D23’sEPCOT 30th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AT THE WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT, COMMEMORATES
TheOfficial Disney Fan Club Salutes Three Decades of Epcot on Sept. 30, 2012,
BURBANK, Calif. – June 7, 2012 – Hailedas the most groundbreaking theme park of its time, Epcot marks its 30th anniversaryon Oct. 1, 2012, and D23: The Official Disney Fan Club is preparing a uniquecelebration of one of Disney’s crowning achievements.
On Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, D23’s Epcot 30th AnniversaryCelebration will whisk D23 Members backto a time touted as when “the 21st century begins”—those early Epcot years whenguests first marveled at “Astuter Computers,” “Smellitzers,” and the novelty of“riding on sunshine,” and were awed by a massive geodesic sphere called Spaceship Earth.
This journey to yesteryear, the future,and around the world takes place one day only: on Sunday, Sept.30, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. inside Epcot (Parkadmission is required and not included in the event ticket price). Each D23Member may bring up to three guests.
“When Epcot openedin 1982 it was a monumental achievement and its opening was an unforgettablemoment for Disney fans everywhere,” says Steven Clark, head of D23. “We knowour members have a deep passion for this park, and we’re producing a memorableexperience that lets our members relive some of their favorite Epcot shows and attractionsof the past while experiencing the incredible Epcot legacy that continuestoday.”D23’s Epcot 30th Anniversary Celebration will offer the most detailed look at thedesign, development, and evolution of Epcot ever presented by The Walt DisneyCompany and will include rare andnever-before-seen artwork; film and video footage and photos; along with anumber of pioneers of Epcot, including such Disney Imagineers, Legends, andEpcot luminaries as Marty Sklar (exclusive pre-taped presentation), TonyBaxter, Ron Schneider, Charlie Ridgway, Ron Logan, Bill Sullivan, Bob Garner,Jason Surrell, Jason Grandt, Alex Wright, Duncan Dickson, and Steve Taylor.
Tickets will be availablefor purchase on June 21 at 10a.m. on D23.com. There are two levels of D23 Member participation:
World Key level admission is $185 per guest andincludes:
PresentationsInclude:
· Hoorayfor the 21st Century –Disney Legend and former Walt Disney Imagineering Principal Creative ExecutiveMarty Sklar joins D23 guests via a virtual presentation, where we see and hearwhat it was like to work with Walt Disney on his original vision for anExperiemental Prototype Community of Tomorrow. Along the way, learn aboutMarty’s favorite memories working on the EPCOT Center project with a team ofpassionate Imagineers.
PresentationsInclude:
· Hoorayfor the 21st Century –Disney Legend and former Walt Disney Imagineering Principal Creative ExecutiveMarty Sklar joins D23 guests via a virtual presentation, where we see and hearwhat it was like to work with Walt Disney on his original vision for an ExperimentalPrototype Community of Tomorrow. Along the way, learn about Marty’s favoritememories working on the EPCOT Center project with a team of passionateImagineers.
· TheMusic of EPCOT Center –Some of Epcot’s most passionate fans agree that the park’s soundtrack hascreated one of its most lasting legacies that continue to help “makin’memories” around the world. Join Disney historians and songwriters as weexplore the incredible world of Epcot music, celebrating the talents of suchEpcot songwriters and composers as Bob Moline, Richard M. and Robert B.Sherman, George Wilkins, Buddy Baker, X. Atencio, Peter Stougaard, RussellBrower, Edo Guidotti and others who have left a permanent musical mark on thepark’s creative legacy. Along the way, hear stories about the recordingsessions, learn about some fascinating alternate versions of some of yourfavorite melodies, and sing along to your favorite Epcot tunes!
· “We Can Do It!” – Disney Legends and EPCOT Centercreators review the immense challenge that loomed ahead of them when bringingEpcot to reality in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Guests will hear stories oftrips to foreign countries to secure participants in the World Showcaseconcept, what life was like inside the largest private construction project inthe world, and how they readied its highly anticipated opening day.
· “We’ve Just Begun to Dream” – Join Disney Legend Ron Logan andother key Disney entertainment veterans as they reminisce about the officialEPCOT Center opening festivities that remain among the most elaborate Disneyhas ever staged. This presentation will include rare footage from the grandopenings of various Future World and World Showcase pavilions, which were heldthroughout October 1982.
· “Looking Back at Tomorrow” – Few Epcot visitors, even its mostavid fans, realize The Land pavilion was almost called “Harvest Tomorrow” orthat Figment was slated to co-host an “Images & Imagination” pavilion with “ProfessorMarvel.” With recently discovered materials from the Walt Disney Archives, joinDisney archivists as they examine how the “dreamers and doers” developedfavorite Epcot attractions of the past including Horizons, Journey into Imagination, Kitchen Kabaret, World of Motion, the Astuter Computer Revue, and theoriginal Universe of Energy.
· “The EPCOT Center That Never Was” – Using rare concept artwork, guestswill glimpse what it was like to design Epcot with Walt Disney Imagineering SeniorVice President Tony Baxter, designer and producer for several beloved Epcotpavilions, and explore early versions of Epcot attractions that never made itoff the drawing board.
· “Imagineering Epcot: An ExtraPerceptiveClose-upOfThings – Fans of wall-to-wall carpeting andleapfrog fountains unite! Disney Imagineers Jason Surrell, Jason Grandt, andAlex Wright return with a humorous exploration of the details that make Epcotso unique. From miniature gardens to massive buildings (and every internationalfood and beverage offering in between), they’ll show what makes Future Worldand World Showcase like no place else on earth.
More details aboutthe program and tickets for D23’s EPCOT 30th ANNIVERSARYCELEBRATION can be found online at www.D23.com.
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