG
  Siemens AG
  Siemens AG is a German multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Munich, Germany. It is the largest Europe-based electronics and electrical engineering company....
  
  ) is a ride through an eighteen-story-tall geodesic sphere
  Geodesic dome
  A geodesic dome is a spherical or partial-spherical shell structure or lattice shell based on a network of great circles on the surface of a sphere. The geodesics intersect to form triangular elements that have local triangular rigidity and also distribute the stress across the structure. When...
  
  , located at the front entrance of Epcot. The ride tells the history of communication, with a focus on the development of cultures and the future of technologies.
  • Project Tomorrow: Inventing the Wonders of the Future is an interactive post show following Spaceship Earth showcasing many "virtual reality
    Virtual reality
    Virtual reality , also known as virtuality, is a term that applies to computer-simulated environments that can simulate physical presence in places in the real world, as well as in imaginary worlds...
    
    " games.

• Innoventions
  Innoventions (Epcot)
  Innoventions is a pavilion at Epcot in Walt Disney World, Florida. It focuses on technological advancements and their practical applications in everyday life. Innoventions is a portmanteau of the words "innovation" and "invention"....
  
  , located in two pavilions (Innoventions East and Innoventions West), houses hands-on exhibitions from various science-and-technology oriented companies.

• Universe of Energy: Ellen's Energy Adventure is a show about energy
  Energy
  In physics, energy is an indirectly observed quantity. It is often understood as the ability a physical system has to do work on other physical systems...
  
   and how people generate and harvest it. The show is named for its star, Ellen DeGeneres
  Ellen DeGeneres
  Ellen Lee DeGeneres is an American stand-up comedienne, television host and actress. She hosts the syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and was also a judge on American Idol for one year, having joined the show in its ninth season....
  
  .

• Mission: SPACE
  Mission: SPACE
  Mission: SPACE is a motion simulator thrill ride at Epcot. It simulates what an astronaut might experience aboard a spacecraft on a mission to Mars, from the higher g-force of blastoff to the speculative hypersleep....
  
  (Sponsored by Hewlett-Packard
  Hewlett-Packard
  Hewlett-Packard Company or HP is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA that provides products, technologies, softwares, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises, including...
  
  ) is a centrifuge
  Centrifuge
  A centrifuge is a piece of equipment, generally driven by an electric motor , that puts an object in rotation around a fixed axis, applying a force perpendicular to the axis...
  
  -based ride that simulates the training required to be a member of the space program
  NASA
  The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
  
  .

• Test Track
  Test Track
  Test Track is an attraction at Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, sponsored by General Motors The ride is a simulated excursion through the rigorous testing procedures that General Motors uses to evaluate its vehicles, culminating in a high-speed drive around the...
  
  (Sponsored by General Motors
  General Motors
  General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...
  
  ) is a high-speed ride that takes guests through an automotive factory's testing grounds.

• Imagination!
  Imagination!
  Imagination! is a pavilion on the western side of "Future World", one of two themed areas of Epcot, a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida USA...
  
  is a pavilion that contains attractions that highlight imagination.
  • Journey into Imagination with Figment
    Journey into Imagination with Figment
    Journey Into Imagination With Figment is an attraction which is contained within The Imagination! Pavilion at the Epcot theme park at Walt Disney World and opened on March 5, 1983. It has been through three incarnations over the years, two of them featuring Figment, a small purple dragon, as a...
    
    is a ride that encourages guests to use their senses and their imagination.
  • ImageWorks
    ImageWorks (Disney)
    The ImageWorks is an interactive exhibit area at Epcot's Imagination! pavilion, described in the closing spiel of the original Journey Into Imagination as "the creative playground of the future". Originally, the attraction was in the upstairs area of the pavilion in the glass pyramids...
    
    is an interactive post show following Journey into Imagination.
  • Captain EO Tribute is a 3-D show starring Michael Jackson as a commander of a lovable crew of misfits on a special mission in this 17 minute space fantasy adventure.

• The Land
  The Land (Disney)
  The Land is the name of a pavilion that sits on the western side of "Future World", one of two themed areas of Epcot, a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida USA. It opened on October 1, 1982 as part of the Phase I features for the grand opening of what was then...
  
  is a pavilion that contains attractions that detail how we interact with our natural environment.
  • Living with the Land
    Living with the Land
    Living with the Land is a ride located within The Land pavilion which is part of Epcot theme park in Walt Disney World Resort at Lake Buena Vista, Florida. It is a slow-moving boat ride, which is part dark ride and part greenhouse tour...
    
    takes visitors on a boat tour through a working greenhouse
    Greenhouse
    A greenhouse is a building in which plants are grown. These structures range in size from small sheds to very large buildings...
    
