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| land=Future World
| park= Epcot
| sponsor= ColervisionColorvision
| opened=October 1, 1982
| custom_label_1 = Type
| custom_label_1 = Formally Known As
| custom_value_1 = Kodak: What If? Labs (1999-2010)
|custom_label_2= FastPass Disney Genie +
|custom_value_2= No
}}
The ImageWorks is an interactive area located within the [[Imagination!]] pavilion in [[Epcot]].==Attraction History and PlotDescription==
===The Original ImageWorks (1982-1998)===
The ImageWorks was originally located on the second floor of the [[Journey Into Imagination Pavilionpavilion]]. At the end of the [[Journey Into Imagination]] attraction, Dreamfinder would invite guests to further explore their imagination herein the interactive playground. To get to the areaImageWorks, guests would take a spiral staircase (or escalator/elevator) up to the pavilion's second floor. Here they could explore various exhibits, including:
'''Light Writer'''- This exhibit allowed guests to draw geometric patterns using laser beams. It was removed during the 1990-1991 refurbishments and replaced with Optical Illusions.
*'''Mirage Room'''- The Mirage Room used mirrors to make guests think they could touch a 3D image of Figment. When guests try to touch the image however it disappeared, as the image was only a mirage.
*'''Digital Wall'''- Lights would flash while guests stood in front of an invisible wall, giving the wall a computer like look. The Digital Wall was replaced by the relocated Dreamfinder’s School of Drama during the 1990-1991 refurbishments.
'''Stepping Tones'''- Colored squares that would play music when stepped upon.
===What If? Labs (1998-Present)===
[[Image:Steppingtones.jpg|thumb|400px|The current Stepping Tones exhibit]]
In 1998 , both the [[Journey Into Imagination attraction ]] and the ImageWorks were closed for refurbishment. During the refurbishmentrennovation, the ImageWorks was moved to the first floor of the pavilion, and renamed the "Kodak: What If? Labs". During the run of Journey Into Your ImaginationInitially, the exhibits focused on guests guest's imagination, usually with a tie in to photography. Many guests complained that while the original ImageWorks had been previously been an imagination playground, the Kodak: What If? Labs was simply an advertisement for Kodak. The exhibits during this time included: an exhibit where guests could conduct a 1990s orchestra, Stepping Tones (similar to the former exhibit) and a mirror that distorted guest’s guest's body. Following the re-branding of the attraction to Journey Into Imagination With Figment in 2002, Figment was also added to the labs (although many of the exhibits remained essentially the same). During Kodak’s sponsorship, the What If? Labs featured a giant digital camera.
Following the re-branding of the pavilion's main attraction to [[Journey Into Imagination With Figment]] in 2002, Figment was also added to the labs (although many of the exhibits remained essentially the same). At the end of 2010, Kodak’s sponsorship of the entire [[Imagination! Pavilion ]] pavilion ended. At this time the name of the What If? Labs reverted back to the ImageWorks (the ImageWorks had been used as a secondary title ever since the 1999 renovation). On March 25, 2012, ColerVision announced it would assume sponsorship the ImageWorks. The current exhibits located in the ImageWorks are:
* '''Stepping Tones''' - Similar to the original Stepping Tones, the current exhibit features picture panels which make corresponding sounds. In 2008, the Stepping Tones were refurbished, so that they now play instruments.
* '''Figment's Melody Maker'''- This exhibit allows guests to have Figment play "One Little Spark" on various instruments. Guests can change the tone of the instrument by making Figment bigger or smaller.
* '''Compose your own Figment'''- This exhibit allows guests to create a custom Figment using touchscreens and then email him to their friends. On February 13, 2019, the Wreck-It Ralph meet and greet that was previously housed in [[Innoventions West]] was moved into the [Imageworks]] <ref>https://wdwmagic.com/attractions/character-meet-and-greets-at-epcot/news/13feb2019-wreck-it-ralph-and-vanellope-meet-and-greet-now-located-inside-imagination-pavilion.htm </ref>. As part of this experience, guests can now meet both Ralph and Vanellope just outside the Journey Into Imagination with Figment's exit.
==Fun Facts and Trivia==
* Since each pin in the Pin Table exhibit had to be identical, the artist who worked on the project spent a month at the Dayville, CT pin factory checking each pin for perfection.
* The former upstairs ImageWorks is currently used for storagehome to an exclusive DVC lounge. * During Kodak’s sponsorship, special events, and testingthe What If? Labs featured a giant digital camera.
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