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We leave for WDW in about a week and in making our plans we keep coming back to the question of "what about innoventions east and west?". We have attempted innoventions numerous times but just have not found the draw. Can anyone give us suggestions on how to get the most out of Innoventions. Any suggestions of "not to be missed" exhibits? Perhaps we have not approached this exhibit with the right mindset previously and hope to try it again. Thanks!
Innovations is mainly a walk through for us - somewhere to get out of the heat and sun for a few minutes. However, they really do have some neat things. I don't remember what side they were on, but DH loves the musical robotic arms. I had to literally drag him away last time.
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What are the age ranges? Sum of All Thrills is very cool....design your own coaster and then take a virtual ride. The Great Piggy Bank Adventure is pretty cute, too. Where's the Fire is informative and has great safety tips. There is a Design and Star in a Video Game (can't remember the name) but my DD 8 gets a kick out of it.
We really enjoy Innoventions...
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Way back when these buildings were considered Communicore we went in because it had the huge gift shop inside and all the nice cold benches on the outside by all the windows. There was nothing else worth going in for IMO. Now that it's Innoventions, I know the gift shop is gone (been replaced by Mouse Gears) and I'm pretty sure most, if not all, of the benches are gone so even less reason to go in, but that's just my opinion.
Haven't done this myself, but isn't there a Segway experience in one of the Innovention bldgs?
Yup, it's in the West building, it's right in front of where Disney Visa members can get their free photo with the characters. My freinds did it last time we were there and said it was neat. I didn't try it out because there's a strict weight limit (min and max) and I was over.
I almost never get into Innoventions because I feel the the majority of the activities are geared towards kids. I mainly go in to get my free pic done and the last time we stopped and had a green screen photo done (I think in West as well) that was pretty neat.
We usually just wander through and if we see anything that takes our interest, where the lines aren't too long, then we get involved. Otherwise, it's a walk through for us.
Thera are benches inside and it is airconditioned! It is geared towards kids IMO however there are plenty to do. There is Storm Struck, a info "show" 3D what would you do in a severe storm kinda thing real neat, you decide how you would build your home,m the materials etc. Then they show you if you did it your way what would happen, and you sit!! There is Sum of All thrills, a simulator where you create your own ride. There is lots of informational stuff all over for the kids and parents. Please correct me if I am wrong but isnt the House of tomorrow thing is in here too? Not sure of the name It is a walk through of a home of the future. It is neat to see what people create and come up with. Too many things to mention but I love to stroll through and see what is going on, have a seat in the air for a few minutes and enjoy the DS enjoy themselves.
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We're always so busy heading to Test Track and Soarin and off to World Showcase that we've missed this.
I haven't done Innoventions in years. Last year we spent 3 1/2 days in Epcot and still didn't make it to Innoventions. just wasnt high on the priority list
My 9 & 8 year olds liked starring in their own video game and playing the Playstations, both in Innoventions West. ( I couldn't believe they wanted to use up park time with Playstations--something they could do at home!)
Please correct me if I am wrong but isnt the House of tomorrow thing is in here too? Not sure of the name It is a walk through of a home of the future. It is neat to see what people create and come up with.
We did that too. I think it was called House of Innoventions. They also have the recycling demonstration in that building. We didn't go through that but the recycling truck was hard to miss as we were walking through.
Both of these buildings are a great relief from the heat as you are walking from one side of FW to the other. And if we were in the mood to slow down for a bit there were some good exibits to walk through. There are also bathrooms in each building!
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if nothing else, this is a great place to get out of the heat for a little while. we did do sum of all thrills last time and had a good time designing and then "riding" our own coaster. my little ones loved the fire house (the CM there was really great). not a must do, but again as I said, a good place to catch a few air conditioned waves and pass the time (if waiting for your FP time for Soarin or Test Track).
We went to the one with the music robots and the segways last year but a lot of things weren't running.(to be honest we were hot and wanted somewhere with a/c to walk through) I keep hearing about the one where you design your own coaster, is it like the one in DD?
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I couldn't believe they wanted to use up park time with Playstations--something they could do at home!)
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