    .
  • Soarin' is a hang glider simulator that "flies" over various areas of California.
  • Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
    Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
    Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable is a 70 mm film shown in the Harvest Theater in The Land Pavilion at Epcot in Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida. It opened on January 21, 1995 replacing Symbiosis...
    
    is a movie that shows symbiosis
    Symbiosis
    Symbiosis is close and often long-term interaction between different biological species. In 1877 Bennett used the word symbiosis to describe the mutualistic relationship in lichens...
    
    .

• The Seas with Nemo & Friends is one of the largest aquariums in the world. The pavilion contains two attractions:
  • The Seas with Nemo & Friends, a new ride chronicling Nemo's epic journey, featuring projection technology that makes it appear as though Nemo, Dory, and Marlin are swimming with the live fishes.
  • Turtle Talk with Crush
    Turtle Talk with Crush
    Turtle Talk with Crush is an interactive attraction that has appeared at several of the Disney theme parks. It first opened on November 16, 2004 at "The Seas with Nemo & Friends" pavilion at Epcot, and was duplicated at Disney California Adventure in July 2005. The attraction was open in Hong Kong...
    
    , an interactive show starring Crush, the Sea Turtle, from Disney
    Walt Disney Pictures
    Walt Disney Pictures is an American film studio owned by The Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Pictures and Television, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Studios and the main production company for live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, based at the Walt Disney...
    
    /Pixar
    Pixar
    Pixar Animation Studios, pronounced , is an American computer animation film studio based in Emeryville, California. The studio has earned 26 Academy Awards, seven Golden Globes, and three Grammy Awards, among many other awards and acknowledgments. Its films have made over $6.3 billion worldwide...
    
    's film Finding Nemo
    Finding Nemo
    Finding Nemo is a 2003 American comi-drama animated film written by Andrew Stanton, directed by Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich and produced by Pixar. It tells the story of the overly protective clownfish Marlin who, along with a regal tang called Dory , searches for his abducted son Nemo...
    
    .

• The Odyssey Restaurant in Showcase Plaza. Used for conferences, and previously a fast-food location.

