The The Hello and welcome to the Imagineer podcast, your unofficial guide to all things Disney.

I'm your host, Matthew Krull, and this is episode number 46 of the Imagineer podcast.

In today's episode, we're going to be talking about a classic attraction that was over at

Epcot for more than two decades, and that is Ellen's Energy Adventure over at the

Universe of Energy Pavilion in Future World. We'll talk a lot about some of the fun facts,

the history, things you might not have known before about this classic attraction, and we'll

also journey together for a ride on Ellen's Energy Adventure, which

I think will be especially fun for those of you who might miss that attraction, or perhaps

you have never had the chance to ride Ellen's Energy Adventure before, and it'll be a new experience

for you.

At the end of the show, we'll come back and I'll tell you a little bit

more about how you can connect with the Imagineer podcast on all of our social media channels

and how you can help to inspire and create the future of this show. So, grab some headphones,

pull up your favorite armchair, and enjoy this episode of the Imagineer podcast. Ellen's energy adventure opened its doors to the public on September 15, 1996,

and technically this was the second version of the universe of

energy. The original version of the attraction opened with Epcot on October 1, 1982. And the

attraction lived to be close to 35 years old. Now, what I love about the universe of energy is that it had an important

place in future world and was positioned in future world east. Now, why do I say that it was

important for where it was placed? Well, not many people know that when Epcot opened, the Imagineers

actually separated future world into two halves,

which was paying tribute to the human brain's left and right hemispheres.

Future World West paid tribute to the more creative side of the brain,

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