Josephine Ryan (a Charlton resident) was a Lions Youth Exchange Student to New York State in 1989. EPCOT - Experimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow - Orlando 1960 When Epcot park opened in 1982 was called EPCOT Center. EPCOT was an acronym created by Walt Disney himself in 1966. It stands for Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow. Walt wanted to build a community of tomorrow that would never be completed – a place where people could live and work – to demonstrate and introduce new ideas and systems.EPCOT CENTER Badge (EPCOT is a theme park at Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida.) It is a round badge with and extra part at the bottom (almost like a stand) with the words 'EPCOT CENTER' in red writing. The round part of the badge has a gold edged Mickey Mouse in the middle of a yellow circle surrounded by a ring of world flags. Mickey Mouse has black ears and nose. Stud attachment on the back.Written on the back is 'DISNEY' on top of 'MADE IN TAIWAN' josephine ryan, lions youth exchange, charlton lions exchange 1989, noreen ryan, epcot badge