Rumor Figment, well, to be replaced by Figment

[Brer Panther]

Food for thought: do we really WANT to see a fourth version of Journey Into Imagination done by Chapek's Disney? There's a pretty good chance we could wind up with Journey Into Your Imagination 2.0 or something like that.

 

[Mac Tonight]

Food for thought: do we really WANT to see a fourth version of Journey Into Imagination done by Chapek's Disney? There's a pretty good chance we could wind up with Journey Into Your Imagination 2.0 or something like that.

 

[No Name]

Food for thought: do we really WANT to see a fourth version of Journey Into Imagination done by Chapek's Disney? There's a pretty good chance we could wind up with Journey Into Your Imagination 2.0 or something like that.

Journey Into Your Imagination had no budget and no characters… as much as people like to trash on the company today, I’m fairly certain there’d be plenty of Figment (or whatever they replace him with) and they’d have a large enough budget to do something decent. There’s really no examples that say otherwise.

 

[Inspired Figment]

Journey Into Your Imagination had no budget and no characters… as much as people like to trash on the company today, I’m fairly certain there’d be plenty of Figment (or whatever they replace him with) and they’d have a large enough budget to do something decent. There’s really no examples that say otherwise.

Except it ‘did’ have a film IP tie in.. specifically the Honey I Shrunk IP & the Medfield College film universe IP. (Hence why characters like Dr. Wayne Salinski, Dr. Brainard, Flubber, and Weebo, etc. are there… They misused that budget entirely and ended up shortening the track, boarding up parts of the building, and ‘removing’ everything rather than adding to an already popular/iconic attraction. But yeah.. that’s exactly why they need to stay away from Imagination unless it’s guranteed to return back to it’s original incarnation with tech & spfx upgrades.

 

[No Name]

Except it ‘did’ have a film IP tie in.. specifically the Honey I Shrunk IP & the Medfield College film universe IP. (Hence why characters like Dr. Wayne Salinski, Dr. Brainard, Flubber, and Weebo, etc. are there… They misused that budget entirely and ended up shortening the track, boarding up parts of the building, and ‘removing’ everything rather than adding to an already popular/iconic attraction. But yeah.. that’s exactly why they need to stay away from Imagination unless it’s guranteed to return back to it’s original incarnation with tech & spfx upgrades.

Yeah that’s true but not only was the film IP a worse choice, I’m pretty sure it was just their voices, I don’t think they ever physically appeared.

I would also be happy with a ride that’s not the original incarnation but still good, which is realistically what would happen.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Put me in the camp that doesn't trust TDO to re-do Imagination properly.

 

[DoleWhipDrea]

Unless Tony Baxter comes back to oversee the project and WDI has a big budget for it, I can't say that I trust the replacement would be great. It's good to know that D'Amaro at least sounds like he wants to fix it.

A large portion of WDI is also being replaced due to the big move. Will some of these new Imagineers, or ones that get promoted, appreciate the history of this pavilion? I have to hope so if we're going to see more East Coast talent.

I still can't understand why GotG's budget is so high (unless huge amounts of that budget are specifically to pay the film talent.) Really curious what those percentages are...

 

[Casper Gutman]

Put me in the camp that doesn't trust TDO to re-do Imagination properly.

Ehhh… it can’t get much worse. And even if it does get worse, very little of worth has been lost.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Food for thought: do we really WANT to see a fourth version of Journey Into Imagination done by Chapek's Disney? There's a pretty good chance we could wind up with Journey Into Your Imagination 2.0 or something like that.

"YOU are the Magic of Imagination - With Figment"

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Ehhh… it can’t get much worse. And even if it does get worse, very little of worth has been lost.

An entire segment where Figment Farts out "One Little Fart...I mean Spark"

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

Ehhh… it can’t get much worse. And even if it does get worse, very little of worth has been lost.

Except the potential of a worthwhile redo. Which is really all any of us cling to, at this point.

Whenever they finally get around to redoing Imagination, however it turns out they won't be redoing it again. Not in any of our lifetimes, anyway.

Figment lovers better hope they swing for the fences and hit a grand slam. It should be clear to Disney by now that they're sitting on a ton of untapped potential . . .

 

[Epcot82Guy]

Except the potential of a worthwhile redo. Which is really all any of us cling to, at this point.

Whenever they finally get around to redoing Imagination, however it turns out they won't be redoing it again. Not in any of our lifetimes, anyway.

Figment lovers better hope they swing for the fences and hit a grand slam. It should be clear to Disney by now that they're sitting on a ton of untapped potential . . .

My main concern is that the Figment audience doesn't mesh with the more narrow focus audience of current Disney. So, that untapped market may not be one they care about - or are even trying to subtly dissuade from attending.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Figment lovers better hope they swing for the fences and hit a grand slam. It should be clear to Disney by now that they're sitting on a ton of untapped potential . . .

That's why I think when they had done Mystic Manor it shows that potential is not lost and they have ability and know how to make Imagination a Flagship attraction...

 

[Animaniac93-98]

If there's one thing Disney could do in time for Summer 2025 that would absolutely get the fanbase excited and distracted from Epic Universe, it's a new version of Imagination. One that includes Dreamfinder as well.

 

[UNCgolf]

If there's one thing Disney could do in time for Summer 2025 that would absolutely get the fanbase excited and distracted from Epic Universe, it's a new version of Imagination. One that includes Dreamfinder as well.

I'm not sure that the number of people who really care about Imagination is enough to make a big dent by itself, but that doesn't even really matter. As long as the attraction is good it will attract guests, and EPCOT needs that.

 

[Inspired Figment]

If that line showed us anything.. I think it showed, despite a number of them being eBay scalpers. That Figment is still beloved & in huge demand, and I ‘know’ it’s because of the memory & legacy of the original attraction and what little is left of that in the current iteration (mainly the song and the character himself). The original returning with modern tech & spfx enhancements will only cement and keep that legacy going. More than that, but the genuine creative spirit of both the company & people everywhere.

 

[DoleWhipDrea]

Disney has been very reactionary with anything other theme parks (mostly Universal) do - they wait to see how the new offerings do before they commit to building anything. Which, honestly, is a bad pattern considering how long it takes Disney to build anything. When Epic Universe becomes a hit (because it will, just based on the Nintendo offerings alone), Disney won't have any major expansions to compete built until 6-8 years later.

If they re-do Imagination and refresh SSE, they may try to pass off EPCOT as a "whole new park."

 

[Rodj]

The ride itself currently isn't doing too well.
On nearly half of the videos after the start of Festival of the Arts, the sound lab scene isn't synchronized with the ride vehicle anymore, some of the times it doesn't start until the ride vehicles moved in completely, and some of the times it is already started before the ride vehicles start to enter the room.

 

[Haymarket2008]

Despite my intense hesitance to have Chapek's influence come within any distance of this eventual overhaul.....this upcoming D23 is the one that has the highest chance of an announcement than any in recent memory. Even before Covid, this one was the projected event for Imagination's reveal. I'm weary.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

They did it probably because they have a cake business and it's easy promotion for something that's trending.

https://www.clickorlando.com/theme-...e-sparks-incredible-work-by-orlando-baker/#//

Yeah, only to be thrown out in the trash later...

Impressive Figment Popcorn Bucket Cake Ends up in Disney Trash | Disney Dining

One talented baker created an impressive Figment Popcorn Bucket cake! The cake was brought into EPCOT but later met its fate in the trash.

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