Beginning in the 1990s, EPCOT Center (specifically Future World) went through a series of refurbishments and change. From 1993 through 1994 The Land pavilion went through a series of changes. Kraft assumed sponsorship of the pavilion, and Food Rocks, [[Living with the Land]], and [[The Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable]] replaced the pavilion's original attractions. In 1994 the name of the park itself also changed- to EPCOT '94 as an illusion to the World’s Fair atmosphere that now defined EPCOT. Also in 1994, CommuniCore closed its doors for a length renovation. In order to revive the dated CommuniCore’s popularity, new interactive exhibits featuring hands-on activities were added. On July 1, 1994, the pavilion reopened as [[Innoventions]]. Besides changing exhibits, Innoventions also featured more darker and metallic looking aesthetics. Another change to hit Epcot in 1994 was General Electric ending its sponsorship of Horizons. Although the pavilion initially closed, it later reopened in 1995 due to the renovations taking place in The World of Motion and Universe of Energy pavilions. Also in 1995, the name EPCOT '94 was updated to EPCOT '95, before Disney finally settled on simply “Epcot” in 1996. Of note, is the fact that the new name was not capitalized as it had been in the past; which meant that the name was no longer an acronym. In January of 1996, The Universe of Energy closed for a major refurbishment. The pavilion reopened in September of that year, as [[Ellen's Energy Adventure]]. Although the main focus and some of the attraction’s scenes remained intact, with the addition of Ellen DeGeneres and Bill Nye the Science Guy, the pavilion took on a more comedic tone. More closures hit Epcot in 1996 when the World of Motion closed. After a series of delays, the pavilion reopened in 1999 as [[Test Track]. Still sponsored by General Motors, Test Track took guests through the rigors of automobile testing procedures, including a speed test, where guests reach a maximum speed of 65 mph.
Change continued to be a constant at Epcot, as the park got ready for its Millennium Celebration. In 1998, the popular [[Journey Into Imaginationpavilion]] pavilion closed for refurbishment. During the renovation, the [[Journey Into Imagination attraction]] was replaced by the unpopular [[Journey Into Your Imagination]], and the upstairs [[ImageWorks]] was closed off to guests (a smaller ImageWorks reopened in the pavilion's first floor). Following the renovation, the pavilion was renamed simply Imagination!. The following year, in January of 1999, Horizons closed for good. The pavilion had remained unsponsored since GE ended its sponsorship in 1994, and it was beginning to look dated. As opposed to repurposing the pavilion, Disney instead chose to demolish it, to create room for the announced Mission: Space attraction. In 2000, Disney also decided to add a large mickey arm holding a wand, to the top of Spaceship Earth. The large dedication “2000” was also added at the end of the wand, although this was subsequently changed to “Epcot” starting in 2001.
Following the addition of the wand, Epcot stayed relativity stagnant until 2003 when [[Mission: Space]] finally opened. The new attraction was a motion simulator thrill ride which was themed as an astronaut training program for the first flight to Mars. In 2005, Another simulator was added to the park, this time to the Land pavilion in the form of the new attraction Soarin'. Initially created for Disney’s California Adventure, this motion simulator gave guests the feeling they were hang gliding over California. In 2006, The Living Seas was rethemed to tie in with the Disney-Pixar movie Finding Nemo, subsequently renamed [[The Seas with Nemo & Friends]]. The pavilion now housed a dark ride attraction (also called the Seas with Nemo & Friends), as well as Turtle Talk with Crush, and the interactive exhibits in Sea Base. Overall, the pavilion took a much more of a fantasy tone, as opposed to the previously scientific tone of the pavilion. The most recent major change to Epcot came in 2007, when the Wonders of Life Pavilion closed. The pavilion had not been sponsored since 2001 when MetLife dropped its sponsorship, and had seen a decrease in popularity. The Wonders of Life pavilion remains closed to guests, except during special events like the Flower and Wine Festival.