Innoventions was an ever-changing collection of exhibits at the

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theme park in

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. It focused on technological advancements and their practical applications in everyday life. Innoventions is a

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" and "

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". Innoventions first opened on July 1st, 1994, replacing

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in EPCOT. When the attraction opened, it prominently displayed games from various

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consoles in an arcade style. The exhibit also featured "

virtual reality Virtual reality (VR) is a simulated experience that employs pose tracking and 3D near-eye displays to give the user an immersive feel of a virtual world. Applications of virtual reality include entertainment (particularly video games), educ ...

" displays. Innoventions is divided into two buildings known as Innoventions East and Innoventions West. In 1999, Innoventions had a major renovation for the park's Millennium Celebration, and added the subtitle "The Road to Tomorrow". In 2007–2008, Innoventions underwent another major renovation, dropped the subtitle "Road to Tomorrow," and changed its general aesthetic again while also launching the companion website ''innoventions.disney.com''. On May 19, 2015, Innoventions West closed with the promise of a major overhaul, which ultimately never happened. On September 7, 2019, the original version of

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(

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) and the Fountain View (

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) in the south portion of Innoventions West permanently closed ahead of demolition. Today, the building that formerly housed Innoventions East has reopened as Connections Eatery, the main quick service restaurant for the front of EPCOT. The building that formerly housed Innoventions West has been completely demolished to make way for the upcoming Journey of Water attraction in World Nature. Epcot innoventions 2005

Exhibits and sponsors

Innoventions East

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(September 21, 1994 – January 31, 1998) *

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- The Science Guy (April 15, 1998 – June 1, 1999) * Colortopia, presented by Glidden (November 2015 – September 4, 2019) * Comfortville, presented by

Honeywell Honeywell International Inc. is an American publicly traded, multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. It primarily operates in four areas of business: aerospace, building technologies, performance ma ...

(July 1, 1994 – Fall 1996) * Communications Dream Forum, sponsored by

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(October 1995 – May 1, 2003) * Discover the Stories Behind the Magic (September 24, 2001 – Late 2002) * Disney Interactive (Spring 1996 – September 3, 1997) * Disney's Internet Zone, sponsored by Disney.com and

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(1999 – July 2007) * Disney.com Interactive Zone, sponsored by Gateway (1998–1999) * Don't Waste It!, presented by

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(2008 – June 12, 2011) * Environmentality Corner (2005–2012) * EPCOT Discovery Center (Fall 1996 – October 3, 1998) *

Family PC ''FamilyPC'' was a monthly American computer magazine published from 1994 to 2001. The collaboration between Disney Publishing Worldwide, The Disney Publishing Group and Ziff-Davis was a brainchild of Jake Winebaum, with Robin Raskin serving as it ...

(Fall 1995 – June 1, 1999) * Fantastic Plastics Works, sponsored by

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(August 2004 – March 2008) * Forests For Our Future, sponsored by

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(1999–2004) * Future Cars, sponsored by

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(1999–2001) *

General Electric General Electric Company (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1892, and incorporated in New York state and headquartered in Boston. The company operated in sectors including healthcare, aviation, power, renewable energ ...

(July 1, 1994 – June 1, 1999) *

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(July 1, 1994 – September 1997) * Habit Heroes, presented by

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(February 2012 – January 2016) * House of Innoventions, sponsored by

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and

Whirlpool A whirlpool is a body of rotating water produced by opposing currents or a current running into an obstacle. Small whirlpools form when a bath or a sink is draining. More powerful ones formed in seas or oceans may be called maelstroms ( ). ''Vo ...

(1999 – October 2009) * Kidcot (2004–2006) *

Kim Possible ''Kim Possible'' is an American animated action comedy-adventure television series created by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle for Disney Channel. The title character is a teenage girl tasked with fighting crime on a regular basis while coping wi ...

