Home > Pavilion > Scripts > Original Show Cast Member: Good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen. My name is Gary7 and on behalf of Exxon, I would like to welcome you to the Universe of Energy. Our main show will begin in approximately nine minutes. In the meantime, we invite you to enjoy a unique film presentation about the many facets of Energy, which will be presented on the 100 rotating screens above me. For your own safety, we ask those of you not seated on the benches to please stand and remain standing throughout the entire pre-show. The theater lights will be dimming and there will be guests continuing to enter the theater, who may not see those of you seated on the floor. At the conclusion of this presentation, you will be entering into our main show where you will be seated in our Traveling Theatre for approximately thirty two minutes. Thank you. Film Narrator: The Universe we know is one of dynamic forces -- its heartbeat sending a constant flow of energy coursing through the vastness. This energy is never destroyed, nor is this energy created. But energy is perceived in different forms. Within the atoms of all matter - on a level most infinitesimal, yet most powerful - is nuclear energy. Binding atoms into molecules and crystals - and stored in the cells of all living things - is chemical energy. In the sudden flow of electrons there is electrical energy. In the world around us, there is constant motion - and in this motion, there is mechanical energy. Unleashed in the motion of molecules themselves is heat energy. Finally, washing over the Earth in an all-pervasive, never ending flood is light energy. We long observed with fascination, the interplay of these elemental forms of energy, noting that certain forms often changed into others. Then, through the genius of the human mind, came the realization that energy could be harnessed and made to work for us. Energy locked in Earth's vast forests was put to use. Fire became both friend and tool. The unbridled winds were captured. The flows of mighty rivers were tapped. For centuries, we depended on these three resources alone. Then, only a little while ago, we learned to use the energy locked in fossil fuels. In coal In oil and natural gas. The energy from these fuels has dramatically advanced civilization. Sooner or later, present resources will not be sufficient for the world's energy needs. Only by understanding energy in its various forms -- the Universe of Energy -- can we build a transition to a better tomorrow. Song: Energy (You Make the World Go 'Round) Listen and you'll hear the heartbeat Of a universe teeming with force. See all the forms and the faces Of nature taking its course. Feel all the wonderful motion Flowing through things far and near. Nature will share her secrets When we are ready to hear. Energy. These are a few of your faces. Glowing in timeless places. Bringing our lives new graces. Energy. There is no living without you. We must keep learning about you. Now is the time to find how to. Energy. You are unbound. You make the world go 'round and 'round. You make the world go 'round. You make the world go 'round. You make the world go 'round... Cast Member: Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen. Welcome to the Universe of Energy, presented by Exxon. In a few moments, the automatic theater doors will open toward you. Until then, please stand clear. When the doors open, please keep your party together and move to the front of the theater. Please fill in the front rows of the theater first, and move all the way to the end of each row. Also, we ask that you refrain from smoking, and please, no flash photography. Thank you. Cast Member: Please continue moving to the front of the theater filling in the front rows first, and moving all the way to the end of each row. Thank you. Ladies and Gentlemen, as a reminder, please no eating, drinking, smoking or flash photography during the presentation. Also, at this time, please keep your arms, legs, hands and feet inside the vehicle and away from the open automatic doors. They will be closing momentarily. Thank you. Once again, please keep your arms, legs, hands and feet inside the vehicle and away from the open Automatic doors. They will be closing immediately. Welcome to the Universe of Energy. You are seated in an EPCOT Center innovation, known as the "Traveling Theatre." In just a few moments, your exploration through the Universe of Energy will begin. Once again, please remain seated keeping your hands and arms inside the vehicle at all times. And now, Exxon proudly invites you to explore... the Universe of Energy. Film Narrator: Sunlight -- the original source of energy in all fossil fuels. Its radiance, falling upon the seas of Earth, gives rise to the first stirrings of life. Myriads of creatures evolve, feeding upon plants and each other -- capturing the sun's energy for themselves. As death comes, there begins a ceaseless silent snowfall of organic matter, drifting downward with other sediments, accumulating layer after layer upon the ocean floor. Finally, time, heat and pressure transform the sediments into shale -- entombing