This page is to help you quickly jump through this picture set. Below you will see a listing of the pages and the captions on that page.

• Page Number: 1
  

  D23 members and guests filling up the room after the lunch break.
  I noticed this line forming near by and went to investigate.
  Found Dave Smith was at the front of it talking to guests, signing autographs and taking pictures.
  

• Page Number: 2
  

  A wide shot of the room.
  Waiting for the next presentation.
  First up after lunch Steven Vagnini and Paul F Anderson on Walt Disneys Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow.
  

• Page Number: 3
  

  Steve on the left and Paul on the right.
  Started with Walts press conference to announce the project.
  The internal memo inviting people to the film.
  

• Page Number: 4
  

  Walt passed away in December. So this was screened after.
  

• Page Number: 5
  

  All disney geeks know what EPCOT stands for (as well as these other common things)
  A quick look through Disney innovations over the years.
  

• Page Number: 6
  

  A Walt quote
  

• Page Number: 7
  

  Walt looks at transportation challenges.
  Some of Walts city planning inspirations.
  

• Page Number: 8
  

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• Page Number: 10
  

  An early EPCOT design
  The original name.
  The famous original master plan.
  

• Page Number: 11
  

  A more flushed out version
  Making the famous EPCOT film on the sound stage in Burbank.
  

• Page Number: 12
  

  Walt and the Wheel
  

• Page Number: 13
  

• Page Number: 14
  

  A look at proposed residential units for EPCOT
  

• Page Number: 15
  

• Page Number: 16
  

  What has become of the EPCOT concept.
  

• Page Number: 17
  

• Page Number: 18
  

  Of course the theme park.
  

• Page Number: 19
  

• Page Number: 20
  

  Waste water treatment
  The people mover
  

• Page Number: 21
  

  A closer shot of an original EPCOT map
  

• Page Number: 22
  

  Celebration
  

• Page Number: 23
  

  They head off stage with their EPCOT suitcase (this is the best shot I could get...)
  

• Page Number: 24
  

  The next presentation looked at television.
  Paul had to come and get some of his props that were left on stage..
  

• Page Number: 25
  

  The original press conference.
  

• Page Number: 26
  

• Page Number: 27
  

  The opening of the TV special.
  

• Page Number: 28
  

  The Kids of the Kingdom were in the show too.
  And Bob Hope
  

• Page Number: 29
  

• Page Number: 30
  

  A US Steel commercial
  

• Page Number: 31
  

  Then a River Country commercial
  

• Page Number: 32
  

  Tony Baxter describing Big Thunder
  

• Page Number: 33
  

  Loved this shot!
  

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• Page Number: 37
  

  The first Where you going next ad.
  

• Page Number: 38
  

• Page Number: 39
  

  The idea here is they had to old a cup of water in their mouth while on Big Thunder
  There was one more presentation before dinner but photography was not allowed. It was The Walt Disney World Resort that Never Was (check my comments for a description and information on this great session)
  

• Page Number: 40
  

  Dinner break.. noticed there were plenty of signs up now around the resort to help people find their way, I did not remember these in the morning.
  There was a food area set up near the convention center.
  Prices were even higher than the parks.
  

• Page Number: 41
  

  A random shot while waiting to head in after dinner.
  

• Page Number: 42
  

  After dinner another session that did not allow pictures...
  It was hosted by Tony Baxter and Tim O Day
  On the way out spotted Richard Sherman talking to the crowd (he was in attendance to watch the films and will sing tomorrow).