• Ambassador & Commissioner General - Patrick Reid
• Chairman & President, Expo '86 - Jim Pattison

Philadelphia Inquirer -
"Vancouver is Ready for Fair Crowd"
"A glittering new Expo 86 reinvents the world's fair."

U.S.A. Today -
"Vancouver Glittering for Sparkling Fair"
"Expo 86: It's a lot better than just fair."

New York Times -
"Vancouver Unwraps 
Its World's Fair"
"Royal Couple Open Vancouver Fair"
"Vancouver Struggles as it Celebrates"
"A 'World in Motion,'
a Wait in Line - The rush is already on at Vancouver's popular Expo 86, and summer's still to come"

• Science World in the former Expo Centre
• B.C. Pavilion Complex
• Roundhouse
• Convention Center in the former Canada Pavilion on Burrard Inlet
• False Creek promenade.

• 1978 ... British Columbia initiative to host Expo '86 began with Centennial fair proposal.
• June 1979 ... Bureau of International Exhibition sanction filed for by British Columbia.
• November 26, 1980 ... Executive Committee of Bureau of International Exhibitions awards right to Vancouver, Canada to host Expo '86. Requirements of a Specialized Category World Expo - focus on single aspect of human endeavor, "Transportation & Communication." Host country builds and leases pavilion to international participants.
• June 1981 ... Canada issues diplomatic invitations for nations to participate.
• February 1984 - 30 international participants committed, including China, USSR, and Mexico. 1st normal meeting of College of Commissioners.
• November 1984 ...  Construction forges on, eventually to be 200 structures..
• February 1985 ... General Motors pavilion announced, also appointed official supplier of transportation.
• March 1985  ... A first for World Expositions with year early Expo Centre building opening as prevue with three major exhibits. International participation reaches 36 with Barbados announcement.
• April 1985 ... 100,000th visitor to Display Centre
• August 1985 ... Hong Kong announced as 42nd international participant. 500,000 people attend Expo Centre.
• November 1985 ... Expo Centre prevue draws 664,134, over double projection.
• January 1986 ... Announcement of ticket sales boom, over 60% of tickets now pre-sold.
• February 1986 ... 10 million tickets pre-sold, 73% of budgeted projection.
• March 1986 ... 54th international participant announced when Nauru and Malaysia join roster.
• April 1986 ... 13 million tickets pre-sold. Expected attendance now raised to 17 million.
• May 2, 1986 - OPENING DAY.
• May 13, 1986 - Attendance already over one million.
• July 7, 1986 - 7 million visitor mark topped.
• August - 10 millionth visitor clicks through the gates followed close behind by the passing of the 13.75 budgeted attendance figure on August 20.
• October 13, 1986 - EXPO CLOSING DAY. Accomplishments noted - 15 million pre-sold tickets. United States, U.S.S.R. & China participate together for the first time at a North American exposition.

• The Prince & Princess of Wales (Prince Charles & Princess Diana) along with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney & British Columbia Premier Bill Bennett participated in the Opening Ceremonies at 60,000 seat B.C. Place Stadium.
• 158 structures were constructed or re-utilized on site, enclosing 140,000 sq. meters. There was also seating on site for 10,000.
• There were 52 restaurants, 11 inside international pavilions.  Total seating in restaurants 10,000.
• Largest single day attendance 341,806 on Sunday October 12.
• Residuals to be directly after the exposition ... Canada Place to be used as Vancouver Convention & Docking Center. Expo Center. Roundhouse. BC Place.
• Disney's two part Sunday movie "Earth Star Voyager", partially filmed inside Soviet Pavilion built for Expo '86.  This was only the beginning of the burgeoning film industry in British Columbia.

• Roundhouse "Golden Age of Ingenuity"
• Legacy building Expo Centre "future pavilion" 17 story future pavilion, featuring a five hundred seat OMNIMAX Theatre with the film "A Freedom to Move," a Futures Theater, Design 2000, and an exhibit of futuristic vehicles. The legacy building, now the Vancouver Science World, was originally opened a year early as a preview to Expo 86.
• The third theme pavilion was the Great Hall of Ramses II, an exhibit of ancient Egyptian artifacts from Ramses II.

• Monorail - 3.3mls. 7 stations, 20 min. ride.
• Canadian Pacific Air Lines Skyride, 5 min. ride.
• Air Canada Skyride, 5 minute ride.
• Soule SK System, 30 second ride, 427' from France.
• HSST, 2 minute ride behind Japan.
• Intra Site ferries between East-Centre-West Ports.
• Intergate bus shuttle.
• Intersite Skytrain

• The Barn, 400 seats
• The Big House, 300 seats
• The Common
• Expo Theatre, 4000 seats
• Xerox Int'l Theatre, 1500 seats
• Kodak Pacific Bowl, 3000 seats
• Plaza of National, 2500 seats with 1000 standing
• Bandstands operated by EXPO 86: European Plaza Bandstand, Expo Centre Bandstand.
• Pacific Station, 650-700 seats (privately operated)
• Waves, 250 seats (privately operated)
• Flying Club, 200 seats (privately operated)
• Unicorn, 320 seats (privately operated)