Epcot
When Epcot first opened the vast majority of the rides and pavilions at the park had various sponsor companies that paid money to have their names on the different buildings and attractions, and as a part of this, they got some perks. Those perks were mainly to have some impact on the contents of different rides and attractions, as well as having a corporate lounge built into park for them to use.
Today, many of the different Epcot corporate lounges still exist, even if sponsorship deals have long since ended. Some are still in regular use, while others lie in various states of emptiness.
The Land
Located above the Garden Grill Restaurant is the former Kraft sponsorship lounge. From the main pavilion, you can see the windows to this former lounge, which is now merely used as backstage space.
Seas With Nemo and Friends
The Seas with Nemo and Friends building still holds a United Technologies sponsorship lounge from when the building was known as The Living Seas, although it is no longer utilized for that purpose. Today it is instead utilized as a special events space, with an entrance near the Coral Reef restaurant.
Norway
The Norway Pavilion features a private area located above the Frozen Ever After attraction building. This was most recently utilized as the rain location for Epcot fireworks dessert parties.
Test Track
Above Test Track is the last sponsorship lounge in Epcot that is still being utilized for its original purpose. If you look above the ride you will notice a floor of windows above the main ride, which is where the General Motors/ Chevrolet sponsorship lounge is still located to this day.
Mission Space
Mission Space holds two different spaces that could fit this profile, both a never used empty space at the back of the building, and a former sponsorship lounge a the front of the building, with an entrance near the main ride.
Spaceship Earth
Spaceship Earth until very recently used to have a still-functioning sponsorship longe. This was located in the Project Tomorrow section of the pavilion on the second floor. This was located with windows looking out onto the former central plaza of Future World, now World Celebration, and it currently sits empty since Siemens stopped sponsoring the ride.
Imagination
The former Kodak sponsorship lounge is currently utilized as backstage space within the Imagination Pavilion. This used to be found on the back side of the Magic Eye Theater and signs of it can still be seen from some areas of the park.
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