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Innoventions is a pavilion located in [[Epcot]]. The pavilion is divided into Innoventions East and Innoventions West.
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Innoventions is a pavilion located in [[Epcot]]. The pavilion is divided into Innoventions East and Innoventions West.
==Pavilion History==
Innoventions opened on September 29, 1994 <ref name= "edc"/>, replacing the CommuniCore pavilions. Like its predecessor, Innoventions was divided into East and West buildings, with a total area of 100,000 square feet <ref name= "edc"> http://www.intercot.com/edc/Innoventions/index.html </ref>. Although the basic idea of Innoventions was essentially the same as CommuniCore, their intents were different. Whereas CommuniCore showcased various scientific exhibits, Innovention's goal was to showcase things that would soon be affecting guests in their home or office on a daily basis <ref name= "Martin"> http://www.martinsvids.net/?s=Innoventions </ref>. Furthermore, as opposed to the laid back and bright look of CommuniCore, Innoventions was dark and loud in an attempt to gain guest's attention <ref name= "Martin"/>. In this same vein, a new metallic blue color scheme was given to the buildings to further "modernize" them <ref name= "Martin"/>. Other aesthetic changes included the fact that the exterior reflecting pools were filled in to improve guest flow <ref name= "book"> Pedersen, R.A. The EPCOT Explorer's Encyclopedia:. United States: Epcyclopedia, 2011. Print </ref>, the large windows that made up the walls of the building were covered<ref name= "book"/>, and the West building was expanded towards the [[Living Seas]] <ref name= "Martin"/>. Finally, new entryways were constructed and the pavilion's multilevel interior was changed so that all the exhibits were now on a single level<ref name= "book"/>.
Innoventions opened in 1994, replacing When commenting on the outdated CommuniCore pavilion. Like it's predecessor, creation of Innoventions was divided into East and West buildings, with a total area of 100,000 square feet. Disney CEO Michael Eisner had said in the early 1990's that, : {{Quotation|"People need a place to experience the new near future, a permanent World's World’s Fair where they can test and try the products that are changing our their world."<ref> http://www. Innoventions in Epcot was built with this idea in mindlibertymutualgroup. Like CommuniCore, Innoventions would feature technology based exhibitscom/omapps/BlobServer?blobheadername3=Content-Disposition&blobheadername2=MDT-Type&blobheadername1=Cache-Control&blobtable=Document&blobheadervalue3=inline%3B+filename%3DPMIWheresFireInnoventionsInfo. However, instead of the subtle and understated tone of CommuniCore, Innoventions was more loud and bold. Another noticeable difference between the two pavilions was the color scheme. Innoventions was given a futuristic metallic blue scheme. The pavilion featured exhibits by IBM, Sega, and General Motors (among others). Since Innoventions was at least partially inspired by a consumer electronics show, the pavilion was less organized then CommuniCore had been. Large advertisements were also more likely to be found in the more busy Innoventions. When Innoventions opened, it also featured two old stores (the Centorium and Field Trips) and the new Ice Station Cool Store (which had free Coca Cola samples from around the world). Innovations was also home to the Paste Pizza Resturante, the Electric Umbrella, and the Fountainview Expresso pdf& Bakery.blobheadervalue2=abinary%3B+charset%3DUTF-8&blobheadervalue1=private&blobheader=application%2Fpdf&blobwhere=1078438962651&blobnocache=true&blobcol=urlfile&blobkey=id </ref>}}[[Image:Innoventions90s.jpg|350px|thumb|Inside Innoventions as it appeared in the 1990s]]In order to accommodate the new Innovention's exhibits, CommuniCore's exhibits had slowly been phased out throughout the early 1990s <ref name= "book"/>. Despite this, due to the massive nature of the project, Disney decided that Innovention's would open in two phases <ref name= "Martin"/>, with The first phase opening in 1993-1994 and the second in 1998-1999<ref name= "Martin"/>.
When it opened, Innoventions featured exhibits by IBM, Sega, and General Motors (among others) <ref name= "book"/>. Since Innoventions was at least partially inspired by a consumer electronics show, the pavilion was less organized then CommuniCore had been, and large advertisements were occasionally present <ref name= "Martin"/>. Besides the exhibits, Innovention's also held three stores, the Centorium, the Art of Disney, and Field Trips, as well as the new [[Ice Station Cool]], which had free Coca Cola samples from around the world <ref name= "book"/>. In addition to these stores, Innoventions was also home to the Pasta Piazza Ristorante, the [[Electric Umbrella]], and the [[FountainView Espresso & Bakery]] <ref name= "book"/>.
