Walt Disney's E.P.C.O.T film (1966) - The Project

[@robertholtz]

It is such a tragedy for all the world that Walt didn't live to see his brilliant vision through to fruition. I would've loved to have been a citizen of EPCOT.

[@AlexBooster]

+Robert J. Holtz In this case, Robert, you'll love to read this: medium.com/@AlexBooster/how-to-build-a-new-futuristic-mega-city-to-change-the-world-4dd225ce93c6#.vs55q4v2a

[@Angie2343]

The Arabs are doing it for him. Google Dubai.

[@robertholtz]

I've been to Dubai. It is definitely an ambitious and daring expression. But its aim is to be a luxury playground destination for the world's rich and affluent. The EPCOT vision is vastly different, similar only in its scope and scale... and perhaps its audacity.

[@AlexBooster]

Robert J. Holtz Exactly! Dubai and the adjacent Arab countries aren't interested in making the world a better place. The only thing they are interested in is getting money out of Westerners who don't mind all the oppression and human rights violations that are going on in those countries. So, they create projects that look good to naive (and rich) Westerners.

[@sherlock5001]

Robert J. Holtz Walt's vision would have been perfect. However, his perfection i believe would have turned perverse via the CEO's of today. They do not have his vision, imagination and heart. It would have turned into the greedy, superficial, playboy setting only available to millionaire's of today. Disheartening to think about but i can actually picture it.

[@TitoTimTravels]

That would have been Walt's crowning achievement! I would love to live there. As a consolation prize I would be just as happy to live in Celebration! That is a beautiful community.

[@AltTabDistraction]

Walt is probably turning over in his grave at what his company has done since his death. He was a true American visionary and years ahead of his time. The world needs more people like him.

[@AlexBooster]

+Steven Peterson Steven, would love to hear what you think about this here: medium.com/@AlexBooster/how-to-build-a-new-futuristic-mega-city-to-change-the-world-4dd225ce93c6#.vs55q4v2a

[@justjohnny05]

I agree 100%, now we have blaster carrying storm troopers in Tomorrowland!!!!!

[@Iuventius]

This comment applied 5 years ago and way way more now in 2019.

[@DavidVitrano]

Disney needs to finally make this reality for Walt Disney World's 50th anniversary.

[@casper8076]

I know this is an old comment but my grandpa who just passed away literally said this exact thing to me my entire life & I agree.

[@sherlock5001]

Hid dreams and imaginations were so vast that even his maps needed ladders. °0°

[@thebrinksf69]

If someone would create a virtual walk through from eye level, I would visit that all the time.

[@KeyserTheRedBeard]

awesome video The Original EPCOT. I shattered that thumbs up on your video. Always keep up the great work.

[@SuaveBeatschannel]

He would not like to see Disney now a day. A giant shoppin mall.

[@donovandelaney3171]

There would also be Futuro houses and Hexacube homes.

[@FireEmblemTheRedTower]

Oh my, how very interesting and informative. In fact... I shall honor Walt's desires and make EPCOT a reality in my game project.

[@cvx8279]

Did you do it

[@FireEmblemTheRedTower]

@ :)

[@Iuventius]

This is such a beautiful film. I love watching Walt. The current leaders at Disney are going a horrible turn now away from Walt's Grand Ideas 😭

[@MrChicago103]

Exactly 49 years ago.

[@LogoMan7777]

0:19 - "A Whole New Disney World". I wonder if that's where Alan Menken and Tim Rice got the idea for the title of the song.

[@donovandelaney3171]

There’s also another project just like this called the Venus Project.

[@SarahSchreck]

You know, I hope someone does it. I hope that there's a dreamer out there who can see this kind of community into reality. Walt was the most qualified, no doubt; his team of dreamers had accomplished the impossible. But the Disney company can't be the only one with the ability to create this reality; and if it still has the ability to put these plans into action, I hope they can be encouraged yet to do so. How about a kickstarter for this, haha?

[@AlexBooster]

+Sarah Schreck Sarah, let me know what you think about this here: medium.com/@AlexBooster/how-to-build-a-new-futuristic-mega-city-to-change-the-world-4dd225ce93c6#.vs55q4v2a

[@thebrinksf69]

I'll try

[@robatkins]

Mega Motor Man the only problem with that is we can’t trust the tech companies of today. They are exploiting user data and their lack of security affects every single one of the major tech companies...

