Here's some random facts I found in Allears about Epcot. Any one have any other to add
October 2007 marks the 25th anniversary of Epcot at Walt Disney
World Resort. In observance of that milestone, here are 25 facts
about Epcot:
-- It took nearly 3,000 designers and 4,000 construction workers
to build the first phase of Epcot.
-- 54 million cubic feet of dirt was excavated to build the
park.
-- Epcot had its soft opening Sept. 28, 1982, at 4 p.m
-- Spaceship Earth, weighs 16 million pounds, measures 165 feet
in diameter and encompasses 2.2 million cubic feet of space. The
outer "skin" of Spaceship Earth is made up of 11,324 aluminum
and plastic-alloy triangles.
-- At Spaceship Earth, Mickey Mouse is hidden in his own
constellation just beyond the attraction's loading area.
-- The fountain at Epcot Innoventions Plaza can shoot water 150
feet in the air -- within 30 feet of the top of Spaceship Earth.
If all of the shooters were fired at once, there would be 2,000
gallons of water in the air.
-- The ride technology for the Soarin' attraction was based on
an erector set model created by Walt Disney Imagineer Mark
Sumner. One million pounds of steel provides the ride structure
and 37 tons are lifted during each ride cycle.
--It took more than 650 Walt Disney Imagineers more than 350,000
hours (the equivalent of 40 years of time) to develop Mission:
SPACE. The Imagineers' efforts took place over a five-year
period.
-- At Mission: SPACE, there are 13 quotes by space explorers and
visionaries on the attraction's wall of honor. The most recent
was added in September 2007 by teacher-turned-astronaut Barbara
Morgan, reading "Reach for your dreams . . . the sky is no
limit."
-- At nearly a mile long and reaching a top speed of 65 mph,
Test Track is the longest and fastest ride at a Walt Disney
World theme park.
-- The body of water at The Seas with Nemo & Friends provides a
home to 3,000 fish and other sea creatures and contains 5.7
million gallons of water, one of the largest man-made ocean
environments in the world.
-- More than 30 tons of fruits and vegetables grown at The Land
pavilion each year are served in Walt Disney World restaurants.
-- The Land has a "tomato tree" that is the only one of its kind
in the United States. The massive plant has produced a
world-record harvest of more than 32,000 tomatoes from a single
vine.
-- World Showcase promenade stretches 1.2 miles and World
Showcase Lagoon spans 40 acres.
-- The gardens of Epcot are among the most extensive at Walt
Disney World Resort. The themed landscapes are maintained
year-round by a horticulture staff of more than 50.
-- At United Kingdom's Rose & Crown Pub & Dining Room in World
Showcase, a specially designed ale warmer can heat your Guinness
to 55 degrees, the temperature favored by Brits.
-- 26.2 miles of bratwurst are served every 60 days at the
Biergarten restaurant in the Germany pavilion. That, by the way,
is the length of a marathon.
-- The Eiffel Tower replica in the France pavilion is 103 feet
tall.
-- The castle in Japan is a replica of the Shirasagi-Jo, a 17th
century fortress overlooking the city of Himeji, known as one of
the most well-preserved castles in Japan.
-- A Disney crew carried a 300-pound camera up 4,500 steps of
the Huangshan Mountain in the Annui Province to film the
Circle-Vision 360 film seen in the China pavilion.
-- From bonsai to roses, there's something for every gardening
guru at the annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival.
Disney horticulturists rotate the crops twice during the
festival to keep the 30 million blossoms colorful and fresh.
-- Each year at the annual Epcot International Food & Wine
Festival, more than 33,000 bottles of wine and champagne are
uncorked, 1.2 million hors d'oeuvre plates are served and
100,000 miniature desserts are dished up.
-- More than 26,000 feet of lights outline the World Showcase
pavilions for the "IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth" nightly
fireworks show -- a string long enough to stretch across the
Golden Gate Bridge more than six times.
-- Earth Globe is a 28-foot-diameter sphere on World Showcase
Lagoon and the centerpiece of "IllumiNations: Reflections of
Earth." The globe weighs 350,000 pounds and is wrapped in more
than 180,000 Light Emitting Diodes arranged in the shape of
Earth's continents.
