Imagination! (formerly The Journey Into Imagination) is a

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located in the World Celebration section of

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, a

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at the

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in Bay Lake, Florida. The pavilion opened with the park in 1982, and is themed to human imagination, creativity, and

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was the former title sponsor of the pavilion.

Attraction history

While the pavilion itself has existed since 1982, it has gone through three significant phases. The original started out as an area in which the

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'' Magic Journeys'' was played with a song by the same name by the Sherman Brothers. The Makin' Memories slide presentation, a history of photography was the pre-show presentation. When '' Journey Into Imagination'' opened a year later, the area was dubbed the Journey Into Imagination Pavilion. From 1983 to 1986, it held ''Journey Into Imagination'', the (upstairs) ''ImageWorks'', and ''Magic Journeys''. In 1986, however, ''Magic Journeys'' was replaced by ''

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'', a more advanced 3-D film created by George Lucas and starring

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as the title character. In the mid-1990s, ''Captain EO'' was replaced by ''

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'', starring

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as Professor Wayne Szalinski and Eric Idle as the Imagination Institute chairman, Dr. Nigel Channing. In 1998, the original ''Journey Into Imagination'' went down for renovation. During this renovation, the upstairs ''ImageWorks'' was closed and the building's purple and blue painting exterior was replaced with different colors, navy blue being primary. The original glass sign was replaced by one made of wood and metal. The leap frog fountains were reduced in size to accommodate the new gift shop at the exit of the new ''Journey Into Your Imagination''. The glass pyramids remained intact, although the upstairs ''ImageWorks'' was closed, to be replaced by the downstairs ''ImageWorks - The "What If" Labs'' The pavilion was renamed Imagination! in 1999, when the new attraction opened. Fans were upset that Dreamfinder, a popular character from the previous ride, was gone. Furthermore, Figment, another popular character, only made cameo appearances until his short dialogue at the end of the ride. By the end of 2001, Disney closed the ride and modified the attraction, bringing Figment back into a more prominent role, although the Dreamfinder remained absent. For a brief time after Figment's return to the Imagination pavilion, the walk around Figment character was available for a meet-and-greet in the former Kodak shop between the main pavilion and the theater. Figment's place is now unlabeled, but the décor inside is still visible through the windows. In the summer of 2006, the finale of a Kim Possible interactive activity was set up temporarily in the upstairs ImageWorks as a test, themed as Dr. Drakken's base, with a station in World Showcase loaning out "Kimunicators" for interactive activities. EpcotImaginationFountain

Following the

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on June 25, 2009, Disney officials mulled over the possible return of ''Captain EO''. In February 2010, the film, now retitled ''Captain EO Tribute'', returned to Disneyland. On July 2, 2010, ''Captain EO'' returned to the Imagination! pavilion for a limited run, replacing ''Honey, I Shrunk the Audience''. In August 2010,

, who had sponsored the pavilion since it opened, ended its sponsorship after nearly 28 years. In June 2016, the old upstairs portion of the Imagination Pavilion used for the original ImageWorks reopened as a lounge exclusively for

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members.

Current attractions

* ImageWorks: The What-If Labs (October 1, 1999-) *

Journey into Imagination with Figment Journey into Imagination with Figment is the third and latest incarnation of a dark ride attraction located within the Imagination! pavilion at World Celebration at Epcot, a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida. Origi ...

(June 2, 2002-) *Disney & Pixar Short Film Festival (December 23, 2015-) *

Lounge (2016-)

Former attractions

* Magic Journeys (October 1, 1982 – February 9, 1986) * Makin' Memories (Early 1980s) * ImageWorks (October 1, 1982 – October 10, 1998) * Journey Into Imagination (March 5, 1983 – October 10, 1998) *

(September 12, 1986 - July 6, 1994) * Captain EO Tribute (July 2, 2010 – December 6, 2015) *

(November 21, 1994 – May 9, 2010) * Journey Into Your Imagination (October 1, 1999 – October 8, 2001)

References

External links

Walt Disney World Resort - Imagination! Pavilion
{{Sherman Brothers Walt Disney Parks and Resorts attractions Epcot Future World (Epcot) World Celebration 1982 establishments in Florida

Attraction history

Current attractions

Former attractions

See also

References

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