Rumor Figment, well, to be replaced by Figment

lazyboy97o

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Maybe "Creative Advisor" isn't considered out of retirement? Or maybe the role isn't as active enough to be considered out of retirement?
Yeah, he's always just been called a consultant on PatF. I think the general view is that the consultant title was nothing more than honorary, though, and a way to promote that the person who designed Splash Mountain is involved.
He’s a consultant. He’s had an exclusive consulting contract since his retirement. He gives input but is not responsible for the work. Coming out of retirement would likely mean being actively involved in development, not just giving feedback, and also possible having some degree of responsibility.
 

ppete1975

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Well, was The Princess and the Frog all that relevant before Frederick Chambers or whatever his name is posted his idea for a retheme of Splash Mountain online?

Come to think of it, is Ratatouille even still relevant?
So what you are saying is.......

I can have hope for a fox and the hound and wall-e ride 😊😊❤️❤️❤️😉😉
 

Figments Friend

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Tony has been wanting to be involved in a re-do of the Imagination Pavilion for ages now.
AGES.
Anyone who knows the man knows this goes waaaaay back, and the recent comment of his making the rounds now from the 65 Years of Theme Park Design 'virtual panel' event from last week isn't really breaking news.
It IS however a nice re-affirmation of his long held desire to do so and to be involved in the process in some form.

Would be nice if it happens....he has some really great ideas.
Wether today's Disney would actually LISTEN to those ideas of his is another matter.....



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Figments Friend

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It was the same way for Frozen Ever After (ick still hate that name), he was a consultant when the main designer was...oh I forget his name, he worked on several attractions in non Disney European parks

Michel Den Dulk , a very creative Dutch designer and artist that has done a lot of excellent work for the famous 'Efteling' theme park before being pursued by Tony Baxter to work for WDI.

Tony is a huge fan of Efteling Park, and loved Michel's work there.
He went to a lot of trouble to get Michel on board at WDI, and after many delays it finally happened much to Tony's delight.


Michel was Tony's 'apprentice' in some respects, and was involved in some of Tony's last projects before the Disney Legend's 'retirement' in 2013.
Disneyland's 'Fantasy Faire' was the last major project for Tony before 'retiring' which Michel had a major influence on in it's design and overall 'look'.

He continued on and worked on more projects, most notably the 'Frozen Ever After' Attraction at Epcot in Orlando, FL.
A really nice guy, and i love the quality and detailing of his artwork.
I can see why Tony became such a fan of his work....i see a lot of similarities there in the style of drawing and design sensibilities.


Photo of Michel standing in Disneyland's Fantasy Faire area -

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Sample of Michel's beautiful artwork, from the same project -

Michel's Fantasy Faire artwork.jpg




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Homemade Imagineering

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Someone wanted a painting of DF on their wall. There, that's what it means.


...he knows exactly what he's doing...
I saw this post earlier, and noticed that he didn’t like any of the comments for some reason, and he usually tends to like the majority of first comments on his posts, except for this one... my best guess is that it’s due to the fact that imagination is a very touchy subject for imagineering right now, and he simply doesn’t want to like anyone’s comment to make people feel like he’s trying to hint at something even more by interacting with their comment. Whenever they toy with us it makes me so irritable and annoyed because they put this stuff up on social media, and they simply label it as a quick blast to the past, while they could’ve prioritized it in the Epcot overhaul over something like Moana or Marry Poppins, and on top of that we’ve all been waiting for the Band-aid on a wound of an attraction to be replaced by something permanent/worthy since 2002...
 

DreamfinderGuy

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It was only ever an idea for making the old Camera Shop/Figment Meet and Greet into the Agent P headquarters rather then Innoventions.
Was Innoventions ever the Agent P headquarters? Maybe it's just my memory failing but I thought the whole World Showcase Adventure vacated those buildings once Kim Possible got the boot.
 

Pi on my Cake

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In the Parks
Yes
I don't see why it wouldn't, unless they never really started with it, then maybe we get Agent P back or nothing at all.
Phineas and Ferb is still a popular brand (new movie just dropped today) and any changes would cost money. When all the budgets are being looked at, even a small expense like the Ducktales update could be cut if it is seen as a lateral move.
 

DreamfinderGuy

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Phineas and Ferb is still a popular brand (new movie just dropped today) and any changes would cost money. When all the budgets are being looked at, even a small expense like the Ducktales update could be cut if it is seen as a lateral move.
If say show pieces aren’t fabricated yet, then I can see DuckTales getting canned. If the Agent P stuff has already been gutted, I give it a 50/50 chance between them reinstalling it versus abandoning the concept as a whole. It’ll make for a neat clickbait “Fun facts about World Showcase” video five years from now when the deactivated effect points are still visible.
 

Mickeynerd17

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If say show pieces aren’t fabricated yet, then I can see DuckTales getting canned. If the Agent P stuff has already been gutted, I give it a 50/50 chance between them reinstalling it versus abandoning the concept as a whole. It’ll make for a neat clickbait “Fun facts about World Showcase” video five years from now when the deactivated effect points are still visible.
Sort of like the Pal Mickeys that could still say oudated stuff from the parks awhile ago. Idk if all those are gone or not.
 

Surferboy567

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Agent P was taken apart a couple of days before it “officially” left. The France game was apparently taken away before the rest left. Many effects weren’t working etc. Not sure if this adds to the likelihood for Ducktales.

Side Note: Enjoyed the new movie wasn’t as good as the other but enjoyable. Nice to see them back.
 

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