Horizons

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Horizons was a beloved Epcot dark ride that offered guests an immersive, optimistic vision of future living through detailed scenes and advanced audio-animatronics.

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Horizons canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dark ride
defunct attraction
theme park attraction
closingDate 1994-12-31
country United States of America
surface form: United States
demolitionEndDate 2000-11-06
demolitionStartDate 2000-07-26
designer Walt Disney Imagineering
feature branching finale sequences
multiple-choice ride ending
featuresScene Brava Centauri (space colony)
Mesa Verde (desert agriculture)
Nova Cite (future city)
Sea Castle (undersea habitat)
future kitchen and home technology
holographic communication
robotic assistance in daily life
featuresSong New Horizons
finalClosingDate 1999-01-09
hasCultFollowing true
inspiredBy Carousel of Progress
Progressland
locatedIn Bay Lake, Florida
EPCOT
surface form: Epcot

Florida
Walt Disney World Resort
musicBy George Wilkins NERFINISHED
narrationBy Bob Holt
Dena Dietrich
notableFor advanced audio-animatronics
detailed show scenes
guest choice of future destination ending
optimistic vision of the future
openingDate 1983-10-01
operator Disney Parks, Experiences and Products
surface form: Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
owner The Walt Disney Company
reopeningDate 1995-12-24
replaced none (original pavilion attraction)
replacedBy Mission: SPACE
rideType omnimover
sponsor General Electric
status demolished
theme future living
futurism
optimistic future
themeParkArea Future World
usesTechnology Omnimax-style projection
Pepper's ghost
surface form: Pepper’s Ghost effects

audio-animatronics

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Future World feature Horizons
Mission: SPACE pavilion replaced Horizons
subject surface form: Mission: SPACE
Future World (former name of part of Epcot) featuredAttraction Horizons
subject surface form: Future World