The History of Leave a Legacy (The Epcot Stones)

[@KyraHogue]

I took a picture for Leave a Legacy with my late mother. While I was sad they were moved to just outside EPCOT, I'm glad they're still there for those of us who participated to look back on fondly. Even if it's now bittersweet.

[@Lemonaidz7]

Having your name on that would’ve *rocked!* Sadly was taken for *granite* Yeah you guys are going to stone me

[@citrushappy]

Boooooooo!

[@igw2949]

That joke could have been *boulder* but it was pretty good.

[@MsEKN]

My sister and I have our picture there from New Years Eve 1999. It was one of the happiest nights of my life and I love finding it every time I’m at EPCOT.

[@clown482]

550,000 guests who died on property !LOL. With that many bodies you’ve have Charleston Heston run out of the land yelling “ Soylent Green is people “

[@ViQRoy89]

I still like to be able to go and see my dad and myself when wee were younger. I hope they will send us our picture if they ever take them down and don't relocate.

[@theendofit]

But how in god's name could they ever give people the pictures back. Almost no one still lives in the same place 20 years later. Further they would need very detailed records of all 500k pictures. And dont forget about the massive cost of all the shipping the cuting extreamly carfull as they are tiny parts of big sheets. And paying the people keeping them organized. The picture only cost $38. What you payed for was it staying in the park all these years. They would have had to charge 500 at the time if pepole wanted to get them back. But now it's to late. Now it would be even more expensive.

[@Phantomsangel]

@@theendofit ....... Guess I could take a picture of it.

[@IirlyAccesss]

I take a photo of mine every time i visit, so that when they do take it down (i know they will) I will have a sort of a photo history of how myself and my nephew changed over the years. Id like my nephew's wife and daughter to see it before its gone tho. And i never saw it as an eyesore. I always thought it was cool :P

[@ohmusicsweetmusic]

yeah they're getting right on that.

[@CrazyManhog]

@@theendofit that why ask for your home and address

[@MightyBiffer]

They don't ruin the sight of the giant golf ball at all. They actually fit in with it quit well. I think they look good and are a pleasant improvement on just another boring garden.

[@notsojoerogan]

MightyBiffer completely agree

[@ThemeParkStop]

Great video! I think the contract (slyly) stated that the etchings could be moved anywhere within Walt Disney World within the promised 20 years, and not necessarily inside of Epcot. They could cart these things off to a courtyard behind the All Stars Resort and still technically be within their obligations to the purchasers.

[@waywardemmer4292]

My brother and I have a photo together on these, we were just toddlers and anytime we visit we go look at them. I hope if they get rid of them, the plaques get moved somewhere else. :(

[@Recon527]

WaywardEmmer same here, kinda tuned into a family tradition to find our pictures.

[@EpixAndroid]

They replaced them, and now it's much more colorful (and less morbid)! Completely different coding system, though. They have a website to find them, in case you wish to find them.

[@sian2337]

@@EpixAndroid- does it let you search by name? I don’t know where I put my paperwork for it.

[@EpixAndroid]

@@sian2337 Yes! There are QR codes alongside the walls that send you to a place you can look up your tile.

[@NikholaRichter]

Honestly i dont mind them, to me they look like a rocky reef from which Spaceship Earth emerges, like a crescendo, rising from the earth to culminate in the spectacle that is the EPCOT icon.

[@BrightSunFilms]

Cool video!

[@alexisb829]

I love to go find my family and I on these! I love the challenge and I love to see other people as well, it’s so cool to see how little I was and see how these are made!

[@jbcreeperking6422]

Speaking as a person with there face on one of the engravings, I hope that they just move them to another area of the park

[@alexandermackinnon7596]

Same, my family had ours done in 2003 when I was 10 years old and visited again when i was 16. It was cool to see your pictures engraved in the park. We are currently planning to take our now much larger family in 2022 and i hope to find these and show them to my daughter's

[@SBlondee10]

Well... My photo is there and it makes me happy. I’ll be sad when they remove them.

[@RussSanderlin]

jennsamo same here. I have a stone in front of the MK as well.

[@Sparkle_Wizard]

I did this with my family on a trip from Wales. It is was something that I will always remeber

[@ilovedisneyandcomics612]

My wife and I have one there too taken before we had kids.

[@Cute-patootiee]

I have one it was me and my son when he was young. We go and find it every year when we visit. I would be sad if they removed it, it’s our own personal connection to Epcot.

[@hayngoddess]

my family and i are sad to hear it might go, it's a piece of the magic that we have there. It makes me so happy.

[@melj6488]

My husband and I had our photo taken on our honeymoon back in 2004. It was always fun to go back to it on our repeat trips to Epcot. Sad it’s no longer there.

