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Disney Vows to Give Epcot a Magical, Long-Overdue Makeover
By Brooks Barnes
New York Times
July 15, 2017
"Disney’s third-oldest theme park, Epcot, is overdue for a serious sprucing up. And the company is finally ready to write the check, even as it continues to pour money into upgrades at other parks.
Bob Chapek, the chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, hinted last November that major changes were coming to Epcot, which sprawls across 300 acres as part of the four-park Disney World complex near Orlando, Fla. At an event for Disney fans, Mr. Chapek said the 35-year-old Epcot, best known for the giant golf-ball-looking sphere at its entrance, would one day become “more Disney, timeless, relevant, family friendly...."
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/15/business/media/disney-epcot-theme-parks.html
By Brooks Barnes
New York Times
July 15, 2017
"Disney’s third-oldest theme park, Epcot, is overdue for a serious sprucing up. And the company is finally ready to write the check, even as it continues to pour money into upgrades at other parks.
Bob Chapek, the chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, hinted last November that major changes were coming to Epcot, which sprawls across 300 acres as part of the four-park Disney World complex near Orlando, Fla. At an event for Disney fans, Mr. Chapek said the 35-year-old Epcot, best known for the giant golf-ball-looking sphere at its entrance, would one day become “more Disney, timeless, relevant, family friendly...."
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/15/business/media/disney-epcot-theme-parks.html