Initial Future World Attractions

Name	Opening- Closing Date	Description	Current Attraction	Notes
Spaceship Earth	1982–present
CommuniCore CommuniCore CommuniCore was a pavilion dedicated to technological advance located at EPCOT Center in Walt Disney World, Florida. It occupied two semi-circular buildings behind Spaceship Earth at the center of Future World. The two buildings were known as CommuniCore East and West and housed rotating exhibits...	1982–1994	The pavilion served as EPCOT Center Epcot Epcot is a theme park in the Walt Disney World Resort, located near Orlando, Florida. The park is dedicated to the celebration of human achievement, namely international culture and technological innovation. The second park built at the resort, it opened on October 1, 1982 and was initially named... 's version of Main Street, U.S.A. Main Street, U.S.A. Main Street, U.S.A. is the first "themed land" inside the main entrance of the many 'Magic Kingdom'-style parks run by The Walt Disney Company around the world.... , as it brought together nearly all of the sponsors in the surrounding pavilions under one roof to serve as a supplemental experience to the overall visit to Future World.	Innoventions Innoventions Innoventions is the name of two technology-oriented Disney attractions:* Innoventions , at Walt Disney World in Florida* Innoventions , in California...	The pavilions were renamed Innoventions Innoventions Innoventions is the name of two technology-oriented Disney attractions:* Innoventions , at Walt Disney World in Florida* Innoventions , in California...  in 1994 when all new exhibits were installed. In 2007 all signage was changed to incorporate a new Innoventions logo.
Horizons Horizons (Epcot attraction) Horizons was the name of a dark ride attraction at Epcot , a theme park at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida USA. Located on the eastern side of the "Future World" section of Epcot, the attraction used Disney's Omnimover conveyance system, which took guests past show scenes depicting...	1983–1999	Guests visiting the pavilion were advised that, "If we can dream it, we can do it." Featuring a series of scenes incorporating Animatronic figures in futuristic endeavors and its vision of how the future might develop technologically	Mission: Space Mission: SPACE Mission: SPACE is a motion simulator thrill ride at Epcot. It simulates what an astronaut might experience aboard a spacecraft on a mission to Mars, from the higher g-force of blastoff to the speculative hypersleep....	The building was later demolished and the site is now home to Mission: Space Mission: SPACE Mission: SPACE is a motion simulator thrill ride at Epcot. It simulates what an astronaut might experience aboard a spacecraft on a mission to Mars, from the higher g-force of blastoff to the speculative hypersleep.... .
Journey Into Imagination	1983–1999	A ride that encouraged guests to use their imagination, as led by the Animatronic characters Dreamfinder and Figment.	Journey into Imagination with Figment Journey into Imagination with Figment Journey Into Imagination With Figment is an attraction which is contained within The Imagination! Pavilion at the Epcot theme park at Walt Disney World and opened on March 5, 1983. It has been through three incarnations over the years, two of them featuring Figment, a small purple dragon, as a...	It has been through three incarnations over the years, two of them featuring Figment, a small purple dragon, as a character.
The Living Seas	1986–2006	The concept of the building was to take visitors under the ocean to 'Sea Base Alpha'. They would then disembark into the main exhibit area where they could interact with various multimedia displays.	The Seas with Nemo & Friends	It was changed dramatically after the 2006 rehab. The queue, Hydrolators, The Seas film and Seacab ride were removed for a theme based on Finding Nemo, and the attraction renamed The Seas with Nemo and Friends.
World of Motion World of Motion World of Motion , sponsored by General Motors, was the former tenant of the Transportation pavilion at Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort...	1982–1996	It was a whimsical look at the history and achievements in transportation ranging from cavemen having to use foot power, the invention of the wheel, Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer whose genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance... 's plans for gliders and flying machines, Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the...  setting sail for America Americas The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily... , and the first automobiles.	Test Track Test Track Test Track is an attraction at Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, sponsored by General Motors The ride is a simulated excursion through the rigorous testing procedures that General Motors uses to evaluate its vehicles, culminating in a high-speed drive around the...	The building was kept but was replaced by Test Track
The Land The Land (Disney) The Land is the name of a pavilion that sits on the western side of "Future World", one of two themed areas of Epcot, a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida USA. It opened on October 1, 1982 as part of the Phase I features for the grand opening of what was then...	1982–1995	It explored how humans can both use the land for their benefit, and how they can also destroy it. Future Technology in better preserving the land was also explored in the pavilion, along with a focus on the celebration of the land itself.	Living with the Land	Although the building and the focus has largely stayed the same, the initial attractions were all removed by 1995.
Universe of Energy	1982–1996	The original attraction featured numerous films that presented information on the subject of energy in a serious fashion as well as a ride through a primeval diorama complete with animatronic dinosaurs.	Ellen's Energy Adventure Universe of Energy The Universe of Energy is a pavilion located in the eastern half of Future World at Epcot. The pavilion contains one attraction, its second since its 1982 opening, entitled Ellen's Energy Adventure, starring Ellen DeGeneres and Bill Nye the Science Guy...	The current show stars Ellen DeGeneres, Bill Nye 'The Science Guy,' and Alex Trebek. It deals with energy, how energy is produced, the history of energy production, and the search for new energy resources. In particular it focuses on the origins of fossil fuels such as petroleum, coal and natural gas.
Wonders of Life Wonders of Life The Wonders of Life pavilion was an attraction at Epcot at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The pavilion was devoted to health and body related attractions. It is located inside a golden colored dome between Mission: SPACE and the Universe of Energy...	1989–2007	The pavilion was devoted to health and body related attractions. It is located inside a golden colored dome between Mission: SPACE and the Universe of Energy.	N/A	As of March 2010, the pavilion hasn't operated regularly for over 6 years, and although the space is sometimes used for special events, the attractions within have remained closed, and since been partially removed.

Other Past Attractions

Name	Opening-Closing Date	Description
Journey Into Your Imagination	1999–2001	this version of the ride removed Dreamfinder and downplayed Figment's role. The ride was more closely tied to the film Honey, I Shrunk the Audience Honey, I Shrunk the Audience Honey, I Shrunk The Audience! was a 3-D film spin off of the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids film series that was shown at several Disney theme parks.-Synopsis:...  (which played in the pavilion's theater), by re-theming the ride as a trip to the Imagination Institute and casting Eric Idle Eric Idle Eric Idle is an English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer, and comedic composer. He was as a member of the British comedy group Monty Python, a member of the The Rutles on Saturday Night Live and author of the play, Spamalot....  as his character from the 3D film.
Millennium Village Millennium Village The Millennium Village was located in Epcot and was the centerpiece of Disney's Millennium Celebration. The pavilion opened up its doors to the public on October 1, 1999 and was closed down on January 1, 2001. It is, however, used on occasion...	1999–2001	It was the centerpiece of Disney's Millennium Celebration. The 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m2) pavilion opened up its doors to the public on October 1, 1999 and was closed down on January 1, 2001. It is, however, used on occasion. Along with the Odyssey Restaurant, the Millennium Village (now named "World ShowPlace") is used in the Epcot Food and Wine Festival.
Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!	1994–2010	This was a 3D movie that was part of the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids franchise Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (franchise) Honey, I Shrunk the Kids is an American Disney comedy franchise that consists of two theatrical films, one direct-to-video film, a TV series, a 3D theme park attraction, and a playground... . It closed in June 2010 to make way for Captain EO Captain EO Captain EO is a 3-D science fiction film starring Michael Jackson and directed by Francis Ford Coppola that was shown at Disney theme parks from 1986 through the 1990s... .

