The 21st Century Began October 1, 1982
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
This week saw Epcot’s 25th anniversary celebrations in Walt Disney World. The chances are they passed many people by (even in Orlando itself), as it was not exactly the most widely publicised event. But, while it may have been only grudgingly acknowledged by Disney management, they did the park proud on October 1 with a day’s celebrations that proved immensely fulfilling.
With the fans coming together on the Internet like never before, Disney had appeared to do a major U-turn on their decision not to stage any kind of major event to mark the date, as stated back in February (although there is also a strong feeling that Epcot’s new vice-president, Jim McPhee, who took over five months ago, had a major say in changing this policy!). (more…)