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Adventure (2009–2012) * Look Into the Future (October 1, 1999 – February 19, 2001) * Magic House Show (July 1, 1994 – Winter 1994) * Masco's Magic House Tour (July 1, 1994 – Spring 1995) * Mission: SPACE Launch Center, sponsored by

/ HP (May 2001 – 2003) * Mr. MIDI (June 1995 – September 1995) * Opportunity City, sponsored by Disney Online and the Kauffman Foundation (2004 – November 1, 2006) *

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's Information Highway (October 1995 – September 3, 1997) * Spectaculab, presented by

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and Science From Scientists (November 12, 2017 – January 13, 2019) * StormStruck, presented by FLASH (Federal Alliance for Safe Homes) (August 26, 2008 – September 14, 2016) * The Sum Of All Thrills, presented by

Raytheon Raytheon Technologies Corporation is an American multinational aerospace and defense conglomerate headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. It is one of the largest aerospace and defense manufacturers in the world by revenue and market capitaliza ...

(October 14, 2009 – September 14, 2016) * Take a Nanooze Break, sponsored by

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and the

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(2010 - September 4, 2019) * Test the Limits Lab, presented by

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Inc. (2003 – January 6, 2015) * VISION HOUSE, presented by Green Builder Media (2012–2015) * Web Site Construction Zone, sponsored by GO.com (October 1, 1999 – February 19, 2001)

Innoventions West

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(1994–1999) *

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's Magic Carpet VR Adventure (1996–1997) * Alec Tronic (1994–1998) * Beautiful Science, sponsored by Monsanto Company (1999–2004) * Bill Nye: The Science Guy (1994–1997) * The Broadband Connection, sponsored by AT&T (1999–2001) * ''

Discover Discover may refer to: Art, entertainment, and media * ''Discover'' (album), a Cactus Jack album * ''Discover'' (magazine), an American science magazine Businesses and brands * DISCover, the ''Digital Interactive Systems Corporation'' * D ...

'' magazine (1994–1997) * Eclectronics (1994–1998) * Enel/Infobyte VR Presentation (1996–1997) * Epcot's 25th Anniversary Gallery (2007–2008) * The Great American Farm, sponsored by

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(2004–2008) * The Great Piggy Bank Adventure, sponsored by T. Rowe Price (May 19, 2009 – May 19, 2015) * IBM (1994–1997) * IBM: Solutions for a Small Planet (1998–1999) * IBM Thinkplace (2002–2009) * Innoventions Pre-Show (1998-1999) * Inspired by Vision (1998–1999) * Knowledge Vortex, sponsored by

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(1999-2002) *

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Dacta (1994–1995) * Look Into the Future (2001–2007) * Medicine's New Vision, sponsored by The Radiological Community (1999–2002) * Rockin' Robots' sponsored by KUKA Industrial Robots (2005–2010) *

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, sponsored by

(1994–1999) *

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Central (2006–2013) *

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(1995–1997) * Slap Stick Studios, sponsored by

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(2008–2011) * Smarter Planet, presented by IBM (2010–2012) *

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, presented by IBM (February 20, 2013 – January 1, 2015) *

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* Tom Morrow 2.0's Playground (2001–2007) * Too Small to See, sponsored by

(2006–2008) * The Ultimate Home Theater Experience, sponsored by

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(June 1999 – August 1999) * Videonics (1994–1997) * Video Games of Tomorrow, sponsored by Disney Interactive (1999–2001) * Video Game Playground, sponsored by Disney Interactive (2005 – Summer 2015) *

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Labs (1994–1995) * Where's The Fire?, Presented by Liberty Mutual Insurance (October 2004 – October 2014)

Tom Morrow 2.0

Epcot's Innoventions' mascot for 2000-2007 was a small

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character named Tom Morrow 2.0 (voiced by

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), the former host of

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's "Imagineer That!" shorts. He was removed in the 2007-2008 renovation.

Area music

The Innoventions Area Loop is roughly 20 minutes long and begins with a musical piece by

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entitled "Papillon (On The Wings Of The Butterfly)" from his album '' In the Wake of the Wind''. The rest of the music was composed by

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for Walt Disney Imagineering and is not commercially available. Brower, along with Arkenstone, would then compose the music for the ''

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'' games.

Innoventions West Demolition

Demolition of Innoventions West began in Fall 2019. The Southwest Quadrant was reduced to a structural frame in December 2019. This area is planned to be replaced with a multilevel Festival Center, with fireworks views from a windowed gallery (which has been cancelled to make way for CommuniCore Hall and CommuniCore Plaza) and rooftop garden. epcot-innoventions-West-demolition-2019-dec-14

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References

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