Walt Disney World
EPCOT
FUTURE WORLD
Spaceship Earth
Innoventions
Mandala Module
The
Living Seas
Horizons
The Land
Journy Into
Imagination
The
Kristos
Ivanov Family
Goodbye
EPCOT
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GENEALOGY
LINE
FAMILY
NAMES
LOFTIN:
Beatty
Corzine
Cranford
Fisher
Givens
Harwell
Kaiser
Lanier
Lomax
McCorkle
Rudisill
Sherrill
Upright
Washington
Work
SETZER:
Aderholdt
Barringer
Bovey
Bushart
Deal
Heavner
Herman
Ikert
Miller
Motz
Rankin
Witherspoon
GOBLE:
Babst/Bobst
Douglas
Faber
Fink
Fulbright
Hefner
Meinhert
Miller
Muller
Pabst/Bobst
Robinson
JOHNSON:
Corzine
Fink
Hamilton
Kaiser
Leslie
Lewis
Moore
Sherrill
Upright
Wilkinson
Additional
Family
SURNAMES
Epcot 1996, 1997 & 2000
Epcot is a theme park at the Walt Disne World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida. Inspired by an unrealized concept developed by Walt Disney, the park opened on 01 Oct 1982, as Epcot Center, and was the second of four theme parks built at Walt Disney World. It spans 305 acres and is more than twice the size of Magic Kingdom. Epcot is dedicated to the celebration of human achievement, namely technoligical innovation and international culture, and is often referred to as a "permanent world's fair." The park's name, EPCOT, was previously an acronym for "Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow", a utopian city of the future. Epcot is continually changing
This is the way it looked when we visited during 2000FUTURE WORLD
EPCOT is basically divided into two different sections, (1) Future World, and (2) World Showcase. Future world is the first section of the park after the entrance and included different pavilions such as Spaceship Earth, Ennoventions, The Living Seas, The Land, Journey Into Imagination, Horizons, Test Track, Wonders of Life and Universe of Energy. But the part is constantly changing. Some of the pavilions that were there previously are not there now. This page shows photos from our trips in 1996, 1997 and 2000. SPACESHIP EARTH is a geodesic sphere that serves as the symbolic tructure of EPCOT. It is also the name of the dark-ride attraction that is housed within the sphere that takes guest on a time-machine-themed experience. Spaceship Earth is 18 stories high Carolyn and Beth walking toward Spaceship Earth during our 1996 trip to Disney World In 2000, Spaceship Earth was modified slightly for the bicentenial The 15-minute dark ride demonstrates to guests how advancements in human communication have helped to create the future one step at a time. Passengers journey back in time to witness the origins of prehistoric man, then travel forward in time to witness breakthroughs in communication throughout history - from the invention of the alphabet to the creation of the printing press to today's modern communication advancements. 
