Back in 1994, EPCOT Center, as it was then known, was renamed EPCOT '94 and then EPCOT '95 the following year. The idea was to give the park a World's Fair type name to make it seem more relevant or new (at least the marketing folks at Disney thought they needed to give EPCOT Center an image boost; however, in my opinion Epcot was and still is relevant and new). However, it soon became clear the renaming the park each year was going to be too difficult. Changing the signs, brochures, merchandise, etc. was all to much, so in 1996 the park became just Epcot.
Here's a clip from a new show at Epcot '94, Epcot94 Presents Splashtacular
August 12
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On August 12, 1965 just ten years after Disneyland opened it welcomes its
50th million guest, Mary Adams of California. It would only seven more
years unti...
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