Innoventions (Epcot)
Innoventions was an ever-changing collection of exhibits at the Epcot theme park in Walt Disney World, Florida. It focused on technological advancements and their practical applications in everyday life. Innoventions is a portmanteau of the words "innovation" and "invention". Innoventions first opened on July 1st, 1994, replacing Communicore in Epcot. When the attraction opened, it prominently displayed Sega Genesis, Sega Game Gear, Sega 32X, Sega CD, and Sega Pico games in an arcade style. The exhibit also featured "virtual reality" displays. Innoventions 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 May 19, 2015, Innoventions West closed with the promise of a major overhaul, which ultimately never happened. On September 7, 2019, the original version of Club Cool (Coca-Cola) and the Fountain View (Starbucks) in the south portion of Innoventions West permanently closed ahead of demolition. Today, the building that formerly housed Innoventions East is  being used as the Creations Shop and the Connections Café and Eatery. The building that formerly housed Innoventions West is completely demolished to make way for a brand new festival area, Dreamers Point, and the Journey of Water attraction, in the future site of World Celebration and World Nature. Club Cool has since reopened in the former Innoventions East building. Tom Morrow 2.0. Epcot's Innoventions' mascot for 2000-2007 was a small Audio-Animatronic character named Tom Morrow 2.0 (voiced by Max Casella), the former host of Disney Channel's "Imagineer That!" shorts. He was removed in the 2007 -2008 renovation. Area music. The Innoventions Area Loop is roughly 20 minutes long and begins with a musical piece by David Arkenstone entitled "Papillon (On The Wings Of The Butterfly)" from his album "In the Wake of the Wind". The rest of the music was composed by Russell Brower for Walt Disney Imagineering and is not commercially available. Brower, along with Arkenstone, would then compose the music for the "World of Warcraft" games. Innoventions West Demolition. Demolition of Innoventions West began in Fall 2019. The Southwest Quadrant was reduced to a structural frame in December 2019. This area is planned  to be replaced with a multilevel Festival Center, with fireworks views from a windowed gallery and rooftop garden.