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==Pavilion History==
===Development and Construction===
When original designs for EPCOT Center were being drawn up, an Imagination pavilion was nowhere to be found. In fact, the Imagination pavilion was the last pavilion designed for Future World <ref name= "Martin"/>. The structure that would eventually be the Imagination pavilion was a recycled idea for the Mineral and Ecology pavilion that was originally planned for EPCOT Center but never constructed. The large glass pyramids that topped the Imagination pavilion had initially been part of an idea for the cancelled Ecology pavilion. Imagineer Tony Baxter had worked on early plans for that pavilion, and after its cancelation, he turned his attention to the Kodak pavilion. Although Kodak had originally signed on as an EPCOT Center sponsor in 1977 <ref name= "Martin"/>, the company did not have a firm idea of what they wanted their pavilion to focus on <ref name= "E82">http://www.epcotlegacy.com/historical-expositions/2010/6/30/gather-store-re-combine-a-history-of-imagination-part-1.html </ref> . According to Tony Baxter:
{{Quotation| “They wanted something that would be very imaginative.” So we said: “How about doing a pavilion on imagination".<ref name= "E82">}}
Construction on the Journey Into Imagination pavilion began in July 1981, only 15 months before the park was set to open. When completed, the pavilion would feature the dark ride attraction that was also titled Journey into Imagination, the Magic Eye Theater which showed the film Magic Journey’s, and the interactive ImageWorks area on the pavilion’s second floor.
Although the Journey Into Imagination pavilion was completed in Epcot Center’s opening day, inside the pavilion only Magic Journey’s was open to guests. Five days later on October 6, 1982 the ImageWorks area opened to guests<ref name= "E82">. Lastly, on March 5, 1983 the Journey Into Imagination attraction finally opened to guests. It would was not until the attraction opened that the pavilion was officially named Journey Into Imagination <ref name= "Martin"/>. Although the attraction had been more or less ready to go since the pavilion opened, Disney executives felt that Imagineers needed more time to work the kinks out. According to Tony Baxter:
{{“The show was ready to go, everything was running, and they made the call that the show was not perfected enough to guarantee the reliability they wanted,” <ref> Realityland: true-life adventures at Walt Disney World. David Koenig - Bonaventure Press – 2007 </ref>
===History Since Opening===
The Journey Into Imagination Pavilion remained essentially the same until 1986, when Magic Journeys closed. The attraction (which was moved to [[Fantasyland]] in the [[Magic Kingdom]]) was replaced with a new 3D show, [[Captain EO]]. Captain EO was created in partnership with Lucasfilms, and stared pop icon Michael Jackson as the title character, who was a space captain charged with saving the universe. The new show was much more technologically advanced then its predecessor, using in-theater special effects such as laser and smoke, as well as traditional 3D effects. In fact, many consider Captain EO to be one of the first “4D” shows ever created. Captain EO ran in the Journey Into Imagination pavilion for eight years, before it was finally replaced with a new show in 1994. Replacing Captain EO, was a new 3D show- Honey, I Shrunk the Audience. A spin off of the popular Honey, I Shrunk the Kids film series, Honey, I Shrunk the Audience once again used 4D effects including water and small fans to immerse guests in the film. Due to the new film taking place in the fictional Imagination Institute (where Professor Wayne Szalinski was receiving the inventor of the Year award), the Magic Eye Theater was renamed the “Imagination Institute” at this time.
