What is Epcot?
{{Infobox amusement park |image=[[File:1 epcot spaceship earth 2010a.JPG|250px]] |caption=[[Spaceship Earth (Epcot)|Spaceship Earth]], the icon of Epcot |name=Epcot |opening_date=October 1, 1982 |resort=[[Walt Disney World Resort]] |location=[[Lake Buena Vista, Florida|Lake Buena Vista]] |location2=Florida |location3=United States |theme=Technology, innovation and internationality |homepage=[http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/parks/parkLanding?id=EPLandingPage Epcot's homepage] |operator= [[Walt Disney Parks and Resorts]] |owner= [[The Walt Disney Company]] }} '''Epcot''' ('''Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow''') is part of [[Disney World]] in [[Orlando, Florida]]. It is split into two parts: '''Future World''' and the '''World Showcase'''. Future World has many rides and shows about [[technology]], including [[Outer space|space]] travel and how people interact with [[nature]]. The World Showcase is split into sections representing eleven countries, sharing the [[culture]] of each country there. The symbol of the park is [[Spaceship Earth]], a huge building that looks like a [[golf]] ball and has a ride inside. [[Walt Disney]]'s original plan for Epcot was for it to be a neighborhood for people to live in with many modern machines aiding their lives. It was going to be called the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, which is where the name EPCOT comes from. Disney died before he could start his plan, and later the new owners of the [[Walt Disney Company]] changed the plans into a [[theme park]]. ==Future World== [[Image:Spaceship Earth at night.jpg|thumb|right|Spaceship Earth at night.]] Future World is in the front of the park. Its theme is technology. Spaceship Earth is near the entrance. The ride inside of it is a journey through human methods of communication, from [[Ancient history|ancient]] [[cave painting]]s up to the [[Internet]] and beyond. Past Spaceship Earth are many rides and attractions about technology. Innovations is two buildings full of games and shows that use new [[i