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{{Quotation|To all who come to this place of joy, hope and friendship—welcome.
EPCOT is inspired by Walt Disney's creative vision. Here, human achievements are celebrated through imagination, wonders of enterprise and concepts of a future that promises new and exciting benefits for all.
May EPCOT Center entertain, inform and inspire and above all, may it instill a new sense of belief and pride in man's ability to shape a world that offers hope to people everywhere.|<p>E Cardon Walker</p><p> Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</p><p> Walt Disney Productions</p><p>
October 24, 1982}}
Walker's dedication was followed by speeches from Florida Governor Bob Graham and AT&T president William Ellinghouse. CBS aired a television special EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration. The special was hosted by Danny Kane and actually aired the day before the official dedication, October 23. Also on hand for the opening were marching bands and dancers who performed “We've Only Just Begun To Dream” and a new Sherman brothers song “World Showcase March”. Various musical acts from different countries also performed in World Showcase. At the finale of the opening doves and balloons were released in celebration.
==Additions To Epcot Since 1982==
After the Grand Opening in October of 1982, EPCOT Center continued to expand rapidly. The expansion, known as Phase II began on October 1, 1983 with the addition the Horizons pavilion. Horizons was sponsored by General Electric and would be would be one of EPOCT Center's most popular rides in the 1980s. Exactly one year after the addition of Horizons, the Morocco pavilion opened in World Showcase. Future World saw even more expansion in 1986 when on January 15, The Living Seas opened. The Living Sea's focused on oceanic study and was sponsored by United Technologies. World Showcase was the next to expand when in 1988 Norway was added followed by the popular attraction the Malestorm a year later. In 1989 the final pavilion was added to Epcot, The Wonders of Life. The pavilion was sponsored by Met Life and it's construction signaled the end of Epcot getting major additions.