[@VannevarB2]

Putting "1999-2018" on the video thumbnail made me think that somehow their removal had been announced. I was so happy...for just a fleeting moment.

[@c_o_l_m]

I didn't understand what they were as a kid but I actually thought it contributed to the futuristic theming

[@BClemons06]

I was literally at Epcot yesterday wondering what those were lol. This video is perfectly timed.

[@bewarebewear1507]

Same!

[@BClemons06]

Jenna004 really, that’s so funny “it’s a small world after all!” Lol

[@Mrtfarrugia]

I don't know which one but I know the band N Sync has their pictures up on one.

[@meowzymcdirmit]

Yeah! It's shown at 4:59 in the video in case you missed it

[@ThatBeTam]

Me and my grandmother is on one of those stones 💔 breaks my heart to know it’s getting removed she passed away in 2007.

[@MrFusion]

I'll be sad to see those stones moved. There's a picture of a 1-2 year old me and my mom on the left side looking towards the entrance of Spaceship Earth. It's nice to think that (in a way) I'll always be at Disney World.

[@lightningbear2135]

Great video! I moved to Orlando in 2004 and have always wondered about the history of this eyesore. Every time I walk through this area we say oh it’s so sad for all those people who died at Disney or call it the cemetery.

[@firebrotheraiden1]

come on do a video of muppet vision 3d

[@firebrotheraiden1]

pleae do MUPPET ViSiON 3D

[@sian2337]

With the plaques, they should do something similar to the paving stones, ie. imbed all the plaques into the floor or flowerbed walls, It’s the big stones that are the problem, if they got rid of them, the plaques could be sprinkled throughout the park. I think that would be nice.

[@kingposeidon4535]

I've always known Epcot with the legacy stones, so I don't mind them. They always seemed to be something vaguely futuristic and so I've always liked them. I didn't know too much about their history, so it's good to know. I wouldn't be upset if they were removed, but I don't really mind them either.

[@itsturt]

Great video, the ending is A+

[@Recon527]

I remember getting my picture taken with my parents and my brother. Every time we go we always go to find our pictures. Hopefully they’ll stay because it’s always fun to see them.

[@kthompmke]

I have three tiles, check them out every time I visit. Brings back memories when kid were little. Will be sad day when they are removed.

[@JacobHillSBD]

Leave a Legacy: A Memorial to the Great EPCOT War

[@ArcadeHunters]

Lemme' tell ya something about that ending, brother!

[@armanclark2401]

hehe

[@itsPOPROX]

I'm really glad I was able to leave my legacy before they stopped doing them. It was great when my young cousins visited Disney World and found my tile. They were excited to find it.

[@dstarsbravo]

maybe its just because i have a picture there so that everytime i visit i find myself from 18 years ago but i love them they are like epcot's version of the bricks at magic kingdom

[@FatherAxeKeeper]

They should have made the photos larger. They were so tiny.

[@ethandembitz2398]

It would have needed more space if they were to enlarge the pictures.

[@FatherAxeKeeper]

Ethan Dembitz no because they didn’t come close to filling them up.

[@user-hn6cx8zo6c]

Great video, keep it up!

[@alancranford3398]

I'm one of the half-million who participated in the Leave a Legacy program. I was wondering what happened to my plaque.

[@humbertocellig]

They must keep their word, just like Walter Elias Disney. They must keep the legacy stones, it will be very sad if they put them away.

[@BigDaddysBearCave]

Love the ending 👍🏽😎 great video 😉

[@RosinGoblin]

I got my picture on one of the stones. It was sooo long ago. Any idea how I can find my picture?

[@taylorbroad8941]

Inside the spaceship earth gift shop, they have the LAL directory where you can find the original photo used plus its location.

[@RosinGoblin]

Taylor Broad thanks!

[@RosinGoblin]

Chris Da Husky wow I'm definitely gonna do that. Thanks man!

[@_p0ssumz]

My grandparents got there pictures on there.When my grandpa died, my grandma gave me the pin they got from it.Ive seen their pictures on it but I hope to soon!

[@ohbogey]

Very funny & a very cool idea! I would've participated! I recall Disney World offered a similar thing but with bricks that would have ppl's names on them.

[@DjMikeWatt]

That was also referenced in this video.

[@christopher27531]

Thanks for explaining this; my stepdaughter and her uncle did this so I would hope Disney preserves the panels for viewing at some other location in Epcot. Definitely would not want it going away.

[@TheOpenmindStudio]

Me, my dad and my twin have one there from 2007, but I've never been back since - only went once. Hope to see it again someday.

[@davidschiller1611]

My friend Justin is in the photo along with John Hench. He is the blond man in the blue shirt.

