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Rumor Figment, well, to be replaced by Figment
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SailorMercury
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Ok so now we have the perfect direction for Figment to go in:Ah, so from early PS2 to 2005 GameCube art...
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Homemade Imagineering
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In another thread @Henry Mystic is saying Inside Out is a possible contender for this redo once again? After all this waiting I hope not… what a waste that would be
Cmdr_Crimson
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aladdin2007
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try again in another 5 years, probably nothing.I’ve noticed this thread over the last several years, of course, but this is actually the first time I’ve ever looked in on it.
Almost 5 years later, and still nothing…….
Cmdr_Crimson
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Yet we're still trying to figure out why he was roaming around the Walt Disney Studios and within one moment you see the writers of the Figment Film in development..We have The expo as our only hope and announcement of anything..
The Leader of the Club
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I still think it’s gonna be a replacement for the Short Film Festival. A nice little 3D Figment movie could serve as cross promotion for the feature (if that’s still a thing) and bring some life to the Magic Eye.
trainplane3
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Well the writer/directors of the Figment movie were also in one of those clips too so it literally could be anything.
Haymarket2008
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I didn’t interpret their post as Inside Out replacing Figment in the ride. I think it was more of “they’ll come to EPCOT in some bigger form if the movie does well”.
I think the likely option is to have a Cranium Command-esque show in the Magic Eye theatre. I’m certain Figment isn’t getting the shaft in the main ride section.
flyerjab
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My thinking with this is based around Epcot’s 50th. As DAK, MK and possibly DHS all receive additions and expansions in the next 5 to 7 years, I think this is when Epcot will take another turn. Especially after feedback they had to have received for botching MK’s 50th, I am hopeful that Epcot’s 50th is done better for 2032.
I’m wondering if this is when Figment is redone and Spaceship Earth is redone. It would definitely follow the update to each park year-over-year strategy that they seem to follow and could give ample excitement to a 50th celebration.
I’m wondering if this is when Figment is redone and Spaceship Earth is redone. It would definitely follow the update to each park year-over-year strategy that they seem to follow and could give ample excitement to a 50th celebration.
aladdin2007
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We will be lucky if MK even gets a 60th, which by the time those MK projects come to life it will be about the 60th anyway, maybe a little before...but after the botched 50th they probably wont even bother again sadly.
duncedoof
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I read it as they're very interested in how a Figment movie does. I'll be honest, I don't see a lot of prospects in the success of Figment as a movie project. I hope that doesn't stop them from doing something with the pavilion anyway.
DreamfinderGuy
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I know this idea has repeated here over and over again ever since the first film released, but it really does feel like an incredible missed opportunity to not just put an Inside Out show in the Cranium Command theatre. Much of the infrastructure to support it was already there. I feel like the only reason it didn't happen was because there would have had to be more work done to make the dome presentable first.
That said, Magic Eye works too.
SailorMercury
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I think if it’s an animated movie with heart and good enough promotion, it will be a hit.
If it’s a live action movie with CGI figment that had that look that modern day soulless blockbusters have, it’ll bomb.
Andrew25
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Disney doesn't necessarily need the movie to be convinced to finance a redo of the attraction. I think the question is if the studio marketing team provides some dollars that TDO doesn't want to dish out for the project.
I have a feeling we'll get a Figment update with or without the movie's help.
I have a feeling we'll get a Figment update with or without the movie's help.
HMF
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Uh, There is basically a mandate from on high that says that EVERYTHING has to be tied to a movie or they won't greenlight it.
TrainsOfDisney
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HMF
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Um, They will be singing IP-branded songs.
MagicHappens1971
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@HMF beat me to it, but the only saving grace for the Country Bears was the literal infusion of IP based songs. If the show didn't have the ability to pivot like this it would probably be on the chopping block. IMO the only attractions that are "safe" are those that are truly "iconic" or an IP in their own right, Haunted Mansion, Jungle Cruise, Pirates & Space Mountain. I would include ToT but that IP doesn't belong to Disney since it's branded as Twilight Zone, but Disney could pivot and keep the attraction very similar with a slight refresh based on the ScarJo ToT film. And the majority of DAK, but we could be at a turning point for that, although the decision to bring Rhode back tells otherwise.