Epcot Center- A Souvenir Program (part 2)
The theme park originally was known as EPCOT Center to reflect the fact that the park was built to embody the ideals and values of EPCOT the city. In 1994, the name was changed to Epcot ‘94 and subsequently Epcot ‘95 a year later. By 1996, the park was known simply as Epcot, a non-acronym, mixed-case word. The original plans for the park showed indecision over what the park’s purpose was to be: some Imagineers wanted it to represent the cutting edge of technology, while others wanted it to showcase international cultures and customs. At one point a model of the futuristic park was pushed together against a model of the international park, and EPCOT Center was born—a theme park with the flavor of a World’s Fair.