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Universe of Energy, formerly sponsored by Exxon , is a single-attraction pavilion at the Epcot theme park, part of Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida . The pavilion is currently featuring a show named '''Ellen's Energy Adventure''',
starring Ellen DeGeneres, Bill Nye the Science Guy, Alex Trebek, and Jamie Lee Curtis.
This pavilion is part of ''Epcot's'' Future World. It deals with energy, how energy is produced, the history of energy sources, and the search for new energy resources. In particular it focuses on the origins of Fossil Fuels such as Petroleum . The entire pavilion building itself is an innovation in energy usage, as the entire roof is covered in solar panels that partially power the ride system. Visitors travel in 'Moving Theater' cars that are self-guiding and have absolutely no track.

The original attraction in this pavilion was also named Universe of Energy.


ATTRACTION FACTS

  • Grand opening: October 1 , 1982 (Opened with Epcot)

  • --- Grand re-opening: September 15 , 1996

  • Designer: WED Enterprises

  • Show length (''Ellen's Energy Adventure''): 45 mins (new shows every 17 minutes)

  • --- Lobby show length: 8 min

  • Seating capacity: Six, 97-passenger vehicles

  • Number of audio-animatronics: 36

  • Previous sponsor: Mobil

  • Ride system: Moving theater seats



ATTRACTIONS

  • Ellen's Energy Adventure

  • --- Preshow (waiting area) - Ellen DeGeneres falls asleep, and finds herself in an energy-themed version of '' Jeopardy! '', playing against an old rival (portrayed by Jamie Lee Curtis ) and Albert Einstein .

  • --- 70mm movie - Ellen DeGeneres hosts an educational look at energy - co hosted with Bill Nye (the science guy).

  • --- The ride - After the film the theater seating area breaks up into 6 multi-passenger vehicles. The vehicles travel through primeval dioramas, populated with Audio-animatronic Dinosaurs .

  • --- Conclusion - The ride vehicles move into another theater and the guests see the conclusion of Ellen's ''Jeopardy!'' dream.



FORMER ATTRACTIONS

The original ''Universe of Energy'' attraction used the same theater system that is used by ''Ellen's Energy Adventure''. The preshow, introductory movie, and final movie presented similar information but presented in a more serious fashion. The main attraction used essentially the same scenes and audio-animatronic dinosaurs as ''Ellen's Energy Adventure'', though the latter attraction added a few figures to tie it to the movies.


TIMELINE

  • October 1 , 1982 — The pavilion opens, with the original ''Universe of Energy'' attraction.

  • January 2 , 1996 — The original ''Universe of Energy'' attraction is closed for refurbishment.

  • September 15 , 1996 — The revised show opens as ''Ellen's Energy Crisis'', quickly renamed to ''Ellen's Energy Adventure''.