The first major change came to Innoventions came in 1997, when Innoventions West was refurbished<ref name= "edc"/>. Although most of the exhibits changed when it reopened, some were updated and returnedretained <ref name= "edc"/>. In 1999, in preparation for the upcoming Millennium Celebration, all of Innoventions (both East and West) was closed for refurbishment. Beside Besides just renovating the exhibits, the 1999 refurbishment also gave the pavilion more order. All At this time, all but two of the entrances and exits were closed off, and a path was created for guests to follow. Following the refurbishment, Innoventions was given the subtitle <ref name= "The road to tomorrowedc" and a new mascot Tom Morrow 2.0. Finally, the Centorium store, which had been open since the pavilion was CommuniCore, was expanded and renamed Mouse Gears. The other store located in the pavilion, Field Trips, also closed and became The Art of Disney Store/>.
Between 2000 and 2007Following the refurbishment, Innoventions only underwent minor changeswas given the subtitle "Road to Tomorrow" and Tom Morrow 2. In 2000, 0 became the Pasta Pizza Resturante closed and In 2001pavilion’s host<ref name= "edc"/>. Finally, a kiosk named Discover the Stories Behind Centorium store (which had been open since the Magic. The new interactive exhibit pavilion was built to tie in with the 100 Years of Magic Celebrationknown as CommuniCore), was expanded and thus it was removed in 2002renamed Mouse Gears<ref name= "edc"/>. Other entrances and exits were also reopened during At this time period, opening up Innoventions. In 2005, the Ice Station Cool Field Trips was also closed, and later reopened as Club Cool. Club Cool was still sponsored replaced by Coca Cola, however the exterior Art of the building was changedDisney store <ref name= "edc"/>.
The final major renovation came to Innoventions in Between 2000 and 2007, Innoventions only underwent minor changes. The pavilion was In 2001, the Pasta Piazza Ristorante closed and updated<ref> http://allears.net/din/rest_closed.htm </ref>, and a kiosk named Discover the subtitle Stories Behind the Magic opened <ref name= "The road to tomorrowbook" was dropped/>. The color scheme of the pavilion new interactive exhibit was returned to built as a powder blue one, similar to that of CommuniCore. Following tie in with the renovation100 Years of Magic Celebration, Tom Morrow 2.0 and thus it was removedin 2002<ref name= "book"/>. An kiosk celebrating Epcot's 25 anniversary openedThe other entrances and exits to Innoventions were also reopened during this time. In 2005, although it the Ice Station Cool closed a year , before laterreopening as [[Club Cool]]. In 2009, The Sum Club Cool was still sponsored by Coca Cola; however the exterior of All Thrills the building was changed. Also at this time, the Character Connection meet and greet opened in Innoventions Eastto guests. The Originally planned as a temporary exhibit allows , the Character Connection allowed guests to design their own thrill ride, meet Mickey and then enter a motion simulator and ride ithis friends <ref name= "book"/>. The Sum of All Thrill is the first meet and greet location would later be renamed Epcot Character Spot <ref name= "ridebook" ever located in Innoventions/>.
==Exhibits History==NOTE: Current exhibits are The next major renovation came to Innoventions in bold2007.=During this refurbishment the pavilion was updated and the subtitle "Road to Tomorrow" and Tom Morrow 2.0 were dropped <ref name="book"/>. The color scheme of the pavilion was also returned to a powder blue (similar to that of CommuniCore). Following the renovation, a kiosk celebrating Epcot's 25th anniversary opened, although it would close a year later <ref name="book"/>. In 2009, The Sum of All Thrills opened in Innoventions East (1994<ref> http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2009/10/sum_of_all_thrills.html </ref>. The exhibit allows guests to design their own thrill ride, and then enter a motion simulator and ride it. The Sum of All Thrill was thus the first "ride" ever located within Innoventions <ref> http://wdwnews.com/releases/2010/03/04/it-1999)===all-adds-up-raytheon/ </ref>.
In March of 2015, Disney announced that Innoventions West would be closed on April 30, and that the exhibits housed within the pavilion would be removed <ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/innoventions/news/21mar2015-innoventions-west-to-close-in-april-along-with-vision-house-at-inventions-east.htm </ref>. This closure coincided with the end of the exhibitors' (Liberty Mutual, IBM and T. Rowe Price) sponsorship agreements <ref> http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/theme-park-rangers-blog/os-disney-epcot-innoventions-west-closing-20150320-post.html </ref>. On June 31, 2015 a rest and relaxation area called a D-Zone opened in Innoventions West <ref name= "wdwmagic"> http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/epcot/news/26jun2015-new-d-zone-relaxation-area-coming-to-epcot-next-week.htm </ref>. Besides housing seating for guests and device chargers, a small snack and beverage stand also opened at this time <ref name= "wdwmagic"/>. In August 2016 Disney announced that The Sum of All Thrills and StormStruck would be closing on September 14, 2016 <ref> http://wdwnt.com/blog/2016/08/breaking-the-sum-of-all-thrills-and-stormstruck-closing-goodbye-innoventions-at-epcot/ </ref>. The closure of the two exhibits left Colortopia and Take a Nanooze Break as the only operating exhibits left in Innoventions.
 
