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Future World Attractions
Presented by AT&T
| ATTRACTIONS: |
OPENED: |
RENOVATED: |
CLOSED: |
| Spaceship Earth |
10/1/82 |
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5/29/86 |
Cronkite narration & Tomorrow's Child ending added |
8/15/94 |
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11/23/94 |
Irons narration & new scenes/end added |
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mid 2/02 to early 3/02 - repainted Mickey hand and wand |
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Closed on 3/13/02 to add new safety video monitors in ascent
tunnel |
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| Earth Station |
10/1/82 |
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8/15/94 |
| > Global Neighborhood |
11/23/94 |
7/6/99 (?) to 11/23/99 |
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| > The New Global Neighborhood |
11/24/99 |
Simulation ride removed and replaced by tree that gives
a glance at the new attractions at Epcot. |
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| EXHIBITS: |
OPENED: |
RENOVATED: |
CLOSED: |
| FutureCom (AT&T) |
10/1/82 |
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1/31/94 |
| EPCOT Outreach |
5/26/83 |
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early 2/94 |
| EPCOT Teacher's Center |
7/4/83 |
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early 2/94 |
| Expo Robotics |
2/13/88 |
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10/3/93 |
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| ATTRACTIONS/EXHIBITS: |
OPENED: |
RENOVATED: |
CLOSED: |
| EPCOT Computer Central (Sperry/UNISYS) |
10/1/82 |
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1/30/94 |
| Astuter Computer Revue |
10/1/82 |
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1/2/84 |
| > Backstage Magic |
2/4/84 |
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10/1/93? |
| TravelPort (American Express) |
10/1/82 |
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4/27/92 |
| Energy Exchange (Exxon) |
10/1/82 |
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1/31/94 |
| Electronic Forum |
12/23/82 |
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3/16/91 |
| > World News Center |
3/17/91 |
This was Electronic Forum's Pre-show, this remained open
while the main show closed. (This space was then occupied
by Epcot Discovery Center.) |
Fall 96 |
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Presented by Exxon (ExxonMobil)
| ATTRACTIONS: |
OPENED: |
RENOVATED: |
CLOSED: |
| Universe of Energy |
10/1/82 |
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1/21/96 |
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6/14/96 |
Newly repainted dinosaurs, mosaic pre-show screens replaced
with flat screens |
9/2/96 |
| > Ellen's Energy Adventure |
9/15/96 (Official Dedication: 10/2/96) |
New movies, soundtrack & Ellen Audio-Animatronic added |
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Original UoE signs replaced with new logo signs and the
ExxonMobil logo (walls up 8/4/01 and walls down and lights
on by 9/14/01) |
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Presented by Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
from 10/19/89 until 6/1/01
- All MetLife references removed by 6/7/01
| ATTRACTIONS & EXHIBITS: |
OPENED: |
RENOVATED: |
CLOSED: |
| Body Wars |
10/19/89 |
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| Cranium Command |
10/19/89 |
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| The Making of Me |
10/30/89 |
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| Goofy About Health |
10/19/89 |
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| AnaComical Players |
10/19/89 |
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| Met Lifestyle Revue |
10/19/89 |
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| Coach's Corner |
10/19/89 |
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| Frontiers of Medicine |
10/19/89 |
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| Sensory Funhouse |
10/19/89 |
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| Wondercycles |
10/19/89 |
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Presented by General Electric (10/1/83 - 9/30/93)
Pavilion remained sponsorless from 10/1/94 - 1/9/99
| ATTRACTION: |
OPENED: |
RENOVATED: |
CLOSED: |
| Horizons |
10/1/83 |
Minor script changes made mid-80s and original mural at
exit removed and replaced with lighted panels |
12/94 |
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12/24/95 |
All G.E. references removed |
1/9/99 |
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Presented by General Motors
| ATTRACTIONS & EXHIBITS: |
OPENED: |
RENOVATED: |
CLOSED: |
| World of Motion |
10/1/82 |
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1/2/96 |
| Transcenter |
10/1/82 |
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1/2/96 |
| Test Track Preview Center |
2/13/96 |
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12/10/98 |
| Test Track |
12/19/98 (Official Grand Opening: 3/17/99) |
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FastPass added 10/99 |
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Indoor Queue closed 10/15/01 and rehabbed to include both
Standby and FastPass lines - reopened 11/01 |
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Closed 9/19/02 for track resurfacing |
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| Driving Technologies Laboratory (Post-show) |
12/19/98 (Official Grand Opening: 3/17/99) |
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10/01 |
| > Dreamchasers (Post-show) |
mid 12/01 |
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Presented by Kodak
| ATTRACTIONS: |
OPENED: |
