Innoventions

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Innoventions opened in 1994, replacing the outdated CommuniCore pavilion.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)

In 1999 all of Innoventions East was closed for refurbishment. In 2000, the pavilion opened as Innoventions East: The Road to Tomorrow, to tie in with the upcoming millennium celebration. The "Road to Tomorrow" subtitle was subsequently dropped in 2008.