Future World entertainment

• Fountain of Nations (Original:1982-1992/Refurbished 1993–present), an elaborate fountain that performs to music
  Musical fountain
  A musical fountain is a type of animated fountain for entertainment purposes that creates an aesthetic design . This is achieved by employing the effects of timed sound waves and timed light against water particles...
  
   every 15 minutes. Shows are presented in no particular order and include music by John Tesh
  John Tesh
  John Frank Tesh is an American pianist and composer of pop music, as well as a radio host and television presenter. His 10-year-old 'Intelligence for Your Life Radio Show' reaches 14.2 Million listeners/week, and is syndicated by Teshmedia on 400 stations in US, Canada, and the UK...
  
  , Yanni
  Yanni
  Yanni , born Yiannis Hrysomallis is a Greek self-taught pianist, keyboardist, and composer who has spent most of his life in the United States.He earned Grammy nominations for his 1992 album, Dare to Dream, and the 1993 follow-up, In My Time...
  
  , and from Disney movies such as The Rescuers Down Under
  The Rescuers Down Under
  The Rescuers Down Under is a 1990 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution on November 16, 1990...
  
   and The Rocketeer
  The Rocketeer (film)
  The Rocketeer is a 1991 period superhero adventure film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and based on the character of the same name created by comic book writer/artist Dave Stevens. Directed by Joe Johnston, the film stars Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin, Timothy Dalton, Paul Sorvino...
  
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• Splashtacular- A show that debuted in 1994 and included the Fountain of Nations and ended a few months later. The attraction was closed due to the water from the fountain blowing onto the stage, soaking the performers and the guests. It also would cause the walkways to get very crowded, making it hard for people to get through.

• EPCOT Computer Central, an area in CommuniCore
  CommuniCore
  CommuniCore was a pavilion dedicated to technological advance located at EPCOT Center in Walt Disney World, Florida. It occupied two semi-circular buildings behind Spaceship Earth at the center of Future World. The two buildings were known as CommuniCore East and West and housed rotating exhibits...
  
   that featured two shows:
  • The Astuter Computer Revue (1982–1984), presented by Sperry Corporation
    Sperry Corporation
    Sperry Corporation was a major American equipment and electronics company whose existence spanned more than seven decades of the twentieth century...
    
    .
  • Backstage Magic (1984–1994), a show about how computers controlled park operations around Walt Disney World. Presented by Unisys
    Unisys
    Unisys Corporation , headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States, and incorporated in Delaware, is a long established business whose core products now involves computing and networking.-History:...
    
    .

• Disney Vision Adventure: In Virtual Reality, a show that took place in Innoventions
  Innoventions
  Innoventions is the name of two technology-oriented Disney attractions:* Innoventions , at Walt Disney World in Florida* Innoventions , in California...
  
   about how Disney movies are made using CGI technology featuring Iago
  Iago
  Iago is a fictional character in Shakespeare's Othello . The character's source is traced to Giovanni Battista Giraldi Cinthio's tale "Un Capitano Moro" in Gli Hecatommithi . There, the character is simply "the ensign". Iago is a soldier and Othello's ancient . He is the husband of Emilia,...
  
   from Aladdin.

• Future Corps
  Future Corps
  The Future Corps was a group of musicians who performed high energy instrumental music in the drum and bugle corps style, primarily at the Epcot theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, FL. Made up entirely of brass players and percussionists, members were largely from competitive...
  
  was a drum and bugle corps band which entertained guests with a high energy instrumental show. The group performed at Epcot from 1982-2006.

• Future World Brass, a high energy brass and percussion ensemble that performed at Epcot from 1982-2000.

• JAMMitors, trashcan percussion band that plays daily.

Current World Showcase attractions

• IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth
  IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth
  IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth is an award-winning night time show performed nightly at Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida. The show utilizes fireworks, pyrotechnics, laser lights, fountains, and fire to create a visual production on the park's World Showcase Lagoon...
  
  : A nightly fireworks and laser show that tells a story encompassing the creation of Earth to celebrating the people of the world.

• Mexico
  Mexico (Epcot)
  The Mexico pavilion is part of the World Showcase within Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort.-Layout:The Mexico pavilion resembles a Mesoamerican pyramid. The nightly fireworks show "IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth" is controlled from a small office atop the building...
  
