EPCOT Center 35th Anniversary Events?

[trainplane3]

I'm personally hoping for an Imagination announcement, but I doubt we will hear anything.

According to @marni1971 , the Imagination overhaul/refurb project is proposed to be completed by 2022-3. 5 years from completion would be a stretch for a single ride. GotG is expected to take about 3 years from this point till completion. I wouldn't expect much of anything to be announced. Maybe some more details on GotG and maybe a hint of Brazil coming at some point?

 

[psherman42]

I'm off Sunday and really want to go in the morning to get a map/button and see what type of merchandise they have. For anybody who's going (I haven't read this thread so sorry.), what time are you planning on getting there? I want to be there early but also not ridiculously early lol.

 

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

When first timers see this film... what park is that?

 

[michmousefan]

Forgive if this has been posted elsewhere... kind of a nifty trick the 35th anniversary magicband will perform:
https://twitter.com/DisMagicBands/status/913893372494000129

 

[Kman101]

Wish I wasn't blocked on the weekends would have liked to have gone on Sunday to at least get the park map (anyone willing to pick me up one? LOL) and maybe a shirt. I'm not too worried about the other merchandise not being available. I guess I could go to the tapstiles and ask a castmember for one even if I can't get in? But that's kind of a waste, lol, guess I could spend a couple hours at the Springs ...

 

[Magic Feather]

Does anybody know exactly what is happening during the 10 AM ceremony? Anything of actual substance or value?

 

[trainplane3]

Does anybody know exactly what is happening during the 10 AM ceremony? Anything of actual substance or value?

I'll take a guess and say no, but anything would be a welcome surprise!:

• Anniversary Celebration – A special celebration will be held at the Fountain View stage at 10:01 a.m. Gather to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Epcot with Mariachi Cobre and Voices of Liberty.

 

[NearTheEars]

Unfortunately it looks like it's going to be a rainy weekend with that system moving up from Cuba.

Might head over there anyway tomorrow. We’ll see.

 

[NearTheEars]

I plan on arriving a little after 9am, just in time for the ceremony on the stage. I bought my shirt yesterday and will probably grab a mug, the map/button, ride some rides and then bounce for a bit to the MK. Of course I'll be back for the fireworks

Sounds like our exact plan haha.

 

[The Empress Lilly]

Expo Montréal 1967:

Expo Sevilla 1992:

Expo Astana 2017:

Bid for Expo Paris 2025, released today. A monorail circling a geodesic dome / pseudo-sphere. ^_^

Happy birthday EPCOT! Progress City meets Universal Exposition, with a touch of Disney Magic thrown in. Still the fairest of them all!

 

[Texas84]

Well, today was nice until about 8:30 PM. Sunday forecast is looking bad. Still going to get my merch.

 

[brb1006]

The RetroWDW Podcast's Epcot event opening

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Epcot Center's Grand Opening special..


Epcot's opening day Ceremony...

 

[iMax]

Quite frankly I’m excited yet scared for the ending to the 35th fireworks tag, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s louder than 4th or NYE.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Quite frankly I’m excited yet scared for the ending to the 35th fireworks tag, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s louder than 4th or NYE.

2008's Welcome to our world for the pryotecnics association event on Seven Seas lagoon was the biggest fireworks show that happened...

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

You have to wonder if there are early bird guests over there right now just to take the advantage of the anniversary merchandise...

 

[Figment82]

You have to wonder if there are early bird guests over there right now just to take the advantage of the anniversary merchandise...

I just saw a photo on twitter of a line that had developed around 6:30. I’m sure there will be a lot of eBay resellers/personal shoppers there. I’m hoping to arrive around 8am, hoping that they’ll open the tapstiles a little early and it won’t be complete chaos...

 

[Clamman73]

Epcot has reached blogger capacity already.

 

[THE Monorail Lime]

Same see you guys there

 

[rocketraccoon]

Tons of passholders here today.