Changes

The initial space pavilion was themed to look like a space station, and would have begun with guests taking an omnimover ride through space, and into orbit. From here, guests could have explored a variety of interactive exhibits, including the pavilion’s main attraction- which would have allowed guests to travel through space in a motion simulator theater, looking out walls of windows, through which they could see both the depths of space, and even be able to look down on earth. During the development of the pavilion, Imagineers consulted with famed art director John DeCui, as well as science fiction author Ray Bradbury. Although fairly well developed, plans for the space pavilion were pushed back to EPCOT Center’s “phase II” due to budget constrictions. When another phase II pavilion [[The Living Seas]] opened in 1986, it was built on the plot of land originally designated for the space pavilion. Following the addition of Seas pavilion, the theoretical space pavilion was relocated to a new space in between [[The Land]] and Living Seas.

In 1990, Disney announced that it would be creating a new incarnation of the space pavilion called Journeys in Space. According to a press release:

The Journeys In Space pavilion was designed to be more interactive then its predecessor, however like the original space pavilion it was done in by budget constraints. Although there had been initially been talks with Delta about sponsoring the pavilion, Journeys In Space was eventually shelved due to lack of funding. Despite the fact that a sponsor had still not been found, plans for a modified version of the pavilion were revived in 1993. With GE choosing to end its sponsorship of Horizons, and Michael Eisner unwilling to update the pavilion, Imagineers began to look at the Horizons building as a possible home for Journeys In Space. This new incarnation of the attraction would have allowed guests to walk through space, around a space station. Because Disney hoped to save money by reusing as much of Horizons as possible, not only would Journeys In Space have reused the pavilion itself, but also Horizons’ overhead track and ride vehicles. Unfortunately, issues with capacity, cost and integration into the existing Horizons building, led to plans for Journeys In Space to be cancelled.