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| subdivision_name = Reedy Creek | | subdivision_name = Reedy Creek | ||
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| official_name = Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow | | official_name = Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow | ||
| established_title1 = Incorporated as a city | | established_title1 = Incorporated as a city | ||
| established_date1 = October | | established_date1 = 1 October 1985 | ||
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The '''Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow''', shortened to '''EPCOT''' or '''E.P.C.O.T.''', is the capital city of Reedy Creek. The city is approximately 16 miles (25.7495 kilometers) southwest of Orlando. The city is often considered to be part of Greater Orlando. | The '''Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow''', shortened to '''EPCOT''' or '''E.P.C.O.T.''', is the capital city of [[Reedy Creek]]. The city is approximately 16 miles (25.7495 kilometers) southwest of [[wikipedia:Orlando,_Florida|Orlando]]. The city is often considered to be part of [[wikipedia:Greater_Orlando|Greater Orlando]]. | ||
The initial idea for the city dates back to the 1960s, when Walt Disney planned on creating such a city, before the idea was shelved upon his death. The idea evolved into a proposed park, to be part of Walt Disney World. Construction for the park was planned for late 1979, however the Three Mile Island disaster halted those plans. Eventually, in the summer of | The initial idea for the city dates back to the 1960s, when [[wikipedia:Walt_Disney|Walt Disney]] planned on creating such a city, before the idea was shelved upon [[wikipedia:Walt_Disney#Illness,_death_and_aftermath|his death]]. The idea evolved into a proposed park, to be part of Walt Disney World. Construction for the park was planned for late 1979, however the [[The Disputed States of America|Three Mile Island disaster]] halted those plans. Eventually, in the summer of 1982, the original plans were put back on the table for the newly-independent Reedy Creek. The city itself houses the [[wikipedia:Magic_Kingdom|Magic Kingdom]], and holds commercial, residential, industrial, and recreational centers, connected by a mass multimodal transportation system, most notably the monorail system, which also connects outside the city to Orlando and [[New Hollywood]]. | ||
The city itself houses the Magic Kingdom, and holds commercial, residential, industrial, and recreational centers, connected by a mass multimodal transportation system, most notably the monorail system, which also connects outside the city to Orlando and New Hollywood. | [[Category:Divided States of America]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:21, 10 August 2024
EPCOT | |
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Capital City | |
| Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow | |
 EPCOT Skyline | |
| Nickname: New Disneyland | |
| Country | Reedy Creek |
| Founded | 1 October 1982 |
| Incorporated as a city | 1 October 1985 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager government |
| • Rank | RC: 2nd |
| • Density | 25,000/sq mi (10,000/km2) |
| Area code | 407 |
The Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, shortened to EPCOT or E.P.C.O.T., is the capital city of Reedy Creek. The city is approximately 16 miles (25.7495 kilometers) southwest of Orlando. The city is often considered to be part of Greater Orlando. The initial idea for the city dates back to the 1960s, when Walt Disney planned on creating such a city, before the idea was shelved upon his death. The idea evolved into a proposed park, to be part of Walt Disney World. Construction for the park was planned for late 1979, however the Three Mile Island disaster halted those plans. Eventually, in the summer of 1982, the original plans were put back on the table for the newly-independent Reedy Creek. The city itself houses the Magic Kingdom, and holds commercial, residential, industrial, and recreational centers, connected by a mass multimodal transportation system, most notably the monorail system, which also connects outside the city to Orlando and New Hollywood.