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Pavilion History

Innoventions opened in 1994, replacing the outdated CommuniCore pavilion. Like it's predecessor, 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, "People need a place to experience the new future, a permanent World's Fair where they can test and try the products are changing our world.". Innoventions in Epcot was built with this idea in mind. Like CommuniCore, Innoventions would feature technology based exhibits. However, instead of the subtle and understated tone of CommuniCore, Innoventions was more loud and bold. 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.

The first major change came to Innoventions in 1997, when Innoventions West was refurbished. Many of the exibits

Exhibit History

Innoventions East (1994-1999)

Name	Opened	Closed	Notes
General Electric	1994	1999	Expanded in 1996
Magic House Show	1994	1995
General Motors	1994	1999	New Exhibit in 1996
Hammacher Schlemmer	1994	1997
Honeywell's Comfortville	1994	1996
Oracle's Information Highway	1994	1996	Enlarged in 1996
Masco's Magic House Tour	1994	1995
Honeywell's House of Innoventions	1995	1999	Replaced Masco's Magic House Tour
Mr. MIDI	June 1995	September 1995
Motorola	1995	1999	Replaced Mr. MIDI
Disney Interactive	1996	1997
Family PC	1995	1999	Moved and expanded in 1997 (replaced Disney Interactive) moved back in 1998.
Epcot Discovery Center	1996	1997	Moved from Innoventions West
Bill Nye the Science Guy	1998	1999	Moved from Innoventions West
Disney.com Interactive Zone powered by Gateway	1998	1999

Innoventions East: The Road to Tomorrow (2000-Present)

Name	Opened	Closed	Sponsor	Notes
Forests for Our Future	1999	2004	TAPPI	Renovated 2001.
Disney.com's Internet Zone	1999	2007	Compaq (2000-?)
Communications Dream Forum	1999	2003	Motorola
The House of Innoventions	1999	2009	Panja (1999-2000) Whirhpool (2002)
Web Site Construction Zone	1999	2001	Go.com
Mission: SPACE Launch Center	2001	2003		Preview of Mission: Space
Future Cars	1999	2001	General Motors
Look into the Future	1999	2001		Moved to Innoventions West.
Discover the Stories Behind the Magic	2001	2002		Kiosk for the 100 Years of Magic Celebration.
Opportunity City	2004	2008	Kauffman Foundation	Also sponsored by Disney.com.
Fantastic Plastics Works	2004	2008	The Society of the Plastics Industry
Don't Waste It	2008	2011	Waste Management Corporation
Kidcot	2004/2005	2006		Play area for kids.
Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure	2009	2012		Set to close in summer 2012.
StormStruck	2008	Present	FLASH
Take a Nanooze Break	2010	Present	Cornell University
Environmentality Corner	2005/2006	Present
Test the Limits Lab	2003	Present	Underwriters Laboratory	Renovated 2009
Habit Heroes	2012	N/A	Florida Blue	Also Sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield

Innoventions West (1994-1999)

Name	Opened	Closed	Notes
Epcot Discovery Center	1994	1996	Moved to Innoventions East.
Bill Nye the Science Guy	1994	1997	Moved to Innoventions East.
AT&T	1994	1999	Closed with rest of pavilion in 1997 but later reopened.
Discovery Magazine	1994	1997	Updated Annually.
Electronics	1994	1995
Alec Tronic	1994	1997	Moved across way in 1995.
IBM	1994	1997
IBM: Solutions for a Small Planet	1998	1999	New IBM exhibit following 1997 refurbishment.
Sega	1994	1999	Closed with rest of pavilion in 1997 but later reopened.
Walt Disney Imagineering Labs	1994	1995
Silicon Graphics	1995	1997	Refurbished in 1996.
Inspired By Vision	1998	1999	Replaced Silicon Graphics
Enel / Infobyte VR Presentation	1996	1997	VR = virtual reality
Aladdin's Magic Carpet VR Adventure	1996	1997	VR = virtual reality
Innoventions Pre-Show	1998	1999
Lutron Ultimate Home Theater Experience	June 1999	August 1999

Innoventions West: The Road to Tomorrow (2000-Present)

Name	Opened	Closed	Sponsor	Notes
Networked Living	1999	2002	IBM	Renovated 2001.
ThinkPlace	2002	2009	IBM	Replaced Networked Living
Smarter Planet By IMB	2010	N/A	IBM	Replaced ThinkPlace
Ultimate Home Theater Experience	1999	2006	Lutron
Beautiful Science	1999	2007	Monsanto
Video Games of Tomorrow	1999	2001	Sega
Medicine's New Vision	1999	2002	RSNA
Broadcast Connection	1999	2001	AT&T
Knowledge Vortex	1999	2002	Xerox
Look Into the Future	2001	2007		Moved from Innoventions East
Tom Morrow's Playground	2001	2006
Video Game Playground	2005/2006	N/A
Segway Central	2006	N/A	Segway
Rockin' Robots	2005	2010	KUKA Industrial Robots
Great American Farm	2005	2008	American Farm Bureau
Too Small to See	2006	2008	Cornell University
Epcot 25th Anniversary Gallery	2007	2008
Slap Stick Studios / What's Your Problem	2008	2011
Where's the Fire	2004	N/A	Liberty Mutual