EPCOT Center is a new 27.000 acre part of Wall Disney World in Florida devoted to an Experimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow, from which the acronym derived. Part of the project is Future World, a complex of six buildings that includes the world's first geodesic sphere, the 180 foot diameter "Spaceship Earth," the Land Pavilion covering six acres, and the World of Motion which is 60 feet high and 320 feet in diameter. Another part of the project is the World Showcase with representative samplings from different countries showing their architecture, restaurants with authentic food, and a circlevision film. Conceived by Disney before his death 16 years ago, the project explores the future of man on this planet in terms of food, energy, travel, communications, and social structure. The EPCOT Center opened to the public October 1, 1982.
To celebrate the opening, the Disney organization produced a one-hour musical spectacular with host and principal star Danny Kaye, Drew Barryinore of E.T. fame, musicians Marie Osmond and Roy Clark, astronaut Alan Shepherd, […]
This article chronicles the audio production for the EPCOT special and the way it was assembled during a month of virtually continuous activity. The progress is noted by countdown dates prior to the show's air date.
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