Changes

The Imagination! pavilion opened in 1982 as an unnamed pavilion, which foucused on human's imagination. The pavilion was open on Epcot's opening day, and it was sponsored by Kodak. The theme of the pavilion focused on human's imagination. To give guests a taste of what would be inside, upside-down waterfall, and "jumping" fountains were placed outside of the pavilion. The pavilion itself was a large, glass, triangular building, which had a very unique architectural design. When it opened it only featured one attraction, [[Magic Journeys]]. Magic Journeys , which was a 3D show, that looked at the world through the eyes of a child. When a new , Kodak sponsored attraction, [[Journey Into Imagination]] opened in 1983, the pavilion was named the Journey Into Imagination Pavilion. Journey Into Imagination was a dark ride, hosted by the Dreamfinder that who explored imagination with his creation, Figment. The attraction proved by to be extremely popular, often outdrawing the parks icon [[Spaceship Earth]]. When Journey Into Imagination opened, a tie-in attraction known as [[ImageWorks]] opened with it. ImageWorks was an interactive area located on the second floor of the pavilion. ImageWorks The attraction allowed guest to experiment with their Imagination by playing on interactive screens.

The Journey Into Imagination pavilion remained exactly the same until 1986, when Magic Journeys closed. The attraction was moved to [[Fantasyland]] in the [[Magic Kingdom]], and replaced with a new 3D show, [[Captain EO]]. The new show fiml was created in partnership with Lucasfilms, and stared pop icon Michael Jackson as a Captain EO, a space captain who must save charged with saving the universe. The new show was much more technologically advanced then it's predecessor, using in-theater effects such as laser and smoke. 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. The show that replaced Captain EO was called Honey, I Shrunk the Audience. The This 3D show film was a spin-off of the popular Honey, I Shrunk the Kids film series. The show took place in the fictional Imagination Institute, where professor Wayne Szalinski is was receiving the Inventor of the Year award. The show once again used 4D effects, including water are small fans to immerse guests in the film.

In 1998, with Kodak's sponsorship ending shortly, Fujifilm approached Disney with an offer to sponsor the pavilion. Their sponsorship would have included a complete restructuring of the pavilion, including getting rid of the Journey Into Imagination attraction. Althogh the attraction was popular, it coast cost a lot of money for Disney to maintain. Fujifilm told Disney that they would replace the attraction with an "E-Ticket" thrill ride. Fujifilm said that the new ride would be just as popularas Journey Into Imagination, but also it would cost less to maintan. Kodak, not wanting to lose their sponsorship of the pavilion (especially not to rival Fujifilm) pitchd pitched their own idea to Disney. They told Disney that they would make Journey Into Imagination more scientific, and use cheaper special effects. Although their proposal may not have seemed as glamourous, Disney was concerend that a thrill ride would not be as popular as Journey Into Imagination, while also coasting more money a lot to maintain. With this in mind, Disney accepted Kodak's proposal and Journer Journery Into Imagination closed for Renovationsrenovations.

When the pavilion re-opened in 1999, it's name was changed to Imagination! and it The pavilion featured a drastically different layout. The jumping fountains located outside of the pavilion were drastically significantly reduced in size, in order to accommodate the addition of a new gift shop. The color scheme and signage on the exterior of the pavilion also changed dramatically, now reflecting Kodak's company colors. ImageWorks, which was had been located on the second floor of the pavilion was moved to the first floor, and reduced in size. ImageWorks The attractionw was also renamed "The Kodak What If Labs", although the it's basic idea of the attraction remained the same. Many guests complained that the new ImageWorks, was simply one big advertisement for Kodak, focusing only on visual imagination.  To the surprise of many, when Journey Into Imagination attraction reopened as Journey Into ''Your'' Imagination in 1999, the Dreamfinder was no where to be found. The attraction was now themed as a tie-in to Honey, I Shrunk the Audience, giving guests a tour of the Imagination Institute. Dr. Nigel Channing, who was Imagination Institute chairman in Honey, I Shrunk the Audience , now took guests on a he tour of the Imagination Institute, and using . He also used them as test subjects for a new invention known as the Imagination Scanner. Figment, once considered to be the mascot of Epcot, only made a brief cameo apperance in the new attraction.

The new Journey Into Your Imagination attraction proved to be extremely unpopular with guests. Many decided to boycott the attraction, and Kodak filmto protest the changes. This campaign proved be quite successful, as guest complaints (along with pressure from Kodak and Michael Eisner) led to the attraction getting another overhaul in 2001. The attraction reopened in 2002 as "Journey Into Your Imagination with Figment" (although the ''your'' was dropped in 2003). The new attraction focused on Dr. Nigel Channing explaining how the five sense senses can trigger your human imagination. Figment returned in this version of the attraction, disrupting the doctors tour, and showing guests his imagination. Besides a retheming of the attraction, both the premise and the shorter track structure remained essentially remained the same. The Dreamfinder, who was quite popular in the original version of the attraction, was still nowhere to be found. The ImageWorks Kodal What if Labs remained essentially the same during the second Journey Into Imagination refurbishment, however Figment was added to may of the exhibits.

In 2010, following the death of Michael Jackson, Disney mulled over the idea of bringing Captain EO back as a tribute to the late singer. Sure enough on July 2, 2010, Captain EO returned to the Imagination! pavilion replacing Honey, I Shrunk the Audience. In August of that year, Kodak ended it's 28 year sponsorship of the pavilion, and all references to the company were removed. Following the end of Kodak's sponsorship, The What If Labs have returened to their original name, ImageWorks. Lately, guests have been noticing an abundance of Lego merchandise in the Imagination! pavilion, leading some to speculate that the company may assume sponsorship of the pavilion.

'''ImageWorks'''- After exiting Journey Into Imagination With Figment, guests can further their exploration of imagination in the What-If LabsImageWorks. Here guests can use interactive screens to play three different Figment themed games!

'''Journey Into ''Your'' Imagination'''- The short lived second version of Journey Into Imagination, this attraction was also a dark ride. Guests were now invited by Dr. Nigel Channing to explore the Imagination Institute , where they were used as test subjects for there newest invention, the Imagination Scanner. The Dreamfinder was nowhere to be found on this attraction (although Figment did make a cameo), which ran from 1999 until 2001.

* Parts of the now closed original ImageWorks attraction are still located on the second floor of the Imagination! pavilion.