Forgive the quality (this is a scan of a good ol’ fashioned 35mm film print) but this was circa late 2002?? I know kingdom hearts had just come out but it was long enough that we played through it already. This was a statue on the 2nd floor of Innoventions near some ps2s set up to demo the game.
Extinct Disney Parks and Attractions tournament round 1: Group A1
Innoventions vs Magic of Disney Animation
Innoventions
Magic of Disney Animation
Voting ended onDec 23, 2023
Reminder, you don't have had to experience any of the attractions/experiences to vote! Just read in the info and/or watch the vid,then vote for which you wish you would have experienced more/which sounds cooler!
Propaganda: Epcot version, in its hay day, this place was so freaking cool and futuristic guys! It upheld and stood what Epcot was originally suppose to be and Walt's love of future and progress, but Disney is lazy and didn't wanna keep it up and it ahead over the years so they neglected it til it was almost an empty shell then destroyed it for a STUPID GARDEN, IN THIS ESSAY ILL.......but anyways, this place kinda went downhill in the 2010's, but it was so cool in the 90s and early 2000s! Truly made learning fun!
Unfortunately, there arent many videos of it in the early 2000s, but here are a few, and some of it in the 90s.
Innoventions at Epcot from May 29, 1997. This was my favorite version of Innoventions before it was redone into the lame version for 2000.
There is a little bit of good footage of it in this video:
Here is the later, lamer version, still better than a garden :
The Magic of Disney Animation: Hollywood Studios/MGM (1998-2015)
Propaganda: "In the 90s and early 2000s, this an actual Disney animation building where they worked on several films and sequences, including the ink and paint for Little Mermaid, Be Our Guest in Beauty and the Beast, I Just Cant Wait to be King in Lion King, all of Mulan, Lilo and Stitch, and Brother Bear! Though, most of it was done in a building behind this one(which I believed opened in 98)(and is actually still there and used for offices for other departments! Got to walk through it during cast member training in 2019!) Unfortunately they moved out in 2004, but the attraction remained for around a decade after. I actually have a vague memory of watching them working on Lilo and Stitch!
Taught you all about the process and behind the scenes of disney animation! Had a cute film with Mushu and a cast member 'interacting' and showing some of the process of animation. There were some observation areas where you could watch an animator actually working! There were several cute interactive games where you could do voiceovers for the disney characters and take a character quiz (like DCA's version), you could meet sorcerer mickey here for a while too. Over the years they added more character meet and greets, often promoting their new films. There was also a drawing class, that is now randomly at Animal Kingdom? There was also a little gallery/exhibit area where they had rotating exhibits of rough drafts, story boards, character concept art, and more!
This video is after it was a working studio in 2006:
Here is a clearer version of the little film:
Here is a little film they made about when it was a working studio!