countless remains of marine life. Eons of time pass, the shale is buried still more deeply and its organic material transformed into oil and gas. These fossil fuels then begin to creep into surrounding layers of more permeable rock. The endless wrenching of the Earth's crust causes these strata to be folded and broken - sometimes trapping oil and gas in the porous rock. On the surface, vast new forms of plant life take root. As sunlight floods the lush primeval forests, every plant and tree captures a bit of this energy. In the ageless cycle of life, these living things too, wither and fall. In marshy areas, the decaying limbs and leaves forms a spongy mass of peat. For near endless millennia the process continues -- until marshes and swamps finally disappear, sinking deeper under cover of mud and sand. Once again, heat, pressure and time work a remarkable transformation: the peat turns into coal. The formation of fossil fuels occurred over a span of millions upon millions of years. Much of the Earth's present supply was deposited during the primeval era when great reptiles roamed the land. Come with us now and experience a few moments from that dark and mysterious past... Voice of Announcer: Welcome back folks, to the twentieth century. As you have seen, the Mesozoic Era was a time of violent geologic activity. For a hundred million years, the Earth was torn apart by natural forces. Vast amounts of material were trapped deep inside the Earth. And over millions of years, it was transformed into the fossil fuels we use today. These monitors behind the operating console show current and future energy resources around the world. Among them are: fossil fuels, nuclear, hydroelectric, geothermal, wind, and solar. Your "Traveling Theatre" vehicles are partially powered by the sun. The solar cells on this building's roof help recharge batteries in the vehicles when they're stopped. Computers guide the vehicles along a wire that is just an eighth of an inch thick! The maps highlight locations we'll visit during the next part of our journey. We'll travel from the Alaska frontier to the North Sea to the Mid-East. We'll explore potential energy sources for the near and distant future. Now that you've experienced the dramatic forces that created today's fossil fuels, let's continue our journey through, the Universe of Energy. As the turntable starts to rotate, two voices are heard over the theater's loudspeakers... First voice: Increase mirrors to 100% tracking. Second voice: Roger. Going on in four steps. First voice : Moving to full load. Second voice : What's our expected output? First voice: We'll have... ten megawatts here. Film Narrator: It's out there... everywhere... much of the time pouring down on us like an endless rain. Sometime in the next century, its immense power may be economically harnessed, and sunlight itself will be come one of the real keys to the Universe of Energy. But today, a far different form of Energy is coming from sun-parched regions of the globe like the Middle East. Stretching across the hot desert sands, massive pipelines carry petroleum to the edge of the sea. It's a supply that is not inexhaustible however, not as the global demand for energy--all kinds of energy-- continues to increase. Most countries must depend on the uncertainties of imported oil until the big breakthroughs finally happen. But the world can't simply "park its cars" or "turn off its lights" until that day. We must continue to conserve and extend today's energy sources and develop a broad mix of alternatives for the future. Already, current supplies are being stretched through the use of heat-sensing monitors and other new systems which help increase energy conservation. At the same time, special oil recovery techniques are helping to bring older fields back to life. Even so, the world is continuing to diminish today's known reserves. And the energy search must go on to help us bridge to the future. Out in space, "eye in the sky" satellites scan the face of the Earth -- helping to find new oil and gas deposits. On land, seismic crews record echoes to pinpoint new locations. The best hopes for finding major new supplies often lie in some of the world's most remote environments, sometimes miles below the ocean floor. On land, these great drilling platforms would dwarf all but the world's tallest buildings. In the ocean, they function as complex, massive "island communities" surviving in often treacherous waters like the chilling, windswept North Sea. The deep-water search is now pushing still deeper. Here, a new breed of remote controlled ocean floor units can bring up oil and gas in once inaccessible regions. The job of transporting fossil fuels has its own challenges. Near the top of the world at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, is the largest oil field in North America. The Trans-Alaska pipeline begins here. A 9-billion-dollar energy highway stretching 800 miles over and under the rugged frontier. At the end of the pipeline lies majestic Port Valdez. About one and one-half billion barrels of crude oil arrive here every day, enough to meet the petroleum needs of nearly 7 