EPCOT - The Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow spans more than 300 acres and showcases both technological achievements and cultural awareness.
OPEN TO THE WORLD - EPCOT was opened to the world on October 1, 1982, exactly three years to the day after groundbreaking on October 1, 1979.
TWO WORLDS - Epcot showcases two elements; the world of technological achievements, represented in the front portion of the park near Spaceship Earth, and cultural awareness and education, represented in the World Showcase featuring 11 nations circling the 40-acre World Showcase lagoon.
1.3 MILES - That's the distance of the promenade around World Showcase Lagoon.
AROUND THE WORLD - There are 11 World Showcase pavilions: - Mexico - Norway - China - Germany - Italy - The American Adventure - Japan - Morocco - France - United Kingdom - Canada
40 FEET - That's how high guests rise into the air when experiencing Epcot's Soarin'.
RESTRICTED AIRSPACE - Airspace above America's National Parks is restricted, so it took months for Disney to obtain the approval to film the short Yosemite National Park sequence seen in Epcot's Soarin'.
LOOK CLOSELY - Those rock climbers seen on the wall as the helicopter passes close to Yosemite Falls needed to stay suspended in their climbing harnesses for 6 hours to get that shot.
SERENDIPITY - Good luck played a big role in one of the scenes presented in Epcot's Soarin'. As guests fly over San Diego, they pass above the USS Stennis, an aircraft carrier loaded with jets and helicopters. Typically, when a carrier such as this enters the port, its aircraft is offloaded, but because the carrier was making a quick turn-around on this call, all the aircraft remained on deck and was there when Disney made its flyover.
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION - The locations seen in Soarin' are of famous California destinations, including San Francisco, the Monterey Coast, Yosemite National Park, Napa Valley, Lake Tahoe, Palm Springs, San Diego, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Los Angeles, Malibu and, of course, Disneyland Resort in Anaheim.
MAKES SCENTS - Pay attention as you ride Soarin', as Disney Imagineers added the sense of smell to the attraction to make it more authentic. Along your flight, you'll smell orange blossoms, pine forests and even ocean spray.
DINNER IS SERVED - The Land Pavilion not only educates Walt Disney World guests, but it grows fruits and vegetables for them, too. Each year, more than 30 tons of fruits and vegetables from The Land are served in restaurants throughout Walt Disney World Resort.
HEAVY SPACE - Epcot's icon, the geodesic dome called Spaceship Earth, weighs 16 million pounds, more than three times the weight of a fully loaded Space Shuttle ready for launch.
GEODESIC SKIN - The outer surface of Spaceship Earth is made up of 11,324 aluminum and plastic-alloy triangles.
IT DOESN'T DRIP - Standing under Spaceship Earth in a rainstorm, you'll notice it doesn't drip on guests. That's because Disney Imagineers developed a special rain collection system which funnels the rain away from guests to World Showcase Lagoon.
BALANCING ACT - The water and salt ratio which comprises the salt water of The Seas with Nemo and Friends calls for 27 truckloads of sodium choloride, also known as table salt.
5.7 MILLION GALLONS - That's how many gallons are in the huge aquarium of The Seas with Nemo & Friends. Even more impressive is that it's all filtered approximately every two hours.
A BIG HOME - Disney's Animal Kingdom isn't the only collection of animals at Walt Disney World Resort. The Seas with Nemo & Friends holds more than 2,000 fish, sharks, rays, dolphins and other sea life.
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The Secrets of Disney. Fun Facts
AdventureThis is the second book of The Secrets of Disney. This has all of the fun facts about each of the parks. This book is complete.
