Mouse Extra

One of the more underappreciated parts of Epcot is Innoventions. For most guests, its the two buildings you walk through to go from Test Track to Soarin’, fastpasses in hand. Or the home of Mouse Gears. Or just the place they keep the bathrooms. But there are some interesting things at Innoventions. I loved the area where you can see posters and concept art from the early days of EPCOT Center, for example.

 
 
Orlando Attractions Magazine published some concept art for a new attraction at Innoventions called the Sum of ALl Thrills that will be coming soon. It is Disney’s first attempt at the robotic arm type simulator. Accordinl to the article, guests will design a ride for a roller coaster, jet plane, or bobsled. The arm technology is similar to the one used to control the angler fish at Nemo & Friends during the ride portion of the Living Seas. Hopefully, it won’t suffer from the same technical difficulties. That fish never seems to be working.
 
The attraction also sounds an awful lot like CyberSpace Mountain at Disney Quest. But that attraction is outdated. The visual graphics are ancient so at the very least, this should be a step up in that department. It also should add some thrills to Innoventions. This maybe something the guest will seek out. And as the introduction of new technology, it could be a surprise hit, like Turtle Talk was initially.