ORLANDO, Florida -- Designed as a permanent world's fair by Walt Disney himself, EPCOT is celebrating its 35th anniversary. Disney opened its second theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort on October 1, 1982. In celebration of this big milestone, here are 35 facts you might not have known about EPCOT: EPCOT is twice the size of the Magic Kingdom, and spans 300 acres. The park is the third most-visited theme park in North America. EPCOT is also the world's sixth most-visited theme park. Walt Disney inspired the concept for EPCOT, but did not live to see its completion. He died five years before Magic Kingdom opened on October 1, 1971. The park has hosted more than 12 million guests, according to statistics released in 2015. The geodesic sphere at the park's entrance, Spaceship Earth, weighs 15,520,000 pounds. Celebrated science fiction writer Ray Bradbury, author of "Fahrenheit 451," helped Disney Imagineers design Spaceship Eart
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