This is embarrassing, but Disney World just made a glaring spelling mistake
Listen, we all make mistakes. That’s a fact of life, and that’s a part of being human. Mistakes happen! But usually we don’t see mistakes happen at Walt Disney World.
If you’ve ever traveled around the area — whether in a car, on a bus, or in the sky on a monorail — you know that Disney has their own roadway systems, and they have their own roadway signs. They’re pretty ~iconic~ with purple and red backgrounds, yellow and white font. They’re also pretty cute, and clearly signify that you’re at Walt Disney World, woo-oo!
Thanks to some extensive ongoing construction (for new roadways and a little thing called Star Wars Land), along with the rebranding of Downtown Disney into Disney Springs, a few new signs were needed. It appears as if one just went up and well…while it looks fine, there’s something wrong here.
Missed it by that much pic.twitter.com/igznaZoyWM
— BlogMickey.com (@Blog_Mickey) September 27, 2017
Welcome to the…Experimental Prototype of Community Tomorrow?
Yes, instead of being written as Epcot, the sign reads, “Epoct.” The Disney jokes came hard and fast:
Well, Hollywood Studios might not have announced its new name yet, but it looks like the Epoct news just leaked. https://t.co/yyr5PR7vSg
— Walt’s Frozen Head ❄️ (@WaltsFrzenHead) September 27, 2017
@thetimtracker @TheJennTracker Hey guys I heard there's a new Disney park! Can you head on over and check out Epoct for us?!? Ride Sorain? pic.twitter.com/qN9aHai8uM
— Zen Monkey Studios 🌊🏄♂️ (@ZenMonkeyStudio) September 27, 2017
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EPOCT is My fAvoRiTe DiSnEE pic.twitter.com/gDAg0mzOVs
— Steve Ferrigan (@steveferrigan) September 27, 2017
Does "Epoct" still have World of Motion, Horizons, Universe of Energy, and Journey Into Imagination? If it does I'm taking that exit!
— JÆMMÉ🌊 (@JMeT73) September 27, 2017
I liked it better when it was Epoct Cneter. https://t.co/5XnZUtpJ62
— How Bowers (@GoAwayGreen) September 27, 2017
I love the walk from Epoct to XL Park.
— FlerkenWhisperer (@JollyCaucusRace) September 27, 2017
(^This one is a super specific joke about this, lol forever.)
“Welcome… to Epoct”
-John Hammond https://t.co/RGza4kT0wg
— Brad Jost (@BradJost) September 27, 2017
Better luck next time, whoever was in charge of printing this sign and also double-checking it before it went up on Disney property. Let’s hope this is the only #SignSpellingGate for the foreseeable future.