[@abhishekjain2444]

Very late reply, but the Eastern countries have been doing that and you'd be surprised as of how many new such cities, not towns have been designed. China did them already! But a lot of them turned ghost towns, there's still many more under construction. Other such contenders are India, Malaysia, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and there's more African countries as well as South American countries as well which our medias don't cover.

[@MrChopsticktech]

@@abhishekjain2444 Thanks! It seems that few Americans on KZbin are aware of what goes on in Asia.

[@nickyoung630]

I want to live there

[@fanboy2015]

Yeah, Walt really screwed up in not buying the land surrounding Disneyland. He really regretted that. That’s why he bought so much land in Florida.

[@seankloss7798]

I love this idea

[@AMagicProduction]

Walt should have been president

[@Angie2343]

:') Yes. All of my yes. He could show Trump a thing or two.

[@thebrinksf69]

Walt was asked if he would run for Mayor of LA and he said "Why should I when I can be king of Disneyland?"

[@jacksonrogers6751]

Agreed

@@Angie2343 he would have been republican

[@Angie2343]

​@ He WAS. =D A true conservative.

[@kristinekorngut5153]

He would have LOVED Animal Kingdom!!!

[@ashlieneevel2708]

In concept it's nice but I imagine in function it would leave much to be desired, particularly with the constant installing/uninstalling of new technology in and out of your house.

[@42Freeway]

"It would be easy for tourist and florida residents to get here by automobile". Even the man with the biggest vision had no idea that 10s of millions each year would fly in from around the globe.

[@donovandelaney3171]

There would also be no money system and no bills and all the plastic homes are solar powered.

[@donovandelaney3171]

There would also be no money system or bills.

[@jimbodeek]

Honestly, I think they should have revisited the idea of using the PeopleMover as a transportation system here at Disney World. I could imagine the PeopleMover serving as an alternative to the monorail as it shuttles guests to the parks and to certain resort hotels. Compared to the monorails and buses, the PeopleMover would be much faster and more efficient, as it doesn't have to stop at stations And in turn, guests don't have to wait for another train to come. They just climb on and they're on their way! Also, the PeopleMover rides above the roads, which means that guests don't have to worry about traffic.

[@joserafaelmena4152]

The Truman Show is basically what would have happen if this plan for EPCOT would have been implemented exactly as they imagined (only the transportation system is missing). In the movie they even make reference to the dome. Scary shit in my opinion.

[@saskoilersfan]

The plans of Epcot are a type of wimhurst engine. I saw a wimhurst engine on a time machine.

[@KSai207]

Walt's vision was a good start, but obviously today we see many domains that Walt missed. Things such as sustainable energy creation and management, water and food harvesting, and potential climate related challenges would have to be part of a modern conversation.

[@marcellocalbesi]

I like how he says the Disney World also would have you like E.P.C.O.T better or how Disney World is now

[@donovandelaney3171]

Disney will build the Epcot City Hotel and Convention Center one day. Someone will build her. We need to have this hotel built.

[@lucadokic2342]

Hopefully somebody can help me answer a question... I have a Presentation today in around 3 hours. What exactly is epoct? Is it a small City in a amusment Park? Or is Like the hole land a City or are the amusments for the citiciens?

[@lk4543]

Dalt Wisney was a great visionary , wish he was still here

[@legendherograndvideos1043]

This could have been better then the Disney World we see now.

[@gustavoceballos5327]

Almost like a shopping mall

[@adamkings3823]

it's a very interesting concept with many useful ideas in it; but, it seems to lack insight into many potential problems. it solves the car and traffic problems, and I think that is the main idea here. it doesn't take into consideration the legal, cultural, governance, infrastructural issues. this was a very gutsy, risky and expensive experiment. most likely to fail. perhaps years to correct and guide it forward. still, in the end it would have been a huge eye opener revolutionizing the world. he took all the risks with his own money, so it would be all worth it for the whole world.

[@elisagregory1264]

Epcot worked. What are you people saying ? You don't live in it. You live over Epcot. Epcot is the energy drive that powers the city. A city run on static electricity. The wimshurst Epcot. Disney . Static energy run appliances... When you land on other worlds... There are no power plants... You make your own power ... Wimshurst engine is easy powerbase... Today I build a static car...

