Holy shit have we gone backwards ... the destruction of the nuclear family ... schools are indoctrination centers ... herd immunity is not part of a pandemic response ... faux global warming apocalypse ... all science politicized ... Anti-American joint chiefs of staff ... the current adult population will be remembered as the worst generation in American history ... assuming America isn't renamed by China now that they own every one of our leaders From Obiden to McConnell to Disney CEO Bob Chapek

He was delusional. The entire main area enclosed and environmentally controlled? Fool.

@@johnp139 It wasn't just that, look up Defunctlands video about it, goes over how the entire thing was almost like one big Company Town.

@@hardworker5588 Eww, get your politics out of my Disney World

But then, how long would it have taken before the characters started coming in? Before EPCOT lost its original purpose?

I think Walt may have run into some obstacles had he lived another decade that he couldn't have foreseen. First, he would have lost the guidance of Roy Disney who died in 1971 and had wanted to retire for some time even before Walt's death. Second, he didn't live long enough to see America lose its zeal for futuristic concepts rooted in the goodness of what big business could to, which really faded as the 70s dawned. Plus, he would have had to face the pressures caused by events he had no control over like the Energy Crisis etc. which put a crimp on planned projects for Disney World's first phase. I don't think realistically EPCOT the city could have happened. But we might have seen some more elaborate touches in what came to pass than we did see (like perhaps monorail or Peoplemover service directly to the Lake Buena Vista resort area of the park which has never existed). And had Walt lived I think we would have seen Marc Davis's "Western River Expedition" became a reality at Florida because he likely would have stuck to his guns and not panicked over customer complaint about the absence of "Pirates of the Caribbean" in Florida that initially existed.

he said he would need 15 years to build this

@@markjackson6431 So, that takes us to 1981/82, when EPCOT Center opened.

Moral of the story: don’t smoke.

I was 5 when Mr. Disney passed away. I remember it like yesterday still. Being from Florida we just loved him. I remember my mom sitting me down and telling me he passed away. I remember crying and asking my mom “does that mean Disney World won’t open?” It was a very sad day. Missed him so much on Sunday nights.

This makes me sad, I wonder how much more of an impact Walt would of made with 25 years added to his lifespan. I was not alive during Disneyland’s early days so I feel like I missed out. How much more different was the experience of being in the park compared to now?

Disney parks are STILL the most magical places in the world. :') We just need to purge the SJW infection from them, as Walt would have wanted. He would probably cringe at the SJW disease Disney has been infected with in recent years.

Not to be flippant, but it makes a good argument for why people shouldn't smoke.

@@RInger2875 Yes.

you mean a true capitalist

@@markjackson6431 And a true American!

Not completely. The UAE is using his ideas right now for Masdar City and other projects.

I suppose then you have read Married to the Mouse about Orlando’s relationship with WDW. Shows why after Walts death EPCOT was abandoned in favour of the theme park we have today

It is sad and disenheartening that Disney's Epcot did not become a reality because of his death. It would have been interesting to see what Disney World would have looked like had Walt Disney lived to see it.

@@pedrogamez4165 I agree. They had the plans, they should’ve fulfilled Walt’s dream

Just like Stephen King’s “Under the Dome”.

The city would totally be under corporate control. No voting on issues there.

@@johnp139 amazing.

it just be like a mall

You sound like one of those people who crazily believe Walt was frozen and is going to come back some day. DELUSIONAL!!1! Disney Corporation couldn't afford to have him come back, someday to foil their grooming plans, so they already dumped his frozen head somewhere that it will never be seen again. Walt is truly gone. D:

“And now...here is Walt Disney”

“We call it EP-COT”

So thats how you synthesise a new element 🧐

Howard stark was indeed inspired by disney in the mcu

Where’s tony ?

Are you sure Disney failed ?

Disneyland Monorail Music kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gpaCa5Rmyrinc2w.html

Even for Disneyland. They need to refurbish that and make it work again

​@@ladyfire44 Yeah, they should do that too. Still, Disneyland's PeopleMover was just a ride. What I'm talking about is making the PeopleMover into a fully-fledged transportation system for Disney World that acts as an alternative to the monorail, servicing not only the four theme parks, but also the water parks, Disney Springs, and even a few select resort hotels.

Elon will.

I think if Walt had lived through the 70s and been forced to confront the matters of (1) brother Roy's death and (2) The Energy Crisis and the loss of enthusiasm for futuristic technology, he would have had to cut back on the original vision for EPCOT the city. He would have also had to keep an eye on the health of the studio in the 70s which hit a creative low that first decade after his death as well, and that would have undoubtedly impacted decision on EPCOT too.

Walt Disney's "E.P.C.O.T / Florida Film" is a 24 minute preview to E.P.C.O.T that Walt recorded on October 27, 1966 - just a few weeks before his death.

The film was shown at the Park East Theatre (501 North Orlando Avenue) in Winter Park on February 2, 1967. The movie theater no longer exists .

Sad thing about it is that Disney World which has Epcot in Orlando, Florida, is what Disneyland was supposed to be in Walt's vision. Unfortunately, due to the people building hotels and businesses near Disneyland in Anaheim, he had to move the project to Florida so he would have more control over it.

Walt was planning things like the Peoplemover before he passed away, and he never got to see it opened. This logic also applies to attractions like Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion.

@@deebers7304 did you miss THE VIDEOS of the people movers in Disneyland?

filmed in 1966 shown in 1967