Imagination Institute (place)
- Imagination Institute (place)
The Imagination Institute is a fictitious laboratory that occupies the Imagination! pavilion in the Epcot theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. The Institute theming tells the story of a think tank that is devoted solely to the study of the human imagination and the inventions it can create. The characters appear in the pavilion as well as in the attractions Journey Into Imagination with Figment and Honey, I Shrunk the Audience.
"History"
The Imagination Institute was founded many years ago by Dr. Nigel Channing's grandfather. The grandfather inherited a vast sum of money from his father, who was an inventor. To pay homage to his father's and his family's inventive nature, he formed the Imagination Institute. The Institute is intended as a place where free-thinking individuals can stretch their imaginations to invent wild, new things.Fact|date=June 2007 Nigel's father, Neville, took over the running of the Institute after his grandfather retired. Channing's opinions on the controlling of the imagination in the end would be stopped by Figment and his interference with the open house tour.
The Inventor of the Year Award
To inspire the innovative scientists on his staff, Dr. Channing started a tradition of honoring one of the scientists each year as "Inventor of the Year". This award (and its subsequent grant and recognition) is reserved for the most distinguished inventors. The day of the ceremony is the only day that the general public is allowed into the Institute.
Past Recipients
* Dr. Phillip Brainard - For the discovery of Flubber (played by Robin Williams in "Flubber").
* Prof. Wayne Szalynski - For his shrinking and enlarging machine, among other inventions (played by Rick Moranis in "Honey, I Shrunk the Audience").
* Dr. Nigel Channing - For moderizing the Imagination Institute (played by Eric Idle).
* Walt Disney-For creating Disneyland.
* Thomas Edison- For inventing the Light Bulb.
Branches
Besides the campus at Epcot, there are satellite branches of the Imagination Institute.
* California - Tomorrowland Branch, Disneyland Park (Honey, I Shrunk the Audience); Founded in 1998
* Tokyo - Tomorrowland Branch, Tokyo Disneyland Park (MicroAdventure!); Founded in 1997
* Paris - Discoveryland Branch, Disneyland Paris; Founded in 1999
ources
* Magic Quizdom by Kevin Yee and Jason Schultz. ISBN 0-9728398-0-1
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