E.P.C.O.T. computer tour???

DRJJH1

Member
Original Poster
Does anyone remember a computer tour at E.P.C.O.T.? I went shortly after Epcot opened when I was in the third grade (around 1984). There was a show where they took you "behind the scenes" and showed you all the computers that I believe ran epcot (my memory is a little fuzzy). They used a guy that they shrunk down and hopped all over the computers and told you what they were doing. It was a huge room and very impressive. Most likely everything in that room could be run on one of today's PCs, but really hi-tech at the time. I don't remember what that show was called, but I never saw it again on the many future trips my family took. My Aunt worked for Unisys computers at the time and it possibly was only for thier employees because she told me that Unisys sponsered the computers at Epcot at the time.. If anyone has any memorys to share that would be great....:)
 

mousermerf

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It was the Astuter Computer Review, later "Backstage Magic" I think.

Used the same technology to project onto the windows akin to the Haunted Mansion to inform you. It was in one of the Communicore, now Innoventions, buildings.

The Magic Kingdom still sorta operates this way, but most things at Epcot are now operated/controled from within their own show buildings.
 

a2grafix

Well-Known Member
I believe some of the past music compilations of Epcot has the theme music/main song as one of the cuts.

THe show was presented by Sperry, which later became Sperry Univac, the official computer supplier to Epcot Center. Sperry Univac morphed into UNISYS.

Here is a picture of Astuter Computer Revue ...

http://www.solarius.com/dvp/wdw/images/astuter-revue.jpg

The host would jump to and from desks and computer tops. It was interesting at the time since Epcot was all shiny and brand new and computers were in their infancy, at the time. From a middle school kid's perspective (me, at the time), Ecpot and World Showcase was a living and breathing external classroom and field trip.
 

marni1971

Park History nut
Premium Member
If you have access to Disney Central IRC my Spaceship Earth `86 & Communicore tribute video it has the whole Backstage Magic show in it.
 


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