Rumor Figment, well, to be replaced by Figment

[DetectiveDisney]

Hey. Just letting y'all know that over the past few months I've been drafting a script for a hypothetical Journey into Imagination feature film. It's not official or anything-- just for fun-- but I'd love to pitch it to Disney someday...

 

[Homemade Imagineering]

An announcement would be great, but judging by the SSE and Mary Poppins announcements, I wouldn't expect any specifics

Personally I don’t need specifics!! A simple “figment will be staying along with a fan favorite returning” is just all I need to be a happy camper!!!

 

[FigmentJedi]

Figment should have got a Skyliner wrap too, especially since it’s connected to EPCOT. Haunted Mansion and Pirates got wraps, and Magic Kingdom’s not even connected to the Skyliner.

The Skyliner has had so much trouble, I don't think they want to risk Figment's mischievous tendencies.

The buses have Wi-Fi on them, so you can ride the Figment Bus and watch the original ride on YouTube. If the Skyliner had Figment wraps and Wi-Fi, then you could watch all of Martin's Imagination tributes while you wait for three hours to get rescued.

 

[Sir_Cliff]

I really can't figure out what their goal is with Figment. He seems to be everywhere right now (which is awesome), yet the terrible incarnation if the ride lingers with no pending announcement. The Disney Epcot trolling continues...

Yes, Disney's treatment of Figment is very curious. They seem to realise he is a valuable asset as a WDW-specific IP and one particularly tied to Epcot, the park they seem to have been having the hardest time figuring out how to pitch to the public. They also don't seem to want to commit resources to upgrading what they must know is a terrible attraction that presumably leaves first time visitors wondering why on earth Disney is pushing this annoying character and his lacklustre ride so hard.

Very hard to know whether they're just ringing every last dollar out of the character through nostalgia-based marketing or working to position him as the unofficial mascot of WDW and Epcot long into the future. Wouldn't surprise me if Disney has no real plan beyond producing t-shirts and plush toys for as long as they sell.

 

[Bender123]

Yes, Disney's treatment of Figment is very curious. They seem to realise he is a valuable asset as a WDW-specific IP and one particularly tied to Epcot, the park they seem to have been having the hardest time figuring out how to pitch to the public. They also don't seem to want to commit resources to upgrading what they must know is a terrible attraction that presumably leaves first time visitors wondering why on earth Disney is pushing this annoying character and his lacklustre ride so hard.

Very hard to know whether they're just ringing every last dollar out of the character through nostalgia-based marketing or working to position him as the unofficial mascot of WDW and Epcot long into the future. Wouldn't surprise me if Disney has no real plan beyond producing t-shirts and plush toys for as long as they sell.

Here is the easy answer...

Innoventions, SE, GotG and Play are all closed at the same time. The central spine and entry are a construction yard. For now, JII is a bad attraction, but it is a functional attraction. At least, for now, there is a side of the park that isn't a bulldozer filled nightmare scape.

To a guest coming into the park, its better to have something open over nothing open.

 

[Kamikaze]

Hey. Just letting y'all know that over the past few months I've been drafting a script for a hypothetical Journey into Imagination feature film. It's not official or anything-- just for fun-- but I'd love to pitch it to Disney someday...

Just remember to never - ever - send it in unsolicited.

 

[Homemade Imagineering]

Here is the easy answer...

Innoventions, SE, GotG and Play are all closed at the same time. The central spine and entry are a construction yard. For now, JII is a bad attraction, but it is a functional attraction. At least, for now, there is a side of the park that isn't a bulldozer filled nightmare scape.

To a guest coming into the park, its better to have something open over nothing open.

My guess, is that whenever rat or guardians opens (which ever is first) we will get a figment announcement of some proportion, whether that’s a tease or something slightly bigger. This is all due to the projection mapping movie in the EPCOT experience, because they’ll need to fill in the time stamp where the gotg or the rat clip was previously played.

 

[PizzaPlanet]

You've got to wonder, would they even make this bus design if they planned on removing the character from the ride? I know there are examples of different parts of the company not communicating well, but I think this says a lot about their confidence in Figment as a character (and his merchandise opportunities..).

 

[gustaftp]

To a guest coming into the park, its better to have something open over nothing open.

Well, not always....

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

You have to wonder how Figzilla would have been if they had brought him out now rather than a few years ago when there was hardly anything for him..

 

[WEDway Inc & Company LLC]

That Figment Bus is a good sign, I feel it.

 

[jt04]

That Figment Bus is a good sign, I feel it.

Trying to go back to Imagination 1.0 is a poor concept. Nostalgia will kill Epcot's transformation and conflicts with the Disney Nature push. More later.

 

[WEDway Inc & Company LLC]

Trying to go back to Imagination 1.0 is a poor concept. Nostalgia will kill Epcot's transformation and conflicts with the Disney Nature push. More later.

As MickeyViews said, I feel like it will be a combo Inside Out/Figment ride with minor figment references...

 

[jt04]

Here is the easy answer...

Innoventions, SE, GotG and Play are all closed at the same time. The central spine and entry are a construction yard. For now, JII is a bad attraction, but it is a functional attraction. At least, for now, there is a side of the park that isn't a bulldozer filled nightmare scape.

To a guest coming into the park, its better to have something open over nothing open.

Agreed. But hopefully they don't lose focus on the long term vision for Disney Nature at Epcot.

 

[jt04]

As MickeyViews said, I feel like it will be a combo Inside Out/Figment ride with minor figment references... Good concept for the Play Pavilion.

 

[gustaftp]

Imagination isn't in the Nature section, it's in the Celebration section. Pretty sure this has been gone over ad nauseum here.

 

[jt04]

Imagination isn't in the Nature section, it's in the Celebration section. Pretty sure this has been gone over ad nauseum here.

Urban sprawl.

 

[Steph15251]

Agreed. But hopefully they don't lose focus on the long term vision for Disney Nature at Epcot.

Not sure what this has to do with Disney nature since the pavilion is not in that section.But I do see them using inside out a littie for this.

 

[jt04]

Not sure what this has to do with Disney nature since the pavilion is not in that section.But I do see them using inside out a littie for this.

Muppets would be more entertaining. IMO.

 

[Bocabear]

Would the Imagination Theater have not been a better place to have put the EPCOT Revitalization presentation... Imagining the future of EPCOT... Seems like that would have been a better venue than the old restaurant....