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EPCOT Center
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Exploring the never-built Epcot
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Notes from Disney 2010 — Day 1
EPCOT Center was crowded. Who said there was a recession? The Land, which had been closed for three weeks, according to one cast member, reopened today. I’m not sure the last time I waited this long for the ride. It was worth it — I still contend this is a well-themed — and educational — attraction. The fireworks, as always, were exceptional. The same goes for dinner at the Rose & Crown in the England pavilion.
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IBM Works with Walt Disney Imagineering to Create a New Smarter Planet Exhibit
Edited from PRNewswire-FirstCall IBM has unveiled a new experiential exhibit at Innoventions at Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort, which invites guests to discover the possibilities of building a smarter planet. The exhibit is powered by a new Smarter Data Center, providing a real-life demonstration of optimized computing that reduces energy costs by up to 25 percent. SmarterPlanet presented by IBM offers visitors to the park a “behind-the-scenes” glimpse of how technology is helping