Chronology

Spreading freedom to the countless worlds of despair, Captain EO returns with his rag-tag band to “Change the World” one more time!

After experiencing one of the longest gestations in theme park history, Mission: Space finally opens to the public!

The far-flung futurism of CommuniCore gives way to Innoventions that focuses on the future that’s just around the corner…

Opening a few days before the rest of Innoventions, the quirky quick service restaurant “The Electric Umbrella” begins serving its guests traditional American fare.

The 75-foot-tall Tower of Life joins the EPCOT Center skyline!

The Norse god Odin beacons you to explore the myths, mysteries, and modern-day marvels of Norway on Maelstrom — a high-seas adventure that opened for short days after its host pavilion in 1988.

IllumiNations premieres in World Showcase Lagoon

The Living Seas presented by United Technologies opens, completing Future World’s Phase II Pavilions.

A mere 25 days before opening, EPCOT Center pauses construction for a Labor Day preview of the park!

EPCOT Center’s cinematically synergistic experience TRON premieres in 1982

…With any new concept, there must first be a need, then a right time, then a right place... For the World Showcase, the time is now. the place is Walt Disney World...and the need was never greater."

While its conception could be traced back to FANTASIA in 1940, the Embyro of EPCOT Center is most certainly 1959’s Donald in Mathmagic Land…

EPCOT Center’s most prolific composer who wrote or arranged themes for every pavilion in Future World and beyond!

Perhaps THE most important person in EPCOT history, Marty Sklar the keystone creative force involved with transforming Walt’s concept of a utopian city into a world-shaping Center.