HISTORY
Much of Walt
Disney's plans for his Progress City were abandoned after his death, after the
company board decided that it did not want to be in the business of running a
city. The concept evolved into the resort's second theme park, EPCOT Center (renamed Epcot in 1996), which opened
in 1982. While still emulating Walt Disney's original idea of showcasing new
technology, it is closer to a world's fair than
a "community of tomorrow". Some of the urban planning concepts from
the original idea of EPCOT would instead be integrated into the community of Celebration much later. The resort's third theme
park, Disney-MGM Studios (renamed Disney's Hollywood Studios in
2008), opened in 1989, and is inspired by show business. The resort's fourth
theme park, Disney's Animal Kingdom,
opened in 1998.
George Kalogridis was
named president of the resort in December 2012, replacing Meg Crofton, who had overseen the site since 2006.