[@ethandembitz2398]

Me and my brother are on those stones! I dont remember which row but we always look at it when we visit disney

[@blakeferris2771]

Can you do the history from caliaforna Screamin to the incredicoaster please

[@edvaira6891]

I invested the money for this in Jan, 2000.. and a picture of my kids when they were 6 and 2 are on the wall...Having returned in 2004,2005,2009,2014 and last year, we’ve more than gotten our value out of it by having them pose for pictures each return visit with their younger selves, and we now have a pretty complete collage of our EPCOT FAMILY HISTORY

[@jasonr7035]

I wish I could have done that. It looks cool in my opinion and I wish the Leave A Legacy program was still active.

[@hayleyhellbound9513]

There’s a picture of my sister and I on one of them.m, I’m glad they’ve lasted this long

[@FatherAxeKeeper]

Were you able to find it? The photos were so small, and it could take the whole day to find yourself haha.

[@hayleyhellbound9513]

When you purchased the spot they would ask for your address and then mail you copies of the pictures, a picture of where it is, and which stone/metal slab/row you were on. We still have the original envelope it came in and everything!

[@FatherAxeKeeper]

Dew Drinker6 oh I see! Thanks for the info.

[@wvugirl2007]

My husband and I had a tile do on our engagement trip in 2004. Now we are celebrating our 15th wedding anniversary in 2020. I hope we can see it again when we visit in a few years. Most likely 2022.

[@Nonfiction79]

3:38 Tom Cordless lol

[@redpandaddy666]

I am one of those photos. Love going and finding myself when I visit.

[@slingslash]

Yes! You’re back, thank Mickey

[@Sketch105]

My biggest complaint about the entry plaza now is what happened to the large, see through towers with the Epcot symbol that sat on the fountain just past them? It looks so weird and bare with the empty circle on it. You can see them in the picture at the end of the video. I'm not sure if they were removed before the program started or even before that.

[@yeemcgee8149]

I always liked the stones. They make it look like spaceship earth is behind giant mountains. And I think it’s cool that you could leave your picture

[@Katiebug11]

The idea of Leave a Legacy is pretty cool in my opinion, they should have just went about displaying the engravings differently.

[@fusionn4316]

Great video! You should do a history video on the Submarine Voyage that was at Disneyland from June 14, 1959 - September 9, 1998.

[@mcarp555]

There's a 'Defunctland' video about that already.

[@fusionn4316]

mcarp555 I still want to see Park Ride History's version.

[@emanuelrivera8048]

My picture is there also! But taken at the right angle from the front of the park it completely elevates spaceship earth to make it float IMHO, especially at night

[@LWolf12]

That, and just because they promised they'd stick around till 2027, doesn't mean they will. It's not like Disney doesn't have habit of breaking their promises.

[@nickyoung630]

I seriously can't wait till those ugly things are gone and the prisms get put back!

[@melissabonn6726]

My mom and I have ours from a trip we did in 2001 and every year after that we made it a tradition to pay a visit to our spot. Oh and look closely in this video you can see N’Sync has created each of their own 5:01

[@SnufflePuff24]

I can't remember if my mom and stepdad did the Leave a Legacy thing or the brick thing at Magic Kingdom but they definitely have a plaque for their anniversary somewhere in one of the parks lol

[@AtomicFox64]

0:53 is that the triforce from the legend of zelda?

[@kodyeldridge5847]

4:20 I'm from the future: Epcot looks nothing like that in 2021.

[@Boomeroni]

This is a concept from 2017, newer concepts were made in 2019 and released at the D23 Expo. Current Epcot is almost identical to the newer concepts

[@DjMikeWatt]

Pause the video at 5:00. That's fucking N*SYNC etched on there! It's Joey, then Justin, then Chris, then Lance. JC at the end. But, yeah ... Tell me I'm wrong.

[@clabsos1202]

You should do the history of Paradise Pier, the history of submarine voyage/20000 Leagues under the sea, or the history of the people movers

[@NahShizzums]

Idk honestly - as someone with their portrait on those stones (me and my brother back in 2001) I like them there. It kind of reminds me of Walt Disney’s original idea for a community at EPCOT - like all the people on those plaques are part of Epcot and we all belong

[@andrewreegs6319]

I honestly like the rocks, and I think they compliment the view of Spaceship Earth. Idk though, it might just be because Ive never really visited Epcot without them there.

[@dazblue5515]

I paid for a tile back in November 2000... not been back to Orlando since 😔

[@versebuchanan512]

I've never even heard of these before

[@bridgetmistryable]

Also do a video of nickelodeon history at Universal studios parks

[@Brandon-qd2lb]

Why’d they get rid of those tall things in the fountain area in front of spaceship earth?

