Today kicks off the celebration for the 40th anniversary of EPCOT, the evolution of Walt Disney’s original plan for the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow! I’m so glad we had the opportunity to be there this year! Here’s a look at the park’s most famous landmark, Spaceship Earth, in the Florida sunshine and lit up at night:

And a closer look at its distinctive structure:

EPCOT is definitely my favorite of the Disney World theme parks (it has the World Showcase and Figment, plus it’s where I met both Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck!), and I really hope that I’ll have the chance for a return visit someday!