EPCOT, an acronym for Experimental Prototype Group of Tomorrow, is a theme park on the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida. It opened on October 1, 1982, as EPCOT Heart, and was the second theme park constructed at Walt Disney World, after Magic Kingdom.
EPCOT is split into 4 major areas, or “neighborhoods”: World Showcase, Future World, World Discovery, and World Nature. World Showcase is a group of 11 pavilions, every representing a special nation or area of the world. Future World is dwelling to points of interest and displays that target science, know-how, and innovation. World Discovery is dwelling to points of interest and displays that target the way forward for transportation, vitality, and communication. World Nature is dwelling to points of interest and displays that target the pure world and conservation.