  
  • Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros
    Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros
    Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros is a dark ride housed within the pyramid-shaped Mexico pavilion, at the Epcot theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States.-Synopsis:...
    
    a boat ride adventure with Jose Carioca, Panchito Pistoles, and Donald Duck.
  • Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure

• Norway
  Norway (Epcot)
  The Norway Pavilion is part of the World Showcase within Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort.-Layout:The Norway pavilion is designed to look like a Norwegian village. The village includes a detailed Stave church, and the exterior of its main table-service restaurant, Restaurant Akershus,...
  
  
  • Maelstrom
    Maelstrom (ride)
    Mælstrom is a dark ride and a traditional film attraction located in the Norway pavilion of the World Showcase at the Epcot theme park at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Visitors ride boats that are patterned after Viking ships and pass through various scenes with...
    
    is a boat ride into Norway's past and present.
  • Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure

• China
  China (Epcot)
  The China Pavilion is part of the World Showcase within Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort.-Layout:Visitors enter the China Pavilion through a large Chinese gate...
  
  
  • Reflections of China
    Reflections of China
    Reflections of China is a Circle-Vision 360° movie which is located in the China pavilion of the World Showcase in Epcot at Walt Disney World Resort. The show is narrated by an actor playing Li Bai, an ancient Chinese poet, who takes the viewer on a tour of the Chinese countryside and historical...
    
    is a Circle-Vision 360°
    Circle-Vision 360°
    Circle-Vision 360° is a film technique, refined by The Walt Disney Company, that uses nine cameras for nine huge screens arranged in a circle. The cameras are usually mounted on top of an automobile for scenes through cities and highways, while films such as The Timekeeper use a static camera and...
    
     movie exploring China's history and scenery.
  • Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure

• Germany
  Germany (Epcot)
  The Germany Pavilion is part of the World Showcase within Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort.-History:The original design of the pavilion called for a boat ride along the Rhine river. It was to have focused on German folklore, in a similar manner to the Mexico and Norway rides. According to the...
  
  
  • Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure

• Italy
  Italy (Epcot)
  The Italy Pavilion is a part of the World Showcase within Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort.-Layout:The Italian Pavilion features a plaza surrounded by a collection of buildings evocative of Venetian, Florentine, and Roman architecture. Venetian architecture is represented by a re-creation of...
  
  

• The American Adventure
  • The American Adventure
    The American Adventure
    The American Adventure is the host pavilion of the World Showcase within Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort. It is also the name of the pavilion's main attraction, an Audio-Animatronics stage show of American history.-Layout:...
    
    is a stage show about American history using audio-animatronics.

• Japan
  Japan (Epcot)
  The Japan Pavilion is part of the World Showcase within Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort.-History:The Japan pavilion is one of the original World Showcase pavilions and had been in planning since the late 1970s. Many attractions have been proposed for the pavilion and one show building was...
  
  
  • Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure

• Morocco
  Morocco (Epcot)
  The Morocco Pavilion is part of the World Showcase within Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort. It was the first expansion pavilion to be added to World Showcase, opening on September 7, 1984.-Layout:...
  
  

• France
  France (Epcot)
  The France Pavilion is part of the World Showcase within Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort.-Layout:The France pavilion is themed to look like a Paris neighborhood with a pool and fountains and with a view of the Eiffel Tower in the distance. Most of the shops on the streets are actual shops...
  
  
  • Impressions de France is a panoramic movie which visits many of France's cities and historical structures.
  • Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure

• United Kingdom
  United Kingdom (Epcot)
  The United Kingdom pavilion is part of the World Showcase within Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort.-Layout:The United Kingdom Pavilion, designed to look like a typical British village, looks like 1/100 villages that are in the UK, although it could be argued that it is more stereotypical, with...
  
  
  • Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure

• Canada
  Canada (Epcot)
  The Canada Pavilion is part of World Showcase within Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.-Layout:The Canada Pavilion is designed to remind guests of the Canadian outdoors. It includes a canyon, a waterfall, gardens, a pool with fountains, and totem poles. The main attraction is O...
  
  
  • O Canada!
    O Canada! (Disney)
    O Canada! is a Circle-Vision 360° movie. It is an attraction at the Canada Pavilion at the Epcot World Showcase at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. Its name derives from Canada's national anthem...
    
    is a Circle-Vision 360°
    Circle-Vision 360°
    Circle-Vision 360° is a film technique, refined by The Walt Disney Company, that uses nine cameras for nine huge screens arranged in a circle. The cameras are usually mounted on top of an automobile for scenes through cities and highways, while films such as The Timekeeper use a static camera and...
    
     movie of Canada's cities and scenery.

Past World Showcase attractions

• Mexico
  Mexico (Epcot)
  The Mexico pavilion is part of the World Showcase within Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort.-Layout:The Mexico pavilion resembles a Mesoamerican pyramid. The nightly fireworks show "IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth" is controlled from a small office atop the building...
  
