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Journey Into Imagination

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/* Attraction History */
Of all the Future World pavilion's Journey Into Imagination was the last to begin construction <ref name= "Martin">https://vimeo.com/3015806 </ref>. Although the pavilion was read for EPCOT Center's opening day, technical issues with the attraction's turntable, and loading and unloading mechanisms, caused the attraction to be delayed <ref name= "Martin"/>. Tony Baxter has since asserted that the attraction was up and running, yet Disney executives did not think it would be reliable enough, and they were concerned that a ride breakdown would cause a bad impression, thus the opening was delayed <ref> Koenig, David. Realityland: True-life Adventures at Walt Disney World. Irvine, CA: Bonaventure, 2007. Print. </ref>.
[[Image:JourneyConceptArt.jpg|400px|thumb|Journey Into Imagination concept art. Note the green Figment.]]
Finally, on March 5, 1993, the Journey Into Imagination attraction opened to the public <ref> https://d23.com/a-to-z/journey-into-imagination/ </ref>. At the attraction's opening, Kodak CEO Colby Chandler stated: