The celebration also brings pin trading to the forefront for Disney collectors everywhere. Also new is Millennium Village – celebrating the cultural achievements of 25 countries – and the Tapestry of Nations parade.
The 15-month event marks the debut of the popular nighttime spectacular, “IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth”, that will run for 20 years. 1 – The Millennium Celebration begins at EPCOT. 1994Īpril 29 – The inaugural EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival debuts. All within walking distance of the theme park, the collection of resorts significantly expands lodging and convention options. 13) and the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel (June 4). The following year brings Walt Disney World Swan Hotel (Jan. November – The first phase of the EPCOT Resort Area opens with the debut of Disney’s Yacht Club Resort (Nov. The pavilion also includes state-of-the art, hands-on activities, live comedy shows and a fast-casual restaurant. Beneath a giant gold dome, three humorous attractions offer a fun look at health and fitness. 19 – Wonders of Life pavilion opens in Future World. June 3 – World Showcase expands with the opening of the Norway pavilion that introduces Maelstrom, where guests board Viking boats to discover the country’s natural beauty, traditions and modern cities. The new show incorporated the World Showcase pavilions for the first time with rim lighting and special projection effects. 30 – “IllumiNations,” a new nighttime spectacular, premieres. Dubbed “The Greatest Show in Space,” it featured a variety of daredevil circus acts performed in and above the CommuniCore area of the park. The EPCOT Daredevil Circus Spectacular opens in Future World. 12 – The 3-D film “Captain EO” premieres at the Magic Eye Theater in the Journey Into Imagination pavilion. Centerpiece of the pavilion is a 5.7-million-gallon aquarium – the world’s largest at the time – that’s home to more than 200 species of marine life. 15 – The Living Seas (now The Seas with Nemo & Friends) opens. 23 – The China pavilion’s table-service restaurant Nine Dragons Restaurant begins serving guests. The daytime spectacular featured 70 flying, swimming, and sailing vessels, colorful streamers and daytime fireworks. 31 – “Skyleidoscope” debuts on World Showcase lagoon. 24 – Lotus Blossom Café opens, the first of two new restaurants to open in the China pavilion.Īug. June 3 – The France pavilion in World Showcase opens its second signature restaurant, Bistro de Paris.
7 – EPCOT World Showcase expands with the opening of the Morocco pavilion. March 5 – The ride-through attraction Journey into Imagination (now Journey into Imagination with Figment) opens. Featuring a first-of-its kind ride system, the attraction gives guests a glimpse of what life might be like in the future. 1 – On the park’s one-year anniversary, Horizons (now MISSION: Space) makes its debut in Future World. 24 – EPCOT is officially dedicated by Card Walker, Chairman and CEO of Walt Disney Productions.Ī new four-mile extension of the Walt Disney World Monorail System opens, extending from the Ticket and Transportation Center to EPCOT.
“Carnival de Lumiere” debuts as the theme park’s first nightly fireworks show, replaced in 1983 with “A New World Fantasy” and in 1984 by “Laserphonic Fantasy.”
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