Rumor Figment, well, to be replaced by Figment

[zipadee999]

I hope they keep the butterfly illusion.

The only good thing to come out of V2/V3

 

[OptimusPrime]

Seth owns the production company. That does not mean he's in the film. He's handling the money and potentially input.

I’m fairly certain he shows up in a lot of the movies from the company. I could be wrong though.

 

[Streetway]

I still am somewhat conflicted about rumored cancelled muppet labs figment overhaul. I want figment and Dreamfidner to
Come back, but a muppet labs dark ride sounds like such a fun idea, and I would’ve liked to get a muppets ride. Hope a muppets ride isn’t out of the question

 

[SplashJacket]

We can all agree Figment deserves better than the current attraction, but I genuinely don't know what a good modern figment would look like.

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

We can all agree Figment deserves better than the current attraction, but I genuinely don't know what a good modern figment would look like.

It’s pretty simple, just a new interpretation of the original attraction. Nothing else needs to be done. The original still holds up and should have never closed to begin with.

 

[Epcot82Guy]

It’s pretty simple, just a new interpretation of the original attraction. Nothing else needs to be done. The original still holds up and should have never closed to begin with.

Knowing I'm wandering into swampy, thorny waters here... If you look at the animatronic and screen tech at TBA, using that to recreate the original JII could really be a slam dunk. The original was innovative and great. Having modern tech abilities could make something spectacular. Even day guests who don't know Figment would be impressed by a really cool attraction with cool effects (just like people were in 1983).

 

[OptimusPrime]

We can all agree Figment deserves better than the current attraction, but I genuinely don't know what a good modern figment would look like.

The story of the original plussed up with modern day technology/effects.

Basically Imagination 1.0 HD Remastered

 

[Rosso11]

My main wonder if it's still penned for Disney+ or if they want to pen it in for a theatrical release...

Since this was first announced almost 2 years ago Disney has changed course like most other streaming services, outside of Netflix, and cut back to an extremely limited number of direct to streaming movies. They've realized it makes almost no financial sense to make movies exclusively for their streaming services. With the exception of low budget movies that would have been direct to the Disney channel in years past such as the new Descendants movie. So I am curious as well what the plan is. I have a feeling if we don’t get news at this years D23 it is more than likely dead.

 

[Rhinocerous]

•Imagination Minus One (Figment destroys opening day Disneyland in a gritty reboot, he then goes on to win an Oscar)

Given how Disneyland's opening day actually went, that might be a mercy.

I'm looking forward to Figment and the Winter Finder. We thought he was gone. Turns out Universal has kept him in a tank all these years to do their dirty work. What broke the Yeti? Use your Imagination. Who stole Buzzy? Look to the skies. Where's Donald? Never mind, we know that one.

 

[aladdin2007]

It’s pretty simple, just a new interpretation of the original attraction. Nothing else needs to be done. The original still holds up and should have never closed to begin with.

 

[Big_Shakalaka]

I think Figment will be talked about during the Studios panel where we get his movie announcement and possibly casting. With Seth Rogen involved, my bets are that he’s Dreamfinder. That or Chris Pratt.

I really really really want a movie in the same style as the comics that came out. Steampunk Dream finder for the win.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

It’s pretty simple, just a new interpretation of the original attraction. Nothing else needs to be done. The original still holds up and should have never closed to begin with.

Blame them..They Didn't want Dreamfinder.

 

[mysto]

Blame them..They Didn't want Dreamfinder.

I was in Rochester in the late 80's and watched them slowly crumble. It didn't get really bad until a while later, but they were routinely laying off 10k at least. They would probably cut any expense at that point, I'm not sure I would say they didn't want it. Didn't want to pay for it, perhaps couldn't.

 

[mysto]

We can all agree Figment deserves better than the current attraction, but I genuinely don't know what a good modern figment would look like.

I think Imagineering is really hard. It's easy for some to dis their work.

 

[OptimusPrime]

I think Imagineering is really hard. It's easy for some to dis their work.

If it were easy everyone would do it

 

[SplashJacket]

It’s pretty simple, just a new interpretation of the original attraction. Nothing else needs to be done. The original still holds up and should have never closed to begin with.

I think Imagineering is really hard. It's easy for some to dis their work.

Exactly, I don’t think a new interpretation of the original would satiate the hungry.

We’ve very closely if not passed the threshold for impossible to satisfy.

I don’t necessarily think a modern version of the original figment would satisfy our community, and by modern I don’t mean banal design.

With such a large gap and such a prolonged inferior product, I don’t think a nostalgic return to the original would work as well as people think it would.

A modern figment would need to be novel, creative, and technically impressive in the same way of the original one, and that’s not simply a plussing of the original.

Obviously that’s not impossible to achieve, but it is much more difficult than “make it better.”

 

[Bocabear]

I think if they went back to the original premise for the attraction as the plot, it would be a better attraction. An Introduction to who the dreamfiner is and his sidekick Figment...Then a tour of the dreamport... With an inspiration of the original attraction, and today's technology this could be absolutely amazing...Turn thr entire Pavilion into a Steampunk repository of dreams...New tech, New story, Same characters... Seems like that could be a really amazing attraction...

 

[Haymarket2008]

Literally adapt the Little Golden Book version of the original concept and you have a hit. It’s perfection.

 

[Moth]

Literally adapt the Little Golden Book version of the original concept and you have a hit. It’s perfection.

Would you be for or against the classic EPCOT references?

 

[The Leader of the Club]

Would you be for or against the classic EPCOT references?

Personally, I’d be for it to an extent. I don’t want it to be an EPCOT nostalgia-fest, but if they’re fairly hidden Easter eggs they’d be fun additions. I’d rather see classic EPCOT spring up around the park in the next few years leading up to the 50th…