Journey Into Imagination
The Inside Story of the Engineers Who Brought EPCOT’s Legendary Pavilion to Life — Co-authored with Jim Carstensen, who was there. The engineers, the 3am equipment room sessions, the concrete dust, the phantom E-stops. A firsthand account of building one of EPCOT’s most beloved attractions.
Welcome
I’m Steve Alcorn, entrepreneur, author and teacher. This site offers some insights into my occupation, avocations, and history. Welcome!
I’ve always been entrepreneurial, and even as a kid had companies that sold comics, did letterpress printing, made electronic guitar fuzz boxes and operated a sound studio.
In 1978 I married my high school sweetheart, Linda McBride, and in 1991 we had a daughter Dani.
In 1982 I joined Walt Disney Imagineering (then known as WED Enterprises) as a consultant, where I worked on the electronic systems for Epcot Center’s American Adventure, the park-wide monitoring system, and Journey Into Imagination, where I became WED’s first systems engineer.
I have a passion for fine dining and sharing great wines with friends.
In 1986 I founded Alcorn McBride, the company that makes the audio/video players and control systems used in nearly all of the world’s theme parks.
In 2001 I founded Writing Academy, where I’ve helped more than 100,000 aspiring writers become authors.
Since 2024 I’ve been working on BrainStream Ltd., a Canadian Tech startup for AI Education, where I am the CEO.
I’ve written 30 books, both fiction and non-fiction.
