CGI RenderingS

COMPUTER GENERATED IMAGERY RENDERINGS

The most detailed aspect of Walt Disney's E.P.C.O.T project was the urban center featuring what was called the "cosmopolitan hotel" as the centerpiece. As seen in the E.P.C.O.T film, an international shopping center and offices were supposed to be constructed below the "deck" of the hotel in an enclosed environment. Giant glass domes would have served as sources of light from the outside.

In 2023, architect tf1design recreated in glorious HD some key parts of the urban center with the latest software technology. It's the first time in two decades that such a project is dedicated to the original "E.P.C.O.T" project.

Overview of E.P.C.O.T: Urban Center with the Cosmopolitan Hotel, high-density housing, green belt and low density housing.

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Overview of E.P.C.O.T: on the left main > access road, monorail line and auto service center / on the right > green belt and low density housing.

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Overview of E.P.C.O.T: Cosmopolitan Hotel & high-density housing / monorail and peoplemover lines.

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Overview of E.P.C.O.T: Overview of the Urban Center.

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Overview of E.P.C.O.T: Low density housing and dedicated peoplemover line and station.

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Entering the Transportaion hub aboard the monorail connecting "E.P.C.O.T" to other parts of Disney World.

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For the 2001 documentary "Walt, the man behind the myth" from Jean-Pierre Isbouts for the Walt Disney Family Foundation, the urban center and the immediate green belt were recreated in computer generated imagery. In 1998, a 360° panorama was also created from the virtual point of view of the urban center. Both views are available below from our YouTube channel as well as screen captures of this CGI recreation.

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