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Walt Disney World Celebrates Epcot Center's 30th Anniversary with Special Events October 1

Travelers Today       By    Lena Vazifdar

Updated: Oct 01, 2012 11:27 AM EDT

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In celebration of Epcot's 30th anniversary Walt Disney World is treating guests with a number of special offerings on Monday Oct. 1.

The park is treating visitors to a special informational session about the history of Epcot which is a behind the scenes look at the park's history.

Epcot is one of for theme parks at Walt Disney World in Orlando and is a 300 acre park divided into Future World and World Showcase. World Showcase features 11 countries including Mexico, China, Germany, Norway, Canada, Japan, Morocco, France, United Kingdom and the U.S.

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The World Showplace is where the discussion of the park's history will take place and Mariachi Cobre and Voices of Liberty will host performaces at 3 p.m. at the American Gardens Theatre. At 4:30 and 6:30 Marty Sklar, former Walt Disney Company's International Ambassador for Walt Disney Imagineering will speak.

In the evening there will be a presentation of "IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth" that will feature a special 30th anniversary theme.

There will also be 30th anniversary merchandise available including t-shirts

The full list of events are as followed:

  • 1-2 p.m. - Designing the Future - Past and Present: A panel of Disney Imagineers remembers 30 years of building tomorrow!
  • 4:30-6 p.m. - Epcot: How it Changed the World with Marty Sklar
  • 6:30-8 p.m. - Epcot: How it Changed the World with Marty Sklar 

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