Celebrating 40 Years of Innovation at EPCOT

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  • On Oct. 1, 1982, EPCOT officially opened at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Disney)
  • In 1982, construction continues on the Mexico Pavilion in EPCOT at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The new theme park officially opened on Oct. 1, 1982. (Disney)
  • The Journey Into Imagination pavilion at EPCOT in 1982 at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Disney)
  • Chairman and CEO of Walt Disney Productions Card Walker officially dedicates EPCOT on Oct. 24, 1982 at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Disney)
  • A celebratory hot air balloon shaped like Spaceship Earth flies over EPCOT in 2000 at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Alain Boniec, Photographer)
  • On Oct. 1, 1982, EPCOT officially opened at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Disney)
  • Mickey Mouse atop Spaceship Earth at EPCOT in 1993 at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Disney)
  • The entryway of EPCOT is decorated to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Walt Disney World in 1997 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Disney)
  • Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse topiaries celebrate the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival in 2000 at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Disney)
  • Topiaries celebrate the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival in 1997 at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Disney)
  • Mickey Mouse scuba dives at The Living Seas in 1986 at EPCOT at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Disney)