Channel: Defunctland

Category: Education

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Description: Walt Disney made ambitious plans for a City of Tomorrow named E.P.C.O.T. just before his death in 1966, but the plans were soon abandoned. What were Walt's ideas for his city of the future, what happened to the project, and would it have worked? Major Sources: Walt Disney and the Quest for Community by Steve Mannheim amzn.to/2GVS6XM Walt Disney and the Promise of Progress City by Sam Gennawey amzn.to/34RG2ih The Original E.P.C.O.T. Project by Sebastien Barthe, Jeff Williams, and Paul Williams bit.ly/2SQnaLg Buy Defunctland T-Shirts: teespring.com/stores/defunctland Donate on Patreon: patreon.com/defunctland Facebook Group: facebook.com/Defunctland-1142494142561537 Defunctland Twitter: twitter.com/defunctland Defunctland Subreddit: reddit.com/r/defunctland For more great content, visit defunctland.com