There is no mistaking you’re at Epcot when there’s a 16 million pound, 180 feet high geodesic sphere greeting you. Spaceship Earth has been the icon of Epcot since the park opened. In August of 1981, Spaceship Earth was beginning to take shape.
Did you know Spaceship Earth stands on legs 15 feet above ground level? It took over 40,000 hours of labor to build this unique icon covered with over 11,000 aluminum facets.
Read on for more posts about Epcot in the “Vintage Walt Disney World” series:
- Vintage Walt Disney World: A Look Back at Tapestry of Nations
- Vintage Walt Disney World: Happy Anniversary Morocco (Pavilion!)
- Vintage Walt Disney World: Past Epcot International Flower & Garden Festivals
- Vintage Walt Disney World: A Journey Into Imagination
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Vintage Walt Disney World: Spaceship Earth by Nate Rasmussen: Originally posted on the Disney Parks Blog
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