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==Current Pavilions==
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[[Image:EpcotGuidemap2030EpcotGuidemap2021.jpg|thumb|400px|The 2020 2021 Epcot map (click to enlarge).]]
===World Nature===
Main Article: [[Imagination!]]
Formally known as Journey Into Imagination, the Imagination! pavilion opened in 1982 and is located in Future World WestNature. Inside Imagination! guests can visit the dark ride [[Journey Into Imagination With Figment]], and the [[Disney-Pixar Short Film Festival]]. Also located within the pavilion is the interactive [[ImageWorks]], which houses individual exhibits that allow guests to explore their imagination.
====The Land====
Main Article: [[The Land]]
Perhaps the most popular pavilion in Epcot, The Land opened with the park in 1982 and is located in Future World WestNature. Inside the pavilion guests will find [[Soarin' Around the World]], a motion simulator attraction that takes them hang gliding over various world landmarks, as well as the boat ride [[Living with the Land]]. The Land pavilion also houses a working greenhouse, which grows much of the food that is used in the pavilion's restaurants- the [[The Garden Grill Restaurant]] and the [[Sunshine Seasons]].
====The Seas With Nemo & Friends====
Main Article: [[The Seas with Nemo & Friends]]
[[Image:SeasWithnemo.jpg|thumb|400px|The Living Seas was renamed The Seas with Nemo and Friends in 2006. Photo by Josh Hallett]]
Formally known as the Living Seas, this pavilion opened in 1986 in Future World EastNature. Initially known for its large Caribbean Coral Reef aquarium, The Seas With Nemo & Friends now features a dark ride (also named The Seas with Nemo and Friends) that takes guests through the story of the Disney-Pixar film Finding Nemo. Also located in the Seas pavilion is Turtle Talk With Crush, an interactive “digital puppetry” show that allows guests to interact with Crush the turtle from Finding Nemo. Finally, the Seas with Nemo & Friends also houses Sea Base, an underwater research facility with Finding Nemo themed exhibits. The only restaurant in the pavilion is the [[Coral Reef Restaurant]] which specializes in seafood. 
===World Celebration===
The central neighborhood in Epcot, World Celebration is made up of Spaceship Earth, the Creations Shop, and Club Cool.
Main Article: [[Spaceship Earth]]
The icon of the park, Spaceship Earth opened in 1982 and is located in Future World EastCelebration. The attraction is a dark ride that takes guests through the history human communication. From 2005 until 2017 Spaceship Earth was sponsored by Siemens, who added and emphasis on new technology, and how it could impact the future. 
===World Discovery===
Formally known as Future World East, World Discovery is made up of the Test Track and Mission: Space, as well as the future Play Pavilion and Wonders of Xandar pavilion.
Main Article: [[Mission: Space]]
Mission: Space opened in 2003 in what was then Future World East(now World Discovery), in the location originally occupied by the Horizons pavilion. Mission: Space is a motion simulator attraction that allows guests to experience astronaut training for the first manned trip to Mars. After riding Mission Space guests can explore the Advanced Training Lab which features a competition game and interactive exhibits.
====Test Track====
Main Article: [[Test Track (Pavilion)]]
The fastest attraction in Disney World, Test Track opened on December 19, 1998 in what was then Future World East(now World Discovery). Test Track replaced the World of Motion attraction, which had been open from 1982 until 1996. The attraction allows guests to design their own cars and then test them on the "SimTrack". The apex of the attraction is a 65 MPH speed test that concludes the attraction. General Motors has sponsored the pavilion in both its World of Motion and Test Track forms.
====Wonders of Xandar====
Main Article: [[The American Adventure]]
The next pavilion guests encounter after passing through Italy is The American Adventure. The American Adventure opened in 1982, and is themed to look like a colonial American town. The pavilion is located in the center of World Showcase due to the fact that America is the host pavilion of the showcase. Inside of the American Adventure pavilion, guests can see the Voices of Liberty perform before experiencing the [[American Adventure attraction]], which uses film, images and Audio Animatronics to take guests through America’s history. The pavilion is also home to the [[Liberty InnRegal Eagle Smokehouse]]- a counter service restaurant that sells American cuisine, and the American Gardens Theater, which is an outdoor amphitheater.
====Japan====
Main Article: [[France]]
The France pavilion is located next to Morocco and opened with the park in 1982. The pavilion is themed to look like a Paris neighborhood, and even features a model Eiffel Tower. In total the France pavilion houses three restaurants- the table service [[Monsieur Paul]], the quick service [[Boulangerie Patisserie]], and finally the bakery [[Les Chefs de France]]. The France pavilion is also home to one attraction, [[Impressions de France]], which is a travelogue film set to classical music and shown on a 200 degree screen, as well as the [[Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along]].
