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A fascinating attraction in Orlando, Florida is EPCOT Center situated in the middle of the city on 300 acres and is more than twice the size of the Magic Kingdom park. EPCOT stands for Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow. Walt Disney’s vision of a self-sufficient, self-contained city created from future ideas and new technologies is represented in Future World and World Showcase. The exhibits are modeled after the World’s Fairs in the first part of the 20^th century and especially mirror the themes and ambience of the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Spaceship Earth draws the attention of young and old alike and rests as an illuminated geodesic sphere peaking people’s curiosity and fantasy. EPCOT Center opened its doors on October 1, 1982 and was the second Disney Theme Park in Florida. At the time, there was no theme park in the world as big as or like EPCOT! The dedication by E. Cardon Walker presented on October 24, 1982 says, “To all who come to this place of joy, hope 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.” EPCOT Center is a wonderful and joyous world cultural experience honouring the human spirit and its quest for knowledge but, most importantly, EPCOT shows life’s discoveries can be fun.