The Millenium Celebration | Keep Epcot Weird Ep. 1
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- Опубліковано 13 кві 2019
- In this first installment of "Keep Epcot Weird" we'll be taking a look at The Millennium Celebration, a 15 month long event hosted at Epcot. The event that brought us Leave a Legacy, the Epcot Wand, The Tapestry of Nations parade, Millennium Village and Illuminations: Reflections of Earth.
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Music Used:
• Epcot Entrance Area Music - Entrance Loop (2001): • Epcot Entrance Area Mu...
• Epcot Entrance Music (Legacy): • Epcot Entrance Music (...
• Epcot Millennium Celebration Music: • Video
• Reflections of Earth by Gavin Greenaway: • "Reflections of Earth"...
• Tapestry Of Nations - Gavin Greenaway (Walt Disney World Millenium Celebration): • Tapestry Of Nations - ...
Videos Used:
• 2000 Walt Disney World Millennium Celebration Vacation Planning Video - In HD - Entire Video: • 2000 Walt Disney World...
• Millennium Celebration at Walt Disney World Television Commercial (1999): • Millennium Celebration...
• Spaceship Earth with Wand (Nighttime) at Epcot (2007): • Spaceship Earth with W...
• Super Bowl 34 Halftime Show: • Disney Millennium Cele...
• Tokyo Disney Resort Memories - Mickey's Fantastic Caravan: • Video
• Walt Disney World Commercial (2000) Epcot - Millennium Celebration: • Video
• Walt Disney World Millennium Celebration - T.V. Special (2000): • Walt Disney World Mill...
• Walt Disney World Millennium Celebration: • Video
• Aftermath of the Wand: • Aftermath of the Wand
Websites/Article Sources (these are split up per section)
Spaceship Earth Wand/Balloon
• www.yesterland.com/icontower....
• www.mainstgazette.com/2011/02/...
• thedisneyblog.com/2009/01/29/...
• wdwscrapbook.tripod.com/EpcotM...
• thedisneyblog.com/2007/07/30/...
Millennium Central
• disneyworld.disney.go.com/en_...
• www.passporter.com/photos/epco...
• www.yesterland.com/past1.html
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_...
• sundancevacationsblog.com/ult...
Millennium Village
• blog.silive.com/goofy_about_di...
• www.orlandoweekly.com/orlando...
• www.intercot.com/edc/2000/milv...
• allears.net/2012/04/24/interna...
• allears.net/epcot/epcot-archiv...
• waltdatedworld.com/id113.htm
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millenn...
• www.intercot.com/edc/milvillag...
Tapestry of Nations
• www.dizavenue.com/2016/03/rem...
• allears.net/epcot/epcot-archiv...
• waltdatedworld.com/id217.htm
• www.intercot.com/edc/tapestry....
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapestr...
• disney.fandom.com/wiki/Tapest...
Illuminations
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IllumiN...
• disney.fandom.com/wiki/Illumi...
• disneythemeparks.fandom.com/w...
• www.dondorseyconsulting.com/ms...
• www.intercot.com/edc/IllumiNat...
• touringplans.com/blog/2018/09...
• blog.dvcrequest.com/the-story...
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You forgot about the weird tie in with McDonald's during that time, where Disney and McDonald's joined together to celebrate the millennium by recruiting 2000 children from around the world to a global youth summit in conjunction with the United Nations. I was one of those 2000 children and that whole event was nothing short of crazy amazing. The event was called Millenium Dreamers. Feel free to look it up and reach out to me if you need more details on it.
Thanks for the reminder, I came across that while doing research for this video but I'm thinking about making a separate video detailing McDonalds' relationship with the Disney parks. (Fry stand at Magic Kingdom, Dinoland USA, Millennium Dreamers)
@@ThemeParksShouldntExist You'll need to talk about the problems with the movie tie-in contract (which left McDonald's having to promote a bunch of flops).
Park Ride History Diniland USA is a McDonald’s tie-in..?
@@taffysaur It was sponsored by McDonald's until about 2008. Every attraction in the area had the McDonald's logo presented as a sponsor, and Restaurantosaurus (the main place to get food in a rather large area of the park) served McDonald's burgers, fries, and chicken nuggets. 2000-2008 was definitely a weird time to be a Disney fan.
