EPCOT: Reflections on an Updated Park

Imagination Skyway

Matthew Krul

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Kids & Family

5 • 830 Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

EPCOT is just about to complete a multiyear transformation, concluding on June 10 as the final walls of World Celebration come down to reveal CommuniCore Hall and CommuniCore Plaza. With the addition of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, Journey of Water Inspired by Moana, Connections Cafe, Connections Eatery, Creations Shop, Remy's Ratatouille Adventure, the Walt Disney "Walt The Dreamer" statue, and a revitalized World Celebration at the center of the front of the park, EPCOT looks transformed from a decade ago and continues to evolve from its opening day. In this episode, we chat live from World Celebration to reflect on EPCOT as it has been transformed from its early days to today, discussing our earliest memories from the 1980s and 1990s, our recent memories from the 2000s, and our thoughts on the 2024 experience at the park. What are your thoughts about EPCOT's transformation? Tag me and join the conversation below. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@imaginationskyway Instagram: www.instagram.com/imaginationskyway Facebook Group (ImagiNation): https://www.facebook.com/groups/imaginationskyway Facebook: www.facebook.com/imaginationskyway TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@imaginationskyway Threads: https://www.threads.net/@imaginationskyway Twitter: www.twitter.com/skywaypodcast Email: [email protected] Subscribe to Imagination Skyway News. Get Bonus Content If you want to take your love of Imagination Skyway to the next level and help support the show, definitely consider joining us on Patreon for virtual events, bonus content and episodes, exclusive access to our private Passholder communities and more. How to Support the Show Share the podcast with your friends Rate and review on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-imagineerpodcasts-podcast/id1244558092 Join our Patreon Group - https://www.patreon.com/imagineerpodcast Purchase merchandise - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/imagineer-podcast?ref_id=8929 Enjoy the show!

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0:00.0	The Welcome aboard Imagination Skyway, your grand podcast tour of the magic.
0:34.8	I'm your host, Matthew Krull, and in today's episode, we're going to have
0:38.8	a reflection of the ongoing multi-year transformation of Epcot, which, according to Disney,
0:45.6	officially concludes June 10th with the final walls coming down in World Celebration for
0:51.1	Communicor Hall and Communicor Plaza. This episode was recorded from World Celebration for Communicor Hall and Communicor Plaza.
1:00.9	This episode was recorded from World Celebration and a bit of world nature, as I'm joined by my cousins, Mike and Brian, two guests who, like myself, have been going to Epcot
1:06.5	since the 80s.
1:07.9	We have fond memories of growing up with the original version of Epcot and some of its ongoing transformation in the 90s and early 2000s.
1:16.8	And in this discussion, we reflect on how Epcot has changed since our earliest memories and specifically discuss the most recent changes in this multi-year project, with the most significant part of that being the transformation of future world to world discovery, world celebration, and world nature.
1:35.8	We talk a lot about what that means to us personally and how we feel that legacy continues to push Epcot forward with one foot in the past and one foot in the future.
1:48.3	And the fact that we did record it live from Epcot made this particular episode quite special.
1:54.0	And I sincerely hope that you enjoy it.
1:56.0	At the end of the show, we'll return to Imagination Central, where I'll share ways in which you can stay connected
2:00.9	with Imagination Skyway, how you can discuss this topic with other members of our listener
2:05.5	community, and how you can help to support and inspire the future of the show. Please remain seated,
2:11.9	keep your hands and arms inside the podcast at all times, and enjoy your Grand Circle Tour
2:17.1	aboard Imagination skyway.
2:43.0	So we're here in World Celebration at Epcot, which marks a continued transformation of the park as we know it. It's opened in 1982 and we've seen the three of us, my cousin's Mike and Brian, which,
2:48.0	hey, by the way, you're back.
2:49.0	Welcome.
2:50.0	Yes, we're back. Since we've been kids, the park has undergone a pretty large transformation.
2:54.6	And I'm thinking back where we're sitting right now is about where the fountain view was.
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