FigmentsBrightIdeas
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Agreed 100%!The "Skunk Figment" part makes it automatically a kids ride to me. "Haha farts are funny" logic to it. That scene is cringey

Agreed 100%!The "Skunk Figment" part makes it automatically a kids ride to me. "Haha farts are funny" logic to it. That scene is cringey
It’s the equivalent of putting a fart or poop joke in a Winnie the Pooh film. It just feels SO wrong/disrespectful & makes you raise your eyebrows in disgust.. pathetic really. The original ride & characters were wholly sincere & charming, not at all crude, mean spirited, or gross.Agreed 100%!Total disservice/not true to the character & ride we were introduced to in the original 83-98 ride. Far, FAR below the standards & expectations established there.
It's really just crude. Couldn't it be us smelling a more "odd" scent (one that's not just "flower" but something interesting)?It’s the equivalent of putting a fart or poop joke in a Winnie the Pooh film. It just feels SO wrong/disrespectful & makes you raise your eyebrows in disgust.. pathetic really. The original ride & characters were wholly sincere & charming, not at all crude, mean spirited, or gross.
The”interesting part” is the original Infact ‘did’ have the scent of Roses pumped into the Dreamport & Realm of Art scenes. Meaning, it’s most likely a callback.. but it’s being disrpectful w it cause it’s like “Oh yeah, remember how you associated that wonderful smell with this ride? Well too bad, now you get skunk!”.It's really just crude. Couldn't it be us smelling a more "odd" scent (one that's not just "flower" but something interesting)?
As someone who didn't really watch Dragon Tales when it was still airing, I grew a fond love for it. Immediately once I started watching, I thought, "this is like a Journey Into Imagination cartoon, except with no Figment or Dreamfinder". It's such an imaginative, hazy toon'.![]()
When did this site suddenly get invaded by old school fans of PBS Kids? Has Iger messed up so badly that WDWMagic is slowly transforming into PBS Kids?
Yep, it wouldn’t surprise me if TDO is part of the hurdle with this, considering the choices they’ve made with Tower of Terror’s show effects maintenance.He once said to me that the only way to get the Imagination Attraction ‘fixed’ is to convince WDW Management that it NEEDS to be done.
I just remembered this video showing the terrible state of the ride... and it's from 2018; it was already badly outdated then.
No joke, there's a part in the video where during the finale when the screens "explode" to reveal Figment's imagination, the ride malfunctions and you can't even see all of the Figments as the screens are still there blocking the view.Yup, beyond sad & frustrating.. Figment, Dreamfinder & their whole pavilion deserve SO much better.
There's one thing I am curious about. Prior to August 2010 when Kodak let go of the sponsorship, there was an exhibit with Figment appearing throughout. It seemed to be some sort of interactive stage activity:
What was this like? I'd love to see some more footage of this. It looked pretty cool (not "OG ImageWorks cool", but still cool).
It's where the color sound wall/Simon like game is now shown here on the right hand side just as you enter imageworks...
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And here's what the show was like in 2004..
They’ve been releasing merch there actually. There was a little straw and a Figment figure w flapping wings that got released there to success I believe. As did the Popcorn bucket But yeah, not sure how upper management took the results of that, let alone how the results turned out. But I hope they did well! Weird thing is though, they didn’t release that same straw clip at EPCOT for whatever reason. Not entirely sure why, but again, hey, if it’s getting the message to those in power at Disney that Figment, Dreamfinder & Journey Into Imagination deserve a bigger investment , that’s a good thing:Someone mentioned how Figment should go international for investment...
Shanghai anyone?
I'm sure if they had built JII around 84 at TDL in Tomorrowland...It would have still been there with more enhancements as OLC wouldn't have it changed in any way...And if it wasn't for the obsession of Orange Bird out there we wouldn't have had a big comeback of him back in the US parks.Someone mentioned how Figment should go international for investment...
Shanghai anyone?
That'd at least be, "something!"The next iteration of Figment will be ride vehicles that look like popcorn buckets and popcorn falls on you throughout the whole ride.
Don't get me started on SSE. LOLYet, here we are and we haven't even seen a Spaceship Earth Popcorn bucket yet....
It's been the same ride with minor enhancements, movement of scenes but the whole thing has been the same ever since...
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHASomeone mentioned how Figment should go international for investment...
Shanghai anyone?
If there isn't even actual source audio of the ride out there besides the finale song...Then I wouldn't hold my breath....You can hear unique Figment voice lines too! + unique animations. I wonder if the raw audio + animations will ever be uploaded.
If there isn't even actual source audio of the ride out there besides the finale song...Then I wouldn't hold my breath....
Yet here we have source audio of the original.
The atrocious 2nd version
And the 3rd version and it's the pavilions outdoor loop and the source version of the finale....
It's a shame they haven't released the 3rd version yet..But, I'm hoping someone out there will get there hands on it..
When did this site suddenly get invaded by old school fans of PBS Kids? Has Iger messed up so badly that WDWMagic is slowly transforming into PBS Kids?
Being someone who helps run a PBS Kids server on Discord...I certainly resemble that remarkYou’d be surprised at how many fans of animation, regardless of where it comes from, have interests that cross over.
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