There are some pictures here: www.yesterland.com/mcdino.html
Holy cow. Woah!
90 seconds in and once again the Tapestry of Nations theme song is stuck in my head for another 20 years.
hahahahaha same!
I was part of the opening cast of Tapestry of Nations! I was a Sprite! Many of those puppets were HEAVY. After a year, I had some back issues. It was really hard to handle them in the wind and often many of the puppets would get caught in the trees too. Ahhh I miss those days. It was such a great experience. The best thing about it this time period is it was before smartphones, so people paid attention lol
I worked in the U.K. Pavilion and remember the Sprites! I loved being on parade duty /crowd control with a light saber. I just used to dance the whole time. I also remember the wind issues especially on the bridge by France.
My family and I rang in the Millennium at Epcot December 31st, 1999.
It was hands down one of the best nights of my life!! 🎆
You can't just show me those big dumb puppets and play that gibberish song and expect me not to CRY UGLY TEARS. That parade is still one of my happiest childhood memories. I was heartbroken when they canceled it. Now I'm reliving the heartbreak watching IllumiNations end.
“I guess when you’re Disney, it’s not like anyone is gonna tell you no when you ask to do that.” Bumper stuck with that on it. I need one.
What was nice about Leave A Legacy is that my kids were 2 and 6 when we had their picture etched on the wall in 2000 and it’s been a very nice way to show time passing each time we’ve visited; they’ll be 21 and 25 when we visit later this year
My parents got my picture on the monoliths too. I was around 6 or so and it was always really cool going back to find it. Loved showing off my photo to my friends when we went on our highschool trip years ago.
The wand was a LOT better than the Cake Castle or the Sorcerers Hat
edvaira6891 yup
edvaira6891 ya
I don’t know why people hate them I find them impressive and a feat of engineering and construction.
Tapestry of Nations was such an awesome parade that needs to be brought back.
YO TAPESTRY OF NATIONS CUZZZ
The music is BANGIN
The puppets are WICKED
AND I LOVEEEEE IT
I was THERE on New Year’s Eve in Epcot to ring in the Millennium! We didn’t sleep that night since our flight left first thing in the morning on Jan 1 2000. The party was AMAZING!
Thank you so much for this video it literally brought a flood of memories.
Despite Never having gone, I always Dug how Weird, unique, and relatively IP Free Epcot's Been for most of its History, and stuff like this is just really cool. Also Despite being obsessed with frozen, I think maelstrom sounds like a much better ride
Malestrom was definitely better! I rode it in 2008 on my first trip to Disney! I rode frozen back in 2019 and I really missed the old vibe from Malestrom.
"Keep Epcot Weird" is a movement I can get behind! Also you have a really legit broadcast voice -- trained pro or natural talent?
Never knew I needed to hear jack sing In the Air Tonight until now.
Oh my god I can't wait for more episodes of this. You gotta talk about The Making of Me, and the empty halls that used to be Innoventions and Communicore, and the robots that used to roam the park, and Good Turn restaurant and how it actually used to rotate, and... I could go on. Man I'm so excited to learn the like 2 things I don't know about EPCOT Center despite only actually being there once.
Bob Iger be like "Where's muh IPs?"
Illuminations: Reflections of Earth is easily the greatest nighttime show I have ever seen, even beating out Happily Ever After, World of Color, and Disneyland’s Fantasmic. No wonder it stayed for so long, and quite frankly, I would like it to stick around even longer.
No other piece of theme park entertainment has resonated on such an emotional level. While other shows feel like they go through the motions, Illuminations, it’s brilliant pacing, and powerful score just give me goosebumps every single time.
The next shows will have some mighty big shoes to fill because Illuminations is nothing short of a masterpiece.
I don't know how I just found this, but this is so much of the Epcot I remember, went from 1999ish to 2004, and this is all just... THAT. The Music is great, the early 2000s vibes are SUPERB. And I get to go back in July. its going to be a C H A N G E. I particularly miss the Ice Tunnel
The moment I saw the giant magic wand and the 2000 number over the sphere, I instantly knew that that was exactly how I thought of "Disney aesthetic." I would've been a little kid, under 10yrs old, and my mom was obsessed with Disney (still is) and had all these magazines with the picture on it, and I think my first Disney trip was around that time frame. So to me, it always looked like that, and to hear that it was controversial is a little funny.