[@barkatsingh1236]

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[@1rickytorr]

Where is the original footage of this video? Is it on a Blu-ray now?

[@jeffreygao3956]

But then there’d be no non-Disney stuff allowed in that EPCOT. I’ll take my katana replica anyday.

[@bryanramey2438]

Sounds like he had an idea to build a silicone valley in Epcot.

[@robatkins]

Bryan Ramey Silicon Valley holds ideals that are quite different from what Walt wanted. Walt wasn’t about exploiting the American population. The tech world of Silicon Valley data mines everyone. Walt wouldn’t want that, it’s simply unamerican.

[@barkatsingh1236]

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[@lbruhin532]

Is it just me or does Walt remind anyone else of Howard stark?

[@Florida_Man_Robb]

I’m actually surprised by the number of commenters who would want to live like this. In a freakin bubble? No weather, ever…Really?

[@DinoLover4242]

5 dislikes are from people who don't want to change, and instead want the world stay the same as it is right now.

[@Giltindor]

Is it possible to have some french subtitle on it?

[@peterlarmour1099]

Giltindor m

[@semiramisbonaparte1627]

lol the joke is you don't even realize..you already live in EPCOT

[@mshiferaw]

Explain more.... I believe this is true and it's not good

[@vikkigardner6686]

Right! That is exactly what I thought! We live in a giant snow globe on a huge plane. we are in a dome type structure like the truman show!!!

[@LucasFernandez-fk8se]

Seems impractical. I mean think about it, there is no areas for planned future growth within Epcot. No way to urbanize the suburbs and no way to sprawl the suburbs out farther based on his plans. Either Epcot would be a Ghetto today with low cost half destroyed houses or the homes would be 900k-2mil + for a small single family house in the Disney "future world". It would either be abandoned by now or so highly sought after that no regular person could dream of affording it

[@philiprichards2010]

Someday there maybe a community of tomorrow in reality I think.

[@lushfauna]

why didn't this happen?

[@robatkins]

BNKNEAST it didn’t happen because Walt passed away. The company’s board took over and that ended that.

[@darrellburnside4559]

PS you can't built a perfect world because we don't have perfect people.

[@skatingwithIuke]

Walt would be sad to see what CHEAPek has done to IPCOT

[@kkraut]

Iger* chapek was the fall guy in hindsight

[@surfbro16]

Since we failed on Walt, Elon for President!

[@weston407]

Matthew Schimkus you know he isn't American, right?

[@lushfauna]

neither was obummer

[@darrellburnside4559]

This is a great concept, but I doubt it would have worked as built. I also don't agree with this concept of the Disney corporation being the government in Epcot community. I don't like what Disney has become. I would prefer a Classic Disney Channel that shows the type of family entertainment that Walt believed in.

[@jeffreygao3956]

And what? Miss out on Tangled: The Series and its epic scale and badass battles?

[@grimsk]

2년 전부터..영감의 원천 중 하나..

[@cvx8279]

What about now

[@grimsk]

@@cvx8279 Still to this day :)

[@grimsk]

@@cvx8279 Still to this day :)

[@grimsk]

@@cvx8279 Still to this day :)

[@grimsk]

@@cvx8279 Still.

[@AlexTheRailroader]

What exactly was "restored" about this? And it doesn't look very HD; true that the images aren't pixelated from the transfer from film to digital, but the film itself hasn't been restored in a way that prevents the blur you see in this film. Its kinda like taking a worn out VHS and saving it in a computer as an HD recording, -in essence nothing was done to enhance the footage so its just as worn out looking as the original VHS. Maybe Disney color-corrected the original film, but other than that, its still very low definition.

[@Robby4291]

IF you can do better...put your money where your mouth is. Anyone can complain about what SOMEONE has done..that part is EASY.

[@AlexTheRailroader]

I didn't complain, I was simply stating that by definition this isn't a "restored" video. I could do better, IF I owned the original film reel, which I don't, and I highly doubt this person does either.

[@gantmj]

If he did live to build it, he wouldn't have allowed Jews to live there.

[@dominicjackson6122]

I wish Walt died later and that epcot happened

[@trekgrrl3]

Seems like it might be a little too cult-like for me. Also, when you think of what Disney costs now days, wow... Also, this was too dependent on large corporations putting money and goods into this community. I think it might have worked for a couple years, 5 tops before it failed miserably.

[@barkatsingh1236]

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