Rumor Figment, well, to be replaced by Figment

[Earlie the Pearlie]

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On one hand, I seethe at the idea of the Rainbow Corridor placed behind a paywall.

On the other, perhaps this is a wind up to start adding assets so when the attraction is reimagined, there are already some interactive things upstairs that went on the DVC budget instead of the main budget?

 

[Moth]

EPCOT DVC Member Lounge to Transform into Disney Vacation Club ImaginAtrium - DVC Shop

EPCOT's DVC Member Lounge will be reimagined as the ImaginAtrium. Discover new features and what members can expect from this transformation.

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Gentlemen. Open the metal capsule under your seats and take the pill. It's gonna be a long ride til the ride is redone.

 

[Homemade Imagineering]

Gentlemen. Open the metal capsule under your seats and take the pill. It's gonna be a long ride til the ride is redone.

On one hand I’m a little intrigued and I like the sound of there being some sort of vintage memorabilia exhibit. I’m also hoping the new paint scheme extends beyond the interior and onto the exterior, but that’s just wishful thinking.

The optimistic side of me is saying this is a part of a longer term plan to upgrade all facilities within the pavilion, commemorating in JIIWF’s eventual overhaul. The other, likelier scenario, is Disney wanting to entice more people to purchase DVC.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

They have a perfectly good VIP lounges particularly the one's for Land and Sea could have been used for DVC instead..Just check it out here...

Future World's Hidden VIP Lounges — Rob Yeo Design

Ever since I first heard of Epcot’s VIP Lounges, they have fascinated me; it’s like finding out you have a secret room in the back of your closet. Even people who know Epcot inside and out may never realise that right under their noses, behind a nondescript door, lie secret areas waiting to be expl

www.robyeodesign.com

 

[Moth]

 

[Sneaky]

Gentlemen. Open the metal capsule under your seats and take the pill. It's gonna be a long ride til the ride is redone.

It’s not gonna make Epcot 50 isn’t it

 

[Moth]

It’s not gonna make Epcot 50 isn’t it

I wish I had a solid answer.

 

[Sneaky]

I wish I had a solid answer.

Muppets probably being gone, JIMWF possibly making 30 years, man this is the worst possible outcomes for me personally. Blood on the saddle being gone and Tiana being mid already kinda broke my spirit.

 

[DisCOT_97]

Gentlemen. Open the metal capsule under your seats and take the pill. It's gonna be a long ride til the ride is redone.

they should turn Figment into a log flume ride where we are looking for missing sparks of imagination and the ride ends with us celebrating at whatever epcot festival is currently running lol perfect for Epcot’s 60th

 

[Sneaky]

They gotta find Buzzy for the party!

they should turn Figment into a log flume ride where we are looking for missing sparks of imagination and the ride ends with us celebrating at whatever epcot festival is currently running lol perfect for Epcot’s 60th

( I am not a grifter, I promise)

 

[DisCOT_97]

They gotta find Buzzy for the party!

( I am not a grifter, I promise)

Figment and Dreamfinder are throwing an Art Showcase party but forgot all the sparks of imagination, we gotta try and find them (we were the sparks of imagination all along)

 

[Homemade Imagineering]

Maybe once Iger is gone this thing will finally happen sooner than later. If I recall he alluded to the fact that once Figment was brought back the ride was “fixed” once and for all. He doesn’t seem to want to lay a finger on the current version for whatever reason

 

[Moth]

Maybe once Iger is gone this thing will finally happen sooner than later. If I recall he alluded to the fact that once Figment was brought back the ride was “fixed” once and for all. He doesn’t seem to want to lay a finger on the current version for whatever reason

I don't think JIIWF was his doing though? I think it was a late-Eisner thing.

 

[HauntedPirate]

I don't think JIIWF was his doing though? I think it was a late-Eisner thing.

Correct. All changes to JII were made under Eisner.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Maybe once Iger is gone this thing will finally happen sooner than later. If I recall he alluded to the fact that once Figment was brought back the ride was “fixed” once and for all. He doesn’t seem to want to lay a finger on the current version for whatever reason

Rumor has it the president of the resort has a vehement distaste for the pavilion.

 

[Homemade Imagineering]

I don't think JIIWF was his doing though? I think it was a late-Eisner thing.

Yeah it was an Eisner thing, Bob even makes this clear in the video, but this is the clip I’m referencing. I may be reading too much into it but at least at that point in time, he seemed perfectly content with the current version. At 4:29 he discusses it

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

While plans can change at any time of course, the current one remains a new Imagination by EPCOT's 50th. We're looking at an SSE rehab beginning within the next few years (creative work is already underway), and then god willing Imagination afterwards.

 

[Moth]

While plans can change at any time of course, the current one remains a new Imagination by EPCOT's 50th. We're looking at an SSE rehab beginning within the next few years (creative work is already underway), and then god willing Imagination afterwards.

You've been hearing SSE coming before Imagination?

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

You've been hearing SSE coming before Imagination?

Yes, SSE is next. I would expect it to be a next D23 announcement, but I could even see it as soon as Destination D. As soon as Test Track reopens it'll be all eyes on SSE.

 

[UNCgolf]

Yes, SSE is next. I would expect it to be a next D23 announcement, but I could even see it as soon as Destination D. As soon as Test Track reopens it'll be all eyes on SSE.

This is mildly terrifying, only because they have to potential to completely butcher it.