I loved the Tapestry of Nations they need to bring this Parade back
John Horton yes but u can hear the music when leaving
THANK YOU. I remember going to epcot during the 2000 and remember playing mini golf but couldn't for the longest time figured out where and why. Ty
Red Panda same here. The day before we were at animal kingdom and my brother told the golf lady we saved the animals from the vultures.
My family was devastated when Disney announced they were axing Reflections of Earth. We love Epcot and that show had a DEEP sentimental value to us, having seen it probably well over 100 times in its 20 year run. I'm glad we at least knew during our recent trip in January/February 2019 that it would be the last time we'd see it, so we knew to savor it. My mother and I legitimately cried the last time we watched it because we KNEW it was going to be the last time. I mean, the show started when I was 15 and I'm 34 now. That's a long time for a staple like that to take root in a person.
Edit now that I finished the video: OHH I am ALL OVER that Keep Epcot Weird shirt!!!
Kristin Bergh and the song at the end OOF
I have a feeling that this series is gonna be a favorite of mine!
I was born in 1996, and our families Disney trip in 2000 is probably the earliest memory I have. I specifically remembered playing a mini golf game with TV screens somewhere inside epcot. My family didn't remember it and I thought I was crazy 😂
Pretty cool to see that it was definitelyy the Scotland mini golf game in Millennium Village. I knew I wasn't crazy!!
Ok but that parade was literally a core childhood memory because growing up my family called me Kayla Wayla, and if you listen to the song in the parade, it kinda sounds like they're singing "kayla, oh kayla wayla..." basically as a child my family convinced me it was MY parade
Man, I remember when I worked at Disney, some of the Michael Curry puppets from Tapestry of Nations were suspended from the ceiling in an office building slightly off property. One of them was either wiggle girl or angel girl. I loved looking at them when I had the off chance since that location wasn’t one I was at often. Great video!
My first visit to WDW was during the Millennium Celebration. Being from California, Disneyland never put on something that felt so gravitas and grand scale. It really resonated with me as a kid. So glad you did a video about this odd, wonderful moment in Epcot's history.
#KeepEpcotWeird
three weeks ago I discovered the millenium celebration soundtrack CD.... It's been on repeat ever since. Such a great uplifting piece of music, just what I needed in these bleak times
The one thing I was always surprised didn't stay around post-celebration was the Millenium Village. I assume it had to do with the contracts Disney had with each nation, but it added just enough to World Showcase that it did seem a genuine shame that it closed fairly soon after the celebration year ended. I have hazy memories of being able to get in there once and do Sweden's weird seasonal eggs (which had some nice effects as I recall) and Scotland's Mini Golf. I do remember the pavillion feeling crowded, even with limited numbers allowed in.
The musical score for Illuminations can still bring tears to my eyes ahaha such nostalgia. And I thought the puppets were really cool, even as a kid. I always admired the artistic contributions and multiculturalism. I wasn't a huge fan of the wand lol, but damn I LOVED the Cinderella Candy Castle!!! I was sad they took it down haha
"The pin trading central won't be around past 2021" This aged well!
still got my copy of the Leave a Legacy pictures...so if they are ever completely destroyed at least I've got my own!
MELANIE1001 they are in the process of moving them right now, but contractually they have to stay at Epcot... somewhere... for a couple more years, then will likely be dumped
Lmao.... Jack you singing In the Air Tonight made my day..... Thank you so much lol.... Great video
Tapestry of Nations was one of the best parades WDW ever had. One thing everyone seems to skip when talking about pin trading starting during the millennium celebration was that each month had a design and to make that design, you had to buy a pin for every day of the month. I have the pin for my birthday around somewhere. One day I'll find it and post it online.
I also LOVED the millennium village. I only vaguely remember it (I would have been about 10 at the time) but I remember enjoying the mini-golf and all the shops. To this day, I always get really excited any time I go to an event that's in World Showplace.
Forever sad I never got around to doing the Leave a Legacy, regardless of how dislike the tombstones are now.
Can't wait for the rest of the series!
Elizabeth yes
Yes, they were photomosaic pins that all linked together to create an image of one of the World Showcase pavilions, one country per month, one piece per day, and the mosaic was made from shots of a movie set in that region of the world. They cancelled it a few months in.
