The name of Disney’s Epcot stands for Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow.
The acronym was coined by Walt Disney as part of his plans for a new self-contained community, a model urban utopia that would be both a company town and visitor attraction showcasing innovative technologies to improve the quality of urban life.
His death in 1966 meant that the concept never became a reality, but in 1982, The Walt Disney Company opened the Epcot Center theme park on the Walt Disney World resort complex near Orlando, Florida, inspired by Walt’s original vision.
