Walt Disney World’s EPCOT celebrates 30 years today.

Happy 30th EPCOT!

There’s some great merchandise out to celebrate the milestone.

As always, shopping is one of my favorite things!

But I wanted to celebrate today with some fun facts about EPCOT.

• Epcot was opened 1st October 1982 after three years of construction.

• The pavements at Epcot are painted a specific colour to enhance the green of the grass and make pictures taken there look brighter

• In Epcot if you walk from Innovations West towards the Land Pavilion, you may find a round shape on the ground which is surrounded by quotations from scientists, if you stand in this circle then you are in the geographical centre of Walt Disney World.

• Spaceship Earth weighs 16 million pounds.

Celebrating EPCOT’s 30th birthday.

• At Spaceship Earth, Mickey Mouse is hidden in his own constellation just beyond the attraction’s loading area.

• On Mission: SPACE, there are 13 quotes by space explorers and visionaries on the attraction’s wall of honor. The most recent was added in September 2007 by teacher-turned-astronaut Barbara Morgan, reading “Reach for your dreams . . . the sky is no limit.”

• Disney Worlds “Eiffel Tower” is a mere 1/10th of its Parisian counterpart and is coated with a special paint that deters the birds from spoiling the ratio of stature

• World Showcase promenade stretches 1.2 miles and World Showcase Lagoon spans 40 acres.

• Christina Aguilera’s “Reflection” video was filmed at Epcot’s China Pavilion.

• Over 2,800 firework shells are used during each “IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth” show.

Classic Mickey Ears personalized with the EPCOT anniversary date.