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[Cmdr_Crimson]

Just caught the Imagination light show on SSE. Gorgeous. Hearing that music played in the park in that way was amazing.

They should have been doing this for Epcot's 25th....

 

[Dragonman]

Just because there's no video or audio of imagination breaking down doesn't mean it never happened. I believe there was an issue that they decided to remove rather than fix. Also moving imageworks downstairs was a factor in the decision.

Heck, the original energy exterior music loop is "lost" because no full audio/video recording either exists or has been posted online.

From what I’ve heard the archives weren’t even able to find it when it was going to be reused for a show. Apparently it was stored on a Laserdisc that got discarded during the Ellen renovation. You’d think backup copies would exist though.

At least we still have the sacred Imagination bathroom loop.

 

[Epcot82Guy]

Epcot is in the Toilet confirmed.

 

[Thelazer]

If it genuinely was that much of a problem/unreliable during it’s run… then how come it lasted as long as it did with seemingly no issues… hmmm… and again, why no video footage of it breaking?? Huh…

All you need to do is look at the Harry Potter ride down I-4 (the magical bench's) that features no less than 2 turntable sections.
It can be done.

Now just think about those magical benches, being "magical dream catchers" that fly you around your imagination.
You get the idea.

 

[Brer Panther]

Can't they just use the trackless ride system? Then you could do what all the other trackless dark rides do and have the ride vehicles just park in front of the Dreamcatcher instead of having a turntable.

 

[Mickeynerd17]

Can't they just use the trackless ride system? Then you could do what all the other trackless dark rides do and have the ride vehicles just park in front of the Dreamcatcher instead of having a turntable.

At this point, a trackless ride system would turn imagination into another MMRR. I'd rather recycle/expand the current track with a lot of repairs.

 

[Inspired Figment]

At this point, a trackless ride system would turn imagination into another MMRR. I'd rather recycle/expand the current track with a lot of repairs.

Right, just remove the floor boards from the top of and restore the original track.

 

[FigmentJedi]

Can't they just use the trackless ride system? Then you could do what all the other trackless dark rides do and have the ride vehicles just park in front of the Dreamcatcher instead of having a turntable.

Trackless requires flat floors, which the Imagination building doesn't currently have.

 

[CHOX]

Can anyone give me a rundown of what remnants are left of the original and not in use? Like I know the hollow floor you walk over on the queue is part of the old track (I think?). Going back in about a month with a whole lot more knowledge about Epcot than on my first trip.

 

[999th Happy Haunt]

Gut the building and start fresh. I don’t want trackless either but is it even worth salvaging the current ride system?

 

[Inspired Figment]

Can anyone give me a rundown of what remnants are left of the original and not in use? Like I know the hollow floor you walk over on the queue is part of the old track (I think?). Going back in about a month with a whole lot more knowledge about Epcot than on my first trip.

Sure, here’s a track layout comparison. most of the track is all still there, just under floor boards. Even the turntable is still there but disabled, parts of it can still be seen in the ceiling.

 

[Brer Oswald]

It’s not super feasible, but my ideal ride system would be a modified version of the ET Adventure ride system, but you’d be riding in Dreamcatchers rather than large bikes.

 

[Mickeynerd17]

Right, just remove the floor boards from the top of and restore the original track.

I thought they outright ripped it out? I know you can still feel the supports for the unload track but I'm pretty sure they tore most of it out.

 

[Epcot82Guy]

While not ideal, if the turntable is highly complicated still (as it very well may be) - I wonder if a different idea would be moving Dreamfinder to a preshow - ala Tower or TT. You could have two or three theaters, with a Dreammobile animatronic overhead. Figment can then pop down (instead of up). You then exit the pre-show into the DreamPort (load station) - giving you a great look at all the sight gags in that part of the original attraction. It's a way to follow the original plot of the attraction without having that maintenance issue restored.

 

[Mickeynerd17]

Can anyone give me a rundown of what remnants are left of the original and not in use? Like I know the hollow floor you walk over on the queue is part of the old track (I think?). Going back in about a month with a whole lot more knowledge about Epcot than on my first trip.

Towards the end of this video is a visual rundown of structural remnants in the removed sections. It's really good for visualizing how it all fit together.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

It’s not super feasible, but my ideal ride system would be a modified version of the ET Adventure ride system, but you’d be riding in Dreamcatchers rather than large bikes.

Or, updated Peter Pan's flight tech...

 

[FigmentFan82]

Would love a smooth not too fast track system if they gutted and started fresh. Basically traditional omnimover but maybe with a little more pinash - not as intense as Cosmic Rewind, but maybe almost like a baby brother to it.

Call me crazy

 

[Mickeynerd17]

Would love a smooth not too fast track system if they gutted and started fresh. Basically traditional omnimover but maybe with a little more pinash - not as intense as Cosmic Rewind, but maybe almost like a baby brother to it.

Call me crazy

If they completely demolished the entire structure, then yea.

Be careful what you wish for.

 

[Bocabear]

the whole problematic turntable would most likely be extremely feasible in this day and age... The system was all done in 1981-2...technology has come incredibly far in the last 41 years...

 

[Inspired Figment]

the whole problematic turntable would most likely be extremely feasible in this day and age... The system was all done in 1981-2...technology has come incredibly far in the last 41 years...

Yep and again, you could even implement some of those roller coaster type drops and such too in it now if you wanted too. Not to mention some of the more elaborate special effects that were supposed to be in it before they were cut due to budget & tech limitations. ‘All’ the issues it had back in the 80s could be ‘immediately’ be resolved at this point.