On November 12, 2017 The SpectacuLAB opened in Innoventions East <ref> http://www.insidethemagic.net/2017/11/new-spectaculab-show-officially-opens-spark-walt-disney-worlds-epcot/ </ref>, the exhibit closed on January 13, 2019 <ref> https://touringplans.com/epcot/attractions/spectaculab </ref>.
 
In July 2019, as part of [[Epcot]]'s ongoing transformation, Disney announced that the remaining exhibits in Innovention's East, [[Fountain View Starbucks]] and the Fountain of Nations would be closing on September 8, 2019 <ref name="wdwmagicepcot"> https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/epcot/news/03jul2019-summary-of-all-the-closures-coming-to-epcots-future-world.htm </ref>. Furthermore, Disney also announced that the [[Electric Umbrella]], [[Club Cool]] and Mouse Gear would also be closing in the Winter of 2019<ref name="wdwmagicepcot"/>. The Fountain View, Mouse Gear, and Character Spot characters are all expected to move to temporary locations at this time <ref name="wdwmagicepcot"/>. While Disney has announced that [[Club Cool]] will be returning, no further information was given about the store's new location <ref> https://twitter.com/WDWToday/status/1146157571436421120 </ref>.
 
==Exhibits History <ref name= "book"/> <ref name= "edc"/> <ref> http://www.extinctdisney.com/#!innoventions-west/dv5v2 </ref> <ref> http://www.extinctdisney.com/#!innoventions-east/jskmk </ref>==
'''AUTHORS NOTE: Current exhibits are in bold.'''
===Innoventions East (1994-1999)===
{| class="infoList"
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|Opened
|Closed
|Sponsor
|Notes
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|1994
|1999
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|Expanded in 1996
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|Apple Computers
|1994
|1998
|
|
|-
|Magic House Show
|1994
|1995
|Masco
|
|-
|1994
|1999
|
|New Exhibit in 1996
|-
|1994
|1997
|
|
|-
|Honeywell's Comfortville
|1994
|1996
|Honeywell
|
|-
|Oracle's Information Highway
|1994
|1996
|Oracle
|Enlarged in 1996
|-
|Masco's Magic House Tour
|1994
|1995
|Masco
|
|-
|Honeywell's House of Innoventions
|1995
|1999
|Honeywell
|Replaced Masco's Magic House Tour
|-
|June 1995
|September 1995
|
|
|-
|MotorolaCommunications Dream Forum
|1995
|19992003|Motorola
|Replaced Mr. MIDI
|-
|1996
|1997
|
|
|-
|1995
|1999
|Family PC Magazine
|Moved and expanded in 1997 <br> (replaced Disney Interactive) moved back in 1998.
|-
|1996
|1997
|
|Moved from Innoventions West
|-
|1998
|1999
|
|Moved from Innoventions West
|-
|Disney.com Interactive Zone powered by Gateway
|1998
|1999
|Gateway
|
|}
===Innoventions East: The Road to Tomorrow (2000-Present2019)===
{| class="infoList"
|-
|
|-
|'''StormStruck'''
|2008
|N/ASeptember 14, 2016
|FLASH
|
|'''Take a Nanooze Break'''
|2010
|N/ASeptember 8, 2019
|Cornell University
|
|
|-
|'''Test the Limits Lab'''
|2003
|N/AJanuary 6, 2015
|Underwriters Laboratory
|Renovated 2009
|-
|'''Habit Heroes'''
|2012
|N/AJanuary 2016
|Blue Cross Blue Shield
|Habit Heroes closed on February 26, 2012 following a wave of <br> criticism regarding its plot line. The exhibit reopened with a new plot in January 2013.