[@minisversion]

A definite eyesore - if they can take down the hat why not take these down? I think it would be nice to have more garden areas in the entrance

[@mattyg4186]

My photo from 2001 is in there

[@ItsEnder]

I think what would be cool is if they took the mirrored leg of spaceship earth and moved those leave a legacy engravings onto the mirrored leg where the kiosk once stood

[@CrazyManhog]

I dont understand didnt they say they were moving them and now they are leaving for good. My parents were even on there...

[@gabrielleelizabeth465]

My parents, brother, Grandmother (and little zygote me I suppose) are there and having went to the park the last three years it’s really cool to be immortalized in that way. My brother was three at the time and is now 21 and he gets a huge kick out of it. I don’t think they’re an eyesore, they hardly block anything and if you take them out what do you have? Grass? Flowers? This is an amazing thin you can’t find anywhere else that half a million different people A: paid good money for and B: are connected through

[@groovylobster]

I always thought it'd be a good idea if they just put up plaques containing a bunch of names of people who've had some sort of influence on the world or something like that. Or maybe just plaques with information about something, i dunno, anything but a bunch of random people's faces.

[@DLRNH61]

I always thought it was a very bad idea to locate what amounted to a cemetery at the entrance to Epcot; it was like bringing death to their front door. Once they are relocated, Epcot will thrive.

[@RadicalDreamerWD]

20 years later, I do love to go and see 11 year old me on there. My daughter gets a kick out of it!

[@spooperton4535]

My parents got one of us and me and my sister when we were little, they look awesome! Sadly I barely remember where it is since they are so small lol, but we always see it when we visit Epcot. If they remove it I wouldn't be so sad about it. Its been there for so long! I'd like to see what they'd put instead c:.

[@DanielRam814]

I’ll be really sad to see these go. My family and I have a picture on there that we took in 2001 that we always love to go back and visit when we’re in the park. As other commenters have said, I’d love for Disney to send us our picture if they are removed

[@RiverRev]

I've always called this eyesore the "tank traps" and figured it was designed to protect the front of the park from terrorists.

[@WeDaVest_Music]

Boy you best believe I recognized your voice right away in the new Defunctland video

[@ThemeParksShouldntExist]

*COMMERCIAL BLITZKRIEG*

[@freemanwithoutthephd639]

From the title I thought they already took them out. I don't understand why people don't like how they look I think they look futuristic and match the theme.

[@mikegladyszewski3745]

What will happen to those monoliths

[@nestoons4539]

What was that weird video at the end?

[@landynteachout5296]

Do you have plans in the future to do a comparison video of all of the Haunted Mansion rides in the U.S. and beyond?

[@taylorlockhart6618]

I honestly didn’t even see these the last time I went to Epcot

[@matto2121]

I loved this video!

[@GoomEevee]

If i was, ya'know, ALIVE when this was running, I would've got my picture there.

[@S3A0P5]

Do a history review of lights motors action extreme stunt show and doctor dooms fearfall!

[@alyssathehomogay]

I understand how without context they look bad, but my mom, dad, newborn sister and I have our picture on that so I know exactly how much it can mean to others

[@HunterMadden]

Omg I'm still laughing at the WDWNT shade!

[@firebrotheraiden1]

can you do a history of nickelodeon at universal studios parks

[@firebrotheraiden1]

do the history of nickelodoen studios at universal studios flordia, toally nickelodeon,nickeodeon blast zone,and the characters at all of the universal studios theme park

[@chuc98]

If these are ever removed, they should put in small flowering trees like in EPCOT’s original concept art AND bring back the sculpture that was removed from the fountain.

[@FyremaneFoxx]

my Fiance and I left our Legacy in 2002. I even relocated it the last time i was there in 2012.

[@tcrwcrewchanneltruecrew1602]

I wish I had an opportunity to go to these Parks when I was little I never got to see the geyser that was displayed on Nickelodeon and I also never got to go to Universal Studios Tokyo Disney I've been but can you make a video on Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Six Flags AstroWorld the demolishment and the destruction of Jaws the ride

[@LPlandOFazul]

I love Epcot. I think this was a good idea at the time, but now they are just an eyesore. At least the stones around the Magic Kingdom are just part of the walkway and don't change how the park looks. Plus, it's just faces...that are usually pretty distorted when you look at them .You would have to know exactly where your photo was to find it. With the walkway stones they have names on them so you could eventually find your stone somewhere. I think getting rid of the stones and moving the plaques for now is the best idea.

[@sonicscrewdrivr5964]

Little known fact: In the later years there were never enough sold to make a whole sheet. So there are a lot of repeats and made up Cast Member messages to fill in the spaces. :D

[@phillanes6974]

Do you have a link to that wdw new today article.

[@Royalnumbers]

windows 95 it was a joke. WDWNT is known in the community for inconsistent, poorly sourced, or sensationalized posts.

[@jaws1698]

Please do millennium force. It's one of the greatest coaster of all time.