EPCOT Figment, well, to be replaced by Figment

Phil12

Phil12

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Figment and Dreamfinder are right where Iger wants them, relegated to a Disney fan nostalgia bucket list of the very, very distant past. It's a great selling tool to put Figment or Dreamfinder on coffee cups, key chains, t-shirts, bags, pins, buttons, plush and the other assorted kitsch.
 
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Cmdr_Crimson said:
Did he EVER Talk about it during his first tenure? No.....So, I doubt will hear anything about it...
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His tune has changed somewhat in the public space. He has a legacy to uphold. The goal being that under his watch, he helped put "Creativity" back in Disney. An Imagination overhaul seems like the ideal project to spearhead if he wants to help rebrand Parks as a fan service'd playground.
 
FigmentsBrightIdeas

FigmentsBrightIdeas

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Truth be told, at Tony’s Legend Award Ceremony. He pushed and is adamant in crediting himself as helping bring Figment back in the 02 version of the ride and genuinely thinks that’s good enough. Yeeeah, the ride where Figment farts in our face and is intentionally cast as a nuisance in the otherwise entirely Film IP themed Journey to mock the fans the complained about his removal in the version prior. If that doesn’t say everything, I don’t know what else does. and despite his BS promise “Figment won’t be going anywhere anytime soon I promise”. There’ve been multiple attempts internally to be rid of him for good after him saying that, but have been stopped by others within the company. Notably Pete Docter.. but yeah, he is no Figment/Dreamfinder/Imagination supporter. The reason why? It absolutely ‘obliterates’ his idea that film IP is the greatest source of “creativity and inspiration” within Walt Disney Imagineering and being the ideal direction for EPCOT going forward. That ride specifically is what proves that whole idea wrong and Iger isn’t giving that up/willing to admit that direction is wrong anytime soon.
 
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FigmentsBrightIdeas

FigmentsBrightIdeas

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There’s a reason Tony can’t stand the man… no coincidence this photo was planned at his Legend ceremony himself personally. Look who’s on the side of who. Can’t say I blame him. Iger’s such a fraud it’s not even funny.
 

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Hell, those Figment comic series. Both series 1 & 2. TWO TIMES, they sold extremely well & got positive ratings. That was supposed to prove sales & numbers wise that it was viable to properly restore back to its former glory. But nope, he ‘still’ refused. Talk about an obtuse egotist idiot.
 
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Magicart87 said:
His tune has changed somewhat in the public space. He has a legacy to uphold. The goal being that under his watch, he helped put "Creativity" back in Disney. An Imagination overhaul seems like the ideal project to spearhead if he wants to help rebrand Parks as a fan service'd playground.
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You’d hope.. but I think it’s all PR talk and nothing more. He’s a political man through and through. Soon, I believe a large majority of folks are gonna have their eyes opened to this sad fact very soon.
 
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FigmentsBrightIdeas

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Just look at how Iger treats Mickey Mouse. Anyone watch that new documentary? Ya know, the one that paints Iger as the “savior” once again.. conveniently leaving out HUGE parts of Mickey’s history to benefit a BS narrative of him becoming a “soulless mascot” thanks to other management. Despite the fact that ‘he’ is the guy that contributed to that shortly after he became CEO. Preschooler fodder Mickey Mouse Clubhouse strictly pushed for a decade or more since ‘06 (also conveniently left out I should mention..) while great past efforts that appealed to all ages, that had humor & personality like Mickey Mouse Works / House of Mouse and ‘most’ (not all, but most) of the 90s/early early 2000s-pre Iger (works conveniently spearheaded & closely involved with Roy Disney Jr. I should mention) have been ‘intentionally’ buried and refuse to have a proper release on Disney Plus due to this aswell. Then they greenlight/push a Mickey that feels more like a gross, mean spirited parody of past works headed by a guy that seemingly loathes & mocks the character while sabotaging/abandoning everything else made prior that felt genuine with real heart, humor, and personality that appealed to all. Epic Mickey/more shorts like Mickey in Get a Horse, etc included.. ohh yeah. That is ‘not’ a coincidence ladies & gentleman. It all started with a Mouse.. and the Mouse prominently displays this problem for all to see under Iger & Chapek.
 
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pdude81

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Inspired Figment said:
Just look at how Iger treats Mickey Mouse. Anyone watch that new documentary? Ya know, the one that paints Iger as the “savior” once again.. conveniently leaving out HUGE parts of Mickey’s history to benefit a BS narrative of him becoming a “soulless mascot” thanks to other management. Despite the fact that ‘he’ is the guy that contributed to that shortly after he became CEO. Preschooler fodder Mickey Mouse Clubhouse strictly pushed for a decade or more since ‘06 (also conveniently left out I should mention..) while great past efforts that appealed to all ages, that had humor & personality like Mickey Mouse Works / House of Mouse and ‘most’ (not all, but most) of the 90s/early early 2000s-pre Iger (works conveniently spearheaded & closely involved with Roy Disney Jr. I should mention) have been ‘intentionally’ buried and refuse to have a proper release on Disney Plus due to this aswell. Then they greenlight/push a Mickey that feels more like a gross, mean spirited parody of past works headed by a guy that seemingly loathes & mocks the character while sabotaging/abandoning everything else made prior that felt genuine with real heart, humor, and personality that appealed to all. Epic Mickey/more shorts like Mickey in Get a Horse, etc included.. ohh yeah. That is ‘not’ a coincidence ladies & gentleman. It all started with a Mouse.. and the Mouse prominently displays this problem for all to see under Iger & Chapek.
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The Mickey Shorts are growing on me, and my kid loves them. I consider them part of the multiverse. Did hate them at first though, just because it was a such a radical departure from the classic Mickey vibe.
 
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pdude81 said:
The Mickey Shorts are growing on me, and my kid loves them. I consider them part of the multiverse. Did hate them at first though, just because it was a such a radical departure from the classic Mickey vibe.
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You ought to show your kid and rewatch yourself episodes of Mickey Mouse Works/House of Mouse. They sadly can’t be found officially but you can find them via bootleg DVDs & videos on YouTube. You’ll be SHOCKED to see just how much better those efforts are compared to 06-now. (With the exception of Epic Mickey & Mickey Mouse in Get a Horse)
 
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Rodj said:
They put in new projectors in the ride recently, and all of them in the starting scene were not calibrated in size. Seems like Tower of Terror isn't the only ride with bad projector issues now:
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Talk about fixing the “important” things that weren’t even broken to begin with in regards to functionality… and not even well.. oiii. The Figment AAs need far more attention/work than those projections ever did.. hell, that ride needs more attention as a whole than anything like that does.
 
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