  
  • El Rio del Tiempo
    El Rio del Tiempo
    El Rio del Tiempo was a dark ride housed within the pyramid-shaped Mexico pavilion, in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The ride carried passengers on a slow boat ride through various scenes from Mexico's history...
    
     (The River of Time) (October 1, 1982–2007), was a boat ride that shows many aspects of Mexican life, history, and celebrations.

• Canada
  Canada (Epcot)
  The Canada Pavilion is part of World Showcase within Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.-Layout:The Canada Pavilion is designed to remind guests of the Canadian outdoors. It includes a canyon, a waterfall, gardens, a pool with fountains, and totem poles. The main attraction is O...
  
  
  • Portraits of Canada, this film from Expo 86
    Expo 86
    The 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication, or simply Expo '86, was a World's Fair held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from Friday, May 2 until Monday, October 13, 1986...
    
     in Canada was played temporarily instead of "O Canada"
  • Canada 67
  • O Canada!
    O Canada! (Disney)
    O Canada! is a Circle-Vision 360° movie. It is an attraction at the Canada Pavilion at the Epcot World Showcase at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. Its name derives from Canada's national anthem...
    
    (October 1, 1982–2007), the Circle-Vision 360°
    Circle-Vision 360°
    Circle-Vision 360° is a film technique, refined by The Walt Disney Company, that uses nine cameras for nine huge screens arranged in a circle. The cameras are usually mounted on top of an automobile for scenes through cities and highways, while films such as The Timekeeper use a static camera and...
    
     film was updated in 2007.

• China
  China (Epcot)
  The China Pavilion is part of the World Showcase within Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort.-Layout:Visitors enter the China Pavilion through a large Chinese gate...
  
  
  • Wonders of China ( October 1, 1982–March 26, 2003), the Circle-Vision 360°
    Circle-Vision 360°
    Circle-Vision 360° is a film technique, refined by The Walt Disney Company, that uses nine cameras for nine huge screens arranged in a circle. The cameras are usually mounted on top of an automobile for scenes through cities and highways, while films such as The Timekeeper use a static camera and...
    
     film was updated in 2003.

• Millennium Village
  Millennium Village
  The Millennium Village was located in Epcot and was the centerpiece of Disney's Millennium Celebration. The pavilion opened up its doors to the public on October 1, 1999 and was closed down on January 1, 2001. It is, however, used on occasion...
  
  (October 1, 1999–2000), a large building built for the Millennium Celebration
  Millennium Celebration
  The Millennium Celebration was a celebration at the Walt Disney World Resort of the changing of the millennium. The celebration ran from October 1, 1999 to January 1, 2001. The celebration was primarily based at Epcot, with its emphasis on human potential and the possibilities of the future...
  
   with many small attractions that represent countries not in World Showcase.

Fireworks Shows

• Carnival de Lumiere (premiered October 23, 1982)
• A New World Fantasy (premiered 1983)
• Laserphonic Fantasy (premiered June 9, 1984)
• IllumiNations
  IllumiNations
  IllumiNations was a series of nightly fireworks shows at Epcot before IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth was created in 1999 for the Millennium Celebration. Little is known about Carnival de Lumiere.-Carnival de Lumiere:...
  
  (January 30, 1988 - September 20, 1996)
• IllumiNations 25 (A) (September 21, 1996 - May 18, 1997)
• IllumiNations 25 (B) (May 19, 1997 - January 31, 1998)
• IllumiNations (98) (February 1, 1998 - September 21, 1999)
• Surprise in the Skies (1991–1992)
• Skylaidescope (1985–1987) Planes were launched from the Epcot Center Ultralight Flightpark
  Epcot Center Ultralight Flightpark
  Epcot Center Ultralight Flightpark was a private-use ultralight airport located in Osceola County, 13 nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States...
  
  .
• IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth
  IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth
  IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth is an award-winning night time show performed nightly at Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida. The show utilizes fireworks, pyrotechnics, laser lights, fountains, and fire to create a visual production on the park's World Showcase Lagoon...
  
  (1999–present), previously "IllumiNations 2000: Reflections of Earth", created for the Millennium Celebration

Parades

• Tapestry of Nations
  Tapestry of Nations
  The Tapestry of Nations was a parade at the Epcot theme park in Walt Disney World, Florida, USA, that ran around the World Showcase Lagoon from 1999 to 2001, after which it was rethemed as Tapestry of Dreams. The parade had a unity and world peace theme and featured a variety of large puppets and...
  
