Epcot

It stands for
'Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow"

Other interpretations have been:
"Every Person Comes Out Tired"
"Every Pocketbook Comes Out Thinner"
"Evil Polyester Costumes Of Torture"
"Every Paycheck Comes On Thursday"
"Eisner Puts Cash On Table"
"Eisner's Personal Coin-Operated Toy"
"Eisner's Personal Cash On Tap"

Originally this was Walt's vision of a modernist and futurist city for about 20 000 residents that would be a universal prototype for urban planning.

After his death, the management decided that they were not really interested in running cities and turned it into a theme park instead.

Half the designers wanted it to focus on future technologies and the other half wanted it to be a type of "World's Fair". The result is that it is both.

The future technologies section is looking very 1982 (when it was opened) bordering on kitch.

The World Showcase includes: Mexico, Norway, China, Germany, Italy, United States of America, Japan, Morocco, France, the United Kingdom, and Canada.

Personally, I think it should be named the Northern Hemisphere Showcase.

From the World showcase I recommend:

• The frozen margaritas in Mexico


• The pilsner in Norway


• The terracotta warriors at Chinese Pavilion


• The Becks in Germany


• The O' Canada show


• The food in Morocco


• The wine in France.

From the techno side I would suggest:

• Soarin': flying movie ride with smello-vision


• Mission Space: ride simulating a space travel


• Nemo and friends: if only for the aquarium at the end with manatees, dolphins and sharks


• Honey I shrunk the Audience: best 3D movie I have seen


• IllumiNations - Reflections of Earth: the nightly fireworks show.