|-
|'''Sum of All Thrills'''
|2009
|N/ASeptember 14, 2016
|Raytheon
|
|-
|'''Vision House'''|April 22, 2012|N/AApril 22, 2015
|Green Builder Media
|
|-
|'''Colortopia'''
|November 13, 2015
|September 8, 2019
|Glidden
|Replaced Vision House
|-
|'''SpectacuLAB'''
|November 12, 2017
|January 13, 2019
|Murata
|Replaced Vision House
|-
|}
|Opened
|Closed
|Sponsor
|Notes
|-
|1994
|1996
|
|Moved to Innoventions East.
|-
|Lego DACTA
|1994
|1995
|Autodesk Inc. / LEGO
|
|-
|Videonics
|1994
|1997
|
| Home video editing
|-
|Bill Nye the Science Guy
|1994
|1997
|
|Moved to Innoventions East.
|-
|1994
|1999
|
|Closed with rest of pavilion in 1997 but later reopened.
|-
|1994
|1997
|
|Updated Annually.
|-
|ElectronicsEclectronics
|1994
|19951998
|
|-|Hosted by Alec Tronic|1994|1997|. Moved across way in 1995.
|-
|IBM
|1994
|1997
|IBM
|
|-
|1998
|1999
|IBM
|New IBM exhibit following 1997 refurbishment.
|-
|1994
|1999
|Sega
|Closed with rest of pavilion in 1997 but later reopened.
|-
|1994
|1995
|
|
|-
|1995
|1997
|
|Refurbished in 1996.
|-
|1998
|1999
|
|Replaced Silicon Graphics
|-
|1996
|1997
|
|VR = virtual reality
|-
|1996
|1997
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|VR = virtual reality
|-
|1998
|1999
|
|
|-
|Lutron Ultimate Home Theater Experience
|June 1999
|August 1999
|Lutron
|
|}
===Innoventions West: The Road to Tomorrow (2000-Present2015)===
{| class="infoList"
|-
|Replaced ThinkPlace
|-
|'''IBM THINK'''
|2013
|N/AApril 29, 2015
|IBM
|Replaced Smarter Planet
|2002
|RSNA
|Radiological Society of America
|-
|Broadcast Connection
|Moved from Innoventions East
|-
|Tom Morrow2.0's Playground
|2001
|2006|2007
|
|Introduction to Innoventions
|-
|'''Video Game Playground'''
|2005/2006
|N/AApril 29,2015|Disney Interactive
|
|-
|'''Segway Central'''
|2006
|N/A2013
|Segway
|
|2008
|2011
|Velcro
|
|-
|'''Where's the Fire'''
|2004
|N/AApril 29, 2012
|Liberty Mutual
|
|-
|'''Great Piggy Bank Adventure'''
|2009
|N/AApril 29, 2012
|T. Rowe Price
|
==Current Attractions==
Innoventions [[Image:sumofallthrills2.jpg|thumb|350px|The Sum of All Thrills is currently home the first "ride" to 11 exhibits, six in be housed inside Innoventions East and five in Innoventions West (although Club Cool is sometimes considered an exhibit).Photo credit: Disney]]
===Innoventions East===
'''SpectacuLAB'''- This interactive show celebrates the basic principles of science in a fun environment.
'''Habit HeroesColortopia'''- This exhibit is an interactive show sponsored by Florida Blue Cross and Blue Shield. In Habit Heroes, guests learn healthy eating habits.  '''VISION House'''- This exhibit houses begins with a show house that features "the very best 30 minute presentation in green residential design and sustainable living".  '''Test the Limits Lab'''-In this exhibit sponsored by Underwriters Labs, guests can see just how sturdy their products are. The exhibit consists of five "labs" which each feature a different products. The labs are, the "Shatter Lab", the "Impact Lab", the "Slam Lab", the "Drop Lab" and the "Torture Lab". '''Sum Power of All Thrills'''- The only Color Theater"ride" in Innoventions, where guests explore the Sum psychology of All Thrills is sponsored by Raytheoncolor. On the Sum of All Thrills Next, guests design their own thrill ride, and then board a motion simulator go to ride it. Guests must be 48 inches to ride, the color lab where they can play Color Mix 'n Match and 54 inches if their ride includes an inversionSpinning Spectrums.  [[Image:sumofallthrills.jpg|thumb|The Sum of All Thrills is the first "ride" to be housed inside Innoventions.]]'''Storm Struck- A Tale of Two Homes'''- In this exhibitFinally, guests can feel what it's like go to be in the middle of Color Our World, where they are given a hurricane. Guests can also take an interactive quiz, to learn how magical paint brush to prepare for help them paint a hurricanewhite circular room. Storm Struck This exhibit is sponsored presented by FLASH (Federal Alliance for Safe Homes)Glidden.
'''Take a A Nanooze Break'''- This exhibit allows teaches guests to see the molecules that make up everyday items. Guests can also meet about nanotechnology scientists at Take a Nanooze Break. The exhibit is presented by Cornell University through storytelling and National Science Foundationinteractivity.
===Innoventions West===
'''Where's The Fire'''- In this exhibit sponsored by Liberty Mutual, guests learn fire safety and prevention. Inside a house, guests can use interactive screens to learn about various hazards. Also included in As of 2018 the exhibit is a full sized fire engine.  '''Play It Safe'''- This exhibit is a children's play area also sponsored by Liberty Mutual. Here, young guests can learn how to stop, drop and roll.  '''IBM Think'''- This exhibit sponsored by IBM allows guests to "explore the process of progress through interactives, games and film". '''Segway Central'''- At this exhibit, for an extra fee guests can board a Segway and take a tour around Epcot. '''The Great Piggy Bank Adventure'''- Sponsored by T. Rowe Price, this interactive game teaches guests money management exhibits in a fun wayInnoventions West are closed.
==Restaurants==
'''[[Electric Umbrella]]'''- A counter service restaurant located in Innoventions East, the Electric Umbrella specializes in cheeseburgers and chicken.
'''Electric Umbrella[[Fountain View Starbucks]]'''- A counter service restaurant located Located in Innoventions East. The Electric Umbrella specializes in cheeseburgers West, the Fountain View serves Starbucks coffee as well as other snacks and chicken. The restaurant usually opens at 11 ampastries.
'''Club Cool'''- Located near Innoventions West, Club Cool offers guests free samples of Coca Cola from around the world.===Former Restaurants==='''Fountain View Ice CreamPasta Piazza Ristorante'''-Located near in Innoventions West, the Fountain View Ice Cream allows guests to get Pasta Piazza Ristorante was a hand dipped ice cream cone counter service restaurant that specialized in Italian food (including a Mickey Mouse shaped pizza). Pasta Piazza Ristorante opened in 1994 and watch the Innoventions Fountain!closed in 2001.
==Shopping==
 
