My head cannon is that since the imagination institute took over JII 1.0 and essentially killed dreamfinder as a character, figment messing up channing’s tour and figment’s more annoying and mischievous character is him taking his revenge on Channing for what he did.
The frustrating thing about this is that Disney Imagineers can make some genuinely imaginative additions to the park when they try. Space 220 and the new entrance were great additions.
When was the last time you saw a Fujifilm or Konica or Minolta product advertised? 20, maybe closer to 30 years ago? None of those entities are sponsoring a theme park attraction, even together.
all the more reason why they should.
They don't have anything to sell to the average EPCOT visitor. Even most big consumer-focused companies aren't interested in sponsoring Disney rides anymore, they're expensive marketing pieces in an era where there's cheaper, more direct, and more impactful marketing solutions. It's a miracle Kodak lasted at Imagination as long as they did. Disney knows they're going to foot 100% of the bill whenever something happens to Imagination.
A sponsor for the imagination pavilion is also how we got into this mess we have with the current ride.
Correct me if i'm wrong, but wasn't it Disney's idea to revamp Imagination? Kodak said they didn't want to for budget reasons (not being able to fund a revamp), but Disney basically forced them with the contract and so they made a very poor budget rework.
They must be doing well with GM/Chevy since TT is the only sponsored Pavilion in FW..
no joke, that is an interesting question and I would be all up for answering it