Back then I was friends with the main Aladdin in Epcot, and since we both loved the movie he always kept an eye out for merch that he'd pick up for me and ship out to me a few times a year. The mosaic for Morocco was made from shots from Aladdin, and since the whole mosaic thing had been cancelled before they ever released Morocco, all of the pins ended up in the Cast Member discount store for *25¢ each*. He picked up a full set for himself and a set for me, and I used a connection with a framing shop to get his set framed along with mine in return for him getting the pins in the first place. My framed set is still in my bedroom along with all of the rest of my Aladdin collection. :D
I was 15 when the Millennium Celebration happened and I'll never forget it. It was fantastic. We have two Leave a Legacy squares, one from the actual Millennium Celebration in 1999 and another from when I graduated from college in 2007. We finally looked them up again just this past January.
@@kriscynical That's awesome! It really was a great celebration.
I went to Disney when they were doing the Millenium Celebration. I was four. I was traumatised. Loved the music though. Big giant puppets and various animatronics and fireworks, not so much.
Omg same. I remember having g a dream one of the puppets abducted me so I would always hide when passing the parade xD
I've been to Disney twice, once in 2007, and once in 2019, and I only just realized that during my 2007 trip, the Epcot wand was still intact. How did this escape my notice until today?? That thing was massive!
Last time I was there was feb 2000 so I LIVED this.
That phil collins breakdown was legit 👌🏾
Soon as you started talking about the nations participating I knew Isn'treal would turn up, they'd never give up the opportunity for some Disney style hasbara
I love all of the music that has and is being used in EPCOT.
Just heard about Illuminations a few days ago. Makes me glad that I convinced my family to stay and watch it for one last time when I was there last Fall. It was just as magical as when I was a kid. Heck, now that I think of it I vaguely remembered the magic wand when I visited for the first time back when I was in kindergarten back in 2002
My family and I went to our first trip to Epcot back in 8/7/00 . I remembered the millennium event.
I'm all in on keeping Epcot weird.
I was 6-7 years old at the time, and my family went to EPCOT like they did nearly every year. One of my earliest memories EVER was seeing the Tapestry of Nations parade, and going into the Millennium Village, talking to all of the people at their booths/etc.
It's so strange to me that it's hard to find stuff about this online, especially the Millennium Village. I'm sad my family didn't take a lot of photos of the parade or the inside of the Village building as it was then.
We do have some cool photos of Spaceship Earth with the wand on it, though!
The tent is hooked onto a huge catering kitchen and is often used for guests and carry members as an event space. It's huge.
OMG I REMEMBER THE FREAKY METAL PEOPLE!!! I used to CRY when I saw them. One time my Mom made me get closer to one of them and I started screeching about how I didn’t like it and that it was going to hurt me. Aaaahhh memories.
Upload more, I love your cheeky humor LMAO!
This was my first time in Disney World, May of 2000! I can’t believe it’s been almost 20 years. I loved the wand and the “2000” (even though it was cheesy), Tapestry of Nations..all of it. Such a nostalgic time for me :)
Another thing that debuted during the Millennium Celebration at Epcot was the infamous refurbishment of Journey Into Imagination into Imagination!-aka Journey Into Your Imagination.
It was during this celebration that me and my folks would travel to Epcot. In April of 2000. Been there many times between that year and 2017.
And I wanna go back to see Harmonious.
Omg I've been looking for footage of this!!! I went in 2001 when I was 7!!! It was amazing. Got that leave a legacy 😭
To this date, still the most beautiful thing I've ever seen!! 🎆🌐🎆
AHHHH the Illuminations music is SOOOo nostalgic for me!!!
I remember this in vivid detail, I was there in 2000 when I was eight years old. I was actually pulled from the crowd and got to dance with one of the puppets! The best thing is I do have the CD released during that year with all of the Tapestry of Nation music.
I love seeing what each of the countries wanted to use in the Millenium Village! Cool to see how each country interprets itself to others on a stage like that.
Man, not to be a robotics nerd or anything, but I don't think I've ever heard any mention of the FIRST Robotics Championship[ being held at EPCOT for many years from any youtubers talking about Disney
Those parade people looking monsters TERRIFIED me as a child! I have had no clue why they were there until your video, thanks!
