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Epcot
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Nowhere but at Epcot can you explore and experience the native food, entertainment, culture, and arts and crafts of countries in Europe, Asia, North Africa, and the Americas. What's more, employees at the World Showcase pavilions actually hail from the countries the pavilions represent.
Epcot, or "Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow," was the original inspiration for Walt Disney World. Walt envisioned a future in which nations coexisted in peace and harmony, reaping the miraculous harvest of technological achievement. The Epcot of today is both more and less than his original dream. Less, because the World Showcase presents views of its countries that are, as an Epcot guide once put it, "as Americans perceive them"—highly idealized. But this is a minor quibble in the face of the major achievement: Epcot is that rare paradox—a successful educational theme park that excels at entertainment, too.
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Travel Deals in Walt Disney World Orlando
- $148* & up -- Nationwide Flights thru Fall on American, R/T American Airlines
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- $69 -- Orlando: Downtown Disney Hotel w/Breakfast, 45% Off Best Western Lake Buena Vista Resort Hotel
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- $89 -- Orlando 2-Bedroom Suite at Family Resort, 65% Off — $89 Nickelodeon Suites Resort
