The Making of Me — Former Show · History & Timeline

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⚰ Permanently closed · Jan 1, 2007operated 18 years · 1989–2007

This show is gone, but its history stays documented — the full lifetime log is below.

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2008

Area Update2008#

The former Making of Me theater screened Seasons of the Vine during the International Food & Wine Festival from 2008 through 2018 and ran as The Garden Theatre during the Flower & Garden Festival, while the pavilion served as Epcot's Festival Center from 2007 to 2018.

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2007

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RefurbishmentJan 1, 2007#

The Making of Me screened for the last time and closed permanently when the Wonders of Life pavilion locked its doors on New Year's Day 2007.

The closing date is carried in the infoboxes of the film and all three pavilion attractions. Yesterland: 'When its doors were locked New Year's Day 2007, the Wonders of Life became history.'

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2006

Back OnlineNov 26, 2006#

The pavilion reopened for what proved to be its final seasonal run, playing The Making of Me over the 2006 holiday period.

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2004

NerfJan 4, 2004#

The Wonders of Life pavilion shifted to seasonal-only operation, so The Making of Me ran only during selected peak periods rather than daily.

Wikipedia dates the pavilion's move to seasonal-only status to January 4, 2004, corroborated by the Cranium Command article; Yesterland confirms the year only ('In 2004, the Wonders of Life pavilion became seasonal').

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2001

Area Update2001#

MetLife's sponsorship of the Wonders of Life pavilion ended by June 2001, leaving the pavilion and its attractions without a corporate backer.

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1989

Area UpdateOct 19, 1989#

The Wonders of Life pavilion, sponsored by MetLife, opened in Future World at EPCOT Center alongside Body Wars and Cranium Command.

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NewOct 1989#

The Making of Me, a 16-minute film about conception and birth directed by Glenn Gordon Caron and starring Martin Short, opened in the Wonders of Life pavilion theater.

Date held to the month because the sources conflict on the day. Wikipedia's film infobox gives a release date of October 30, 1989, while the pavilion and its two other attractions are dated October 19, 1989; Yesterland quotes a Chicago Tribune report that 'The grand opening was Oct. 30,' which suggests October 30 was the pavilion's dedication ceremony rather than a separate later debut for the film. No source states that the film opened after the pavilion.

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Questions & answers

When did The Making of Me open?

Per the documented record, The Making of Me at EPCOT opened on Oct 1989.

When did The Making of Me last close for refurbishment?

The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for The Making of Me is dated Jan 1, 2007: The Making of Me screened for the last time and closed permanently when the Wonders of Life pavilion locked its doors on New Year's Day 2007.

What changed recently on The Making of Me?

The latest documented change (documented 2008): The former Making of Me theater screened Seasons of the Vine during the International Food & Wine Festival from 2008 through 2018 and ran as The Garden Theatre during the Flower & Garden Festival, while the pavilion served as Epcot's Festival Center from 2007 to 2018.

How many changes are on record for The Making of Me?

7 documented changes, dating back to 1989 — the fan-kept show changelog nobody else keeps.

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