History of EPCOT's Journey Into Imagination Pavilion - Part 1
Connecting with Walt - A look into the history of the man behind Mickey Mouse, Disneyland and Walt Disney World
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4.8 • 799 Ratings
🗓️ 11 July 2025
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Michael and Tom begin the history of Journey Into Imagination pavilion at EPCOT, including how everyone's favorite purple dragon came to be.
Links:
- Michael’s Disneyland History Segments
- Important DIS links and more information!
- Connecting with Walt on Twitter
- Dreams Unlimited Travel
Sources:
Websites/Articles:
- The EPCOT Legacy: Gather, Store, Re-Combine – A History of Imagination
- The History of the Rainbow Tunnel at Disney's Imagination Pavilion @ The Mouselets
- “One Little Spark”: How Epcot’s Journey into Imagination Inspired a Generation @ Park Lore
Books:
- The EPCOT Explorer’s Encyclopedia: A Guide to Walt Disney World’s Greatest Theme Park by R.A. Pedersen
- Tony Baxter: First of the Second Generation of Walt Disney Imagineers by Tim O’Brien
- Secret Stories of Walt Disney World by Jim Korkis
- Extra Secret Stories of Walt Disney World by Jim Korkis
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| 0:00.0 | From West to East and Kingdom to Kingdom, you're listening to the Connecting with Walt is brought to you by dreams and limited travel, experts at helping you plan the perfect Disney vacation. |
| 0:33.8 | The best way to support the show is by booking a Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Disney Cruise Line, or Adventures by Disney Vacation with Dreams Unlimited Travel. |
| 0:42.9 | Get a free, no-obligation quote today for your next dream vacation at dreamsunlimited travel.com. |
| 0:50.1 | Hey there, hi, there, and welcome to episode 334 of connecting us Walt. |
| 0:55.0 | I am your host and is historian Michael Bowling, and I am joined by my co-host, producer, and good friend Tom Bell. |
| 1:02.3 | Tom, how are you today? |
| 1:04.2 | Hey, Michael, I'm doing well. I missed you last week. |
| 1:07.6 | Yeah, we decided to take the week off because I was sick. |
| 1:11.2 | And it was the holiday anyway, so. |
| 1:15.1 | Yes, that's true. |
| 1:16.6 | But now I came back from Ozcon with a cold that gradually progressed and I got a bad cough which caused me to, which affected my voice. |
| 1:24.6 | The munchkin flu. |
| 1:26.6 | But I'm bounced back. So I have a slight sore throat. I don't know if it's just affected my voice. The munchkin flu. But I'm, I'm bounced back. |
| 1:29.1 | So I have a slight sore throat. |
| 1:30.7 | I don't know if it's just from allergies. |
| 1:32.0 | Yeah, |
| 1:32.4 | it's just lingers. |
| 1:34.0 | And it's the allergies and the dry air. |
| 1:36.1 | It's this, |
| 1:37.0 | the heat's finally here for the, |
| 1:39.7 | for the, |
| 1:40.2 | for the summer. |
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