Article 1QYEP The incredible true story of the Epcot Horizons superfans who ruled the ride

The incredible true story of the Epcot Horizons superfans who ruled the ride

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Cory Doctorow
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In 1995, after a year-long closure, Disney re-opened Horizons, the GE-sponsored original Epcot ride devoted to showcasing different ideas about the future, a kind of heir to the Futurama at the 1939 New York World's Fair; fearing the ride was likely to be shuttered soon, two Epcot superfans began covertly exploring and documenting the ride, figuring out its ways and means until they learned how to penetrate it and hide from Disney employees while sneaking in their friends and having little celebrations. (more")

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