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"Fact-Checking 5 Epcot Rides That Predicted the Future&

Post by kronk's angel » Feb Tue 02, 2010 2:29 am

The shameless futurism espoused at Disney World's Epcot theme park in Orlando, Fl. was taken in by generations of kids who saw the world through Walt Disney-colored glasses. But did any of these imaginings come true? Here, we look at five visions of the future in hindsight—and see how they hold up.

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Post by ctrain2281 » Feb Tue 02, 2010 7:58 am

Very interesting articles. Everytime I see old horizon pictures and videos, it makes me curse the day that Mission Space was build (even though I like that ride too).

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Post by IMFearless » Feb Wed 03, 2010 3:51 pm

...why did they include Carousel of Progress? Was that ever in Epcot?
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Post by MW1218 » Feb Wed 03, 2010 4:08 pm

They acknowledge that it wasn't in Epcot, but that it could have been.

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Post by packwingfn » Feb Thu 04, 2010 11:03 am

Neat little article, I enjoyed reading it.
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