Innoventions (Epcot)
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| Epcot | |
| Area | Future World |
| Coordinates | 28°22′27.44″N 81°32′59.51″W / 28.3742889°N 81.5498639°WCoordinates: 28°22′27.44″N 81°32′59.51″W / 28.3742889°N 81.5498639°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | September 29, 1994 |
| Replaced | CommuniCore |
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| Attraction type | Museum |
| Designer | Walt Disney Imagineering |
| Host | Tom Morrow 2.0 (former) |
| Website | Official website |
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Innoventions is a museum at Epcot in Walt Disney World, Florida. It focuses on technological advancements and their practical applications in everyday life. Innoventions is a portmanteau of the words "innovation" and "invention".
Innoventions first opened in 1994 which prominently displayed Sega Genesis, Sega Game Gear, Sega 32X, Sega CD, and Sega Pico games in an arcade style. There were some "virtual reality" displays (which was basically more advanced video games at the time). Innoventions in Epcot replaced the original tenant of its two semi-circular buildings, CommuniCore. Epcot's version is divided into two buildings known as Innoventions East and Innoventions West. In 1999, Innoventions had a major renovation for the park's Millennium Celebration, and added the subtitle "The Road to Tomorrow". In 2007-2008 Innoventions underwent another major renovation, dropped the subtitle "Road to Tomorrow," and changed its general aesthetic again while also launching the companion website innoventions.disney.com.
On April 30, 2015, Innoventions West closed for a major overhaul. It is being used as an extension of Epcot Character Spot for the time being.
Epcot's Innoventions' mascot for 2000-2007 was a small Audio-Animatronic character named Tom Morrow 2.0, the former host of Disney Channel's "Imagineer That!" shorts. He was removed in the 2007-2008 renovation. Tom Morrow 2.0 recently made an appearance at the Odyssey Building which also features Figment from the original Journey into Imagination ride, and one of the characters from Kitchen Kabaret.
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