====The United Kingdom====
The final pavilion located in World Showcase is the Canada pavilion. Canada is located between the United Kingdom and the entrance to World Showcase and opened with the park in 1982. The pavilion is themed to showcase the Canadian outdoors with features including a canyon, a waterfall, and fountain. The Canada pavilion also features the Circle Vision 360 Film, [[Canada Far and Wide]] as well as the [[Le Cellier Steakhouse]].
===Former Pavilions===
[[Image:FormerEpcot.jpg|thumb|400px|Former Epcot pavilions: CommuniCore (top), Horizons (middle), and Wonders of Life (bottom)]]
====Horizons====
Main Article: [[Horizons]]
Horizons was a dark ride attraction that opened in 1983 in Future World East. The attraction was considered to be a sequel to the [[Magic Kingdom]] attraction the [[Carousel of Progress]], however instead of showing progress that had already happened, Horizons focused on what life could be like in the 21st century. Unlike other pavilions which had a singular theme, Horizons tied together all the other themes of Future World including: communication, community, energy, transportation, anatomy, physiology, along with man's relationship to the sea, land, air, and outer space. Sponsored by General Electric from 1983 until 1993, Horizons was finally closed in 1999 and eventually demolished to make room for Mission: Space <ref name= "horizons"/>. ====Wonders of Life==FastPass +==Main Article: [[Wonders of Life]] Originally sponsored by MetLife, The Wonders of Life Pavilion opened in 1989 in Future World East. The FastPass + pavilion housed three main attractions at Epcot are broken up into two tiers: Body Wars (a motion simulator), Cranium Command (an Audio Animatronic show) and the Making of Me (a humorous educational video). Guests may choose one experience from Tier One Following the end of MetLife's sponsorship in 2001, the pavilion began to see a decline in popularity, which led to it only operating seasonally beginning in 2004. In 2007 Wonders of Life was permanently closed. The pavilion has since been used as the main center for the Epcot Flower and two experiences from Tier 2Garden Festival and the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival.===Tier One=CommuniCore====Guests may choose ONE of the following attractionsMain Article:[[CommuniCore]]{| style="padding-bottomCommuniCore opened with the park in 1982 and housed exhibits that featured new technology. The pavilion was divided into two parts:0px; padding-top:0px;"CommuniCore East and CommuniCore West, which each offered unique experiences. In 1994 CommuniCore was closed and redesigned, eventually reopening as Innoventions. When the pavilion reopened it still featured technology exhibits, but they now tended to be more interactive.|-| ====Universe of Energy====* Main Article: [[Frozen Ever AfterUniverse of Energy]]| * The Universe of Energy opened with the park in 1982 and was located in Future World East. The pavilion was home to the Universe of Energy attraction from 1982 until 1996, when the attraction was refurbished and renamed [[SoarinEllen's Energy Adventure]]. The new attraction featured three films and a seven minute dark ride, which explored the history and future of energy and starred Ellen DeGeneres and Bill Nye the Science Guy. On August 13, 2017 Ellen's Energy Adventure closed to make way for a new attraction titled Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind. On September 30, 2021, Disney announced that the former Universe of Energy pavilion would be rechristened the "Wonders of Xandar" when Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind opens.| * ====Innoventions====Main Article: [[Test TrackInnoventions]] |* [[Innoventions opened in 1994 and housed exhibits that feature new technological advancements. Located in the center of Future World, Innoventions took over the buildings that formally housed CommuniCore from 1982-1994. Initially divided into Innoventions East and Innoventions West, by 2016 all of the exhibits in Innoventions West had closed. In addition to these exhibits, Innoventions was also home to the Coca Cola sponsored Club Cool,Mouse Gears and the Epcot Character Spot]]|* [[Illuminations: Reflections . All of Earth]]||-|}Innoventions East closed on September 8, 2019 as part of Epcot's ongoing transformation.
==Disney Genie +=Tier Two===Guests may choose TWO of the following attractions"
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* [[The Seas with Nemo & Friends (Attraction)]]
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* [[Soarin']]
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* [[Spaceship Earth]]
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* [[Mission: Space]]
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| * [[Mission: SpaceTest Track]]
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* [[Turtle Talk with Crush]]
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* [[Disney & Pixar Short Film Festival]]
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===Lightning Lane===
The two Lightning Lane exclusive attractions at Epcot are:
 
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*[[Frozen Ever After]]
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*[[Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure]]
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