(Tbh) It’s really not that awkward... They’ve still got the original audio and voices in the Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean, Peter Pan’s Flight, Tiki Room, Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (Piglet & Rabbit, John Fiedler & Ken Samson), I could go on and on here but you get the idea..).
While the script is probably the biggest problem with it, and while I think Dave is a great performer otherwise. Sadly, I don’t think he really fits Figment’s role too well. Also let’s not forget how much time has passed since he’s done the role. The issue with the current voice is that it’s essentially Gonzo pitched up. That, and he shouts everything rather than talking normally in an enthusiastic tone like Billy did. If we can’t remaster the original audio or bring back the original attraction and ultimately decide to attempt a new version again, I’d prefer finding someone who can get somewhat in the range of Billy. High pitched but soft and “childlike” sounding. Again, similar to John Fiedler’s take on Piglet. I’d like to hope they could cast Corey Burton again since his Figment sounded practically spot on even with the lacking script he got. But in anycase, I just hope they’d find a voice that’s as close to the original as possible, depending on whether they decide to go with a completely new version or the original upgraded with new tech and effects (in that case, simply use Billy’s). We shall see
Yeeeah, definitely not him. Doesn’t fit the character’s personality well enough. Figment is Innocent and childlike... not nasty & gruff. Though... something fascinating some of you may or may not know is when they were first finding the vocal roles for Dreamfinder & Figment, initially they had Paul Frees & Robin Williams in mind, but they couldn’t get them with the allocated budget they had. John Byner, the voice of Gurgi in Black Cauldron was another choice for Figment also. But Tony Baxter felt it didn’t sound childlike enough. So.. eventually that’s how we got Billy as Figment and Chuck McCann as the Dreamfinder.
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Well that does sound imaginative.
He was already used in the Tiki Room bird.
No problem, it was only a joke anyway. I figured there would be a bit of negative reaction. Gilbert does have some very good uses, like in the movie, but, the Tiki Room was not a good idea especially for returning guests that had been there in the past. Many of us had some very fond memories of the Tiki Room and Gilbert's voice was like fingernails scraping on a chalkboard in that attraction.
And just remembered he already voices another purple dragon, it's perfect really, it's fate.
If we’re making JII more like Spyro, JII in the current building would only be one-thirds complete and you have to walk to the old WOL building to experience the other two-thirds.
And the Movie from Warner Bros. Quest For Camelot came out in 1998 and had a two headed Dragon and one head was voiced by Eric Idle that suspisciously looked like him as well...TBH, I really hope Disney takes notice of how successful the Spyro Reignited Trilogy turns out. Perhaps the notion will finally pop into their head: “Woah.. wait a minute.. purple dragons are still really popular and relevant these days? Hey, we’ve got a far more likable, beloved purple dragon character also.... maybe we ought to give Journey Into Imagination the exact same treatment the Spyro trilogy got. Clearly, going back to the original formula redone with technology and effect upgrades worked in their case, perhaps that’ll also work for us. View attachment 325809
PS: I’m shocked Disney didn’t sue Insomniac for basically copying Figment’s character design when the game was released.. lol! It’s literally like they just combined Sonic & Figment together and called it a new character.Oh well. Then again, the 1st game was released exactly one month before the original ride closed.. so perhaps Disney just didn’t care at that point. Who knows... but it certainly wouldnt surprise me if Spyro’s character design and color palette was inspired by Figment in any way.
You have never seen the original imagination, haven't you?I was hoping this annoying dragon would go the way of the Dodo in the re-imaging of Epcot. I will never understand why people wet themselves over Figment. He is the icon of the worst attraction and biggest waste of space at WDW. That some worship him as some sacred symbol is beyond me.