Title :
Entertainment/control technology: The wonderful world of Epcot: Walt Disney Productions unveils a futuristic amusement park that may be even more intriguing to engineers than to the public at large
Author :
Guterl, Fred ; Truxal, C.
Abstract :
Discusses the development of some of the exhibits at Disney World amusement park. The park houses large-scale demonstrations of information systems, computer monitoring and control, fibre optics, energy and transportation. A Bell information system using interactive video technology, a laser disk, fibre optics and microcomputers provides a variety of information to visitors. The computer control room which coordinates all the activities at Epcot, and a garbage collection system are included.
Keywords :
sports and entertainment; Bell System; Disney World; Epcot; amusement park; computer monitoring; control; fibre optics; information systems; interactive video; laser disk; microcomputers; solar power; transportation; Computers; Lasers; Monitoring; Motion pictures; Production; Robots; TV;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.1982.6367000