Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Innoventions East and West
What it is
Static and hands-on exhibits relating to products and technologies of the near
future.
Scope and scale
Major diversion.
Fright potential
Not frightening in any respect.
Bottleneck rating
8.
When to go
On your second day at Epcot or after seeing all ma-
jor attractions.
Special comments
Most exhibits demand time and participation to be re-
warding; not much gained here by a quick walk-through.
Authors' rating
Something for
everyone;
Innoventions—a huge, busy collection of hands-on walk-through exhibits sponsored
by corporations—consists of two huge, crescent-shaped, glasswalled structures sep-
arated by a central plaza. Dynamic, interactive, and forward-looking, the area re-
sembles a high-tech trade show. Electronics and entertainment technology exhibits
play a prominent role, as do ecology and “how things work” displays.
Our favorite attraction is Raytheon's
Sum of All Thrills
, (see below), a roller-
coaster simulator in which you design the coaster track on a computer, then climb
aboard a giant robotic arm to experience your creation.
Spend time at Innoventions on your second day at Epcot. If you have only one
day, visit late if you have the time and endurance. (The exception is Sum of All
Thrills, which you should visit in the morning after Soarin', Test Track, and Mission:
SPACE.) Skip exhibits with waits of more than 10 minutes, or experience them first
thing in the morning on your second day, when there are no lines.
