ImageWorks – The What If Labs

The ImageWorks is an interactive exhibit area at Epcot's Imagination! pavilion, described in the closing spiel of the original Journey Into Imagination as "the creative playground of the future". ImageWorks is an interactive play area where kids of all ages are invited to unlock the power of their own creativity in the Future World area at Epcot theme park.

Check out this vast array of hands-on, sensory-themed activities where you can exercise your imagination and explore your creative side in exciting exhibits that allow you to do things like:

• Wave your arms and move your body to create magical music
• Transform yourself into an animal and e-mail the photo to friends
• Videotape your image and play it back in super slow motion

You can even photograph yourself with the world's biggest digital camera and e-mail the photo to family and friends! It's all the fun you can possibly imagine-and more!

Facts

• The original Imageworks was located on the second floor of the pavilion. It was closed and partially dismantled during the 1998 renovation of the pavilion. Some of the original equipment remains in place, but guests are no longer able to enter the second floor.

History

Originally, the attraction was in the upstairs area of the pavilion in the glass pyramids. After the 1999 refurbishment of the ride, a new ImageWorks was constructed downstairs by the unload for the new attraction, under the name The What-If? Labs, with a few new things to see and do.

The original ImageWorks is in fact, mostly intact, though now used for special events and storage, though late in August, the area started being used for the finale of an interactive Kim Possible activity being tested around Epcot, primarily in World Showcase. The ImageWorks has also appeared at Tokyo Disneyland in the form of a gift shop for Honey, I Shrunk the Audience. All association with Kodak was removed when the company ended its sponsorship of the pavilion in 2010; the only noticeable changes should be the disappearance of Kodak signs at the attraction. As of early 2012, sponsorship of the area was assumed by ColorVision, a company that operates green-screen photo kiosks in many major theme parks.

This Imageworks incarnation is located on the first floor of the pavilion, outside of the ride exit. The area is directly adjacent to the pavilion's gift shop. It was known as the Kodak "What If?" Labs from 1999-2010 while Kodak was a sponsor for the exhibit. The Kodak name has since been dropped. Stepping Tones - much like the original, though now featuring picture panels making sounds. Figment's Melody Maker - Added in the 2002 refurbishment, guests can cause Figment to play an instrument to the tune of One Little Spark, changing pitch by what height Figment is at on the screen. Create A Figment - Also added in 2002, there are small touchscreens where guests can make their own Figment and email it to a friend or family member.