If I had to guess, I'd think that they were told to consult their copy of Bob Chapek’s Magical Guide to IP Profitability™ and chose Toy Story because it still earns.
Something tells me they'll wait to see how well Guardians is received at Epcot before deciding on the new concept. I'm sure they could retrofit something similar (though Avengers-themed) in that area. I really hope they ditch the personal Soarin'/FoP idea.
That's the million dollar question isn't it? Would you rather have a mediocre Figment attraction, or no attraction at all, and just relegate Figment to a merchandise selling point?
Personally, I shudder to think of them re-interpreting the whole Imagination Pavilion into some new...
I thought it was decent overall, but couldn't help but feel like it was a bit too... "contained"? For some reason I think Disney played it very safe and didn't really let it breathe.
I could also see some people being turned off by the character designs.
Coulda sworn that the Quinjet attraction was rendered the, "we'll explore it again when we have more money" verdict that Mary Poppins got, and not outright cancelled.
Regardless though, hope (or interest) of it surfacing anytime in the next 5 years is minimal at best.
I never read them myself, just vaguely remember the premise.
I did read an awful series called Hidden Mickey (well, 3 of them) that was basically attempting to be National Treasure set inside Disney parks. It was admittedly an idea I thought could and should have been amazing, but... they...