  (1999–2001), a parade created for the Millennium Celebration
• Tapestry of Dreams
  Tapestry of Nations
  The Tapestry of Nations was a parade at the Epcot theme park in Walt Disney World, Florida, USA, that ran around the World Showcase Lagoon from 1999 to 2001, after which it was rethemed as Tapestry of Dreams. The parade had a unity and world peace theme and featured a variety of large puppets and...
  
  (2001–2003), a refurbished version of Tapestry of Nations replacing the Sage of Time, the parade's original host/narrator with three Dreamseekers

Live and Musical Entertainment

Acts with * are no longer performing

• Mexico
  Mexico (Epcot)
  The Mexico pavilion is part of the World Showcase within Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort.-Layout:The Mexico pavilion resembles a Mesoamerican pyramid. The nightly fireworks show "IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth" is controlled from a small office atop the building...
  
  
  • Mariachi Cobre, mariachi band

• Norway
  Norway (Epcot)
  The Norway Pavilion is part of the World Showcase within Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort.-Layout:The Norway pavilion is designed to look like a Norwegian village. The village includes a detailed Stave church, and the exterior of its main table-service restaurant, Restaurant Akershus,...
  
  
  • Spelmanns Gledje, Norwegian folk music *

• China
  China (Epcot)
  The China Pavilion is part of the World Showcase within Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort.-Layout:Visitors enter the China Pavilion through a large Chinese gate...
  
  
  • Si Xian, traditional Chinese music played on authentic instruments
  • Dragon Legend Acrobats group of young Chinese acrobats

• Germany
  Germany (Epcot)
  The Germany Pavilion is part of the World Showcase within Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort.-History:The original design of the pavilion called for a boat ride along the Rhine river. It was to have focused on German folklore, in a similar manner to the Mexico and Norway rides. According to the...
  
  
  • Oktoberfest Musikanten, dinner theater

• Italy
  Italy (Epcot)
  The Italy Pavilion is a part of the World Showcase within Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort.-Layout:The Italian Pavilion features a plaza surrounded by a collection of buildings evocative of Venetian, Florentine, and Roman architecture. Venetian architecture is represented by a re-creation of...
  
  
  • Sergio, juggler
  • Lou E. G.*, mime, comedian, magician, street performer
  • Rondo Veneziano
    Rondò Veneziano
    Rondò Veneziano is an Italian chamber orchestra, specializing in Baroque music, playing original instruments, but incorporating a rock-style rhythm section of synthesizer, bass guitar and drums, led by Maestro Gian Piero Reverberi, who is also the principal composer of all of the original Rondo...
    
    *, Electronic Classical Music Group
  • Nova Era*, Electronic Classical Music group (now at Downtown Disney)
  • Imaginum A statue Act* Living statue act

• The American Adventure
  • Voices of Liberty, a cappella
    A cappella
    A cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
    
     choir singing traditional American songs
  • Spirit of America Fife & Drum Corps
  • American Vybe* contemporary a capella group performing American R&B, Jazz, and Swing

• Japan
  Japan (Epcot)
  The Japan Pavilion is part of the World Showcase within Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort.-History:The Japan pavilion is one of the original World Showcase pavilions and had been in planning since the late 1970s. Many attractions have been proposed for the pavilion and one show building was...
  
  
  • Matsuriza, Taiko
    Taiko
    means "drum" in Japanese . Outside Japan, the word is often used to refer to any of the various Japanese drums and to the relatively recent art-form of ensemble taiko drumming...
    
     drummers
  • Miyuki
    Miyuki (Epcot)
    Miyuki is an artist who performs at the Japan pavilion inside the World Showcase section of the Epcot theme park at Walt Disney World. She creates sculptures on a stick from soft rice dough, making animals at the request of guests. She starts with a white base and adds color as needed...
    
    , candy artist

• Morocco
  Morocco (Epcot)
  The Morocco Pavilion is part of the World Showcase within Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort. It was the first expansion pavilion to be added to World Showcase, opening on September 7, 1984.-Layout:...
  
  
  • MoRockin, Arabic rhythms fused with rock n' roll
  • Restaurant Marrakesh, Traditional Moroccan music and dance inside restaurant

• France
  France (Epcot)
  The France Pavilion is part of the World Showcase within Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort.-Layout:The France pavilion is themed to look like a Paris neighborhood with a pool and fountains and with a view of the Eiffel Tower in the distance. Most of the shops on the streets are actual shops...
  
  
  • Serveur Amusant, the comical waiter

• United Kingdom
  United Kingdom (Epcot)
  The United Kingdom pavilion is part of the World Showcase within Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort.-Layout:The United Kingdom Pavilion, designed to look like a typical British village, looks like 1/100 villages that are in the UK, although it could be argued that it is more stereotypical, with...
  