We loved the Audio-Animatronic figures Visitors witness cavemen drawing on walls, the creation
of the Phoenician alphabet, Greek drama, papyrus being used by the Egyptians and the printing press.As the time machine continues into the Information Age,
guests see the invention of the telegraph, telephone, and satelite communications
The trip ends with an awe-inspiring view of Earth from space showing it to be truly "Spaceship Earth"INNOVENTIONS was an ever-changing collection of exhibits at the EPCOT theme park in Walt Disney World, Florida. It focused on technological advancements and their practical applications in everyday life. Innoventions first opened in 1994. In 1999, Innoventions had a major renovation for the park's Millennium Celebration and added the subtitle "The Road to Tomorrow." Today, the building that formerly housed innoventions East is being used as a temporary MouseGear store while the building that formerly housed Innoventions West is currently in the process of being demolished to make way for a brand new festival center and the Journey of Water attraction. Innoventions comes from the two words "Innovations" and "Inventions" The Mandala Module was a Virtual Reality Game at EPCOT. Philip and Beth played it at INNOVENTIONS. The object of the game was to collect as many treasure chests as you could without being eaten by sharks or eels. You were photographed by a video camera dn your image was added to the playing screen. When you held you hands up, you'd go up. You'd have to stoop if you wanted to go down. Leaning to the Left and Right would cause you to move in that diretion on the screen. Philip scored 4th and Beth 9th out of 350 that had played the game that day. The Mandala Module Audio-Animatronics (Left) Curtis; (Right) Philip, Beth and Carolyn, 1996 The Seas With Nemo & Friends, formerly called THE LIVING SEAS, is an aquarium and attached dark ride attraction located on the western side of Future World at Epcot. The pavilion is themed as an underwater exploration base called SeaBase Alpha, with several exhibits devoted to oceanic study. The pavilion opened in 1986. In 2003, the name was changed to The Seas With Nemo & Friends. A "nod" to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea HORIZONS was a dark ride attraction at EPCOT. Located on the eastern side of "Future World", the attraction used Disney's Omnimover conveyance system, which took guests past show scenes depicting visions of the future. It is believed to be the sequel to Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress, an attraction in Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom. HORIZONS was the only attraction in "Future World" to showcast all of Epcot's "Future World" elements: communication, community interaction, energy, transportation, anatomy, physiology, along with humanking's relationship the the sea, land, air and space. The attraction officially open on 01 Oct 1983. The attraction permanently closed on 09 Jan 1999, after which the attraction was dismantled and its structure demolished to make room for Mission: SPACE, an motion simulator thrill ride that opened in 2003. HORIZONS presents a unique vision of dreams come true in a modern world Visitors travel through a therman cityscape, a robot manufacturing plant, and undersea frontiers. Flimpses of the 21st Century include such marvels as magnetically powered travel, space colonies growing crystal and undersea harvests. In this whimsical scene, guests see how some early science-fiction writers thought the house of the future would be run THE LAND is a pavilion that sits on the western side of Future World at EPCOT. The pavilion is dedicated to human interaction with the Earth, focusing on agriculture and travel. It opened in 1982 and focuses on how humans can both use the land for their benefit and how they can also destroy it. Occupying six acres, this enormous skylighted pavilion examines the nature of one of everybody's favorite topics - FOOD
Quirky fountains spurt water - from 1996LIVING WITH THE LAND: This 13.5 minute boat ride takes you through the rain forest and greehouses of this pavilion. We sailed through tropical swamps, prairie grain fields, and family farms before entering a fantastic living-plant research laboratory-solarium. Here the Earth's major food crops, fruits, and vegetables are being grown in high-tech research projects along with rare new crops. We saw plants growin in the air and in wather - both without soil. Carolyn, Beth & Philip wait in line for the "Living With the Land Ride" in 1996 Pacu Fish, Sunflowers and other plants The food court was absolutely awesome and was a great place to get something to eat At JOURNEY INTO IMAGINATION we donned 3-D glasses for the "Inventor of the Year Awards". First Professor Wayne Szalinski shrunk the kids, then he blew up the baby, now he is shrinking the entire studio audience. We felt mice running up our legs, saw a large snake stick its head out into the audience and even got a little wet when the dog sneezed. It was lots of fun. One of our favorite acts at EPCOT was The KRISTOS. We caught their act at our last evening at Epcot in 1997, but I had used all my film, so I didn't get any photos. I wrote to them at EPCOT and they sent me some photos. They wore unique costumes as they performed their "Alien Acrobatic Show". Photos the Kristos Family sent me Inscriptions on the back of the photos from the Kristos 
In 2000, the costumes had changed but the act was the same
Nell Ivanov and her two sons, Kris and Georgi, are the Kristos FamilyNelly, Georgi & Kris Ivanove remove their masks to letyou see the faces behind the Kristos (Left) Georgi, Kris & Nelly Ivanov, (Middle) Georgi Ivanov, (Right) Nelly Ivanov Nelly and Georgi Ivanov It's always a sad day when you realize it's your last day at EPCOT. SOURCES Photos from the Loftin's various trips to Disney World
