EPCOT has a new welcome message to guests as you enter the theme park. Walt Disney himself is part of the welcome message.
Did they AI Walt?
No. Thankfully, they did not. It’s a recording of him talking about EPCOT.
WDWNT has a recording of it below!
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The clip features Walt Disney saying,
The heart of everything we’ll be doing in Disney World will be our Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow. We call it EPCOT.”
Then a woman’s voice adds,
“Walt Disney believed that imagination would lead humanity to achieve the impossible. EPCOT was built on that dream, a celebration of our world and its promise.
Today, we invite you to share in that celebration and hope that you, too, will be inspired by the magic of possibility.For your safety, please walk to your destination. Thank you, and enjoy the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays.”
His recording comes from his introduction of the Florida Project in 1966.
This new message kicked off today with the start of the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays, which runs from November 28 to December 30, 2025.
Personally, I love that they added Walt’s comments into the EPCOT welcome. It’s a nice holiday surprise!
What do you think? Comment and let us know!
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