million households. But even as these frontiers are explored, new technologies are being developed that one day may economically provide energy in the form of synthetic gas and liquids. Synthetic oil is already being produced from these vast Canadian tar sands. Oil shale -- the rock that burns. Located in the Western United States, it is one of the greatest synfuel resources of all. Mined, crushed and heated, it could yield billions of barrels of liquid energy. Smaller quantities of synfuel may be derived from a pesky river-clogging weed - the water hyacinth, along with grains, recycled wastes and other biomass resources. Coal--perhaps the most abundant of fossil fuels. It is mined primarily to generate electricity, a growing demand for the years ahead. And one day, it too may yield large amounts of synthetic oil and gas. Over one-fourth of the world's coal is located in the United States. That's energy equivalent to more than twice the Middle East oil supply. Sometimes coal is hidden deep in the Earth. Other times it lies near the surface. Here, the overlying soil and rock must first be removed to reveal the coal deposits below. Then, it is replaced and replanted--a massive reclamation project to help bring the land back to life. Another environmental demand on coal is also important. While some is clean-burning, some requires precipitators, wet scrubbers and other new technologies -- costly, but necessary systems designed to reduce emissions to harmless water vapor. Other sources, even small ones, may also help meet tomorrow's demand for electricity. From the Earth's great underground cauldron -- the power of geothermal steam. From the wind, age-old power to drive the "windmills of tomorrow." From the restless sea -- power from driving waves, tides and changing temperatures. And from the awesome force of moving and falling water -- hydroelectric power. Nuclear energy -- controversial but still a significant source of electricity. Chicago, for example, gets more than half its power from nuclear plants. And around the world, France, Germany, Japan and many other nations are continuing to develop nuclear power as part of their energy bridge to the future. Some countries are moving ahead with a new process -- the Breeder Reactor -- which actually creates more fuel as it operates. Within two decades, nuclear power will probably contribute about a fourth of the world's electricity. Unlimited electric power for tomorrow. Is it a fantasy? A pipe dream? Scientists at Princeton and other research centers don't think so as they inch towards the process of the stars: nuclear fusion. The challenge: to fuse hydrogen isotopes at temperature exceeding 180 million degrees. The potential exists for a real breakthrough to one day harness this inexhaustible new energy source. From the sun itself comes another potential for the future: solar energy. Solar heating and cooling are already in limited use. By the next century, research will hopefully lower the cost of converting sunlight directly into electricity. EPCOT's energy pavilion provides a showcase for today's solar technology. More than 80,000 photovoltaic cells have been installed on the roof. When exposed to sunlight they generate electric current to help power your traveling theater cars. So, in a sense, you've been "riding on sunshine" throughout our show. In our ever-changing world, the road to tomorrow's energy is indeed long, complex and challenging. It demands the development and wise use of today's energy resources. It calls for practical and affordable new sources for tomorrow. And it will require the combined efforts of science, industry, government and the public. Then we will indeed, "bridge to the future" to a world which one day may harness the entire... "Universe of Energy"! An image of the Space Shuttle preparing for takeoff, fills the screen. The voice of Mission Control can be heard over the theater's loudspeakers, issuing a launch countdown... Mission Control: Twelve, eleven, ten, nine, eight, ignition sequence start engines on, five, four, three, two, one, zero and lift off! Song: Universe of Energy Feel the flow, here we go Through the Universe of Energy. Feel it grow, see it glow. It's the Universe of Energy. Come through time, set the course. Sail the wind, tap the source. From the sea to the skies, There's a force beyond our eyes. Feel the flow, here we go Through the Universe of Energy. Feel it grow, see it glow. It's the Universe of Energy. Cross the bridge, future bound. There's a flame all around. From the sea to the skies, There's a force beyond our eyes. Feel the flow, here we go Through the Universe, the Universe, the Universe of Energy, of Energy. Cast Member: Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for exploring the Universe of Energy with us. For additional information on energy resources, we invite you to visit Exxon's Energy Exchange located in CommuniCore East. At this time, we ask that you please gather all of your personal belongings together and exit through the open doors behind you. Exxon now hopes you have a better understanding of our complex Universe of Energy. Original script and lyrics ©Disney