They’ve gotten some things wrong before in the past. Once while I was at D23 Expo they had some props on display and listed the head molds from World of Motion as being from Journey Into Imagination. Ultimately I ended up correcting them by telling a staff member and they said they’d correct it. Seems they did. Lol! But yeah, that’s not a prototype. That’s very clearly one of the final ones used in the ride. The original “prototype” sculpt actually had differences. Mainly in his (your) left/(his) right hand. Originally it faced towards the audience rather than towards himself.
Yep, and recently they got another thing wrong, listing an original Disneyland Haunted Mansion tombstone as being from “Tokyo Disneyland 1969, with faux aging”. The aging and wear is original and is why the tombstones were eventually removed from the berm outside because they were looking sad and neglected.
Well, there is a Figment movie in the works (unless it's been cancelled), so maybe sooner rather than later (and by later I mean "never.")
Seth Rogen (love him or hate him) seems to actually get his projects made, as opposed to some other producers out there (cough jj abrams cough)
Also because a Haunted Mansion Wiki assumed that "Mister West" was a Tokyo exclusive variant of Gracey and not just something copied from that old Disneyland tombstone.
Ah yes, Kathy Mangum… not a fan of her at all. (Nor of that iteration of the ride for that matter) ‘but’ I would definitley be interested to hear/find out more stories about the creation of that travesty and why/how it ultimately ended up the way it did regardless. I feel like I pretty much know, but it would be interesting to hear more details specifically to see how it matches up with what I’ve discovered/figured out over the years. Truthfully they should just go back to the original one w tasteful enhancements & spfx added, period.
I feel that if Disney really wanted to give the pavilion and ride an overhaul, I can definitely see them making it something truly special. What I think they should do is do a remake of the original, but also using modern technology to really make it cutting edge and timeless. They can easily make the flight into Imagination be a preshow (much like the rotating one from Rise of The Resistance) and utilize the rest of the space for the main ride.
I don’t see much point in changing the original format though. Why make it a preshow when they have most of the track there. It wouldn’t even be hard to put back in/repair the old parts of the track. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Enhance the show scenes with new spfx & tech but don’t change the core show scenes, audio.
Better than the cartoonish garbage that they have being transforming him into
agree, the magnets were appalling. thats not figment.
very sad, have always enjoyed his books.
