Defunctland: Walt Disney's City of the Future, E.P.C.O.T.

Summary by Krater

This video explores the origins, development, and ultimate cancellation of Walt Disney's final ambitious project, the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow (EPCOT). It concludes that while EPCOT was an unrealized and ultimately unscalable dream, it represented the culmination of Walt Disney's life's work and legacy.

From the video

Answers: What was Walt Disney's original plan for EPCOT?

• Walt Disney
• EPCOT
• Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow
• Urban planning
• Disney World
• City of Tomorrow
• Florida project
• City of the Arts

What it concludes

• EPCOT was conceived by Walt Disney as a planned community and experimental prototype city rather than a theme park.
• The project ultimately proved unscalable because it was an urban planning experiment tied to a tourism-based corporate enterprise.
• Walt Disney's death and the lack of a governance structure that allowed permanent residents without voting power ultimately caused the original EPCOT city concept to be abandoned.