![]() He had a different team working on his concept for EPCOT at the same time. Walt felt that his Imagineers knew how to build a theme park, and didn't need his constant supervision-and told them so. His desire was to build a working community of the future that would include an entertainment venue like a theme park. Walt's intention was not to build another theme park, even one that was better than Disneyland. I've never been prouder of anybody in my life than seeing my dad up there at the dedication ceremony for Walt Disney World." "My Dad literally put his heart and soul into building. EPCOT, of course, was supposed to be a real town where people would live and the final thing was much different. Walt probably would have been surprised to see what it all is today. So Dad won by default and he regretted winning that way. Walt died while they were having those arguments. "Walt kept insisting that EPCOT needed to be built first or it would never get built. He argued with Walt that we needed to build a Magic Kingdom and some hotels first to get money to afford to build Walt's Epcot. My dad didn't know how that made us any money. ![]() Walt wanted to build this futuristic city called EPCOT where people were going to live. ![]() The late Roy Edward Disney, son of Walt's older brother Roy Oliver Disney, told me in an interview in 2004: As we approach the 50 th anniversary of Walt Disney World, it is interesting to ponder that the vacation destination that opened in 1971 was actually intended to be significantly different in many ways. ![]()
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