Widen Your World – EPCOT Center Index

EPCOT Center Index
Extinctions, Alterations, Unbuilt Components,
Vacated Sponsors and Things that are the Same

EPCOT Center

Altered WDW Theme Park

Located:
Center of WDW Property

Opened: October 1, 1982

Extinctions (demolitions, removals and massive renovations)

Name	Dates of Operation	Notes
Astuter Computer Revue	1982 – 1984	Communicore East attraction sponsored by Sperry, replaced by Backstage Magic show
Biscuit Barrel	1982 – 1986	UK Pavilion Shop
Magic Journeys	1982 – 1986	Journey Into Imagination 3D film that was replaced by Captain EO. MJ opened in Magic Kingdom’s Fantasyland Theater in 1987
Electronic Forum / EPCOT Poll	1982 – 1991	Communicore East
Travelport	1982 – 1992	Communicore East, sponsored by American Express
Backstage Magic	1984 – 1993	Communicore East, successor to Astuter Computer Revue
Broccoli & Co.	1982 – 1993	Shop in The Land pavilion at exit of Kitchen Kabaret
EPCOT Outreach / EPCOT Teacher’s Center	1983 – 1993/1994	Communicore West
Expo Robotics	1988 – 1993/1994	Communicore West
Captain EO	1986 – 1994	Michael Jackson 3D film in Journey Into Imagination pavilion
Earth Station	1982 – 1994	Spaceship Earth exit area
Kitchen Kabaret	1982 – 1994	Land Pavilion animatronics show sponsored by Kraft
EPCOT Computer Central	1982 – 1994	Communicore East interactive game area
Energy Exchange	1982 – 1994	Communicore East location sponsored by Exxon
FutureCom	1982 – 1994	Communicore West location sponsored by AT&T
Communicore (as a name)	1982 – 1994	Became Innoventions
Symbiosis	1982 – 1995	Land Pavilion film, sponsored by Kraft
Odyssey Restaurant	1982 – c. 1996	Future World restaurant adjacent to World of Motion
World of Motion	1982 – 1996	Sponsored by General Motors
Journey Into Imagination (original ride)	1983 – 1998	Dreamfinder character disappeared with this ride, his dragon Figment returned in a later incarnation
Horizons	1983 – 1999	Building demolished, Mission Space built on same site
Food Rocks	1994 – c. 2004
Wonders of China	1982 – 2003	Original China Pavilion film, replaced by Reflections of China

Extinct Components (parts of larger wholes that have changed or disappeared)

Name	Dates of Operation	What Changed
The American Adventure’s original film segment	1982 – 1993	Film was lengthened and music was rerecorded with new vocals

Extinct Names Only (no substantive changes made at time of renaming)

Old Name	Dates of Operation	New Name
His Lordship	1982 – c. 1984
Kasbah Woodcrafts	1984 – c. 1986
Meknes Potters	1984 – c. 1986
The Good Turn Restaurant	1982 – 1986	The Land Grille Room
Fine Leather Goods	1982 – 1988
Arcata d’ Antigiani	1982 – 1989
The Land Grille Room	1986 – 1993
Farmer’s Market	1982 – 1993
Sunrise Terrace Restaurant	1982 – 1994
Stargate Restaurant	1982 – 1994	Electric Umbrella

Extinction Sponsors

Sponsor Name	Dates of Sponsorship	What They Sponsored
The Bell System	1982 – 1988	Spaceship Earth
Kraft	1982 – 1992	The Land Pavilion

Altered States (original components substantially modified)

Name	Dates of Operation	Original components changes
Spaceship Earth version 1	1982 – 1986	Vic Perrin narration, ambient music for final show scenes
Spaceship Earth version 2	1986 – 1994	Walter Cronkite narration, 20th century show scenes, ‘Tomorrow’s Child’ ending
Listen to the Land version 1	1982 – 1993	Original song and first / last show scenes, ride’s name changed to Living with the Land in 1993
Universe of Energy version 1	1982 – 1996	Original pre-show, films, music; some dinosaur scenes
El Rio del Tiempo version 1	1982 – 2007	Slated to reopen mid-2007 with Three Caballeros components

Nearly Unchanged (older institutions remarkably close to original states of being)

Name	Dates of Operation	Notes
Impressions de France	1982 – present	Film
O Canada!	1982 – present	Film

Unbuilt (projected attractions & features that have yet to see realization)

Name	Last Mention	Notes
Rhine River cruise for Germany Pavilion	1982	Mentioned in Walt Disney Productions’ annual reports
Equatorial Africa Pavilion	1984	Alex Haley consulted with Disney on this concept
Israel Pavilion	1986
Spain Pavilion	1986
Russian Pavilion	1990	To have included a ride through tales from Russian folkore
Switzerland Pavilion	1990	To have included Matterhorn ride

This list was compiled using a variety of sources, including guide books, other Disney Company publications and my own observations. Dave Ensign also contributed information, as did Dave Smith.