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Epcot Guests at Walt Disney World Resort
Can “Take a Spin” on a Segway® Personal Transporter
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – JUNE 8, 2005 – Guests to Epcot, the ever-changing theme park of discovery, can experience a Segway® Personal Transporter (PT) for themselves, firsthand, as part of two different programs.
“Around the World at Epcot” is a two-hour guided tour that allows guests to operate the twowheeled, one-person transportation device throughout World Showcase before the area opens for other park guests. The cost is $80 per person. Tours are daily at 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. “Our guests will get the very unique experience of riding through several countries and observing the beautiful architecture from a different point of view,” said John Eric Sovocool, Innoventions show manager.
The “Simply Segway” experience is a one-hour program that gives guests a product overview, training and indoor riding time at Epcot’s Innoventions area. The cost is $45 per person. The “Simply Segway” ride experience is offered daily (except Tuesdays) at 12:30 and 1:45 p.m.
For both programs, class size is limited to 10 guests. Epcot admission is required and riders must be at least 16 years old to participate. Guests can call 407/WDW-TOUR for more information or reservations.
Innoventions, Epcot’s technology playground, has featured the first public display of the Segway PT since 2002. The display includes interactive stations and daily demonstrations by cast members on how the product works.
The Segway PT is the world’s first self-balancing Personal Transporter that uses advanced technology, gyroscopes and tilt sensors to emulate human balance. When a person leans slightly forward, the Segway PT moves forward. When leaning back, the Segway PT moves back. Riders can travel up to 12.5 mph for a distance of up to 24 miles on a single charge.
About World Showcase
World Showcase is a world of multi-cultural enchantment, featuring marketplaces bustling with international flavor and a dazzling display of countries that transports guests through the magical worlds of 11 nations with just a few steps.
About Innoventions
Located in the heart of Epcot, Innoventions continuously transforms itself to represent the everchanging world of technology. Here, Disney celebrates the breakthroughs in science and technology that inspire us in the new millennium -- everything from exploratory medicine to personal global communications to the ultimate in home entertainment. At Innoventions, guests are entertained while they discover tomorrow’s technology today through hands-on experiences that activate the imagination and renew our hope for a better tomorrow.
About Epcot
Epcot allows guests to travel to four continents, explore land and sea adventures, experience future technologies today and journey into their imagination -- all in one vacation. Epcot is the celebration of human achievement and discovery.
About Segway
Segway Inc. develops intelligent motion control technology known as Segway® Smart Motion™ that is embedded in the light electric transportation devices it manufactures, such as the well-known Segway® Personal Transporter (PT). Segway Smart Motion provides intelligent motion control that enables a device to monitor its environment, control its motion and make decisions about how it should move.
Segway markets a full line of zero-emissions Segway PTs for sidewalk and cross-terrain use that deliver impressive energy efficiency – equivalent to 450 miles per gallon/191 kilometers per liter of fuel. The company’s line of Segway Robotic Mobility Platforms (RMPs) offers reliable, durable mobility solutions for robotic applications.
Segway Inc., based in Bedford, N.H., U.S.A, has a worldwide distribution network of more than 250 retail points in 61 countries. For additional information about Segway and to find retail locations, please visit www.segway.com or call 1-866-4SEGWAY. Media materials and digital images are available at the Segway Press Center.