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Epcot

Epcot

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A planned model city by Walt Disney to show new ways of living and travel
  • proper noun
  • /ˈɛpkɒt/
: Epcot
  • Disney intended for the city of Epcot to be a utopian community near Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

Examples

  • The name itself is fair warning: Epcot stands for Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow.

  • Epcot's real purpose remains unfinished.

    Escape from Tomorrow (2013)

  • Many communities come closer to realizing such ideals than the final incarnation of Disney's Epcot.

    Academic text (2008)

  • We call it Epcot, spelled E-P-C-O-T: Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow.

  • Epcot was intended to be a utopian community near Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

Surface Forms

Epcot main

Etymology

Epcot is an acronym of Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, Walt Disney's name for a planned model city. So the name explains why Epcot was meant to be an experimental town to try new ways of living and travelling.