RENOVATED: |
CLOSED: |
| Journey Into Imagination (Ride) |
3/5/83 |
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10/10/98 |
| > Journey Into Your Imagination (Ride) |
10/1/99 |
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10/8/01 |
| >> Journey Into Imagination with Figment (Ride) |
6/1/02 |
Reworked some scenes and added Figment |
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| Image Works |
10/1/82 |
Exhibits added/changed mid-80s |
10/10/98 |
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10/1/99 |
All new exhibits, moved downstairs |
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| Magic Journeys |
10/1/82 |
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2/9/86 (then moved to Magic Kingdom) |
| > Captain EO |
9/12/86 |
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7/6/94 |
| >> Honey, I Shrunk the Audience |
11/21/94 |
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FastPass added 11/99 |
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Presented by Kraft General Foods, Inc. (10/1/82 -
9/30/92)
Presented by Nestle, USA (Since 11/92 )
Whole Pavilion Closed 10/1/93 - mid 12/93 for Renovations
| ATTRACTIONS: |
OPENED: |
RENOVATED: |
CLOSED: |
| Listen to the Land |
10/1/82 |
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9/27/93 |
| > Living with the Land |
12/10/93 |
New narration, music, opening & ending scenes |
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FastPass operating by 4/5/01 |
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| Tomorrow's Harvest Tour |
10/1/82 |
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9/27/93 |
| > Greenhouse Tour |
12/10/93 |
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Fall 96 |
| >> Behind the Seeds |
Fall 96 |
Tour renamed |
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| Kitchen Kabaret |
10/1/82 |
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1/3/94 |
| > Food Rocks |
3/26/94 |
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| Symbiosis |
10/1/82 |
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1/1/95 |
| > Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable |
1/21/95 |
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Presented by United Technologies from 1/15/86 to 1/98
| ATTRACTION: |
OPENED: |
RENOVATED: |
CLOSED: |
| The Living Seas |
1/15/86 |
ride-through portion closed on 10/21/01 |
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Innoventions Official Grand Opening: September 29,
1994, but opened to the public on July 1, 1994.
All of the Innoventions West exhibits closed on October
15, 1997, for a major renovation. AT&T, IBM, SEGA, and Silicon
Graphics have re-opened. The rest of the area behind Silicon Graphics
was reserved for future use by them. The area near IBM and SEGA is
being converted into Lutron's Home Theater. On May 15, 1999, AT&T,
Silicon Graphics, and the Innoventions Pre-show closed. All of Innoventions
West's exhibits closed on August 14, 1999 to be refurbished and prepared
for the Millennium Celebration.
| EXHIBITS: |
OPENED: |
RENOVATED: |
CLOSED: |
| Epcot Discovery Center |
7/1/94 |
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Fall 96 (moved to Innoventions East) |
| Bill Nye, The Science Guy |
7/1/94 |
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10/15/97 (then moved to East 3/98) |
| AT&T |
7/1/94 |
4/95, 10/96, (CLOSED 10/15/97-Early 1/98 while Pavilion
was closed. Only minor changes when re-opened.) |
5/15/99 |
| Discover Magazine |
7/1/94 |
Updated annually with new Technological Innovation Award
winners |
10/8/97 |
| Eclectronics |
7/1/94 |
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Fall 95 |
| Alec Tronic |
7/1/94 |
Moved to other side of wall 12/95 |
10/15/97 |
| IBM |
7/1/94 |
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10/15/97 |
| > IBM Solutions for a Small Planet |
Early 1/98 (moved to where SEGA was before - now all new
exhibit) |
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8/14/99 |
| LEGO Dacta |
7/1/94 |
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9/95 |
| SEGA |
7/1/94 |
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10/15/97 |
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1/15/98 (Part, not all of exhibit opened. The second half
opened about a week later.) |
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7/15/99 (Part closed, rest closes 8/14/99) |
| Videonics |
7/1/94 |
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Spring 97 |
| Walt Disney Imagineering Labs |
7/1/94 |
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9/9/95 |
| Silicon Graphics |
12/95 |
10/96 |
10/15/97 |
| > Inspired by Vision |
3/29/98 (new exhibit) |
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5/15/99 |
| Enel/Infobyte VR Presentation |
Fall/Winter 95/6 |
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10/15/97 |
| Time Warner |
4/96 |
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8/18/97 |
| Aladdin's Magic Carpet VR Adventure |
Fall 96 |
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10/15/97 |
| Coca-Cola Ice Station Cool |
Late 6/98 |
Remained open while the rest of the exhibits were closed
for renovation 8/99-9/99 |
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| Innoventions Pre-Show |
Mid 11/98 (open sporadically throughout 12/98) |
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5/15/99 |
| Lutron Ultimate Home Theater Experience |
6/28/99 |
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8/14/99 |
Innoventions West: The Road to Tomorrow
The concept for Innoventions was re-worked and the
pavilion renovated for the Millennium Celebration. The following are
the exhibits that officially opened on October 1, 1999, and opened
for previews on September 26, 1999.