-- Some 2,800 firework shells are used during each
"IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth" show.
October 2007 marks the 25th anniversary of Epcot at Walt Disney
World Resort. In observance of that milestone, here are 25 facts
about Epcot:
-- It took nearly 3,000 designers and 4,000 construction workers
to build the first phase of Epcot.
-- 54 million cubic feet of dirt was excavated to build the
park.
-- Epcot had its soft opening Sept. 28, 1982, at 4 p.m
-- Spaceship Earth, weighs 16 million pounds, measures 165 feet
in diameter and encompasses 2.2 million cubic feet of space. The
outer "skin" of Spaceship Earth is made up of 11,324 aluminum
and plastic-alloy triangles.
-- At Spaceship Earth, Mickey Mouse is hidden in his own
constellation just beyond the attraction's loading area.
-- The fountain at Epcot Innoventions Plaza can shoot water 150
feet in the air -- within 30 feet of the top of Spaceship Earth.
If all of the shooters were fired at once, there would be 2,000
gallons of water in the air.
-- The ride technology for the Soarin' attraction was based on
an erector set model created by Walt Disney Imagineer Mark
Sumner. One million pounds of steel provides the ride structure
and 37 tons are lifted during each ride cycle.
--It took more than 650 Walt Disney Imagineers more than 350,000
hours (the equivalent of 40 years of time) to develop Mission:
SPACE. The Imagineers' efforts took place over a five-year
period.
-- At Mission: SPACE, there are 13 quotes by space explorers and
visionaries on the attraction's wall of honor. The most recent
was added in September 2007 by teacher-turned-astronaut Barbara
Morgan, reading "Reach for your dreams . . . the sky is no
limit."
-- At nearly a mile long and reaching a top speed of 65 mph,
Test Track is the longest and fastest ride at a Walt Disney
World theme park.
-- The body of water at The Seas with Nemo & Friends provides a
home to 3,000 fish and other sea creatures and contains 5.7
million gallons of water, one of the largest man-made ocean
environments in the world.
-- More than 30 tons of fruits and vegetables grown at The Land
pavilion each year are served in Walt Disney World restaurants.
-- The Land has a "tomato tree" that is the only one of its kind
in the United States. The massive plant has produced a
world-record harvest of more than 32,000 tomatoes from a single
vine.
-- World Showcase promenade stretches 1.2 miles and World
Showcase Lagoon spans 40 acres.
-- The gardens of Epcot are among the most extensive at Walt
Disney World Resort. The themed landscapes are maintained
year-round by a horticulture staff of more than 50.
-- At United Kingdom's Rose & Crown Pub & Dining Room in World
Showcase, a specially designed ale warmer can heat your Guinness
to 55 degrees, the temperature favored by Brits.
-- 26.2 miles of bratwurst are served every 60 days at the
Biergarten restaurant in the Germany pavilion. That, by the way,
is the length of a marathon.
-- The Eiffel Tower replica in the France pavilion is 103 feet
tall.
-- The castle in Japan is a replica of the Shirasagi-Jo, a 17th
century fortress overlooking the city of Himeji, known as one of
the most well-preserved castles in Japan.
-- A Disney crew carried a 300-pound camera up 4,500 steps of
the Huangshan Mountain in the Annui Province to film the
Circle-Vision 360 film seen in the China pavilion.
-- From bonsai to roses, there's something for every gardening
guru at the annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival.
Disney horticulturists rotate the crops twice during the
festival to keep the 30 million blossoms colorful and fresh.
-- Each year at the annual Epcot International Food & Wine
Festival, more than 33,000 bottles of wine and champagne are
uncorked, 1.2 million hors d'oeuvre plates are served and
100,000 miniature desserts are dished up.
-- More than 26,000 feet of lights outline the World Showcase
pavilions for the "IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth" nightly
fireworks show -- a string long enough to stretch across the
Golden Gate Bridge more than six times.
-- Earth Globe is a 28-foot-diameter sphere on World Showcase
Lagoon and the centerpiece of "IllumiNations: Reflections of
Earth." The globe weighs 350,000 pounds and is wrapped in more
than 180,000 Light Emitting Diodes arranged in the shape of
Earth's continents.
-- Some 2,800 firework shells are used during each
"IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth" show.
