Last year, it was the celebration of 40 years for the Walt Disney World Resort and the Magic Kingdom, but so many people tend to have overlooked that this year marks Epcot‘s 30th Anniversary. On October 1, 1982…the world of tomorrow was officially opened and the Disney Parks Blog is happy to show the first look at some of the merchandise for this year’s celebration.
Some of the stuff they’ve shown so far is really exciting and brings back some great memories of my favorite park. Collectors are certainly going to want to be on hand to make sure they don’t miss out on any of this stuff. It includes books, pins, and so much more.
“We loved the warm colors and illustrations found in [the Epcot Center book],” explained Disney Design Group’s John Henselmeier. “In the past five years, we have designed many vintage Epcot items. For the 30th anniversary, we wanted something different – a retro but contemporary feeling, something we call ‘today’s vintage.’ That soft cover book really helped us achieve that look.”
My only hope is that there is at least a few things each for World of Motion and Horizons. Maybe even a special soundtrack CD including songs like “Tomorrow’s Child.” One can hope.
