10 Things You Didn't Know About Epcot

8. The Reused Animatronics

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The attraction within Spaceship Earth has so many things to watch out for it would take you several rides to spot them all.

Keep an eye out for the graffiti on the wall in the sacking of Rome scene, this is the same as real graffiti found in Pompeii. The hieroglyphics are also real and Michelangelo's paint system is a replica of the artist's own.

Next time you ride keep an eye on the animatronics that appear throughout. Disney don't like to throw a good animatronic away and often repurpose them in other attractions.

In Spaceship Earth you can spot Teddy Roosevelt as a Roman Senator, William Taft as an Egyptian and John Adams as a monk.

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