Disgruntled Walt
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Rumor Figment, well, to be replaced by Figment
- Thread starter Walrus from Paris
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Haymarket2008
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The plot THICKENS……very exciting thing to see….
SailorMercury
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Seems like, if it truly is a new version of Imagination, they'll have it in 1.5 years, which seems to be roughly how long they take to overhaul attractions (Tiana's, Test Track is roughly that too iirc). Depends on how much they do to it.
SailorMercury
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If the redo were to start in May, that would give a similar timeframe to Tiana's for a redo. If they wanted to, they could do some significant work in that time. This may be more than a simple "shove Dreamfinder in the current ride" and could probably do some significant scene replacement.
Prob won't start in May but I can dream.
Brer Oswald
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I don't think it will start before D23. They probably want to wait for that venue to generate maximum buzz.
SailorMercury
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God I hope so. The energy in that stadium will be ELECTRIC!
Disgruntled Walt
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They could start prep work for it before D23, especially if they intend to get it done quickly.
But we're getting ahead of ourselves, because this could just be a DVC thing, unfortunately.
SailorMercury
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Deep down, my cold black heart knows that its not for the ride.
But what work could be big enough to warrant a permit filing, as well as being a year and a half long?
SailorMercury
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I looked into the company that is attached to the permit.
The only project I can find that they're attached to it the Trails End refresh.
policonstruction.com
The only project I can find that they're attached to it the Trails End refresh.
Trail's End Restaurant - Commercial Construction Company in Orlando
Disney’s Fort Wilderness® Resort & Campground – Trail’s End Restaurant – Refresh Client: WDW Duration: 4 months Value: $1.2 mil panaderiasrafaelroman.com Project Overview Remodel of existing space, including all architectural finishes from floors to ceilings, buildout of new buffet line...
policonstruction.com
I worry Tiana will end up the exception with retheming/overhauling rides these days, not the standard. Given how beloved Splash was, and how much people dislike current Figment, they may not need feel the need to go all out for a replacement. "See, isnt this better than Figment 3.0?" for the bare minimum. I would love to be proven wrong, though. Guess we'll have to see how DINOSAUR and Test Track end up.
Disgruntled Walt
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If they're already filing permits, if this IS about Imagination 4, it almost looks like this would be done before those two.
Homemade Imagineering
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DreamfinderGuy
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There's a good chance it would wrap before the Dinoland project does, but there's no chance it happens before Test Track. Test Track already has a date and pressure to bring it back online fast, neither of those apply to Imagination.
Future World struggles without Test Track, however much like it was just fine without Universe of Energy for five years it would do just fine without Imagination.
zipadee999
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Imagination is empty most days, so it’s not like the capacity it offers is being used anyways. Test Track is extremely popular, so taking that offline will leave quite a few extra people to crowd up the midways
SailorMercury
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What I see may happen, when the center of Future World opens, they’ll move Mickey out of Magic Eye, put Figment M&G there. They’ll be able to close the entire pavilion to do something with it.
If they took Guardians off of VQ, that would eat up Test Track. But the center of future world having the Mickey and Friends M&G will take some of the families into there.
trainplane3
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Isn't Joy moving to DHS? It could just be for removing her set from the post show area.
aladdin2007
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I dont think anything is going to happen with Imagination until Test Track and SE are done....unless a new sponsor is footing the bill and wants it NOW. but there have been no rumors of that....
I would love to be wrong and it be NOW. Lets hope they are at least moving forward with planning a new version even if its a spark notes (as another poster stated) version of the original. I think they know they have to do better with whatever they do here next, no matter what we all think of current management or Imagineering.
I would love to be wrong and it be NOW. Lets hope they are at least moving forward with planning a new version even if its a spark notes (as another poster stated) version of the original. I think they know they have to do better with whatever they do here next, no matter what we all think of current management or Imagineering.
DreamfinderGuy
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Why would that take almost two years or require a permit
Surferboy567
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If imagination is indeed being looked out this EPCOT transformation really was the shot in the arm the park needed. Every pavilion in future world was refreshed besides the seas which I don't think really needs it. Spaceship Earth is also likely next up at some point. Truly would become the largest transformation of any Disney park I've seen.