| |
2000
Epcot
2000
2000 Monorail Spiel
Millennium
Village
Tapestry of Nations
New Year's Eve
1999 & 2000
IllumiNations 2000: Reflections
of Earth
Other Epcot 2000
Highlights
Millennium Celebration Construction
EDC Site Map
Search
Contact
INTERCOT
|
|
|
The information on this site may not be reproduced in
any form including on the Internet without express permission
from the EDC.
Brazil
Presented by Varig and
Embratur
The information
on this site may not be reproduced in any form on the
Internet without express written permission from EDC.
The first exhibit encountered on the
right is Brazil, celebrating its 500th year since
being discovered. A giant rainbow stretches across
the front of the exhibit. A sign hangs in the center
of the rainbow reading "Experience Brasil"
(the Portuguese spelling). Through the rainbow is
a green field with 66 numbered yellow circles on the
floor. Guests pick up small paddles when entering
the field and work as a team to direct a boat down
the Amazon river and then to play Brazil's national
sport, futebol (what Americans call soccer). To steer
the boat or get your goalie in the right spot to block
the soccer ball, each person must turn the green side
of the paddle one way or turn the yellow side of the
paddle in another direction. Sensors in the floor
detect which way the paddle is turned and averages
the results of all the guests to move the boat or
the goalie. While the game is not running, a Brazilian
quiz runs on the center screen. The costumes worn
by the Brazilian cast members were donated by the
Brazilian Olympic Committee.
 To the
right side of the rainbow, we can walk through the
Brazilian rainforest. Groups of padded columns illustrated
with images of birds and animals are meant to be pushed
and jumped into. This force causes a sound of the
rainforest (bird, animal, or insect) to be heard.
The back wall has TV screens showing images of and
facts about Brazil. Turning down the black lit hallway
to the left, illustrations of costumed dancers line
both sides. Streamers are hung overhead. These represent
Carnaval - a huge festival held every year. More TV
screens are found at the end of the hallway. Another
set of padded columns are encountered - only these
are covered with images of Carnaval. When hit, sounds
of noisemakers, bells, and whistles are heard. The
wall on the right side is a mural with giant letters
spelling out Carnaval, scenes of Brazil, and people
dancing. Exiting through the blue streamers and steam,
we are back in the village.
Scotland
Presented by Scotland the
Brand and Scottish Enterprise
Across the way is Seeing Scotland
in a New Light. This exhibit features several
miniature golf challenges since golf was invented
in Scotland. If a ball successfully lands in the hole,
a sign or image lights up revealing a fact about something
invented in Scotland. The center section contains
four holes that lead up ramps behind an enclosed glass
window. Making a hole on this one sends the black
lit ball through an elaborate maze lighting up signs
of famous Scottish inventors along the way. Examples
of Scottish inventions displayed here are penicillin,
first television transmission, fiber optics, and first
cloning of an animal - Dolly the sheep. A white image
of a cross between a tartan design and a circuit,
mixing the traditional and modern, is projected onto
the floor and some of the golf holes. The far end
of the exhibit contains three terminals that allow
us to learn More about the Inventors, Explore Scotland,
Design Tartan, or select What Would you Create? This
interactive experience is narrated by Scottish poet
Robert Burns. According to the Epcot 2000 Commemorative
Program, the tartan costumes worn by the Scottish
cast members is a new pattern designed for the Royal
Yacht Britannia which now resides near Edinburgh.
The tartan is available for sale at Gifts from the
World.
Continue on the path or choose
an exhibit from the list below:
Return to: Epcot
2000 | EDC Gateway
| INTERCOT
 If you have any questions,
comments, or corrections, please contact the EDC Webmaster.
© EPCOT Discovery Center
Created January 1, 2001 / Last modified
November 18, 2001
DISCLAIMER:
Use of the EDC site signifies your agreement to the
terms of use detailed in the Complete
Disclaimer. This is a fan
based site and is to be a source of entertainment
and information. This site is NOT affiliated with
or endorsed by the Epcot theme park and The Walt Disney
Company. All photos presented within this site are
© Copyrighted by EDC unless otherwise noted.
|
|