“Where I hide when avoiding Disney Security” ummm I’m gonna need a LOT more info about THAT COMMENT!!! 😎
I was at Disney world during the Christmas and new year's celebration which was from 1999-2000 and bringing in the year 2000 at epcot was awesome.
Omgg the music brings me back. Such feels
"I need to upload more"
Yes you do😂
Pretty interesting. Looking forward to this series!
Hammerman, Birdman, and Phil Collins? Man, 2000 was great!
Video makes me tear up. Great memories
Adored that Tapestry of Nations parade
2000 - Party millenium .. The World was a Brighter Happier place. A place that would see Tomorrow as a wonderful new start for world advancements for the better of all.
2001 - WHAT THE &#%! Just Happened!
Love everything about this series!
I work at Epcot and if you stay long enough they play the Tapestry of Nations sound track while guest exit the park
John Vazquez I always try to stick around.
My picture is on a Leave a Legacy stone. My brother was born just after they ended it.
Great episode! I love EPCOT!
"My secret hideout spot when I'm ducking security!" - Lol
I might be the only one who is excited that Illuminations is finally going away. now I will say i like the show but I've seen it so much i can tell you when fireworks are going to shoot off. I look forward to what the new show will bring.
I’ve missed your content so much!!
man i loved that parade! and I remember being so disappointed that it wasn’t there when we went back in 2006.
I remember being here for this. I had a lot of fun.
I wanna see a different parade at Epcot called “World of Dreams” which celebrates world cultures, dreams, and unity with floats representing different nations with different Disney characters for the different nations their respective stories take place in!
I went to Disneyworld for the first time in either 2000 or 2001 and this seems vaguely familiar. I was in 6th grade and went with my family. I think I saw those puppets and thought they were sophisticated and neat.
Love the new series. Bring on more my friend. 😎👍
4:50 when they said "flew it around the world" they meant by cargo aircraft in a box. Lol
I can’t wait for more episodes
Fab video, thank you so much
I didn't know that Epcot was weird before my time! Oh, the things you learn!
I think I've seen this in on old Disneyworld promo videos they use to show, and is it me or does the Millenium Village segment's music sound like something from The Lion King?
Tyler Rakstis It’s kinda weird...
I have the faintest memory of going to Epcot during this event when I was 3 years old.
14:20 had be rolling 💀
Best song ever was Tapestry of Dreams. Still enjoy listening to it!!!
It is physically impossible for me to hear the score to Illuminations at even low volume and not immediately start crying. that doesn’t have anything to do with it retiring this year. It just really is that moving a score.
Very interesting and I look forward to future episodes!
I wish they would have kept the Millennium Village around, just updated from time to time. I went in there once or twice, so I only have vague memories of a few elements, like the Israel simulator ride and some of the souvenir stands. For years, I wasn't even sure if it was real, or if I'd imagined all that stuff.
Man I’m gonna miss Illuminations so much.
This was my very first trip to Disney World while the celebration was running in 2001. I've remembered seeing the wand beside Spaceship Earth even though some of you might think it was a dumb idea I always loved it. I'm not sure if I actually went to the Millennium Village back but finally I got to see footage from the inside. Leave a Legacy I definitely remember the most I've always wanted to go back and find the picture that is until now the right side of the sculptures have already been taken down containing my picture but I'll find again in their new location after the overhaul.
As a dvc kid born at the millennia and a long time Epcot fan, it’s hard to believe that many of these are gone/soon to be gone. I hated the wand but i will he sad to see illuminations and leave a legacy go. IMO illuminations is one of the best fireworks shows of all time at any disney park
*takes Epcot balloon over Niagara Falls, accidentally crosses over into Canada*
"Sir, you up there. Yes you. Do you have your passport?"
New subscriber thanks to the Phil Collins impression!
2:40... I've got a surprise for you! It's JUST like the giant Mickey 2000 arm /eyesore, but for the middle of the lake...
I really appreciate that Phil Collins interlude 👌
Great Video. I was with my Parents there an we buy a Great Snowball with Spaceship Earth and an the Glass are the 2000. It was very difficult to got it back home to Germany.
More, please!
I was there on new years 2000, granted i was only 2 years old my parents tell me about it all the time. We waited in some grass around the lake for the better part of 12 hours.
The Wand overstayed it’s welcome.