Opportunity City?

[MinnieM3]

Has anyone been to this new thing called Opportunity City in Epcot??If so, how was it? Where exactly is it? Was it fun? Thanks!

 

[sunny04]

I have never heard of this. Is it something new that they are adding for the 50th celebration? Is it something new going into the Land, in Innoventions or what?

 

[Luv2Roam]

Pretty sure it is one of the Innoventions. I can't recall much about it, as far as what it included.

 

[PanamaMike]

Epcot offers world of entrepreneurial opportunity
Opportunity City at Disney’s Epcot Center in Orlando, Florida, brings the challenges of starting and running a business to life for young entrepreneurs. Inspired by the success of the Disney-Kauffman Hot Shot Business Internet simulation game, Opportunity City opened in November 2004 at Epcot’s Innoventions East pavilion.

The Opportunity City exhibit features several activity stations, including state-of-the-art interactive kiosks that continue Disney’s tradition of making learning fun. At each station, guests play a series of games where they must think and act quickly while learning what it takes to run a successful business.

The Opportunity City exhibit features: Nine kiosks with a special version of the Hot Shot Business computer game, highlighting the nuts and bolts of running a business.

“Family Business Rally,” in which the basic principles of marketing, supply and demand, and cooperation converge in a uniquely fast-paced and fun environment. In the game, a family group of three guests is positioned around the outside of a “virtual town.” The three players each take on a role to run the business: buyer, seller and advertiser. The family must work together to sell the most products within a limited time.

The “Opportunity Challenge” video game – a fast-paced game that teaches the concepts of market opportunity recognition, and supply and demand.
A video “D-Mail” station (Disney video e-mail) called “Creating the Buzz,” which highlights key marketing skills by allowing visitors to film a commercial for their new business and e-mail the video home. Visitors have fun with the commercial by improvising from a script and filling in variables.

A presentation called “Everyday Entrepreneurs,” which mixes animated segments, stories and images inspired by real-life child entrepreneurs, and business information in an uplifting and empowering setting. This piece validates entrepreneurship as a career goal while remaining entertaining and fun for young guests. It engenders the feeling that, “If they can do it, so can I!”