| EXHIBITS: |
OPENED: |
RENOVATED: |
CLOSED: |
| 1. Networked Living (IBM) |
10/1/99 |
Spring 2001 & Spring 2002 |
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| 2. Ultimate Home Theater Experience (Lutron) |
10/1/99 |
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| 3. Beautiful Science (Monsanto) |
10/1/99 |
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| 4. Video Games of Tomorrow (SEGA) |
10/1/99 |
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9/01 |
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9/01 |
Disney Interactive replaced SEGA |
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| 5. Medicine's New Vision (RSNA) |
10/1/99 |
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9/29/02 |
| 6. The Broadband Connection (AT&T) |
10/1/99 |
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1/30/00 |
| 7. The Knowledge Vortex (Xerox) |
10/1/99 |
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9/29/02 |
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All of the Innoventions East exhibits closed on June
1, 1999 to be refurbished and prepared for the Millennium Celebration.
| EXHIBITS: |
OPENED: |
RENOVATED: |
CLOSED: |
| Apple Computer |
7/1/94 |
Early/Mid 8/95 - 8/28/95 |
1/31/98 |
| General Electric |
7/1/94 |
Fall 96 - new enlarged exhibit |
6/1/99 |
| Magic House Show |
7/1/94 |
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Winter/Spring 95 |
| General Motors |
7/1/94 |
10/96 - new EV1 exhibit |
6/1/99 |
| Hammacher Schlemmer |
7/1/94 |
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Early 9/97 |
| Honeywell's Comfortville |
7/1/94 |
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Fall 96 |
| Oracle's Information Highway |
10/17/94 |
10/96 - Exhibit enlarged |
9/3/97 |
| Masco's Magic House Tour |
7/1/94 |
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Spring 95 |
| > Honeywell's House of Innoventions |
Spring 95 |
Fall 96 |
6/1/99 |
| Mr. MIDI |
by 6/95? |
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by 9/95? |
| > Motorola |
10/95 |
10/7/97-10/13/97 (Only change: new carpet) |
6/1/99 |
| Family PC |
Fall 95 |
Mid 9/97-10/23/97 (moved to enlarged exhibit area where
Disney Interactive used to be) |
Around 4/23-25/98 |
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4/27/98 |
moved back to where it originally was |
6/1/99 |
| Disney Interactive |
Spring 96? |
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9/3/97 |
| Epcot Discovery Center |
Fall 96 |
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10/3/98 |
| Bill Nye - The Science Guy |
4/15/98 (Same show from West side) |
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6/1/99 |
| Disney.com Internet Zone Powered by Gateway |
10/3/98 |
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6/1/99 |
Innoventions East: The Road to Tomorrow
The concept for Innoventions was re-worked and the
pavilion renovated for the Millennium Celebration. The following are
the exhibits that officially opened on October 1, 1999, and opened
for previews on September 26, 1999.
| EXHIBITS: |
OPENED: |
RENOVATED: |
CLOSED: |
| 8. Forests for Our Future (TAPPI) |
10/1/99 |
9/01 - new sign and new Freddie FireFly host |
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| 9. Disney.com's Internet Zone (Compaq) |
10/1/99 |
(Compaq became sponsor in late 2000) |
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| 10. Communications Dream Forum (Motorola) |
10/1/99 |
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| 11. The House of Innoventions (Panja) |
10/1/99 |
(Panja ended sponsorship at end of Dec. 2000)
Whirlpool began sponsorship in Spring 2002.
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| 12. Web Site Construction Zone (GO.com) |
10/1/99 |
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2/19/01 |
| > Mission: SPACE Launch Center |
5/01 |
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| 13. Future Cars (GM) |
10/1/99 |
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2/19/01 |
| > Tom Morrow 2.0's Playground |
4/11/01 |
2 GM cars still on display next to the garage facade across
from the Playground |
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| 14. Look into the Future |
10/1/99 |
small window displays - space will be used for new exhibit
in future |
2/19/01 |
| > Discover the Stories Behind the Magic |
9/24/01 |
100 Years of Magic kiosks |
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