This building was demolished by Disney!
Read comments below from Horizons aficionado Brett.

	To be replaced by a new concept...
Photograph by Steve Frearson, Disney World MAGIC!	See more photos of Horizons

The golden-wedged Horizons pavilion “rises majestically from the landscape, its sharply faceted contours sloping gently up into a truncated pyramid.”

Dedicated to humanity's future, Horizons opened on October 1, 1983, under the sponsorship of the General Electric Corporation, as part of phase II of the EPCOT Center theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.

The pavilion featured an in-depth 15 minute ride-through attraction that transported guests into an ingenious 21st century of genetically engineered desert farms, floating undersea cities, and spherical space colonies. In 1993, General Electrics ten year contract expired, and the company decided not to renew. The pavilion remained open until 1994 when it closed. It reopened in 1995 without a sponsor while a neighboring EPCOT Center pavilion was closed for rehab. Horizons closed permanently on January 9, 1999.

Although Horizons was still one of the parks better attractions, Walt Disney Company decided that it was no longer profitable for them to operate it without a sponsor. Only recently have plans been finalized for a space pavilion to take Horizons place. Tragically, as of now, Horizons is almost completely destroyed. The entire back of the pavilion has caved in, and work has started on demolishing the front. The demolition of Horizons brings a sad close to a classic Disney era when attractions were more than simple rides. Even though Horizons may be gone, its inspiring message of "If we can dream it, we can do it" will live on forever.

If you are upset about the closing and demolition of this classic Disney attraction please make your voice heard. Below are some important people that you can contact:
Mr. Roy E. Disney Vice Chairman The Walt Disney Company 500 South Buena Vista Street Burbank, CA 91521-4873	Mr. Marty Sklar Vice Chairman & Principal Creative Executive Walt Disney Imagineering 1401 Flower Street Glendale, CA 91221 [Keep in mind that Imagineering is responsible for creating the Magic, and can only work within the budget they're given by folks like Eisner and Pressler. Be supportive!]
Mr. Michael Eisner Chairman & Chief Executive Officer The Walt Disney Company 500 South Buena Vista Street Burbank, CA 91521-4873	Mr. Paul Pressler President Walt Disney Attractions 500 South Buena Vista Street Burbank, CA 91521-4873
Mr. Al Weiss President The Walt Disney World Resort PO Box 10040 Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830	Mr. Lee Cockerell Executive Vice President of Walt Disney World Operations 1375 Buena Vista Drive Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830-1000
Walt Disney World Guest Communications PO Box 10040 Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830-0040	Walt Disney World Guest Relations PO Box 10000 Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
Letters to the Editor The Orlando Sentinel 633 North Orange Avenue Orlando, FL 32801-1349 Fax: 407.420.5286

Demolition photos courtesy of glb443@att.net

Links to more information:

Bad Show at the Horizons Demolition - Photos of the building and comments on the demolition.

Walt Disney World Blues, a site dedicated to raise awareness of certain problems at the Walt Disney World resort in Florida, such as poor maintenance of buildings, increasing prices, and declining numbers of attractions in the newest parks.

More photographs of the demolition, hosted by billhogue.com

The Horizons Tragedy - A Quick Look at What's Been Happening. Numerous photographs illustrate the deterioration of the building from January 29, 2000, to the present.