EPCOT Figment, well, to be replaced by Figment

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Would have rather a Phineas and Ferb 4D attraction where they break the fourth wall of reality causing a mish mash of things tying in something with Perry & Doofenshmirtz, A new song for the film and it all goes back to normal having Candace attempt to Bust the boys still ends in failure...

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ֊ᗩζᗩᗰ]

Would have rather a Phineas and Ferb 4D attraction where they break the fourth wall of reality causing a mish mash of things tying in something with Perry & Doofenshmirtz, A new song for the film and it all goes back to normal having Candace attempt to Bust the boys still ends in failure...

Ever since he was a child, little Heinz Doofenshmirtz had always dreamed of visiting Imaginationland, his favorite childhood TV show. The show, filled with the adventurous quests of Mayor Dreamfinder and Figment, a world of endless creativity and invention... /s

 

[James Alucobond]

The ‘Inside Out’ rumors need to die.
Not happening.

It seems every couple of years this pops up from some random poster and I have to comment here.
This is not happening and it is NOT needed.

The Imagination Pavillion already has its own ‘IP’.
It does NOT need to become yet another casualty caused by yet another unneeded Pixar overlay.

‘Inside Out’ has nothing to do with being imaginative …
Epcot already has ( or more specifically had ) a wonderful imaginative premise for the Pavillion here, along with two highly imaginative custom made characters.
Enough already with the Pixar crap.


The dragon has spoken…

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The Magic Eye Theater has a very long history of having nothing to do with Figment. I’m not really sure what you hope to achieve with your regularly scheduled diatribe. It either stays Pixar shorts or gets updated to some IP or other. Figment isn’t getting two attractions.

 

[Brer Panther]

I'm guessing a Jungle Book overlay to Kali

Is that a BELOVED attraction, though?

You could really turn all of WOL into an Inside Out "Mind" pavillion
The franchise has such a large scope of ideas that could be explored at EPCOT

Each section of the pavillion could be themed to a different part of Riley's mind
Imagination Land for playgrounds, Headquarters for M&Gs, Islands of personality for interactive educational elements, etc

It would be a shame to waste Inside Out on just a 3D movie at magic eye

Would today's Disney go through the trouble of revamping a long-abandoned pavilion, though? I can't help but think that a 3D movie in the Magic Eye would probably be cheaper and thus what Iger and his team are more likely to do.

Enough already with the Pixar crap.

I mean, there are some PIXAR movies I think would work fine in EPCOT. WALL-E wouldn't be a bad choice. I think Elemental would be a good choice for a pavilion focusing on the elements. But if they replace Figment with Joy, I'm going to flip out.

One of the major characters from the first film is an imaginary friend.

Considering that he's apparently not even mentioned at any point in the sequel (there's a little origami figurine in Joy's room as an Easter egg. That's all we get), I wouldn't expect any hypothetical Inside Out attraction in the Imagination pavilion to have anything to do with Bing Bong. And if he's not in it, what's the point of going to Imagination Land?

Honestly, I think that's why the idea of putting it in the Magic Eye Theater doesn't bother me. Captain EO and the Short Films Festival don't have anything to do with the imagination either, so putting an Inside Out show in there doesn't seem like it'd be any worse a fit. I honestly think a show would be a better fit for the franchise than a dark ride would anyway - unless it's a book report, the ride would probably just be scene after scene of the Emotions gathered around the control panel in Headquarters. And that would be a very boring dark ride.

 

[EagleScout610]

The ‘Inside Out’ rumors need to die.
Not happening.

It seems every couple of years this pops up from some random poster and I have to comment here.
This is not happening and it is NOT needed.

The Imagination Pavillion already has its own ‘IP’.
It does NOT need to become yet another casualty caused by yet another unneeded Pixar overlay.

‘Inside Out’ has nothing to do with being imaginative …
Epcot already has ( or more specifically had ) a wonderful imaginative premise for the Pavillion here, along with two highly imaginative custom made characters.
Enough already with the Pixar crap.


The dragon has spoken…

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Maybe they can claim to be hauling Baxter out for a Figment redo. That'll make it all better /s

 

[Moth]

Maybe they can claim to be hauling Baxter out for a Figment redo. That'll make it all better /s

I do feel like Baxter would be 100% game to come out of retirement and redo Imagination for one last ride.

I don't think upper management would be game to do that though, but, I dunno.

 

[Agent H]

Would have rather a Phineas and Ferb 4D attraction where they break the fourth wall of reality causing a mish mash of things tying in something with Perry & Doofenshmirtz, A new song for the film and it all goes back to normal having Candace attempt to Bust the boys still ends in failure...

Ever since he was a child, little Heinz Doofenshmirtz had always dreamed of visiting Imaginationland, his favorite childhood TV show. The show, filled with the adventurous quests of Mayor Dreamfinder and Figment, a world of endless creativity and invention... /s

I’m torn between my fandom and my desire to have thematic standards.

 

[Streetway Again]

I do feel like Baxter would be 100% game to come out of retirement and redo Imagination for one last ride.

I don't think upper management would be game to do that though, but, I dunno.

