Land Changelog // updated 2023.12.05
EPCOT · Walt Disney World
Luminous The Symphony of Us premiered on EPCOT's World Showcase Lagoon, succeeding Harmonious with synchronized pyrotechnics, choreographed water fountains, lasers, searchlights, and fire torches set to original music by Pinar Toprak (including the EPCOT Anthem), two new original songs, and new arrangements of classic Disney songs.
Reopened after a major refurbishment (closed July 9, 2007) with Dame Judi Dench as narrator, a new Bruce Broughton score, reworked descent scenes, and interactive ride-vehicle touchscreens ('Project Tomorrow') that build a personalized vision of the future.
Reopened as the current 'Journey Into Imagination With Figment,' restoring Figment to a lead role across the Imagination Institute's sensory labs and bringing back 'One Little Spark' with new verses; Dr. Nigel Channing was retained as co-host.
Reopened as 'Journey Into Your Imagination,' a full retheme that dropped the Dreamfinder, sidelined Figment to a brief cameo, and added new host Dr. Nigel Channing (Eric Idle) leading a shortened tour of the 'Imagination Institute.'
The original attraction closed for a major renovation, permanently retiring the Dreamfinder character and shuttering the upstairs ImageWorks interactive gallery.
Reopened after a major reimagining with Jeremy Irons as narrator and a new orchestral score (based on Bach's Sinfonia No. 2); the near-future finale scenes including the network operations center, paperless office, and boy's bedroom were removed and replaced with a single Internet video-call scene.
Reopened after its first major refurbishment with new narration by Walter Cronkite replacing Vic Perrin, the added 'Tomorrow's Child' finale, and new near-future scenes (a paperless office and a boy at a bedroom computer).
Journey Into Imagination opened with audio-animatronic hosts the Dreamfinder and Figment, a slow-moving dark ride set to the Sherman Brothers' song 'One Little Spark,' alongside the hands-on upstairs ImageWorks gallery.
Opened as the opening-day centerpiece of EPCOT Center, a Bell System-sponsored dark ride climbing through the history of communication inside the geosphere, originally narrated by Vic Perrin.