Take a Nanooze Break — Former Show · History & Timeline

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⚰ Permanently closed · Sep 2019operated 9 years · 2010–2019

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2022

Area UpdateApr 2022#

The former Innoventions East building that had housed the exhibit reopened as Connections Cafe & Eatery, a quick-service restaurant in World Celebration.

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2019

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RefurbishmentSep 2019#

Take a Nanooze Break closed permanently when the Innoventions East building shut down during Epcot's multi-year transformation.

Sources conflict on the exact day, so the record holds month precision. Wikipedia's Innoventions exhibit table gives September 4, 2019 for Nanooze specifically; the announced schedule (Attractions Magazine and Blog Mickey, July 2, 2019, both naming Nanooze Break) put the final operating day at September 7, 2019 with the building closed for good September 8. Those July articles state the plan rather than the outcome, and no post-closure source confirms a day for Nanooze itself.

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UpdateJul 2, 2019#

Disney announced that Innoventions East and its two remaining exhibits, Colortopia and Take a Nanooze Break, would close that September as part of the Epcot transformation.

Blog Mickey, July 2, 2019: 'The entire Innoventions East pavilion will be closing on September 8th. This includes the two remaining exhibits - Colortopia and Nanooze Break.' Attractions Magazine the same day: 'Innoventions East, Colortopia and Nanooze Break will have their final day of operation on Sept. 7, 2019, and will close for good on Sept. 8.' Both quotes re-verified against the live articles.

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2010

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Take a Nanooze Break opened in a former sitting area of Innoventions East at Epcot as an interactive nanotechnology exhibit developed with Cornell University and Tamarack Design and based on the National Science Foundation-supported Nanooze magazine.

Attractions Magazine, February 25, 2010 says the exhibit 'recently opened,' that 'the exhibition was developed with collaborators from Cornell University and Tamarack Design of Ithaca, N.Y.,' that it is 'Based upon the National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported children's magazine and Web site Nanooze,' and that 'The exhibit is in a former sitting area of Innoventions East near The Test The Limits Lab.' Wikipedia's Innoventions exhibit table independently places it in Innoventions East and gives the run as '2010 - September 4, 2019.' Year-only precision: no source gives an opening day.

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Questions & answers

When did Take a Nanooze Break open?

Per the documented record, Take a Nanooze Break at EPCOT opened in 2010.

When did Take a Nanooze Break last close for refurbishment?

The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for Take a Nanooze Break is dated Sep 2019: Take a Nanooze Break closed permanently when the Innoventions East building shut down during Epcot's multi-year transformation.

What changed recently on Take a Nanooze Break?

The latest documented change (documented Apr 2022): The former Innoventions East building that had housed the exhibit reopened as Connections Cafe & Eatery, a quick-service restaurant in World Celebration.

How many changes are on record for Take a Nanooze Break?

4 documented changes, dating back to 2010 — the fan-kept show changelog nobody else keeps.

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