  
  • The British Invasion, a '60s British rock-and-roll revival
  • The Hat Lady, pianist in the Rose 'n Crown Pub
  • Jason Wethington, Magician, appearing at the Rose and Crown Pub

• Canada
  Canada (Epcot)
  The Canada Pavilion is part of World Showcase within Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.-Layout:The Canada Pavilion is designed to remind guests of the Canadian outdoors. It includes a canyon, a waterfall, gardens, a pool with fountains, and totem poles. The main attraction is O...
  
  
  • Off Kilter
    Off Kilter
    Off Kilter is a Celtic-rock band. Off Kilter was formed in 1997, and has been performing regularly at Epcot ever since. Their first album, Off Kilter included some traditional songs like "Dirty Old Town" and "Fields of Athenry" as well as covers of popular rock songs generally from Canadian artists...
    
    , a Celtic rock band

EPCOT celebrations

• Millennium Celebration
  Millennium Celebration
  The Millennium Celebration was a celebration at the Walt Disney World Resort of the changing of the millennium. The celebration ran from October 1, 1999 to January 1, 2001. The celebration was primarily based at Epcot, with its emphasis on human potential and the possibilities of the future...
  
  (1999–2000), this included:
  • A Mickey Mouse
    Mickey Mouse
    Mickey Mouse is a cartoon character created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks at The Walt Disney Studio. Mickey is an anthropomorphic black mouse and typically wears red shorts, large yellow shoes, and white gloves...
    
     hand holding a wand over Spaceship Earth with the text "2000" (wand then changed to say "Epcot"; 1999–2007)
  • Millennium Central: a rethemed area in front of the Fountain of Nations. Includes the Pin Station.
  • IllumiNations 2000: Reflections of Earth
    IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth
    IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth is an award-winning night time show performed nightly at Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida. The show utilizes fireworks, pyrotechnics, laser lights, fountains, and fire to create a visual production on the park's World Showcase Lagoon...
    
    , the new nightly fireworks show. Its name was changed to IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth after the Millennium Celebration.
  • Tapestry of Nations
    Tapestry of Nations
    The Tapestry of Nations was a parade at the Epcot theme park in Walt Disney World, Florida, USA, that ran around the World Showcase Lagoon from 1999 to 2001, after which it was rethemed as Tapestry of Dreams. The parade had a unity and world peace theme and featured a variety of large puppets and...
    
    (1999–2001): a new parade about unity and world peace featuring large puppets.
  • Millennium Village
    Millennium Village
    The Millennium Village was located in Epcot and was the centerpiece of Disney's Millennium Celebration. The pavilion opened up its doors to the public on October 1, 1999 and was closed down on January 1, 2001. It is, however, used on occasion...
    
    (1999–2000): a large building with many small attractions that represent other countries that are not in World Showcase.

• 100 Years of Magic (2001), part of the Walt Disney World Resort
  Walt Disney World Resort
  Walt Disney World Resort , is the world's most-visited entertaimental resort. Located in Lake Buena Vista, Florida ; approximately southwest of Orlando, Florida, United States, the resort covers an area of and includes four theme parks, two water parks, 23 on-site themed resort hotels Walt...
  
   celebration.
  • Tapestry of Dreams
    Tapestry of Nations
    The Tapestry of Nations was a parade at the Epcot theme park in Walt Disney World, Florida, USA, that ran around the World Showcase Lagoon from 1999 to 2001, after which it was rethemed as Tapestry of Dreams. The parade had a unity and world peace theme and featured a variety of large puppets and...
    
    (2001–2002), a refurbished version of Tapestry of Nations replacing the Sage of Time, the parade's original host/narrator with three Dreamseekers.

• 25th Anniversary (October 1, 2007): included a re-dedication of the park, presentations by Marty Sklar
  Marty Sklar
  Martin A. "Marty" Sklar was The Walt Disney Company's International Ambassador for Walt Disney Imagineering, the subsidiary of the company which designs and constructs the Disney theme parks and resorts across the world...
  
  , an exhibit showing the history of EPCOT, fan gatherings, and was concluded by a special IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth which added an extra few minutes of fireworks. Classic Epcot songs ranging from We've Just Begun to Dream from opening day to Celebrate the Future Hand in Hand from the Millennium Celebration were played around the entrance and around the park all day.

See also

• List of Disney theme park attractions
• List of lands at Disney theme parks
• List of Magic Kingdom attractions
• List of Disney's Hollywood Studios attractions
• List of Disney's Animal Kingdom attractions

External links

• Walt Disney World Resort - Epcot
• Walt Disney World Resort - Epcot Attractions
• Walt Disney World Resort - Epcot Dining
• Epcot Live Entertainment Frequently updated list of Live Entertainment for Epcot. Includes Schedules.