Why? Does management dislike Baxter?

 

[The Leader of the Club]

Why? Does management dislike Baxter?

I'd wager they wouldn't like how expensive his ideas would be to pull off. Also that he isn't a yes-man to Bob/Josh

 

[Figments Friend]

The Magic Eye Theater has a very long history of having nothing to do with Figment. I’m not really sure what you hope to achieve with your regularly scheduled diatribe. It either stays Pixar shorts or gets updated to some IP or other. Figment isn’t getting two attractions.

I was referring to the ride through Attraction.
Perhaps I should have clarified.
Some folks seem to think the ‘Inside Out’ overlay rumors are for the ride.

Magic Eye will seemingly always be a somewhat wasted space until someone somewhere with the authority decides it can better than it currently is.
Same goes for the current ride through Attraction next door.

Something needs to happen eventually, but a Pixar overlay is not the answer.


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[ᗩLᘿᑕ ֊ᗩζᗩᗰ]

I'm guessing a Jungle Book overlay to Kali

Whoops. Wrong IP! But whatever. The chance to mainline IP into a main attraction and they don't go for it?! For shame Disney, for shame! Seriously, Kali sucks. Get to it!

Now that armchair imagineering is just real (door coaster, Villains Land, change Dino to Indy, put Dr Teeth and the Electric Mayhem in RNRR), I feel like Inside Out in the Cranium Command theater is more likely than Imagination 4.0 being Inside Out featuring Figment.

Yep. Fan service as one final hurrah. Scary thought isn't it?

Imagination 4 is a "In case everybody is ed off at us, break glass" move. I think that criteria has been reached.

The final lever. https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads...aced-by-figment.957141/page-277#post-11124824

 

[HMF]

Why? Does management dislike Baxter?

He is a second generation Imagineer who was trained by Walt's original Imagineers who believed in quality original attractions also he was lead designer on Splash Mountain which modern Disney considers an "Ugly part of the company's past" Does that sound like someone current management would want to bring back?

 

[rle4lunch]

Pouchy is a better mascot than Duffy.

 

[Tha Realest]

Why? Does management dislike Baxter?

They famously dusted him off and brought him out of retirement to work on Tiana.

And how did that work out? Other than a preemptive way to stave off criticism of the project (“It’s going to be quality since Tony’s involved!”) it seems he was cast aside early in the development process.

Heck, there’s more photographic evidence that he’s experienced Epic Universe attractions than any similar proof of him riding Tiana at either DL or WDW.

 

[GenChi]

Monthly reminder everybody!

 

[ChewbaccaYourMum]

I love Figment and want the best ride ever for him.... with that being said:

HYPOTHETICALLY - If Disney does what we all want on these forums and revamps the Figment ride and it's legit very good...... but still stays a walk on, because to the masses (not the 1,000's of Disney heads like us) he's just not that relevant..... then what?

 

[James Alucobond]

I love Figment and want the best ride ever for him.... with that being said:

HYPOTHETICALLY - If Disney does what we all want on these forums and revamps the Figment ride and it's legit very good...... but still stays a walk on, because to the masses (not the 1,000's of Disney heads like us) he's just not that relevant..... then what?

Then it’s an enjoyable walk-on that didn’t induce much demand—which is something we also want. It might not be great for the character long-term, but as long as it’s not a complete disaster, they probably won’t touch it again for another 20 years regardless. It also would still increase the overall value of Lightning Lane at the park, which is now a consideration.

 

[Mickeynerd17]

I love Figment and want the best ride ever for him.... with that being said:

HYPOTHETICALLY - If Disney does what we all want on these forums and revamps the Figment ride and it's legit very good...... but still stays a walk on, because to the masses (not the 1,000's of Disney heads like us) he's just not that relevant..... then what?

With the dawn of the Instagram Influencer, I highly doubt a new figment ride will be a walk on unless its somehow worse than the current ride.

That said, if your scenario were to happen, I'd imagine corporate will proceed to leave it as-is for the next 2 decades at least.

 

[The Leader of the Club]

I love Figment and want the best ride ever for him.... with that being said:

HYPOTHETICALLY - If Disney does what we all want on these forums and revamps the Figment ride and it's legit very good...... but still stays a walk on, because to the masses (not the 1,000's of Disney heads like us) he's just not that relevant..... then what?

I mean, we have other historical examples of this, right? I don’t think Gran Fiesta was ever much more popular than El Rio and it’s still here despite having another popular IP that would be an easy retheme. Nemo is also typically a walk-on and they haven’t done anything there either.

I feel like, as long as the new attraction is well received, it would have a life span equal or greater than the current version.

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ֊ᗩζᗩᗰ]

I love Figment and want the best ride ever for him.... with that being said:

HYPOTHETICALLY - If Disney does what we all want on these forums and revamps the Figment ride and it's legit very good...... but still stays a walk on, because to the masses (not the 1,000's of Disney heads like us) he's just not that relevant..... then what?

This is where they would then leverage their streaming service to prop up a relatively unknown character or reintroduce him to the non-Disney Park visiting masses. Make him more relevant with a show or movie.