In 1981, The Walt Disney Story – the attraction which once occupied the area in the Magic Kingdom where the Town Square Theater currently resides – took a brief absence as its queue, theater area, and postshow area were appropriated to become The EPCOT Center Preview Center. In the year leading up to EPCOT’s October, 1982 opening, the Preview Center invited the public to view concept art and models of the new park, and presented a short film detailing the park’s offerings.
This is that film – The Dream Called EPCOT. In it you can hear a number of early versions of familiar EPCOT songs, as well as one – the Sherman Brothers’ Reach for New Horizons – that was never used in the park. There’s also some fabulous animation which brings some of the very familiar concept art to life; it makes me wish we could see an animated film which takes place in Horizons!
Did you work at WED and see yourself anywhere in this footage? Let us know!
Cool Video, the only person I recognized was Elvis Costello.
Deep Dark Truthful EPCOT
Great to see a clean version of this! There’s a pretty jumpy two-parter floating around that has a comment from a guy claiming to be the producer/director of the film:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amh4wmi7OCA
You gotta love that Nova Cite animation and what I’d consider the definitive version of “Universe of Energy”. Thanks for this!
“We’re almost ready. We’re getting ready!”
i think I saw Marine Boy and Splasher in the opening!
If you could only build renderings.
Something about the final song reminds me of this … http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dQ5c5SIYnc
“We’re gettin’ ready for you”….”the Greatest Adventure…”
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