Epcot Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids
Epcot
Spaceship Earth, the icon of Epcot
Location	Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States
Opened	October 1, 1982
Owner	The Walt Disney Company
Operated by	Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
Theme	Technology, innovation and internationality
Website	Epcot's homepage

Epcot is a fun theme park at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Its full name, Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, gives a clue about its original idea.

The park is split into two main areas. Future World explores new ideas, technology, and how we connect with the world around us. The World Showcase lets you travel around the globe by visiting eleven different countries.

The most famous building at Epcot is Spaceship Earth. It looks like a giant golf ball and has a ride inside.

Did you know that Walt Disney first imagined Epcot as a real neighborhood? People would live there and use all sorts of modern inventions. But Disney passed away before his dream could start. Later, the Walt Disney Company decided to turn his idea into the amazing theme park we see today.

Explore Future World
- Imagination! Pavilion Attractions
Discover the World Showcase
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Explore Future World

Spaceship Earth glowing at night.

Future World is the first part of Epcot you see. It's all about technology and new ideas.

Right near the entrance is Spaceship Earth. Inside, a slow ride takes you on a journey through how humans have communicated. You'll see everything from ancient cave paintings to the Internet and beyond!

After Spaceship Earth, you'll find many rides and attractions about technology.

Innoventions used to be two buildings filled with games and shows. They showed off new inventions that make life easier.
Living with the Land has a boat ride. It teaches you about the history of farming. There's even a food court that serves food grown right there!
The Living Seas is a huge aquarium. It has a ride with characters from the movie Finding Nemo. You can see dolphins, sharks, and manatees swimming around.
Test Track lets you experience how cars are tested for safety. It's a thrilling ride!
Mission: Space is a pretend trip to the planet Mars. You can choose a gentle or intense mission.
Ellen's Energy Adventure starred Ellen DeGeneres and Bill Nye the Science Guy. It taught about the history of energy, from dinosaurs to solar power and wind power.
Imagination! is all about how our minds create new things.

Imagination! Pavilion Attractions

The Imagination! Pavilion has some cool attractions:

Captain EO was a classic 3-D film musical. It starred Michael Jackson and amazing space characters.
Journey Into Imagination With Figment is a fun ride. It takes you through the Imagination Institute's sensory labs. A playful purple dragon named Figment guides you!
Entertainment at ImageWorks lets you do many things. You can conduct an orchestra or experiment with lights and video. You can even make dragons sing!

Discover the World Showcase

The Japan pavilion features a large pagoda.

The World Showcase lets you visit eleven different countries. These areas are called pavilions. They are built around a big lake called the World Showcase Lagoon.

The countries you can visit, in a circle, are:

Each pavilion is designed to look like its home country. They all have restaurants that serve delicious food from that country. Many of the people working there were actually born in the country their pavilion represents!

Some pavilions have special attractions:

The Mexico pavilion has a fun boat ride.
The Norway pavilion has a popular ride called Frozen Ever After.
The China, France, and Canada pavilions show movies about their countries.
The America pavilion has a stage show. It uses audio-animatronic figures to tell the history of the United States.