'''Mouse Gears'''- The largest store in Walt Disney World, Mouse Gears sells all kinds of Epcot and Disney World merchandise. Mouse Gears is located in Innoventions East.
'''Art of Disney'''- Located in Innoventions West, the Art of Disney store sells art from the Disney theme parks and movies.
==(The '''[[Club Cool]]'''- Located in Innoventions Fountains) Fun Facts and Trivia==West, Club Cool offers guests free samples of Coca Cola from around the world.
* Every 15 minutes, the Innoventions ==Fun Facts and Trivia===== Fountain of Nations <ref name= "performsallears" to classical music> http://allears. The fountain was designed by Imagineer Mark Fullernet/tp/ep/fount.htm </ref>===
* In the wintertimeEvery 15 minutes, holiday the Fountain of Nations "performs" to classical music plays instead.
* The fountain can shoot water up to 150 feet in the air!was designed by Imagineer Mark Fuller.
* The Fountains send 30In the wintertime,000 gallons the fountain receives holiday music. [[Image:InnoventionsFountain.jpg|thumb|400px|The Fountain of Nations. Photo by Harshlight]]* The Fountain of Nations can shoot water up into to 150 feet in the air, per minute!.
* On Epcot's opening dayThe Fountain send 30, representatives from 22 countries each poured a gallon 000 gallons of water from their homeland up into the fountainair per minute.
===Music===* On [[EPCOT Center]]'s opening day, representatives from 22 countries each poured a gallon of water from their homeland into the Fountain of Nations.
The music for the Innoventions Fountain is rotated every 15 minutes in no particular order. The seven musical selections that can be used are:====Music <ref name= "allears"/>====
“Standing in Motion” by Yanni, “Day One” by John Tesh, Selection from Disney's Iron Will, Selection from Disney's The Rocketeer, selectrion from propsed epcot show “Around music for the World with Mickey Mouse, Instrumental from the "Air Battle" sequence from Surprise Fountain of Nations is rotated every 15 minutes in the Skies, a former daytime lagoon show at Epcot, Selection from Disney's “The Rescuers Down Under”no particular order.The seven musical selections that can be heard are:
* "Standing in Motion" by Yanni
* A selection from The Rescuers Down Under
* A selection from "Around the World with Mickey Mouse" (a proposed, but never used Epcot show).\
* An instrumental from the "Air Battle Sequence" from the Suprise Surprise in the Skies show. (Surprise in the Skies was once a lagoon show at Epcot)===Innoventions Pavilion===* Disney CEO Michael Eisner liked the name Electric Umbrella (the name given to one of Innovention's restaurants in 1994 by Imagineer Rolly Crump) so much that he wanted to use it as the name for the entire Innoventions pavilion <ref> Crump, Rolly, and Jeff Heimbuch. It's Kind of a Cute Story. N.p.: Bamboo Forest, 2012. Print.</ref>
==References==
 
http://www.extinctdisney.com/EPCOT/innoe.htm
 
http://wdwpast.tripod.com/epcot/epcot.htm
 
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/liberty-mutual-opens-nations-largest-fire-safety-experience-at-innoventions-at-epcotr-tomorrow-74047087.html
 
http://www.fb.org/index.php?action=newsroom.news&year=2006&file=nr0109b.html
 
http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?r=15639&y=2006&m=11
 
http://blog.touringplans.com/2006/05/04/epcot-segway-central-now-open/
 
http://allears.net/tp/ep/fount.htm
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