EPCOT Figment, well, to be replaced by Figment

Homemade Imagineering

Homemade Imagineering

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BagOfGroceries said:
Ya never know, dude.
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Gusey

Gusey

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Any chance that Imagination permit could be related to the Joy meet and greet, re-theming it to another character? Was a similar one filed for when Vanellope was replaced by Figment?
 
Bocabear

Bocabear

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the whole "meet & Greet" thing is completely lost on me.... Back in the first 20 years of the park's existence Characters would stroll through the parks and "play" with the guests for photo ops... It was charming and unexpected... and no one cared if they didn't get a photograph with a third tier character from a Disney Plus television show... Going to WDW was so much more than that... the attractions and other experiences..... It is shocking to think they actually tore out an opening day classic Fantasyland dark ride for a M&G....all the while still needing more capacity....
 
The Leader of the Club

The Leader of the Club

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Bocabear said:
the whole "meet & Greet" thing is completely lost on me.... Back in the first 20 years of the park's existence Characters would stroll through the parks and "play" with the guests for photo ops... It was charming and unexpected... and no one cared if they didn't get a photograph with a third tier character from a Disney Plus television show... Going to WDW was so much more than that... the attractions and other experiences..... It is shocking to think they actually tore out an opening day classic Fantasyland dark ride for a M&G....all the while still needing more capacity....
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I think a lot of factors have changed since the early days to make that model pretty unsustainable at WDW. Characters couldn't roam like that today without being mobbed by guests who want to take pictures with them.
Indoor meeting locations allow for multiple performers to portray the same character in different rooms, giving more guests the chance to see characters. The indoor locations are also much cooler for the performers, meaning that they can do longer sets without needing as many breaks.
 
Andrew25

Andrew25

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The Leader of the Club said:
I think a lot of factors have changed since the early days to make that model pretty unsustainable at WDW. Characters couldn't roam like that today without being mobbed by guests who want to take pictures with them.
Indoor meeting locations allow for multiple performers to portray the same character in different rooms, giving more guests the chance to see characters. The indoor locations are also much cooler for the performers, meaning that they can do longer sets without needing as many breaks.
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Agree, I actually think the parks need more dedicated indoor/sheltered areas for characters to meet (but don't replace existing attractions).

Heck, I think if WDI can't come up with a decent option to replace the Stitch space... use it for an elaborate M&G space for several characters.
 
Bocabear

Bocabear

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Rhinocerous said:
It would need to be thematically appropriate. Do any Disney characters canonically smell like chili dogs?
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Which is really a good point... Thematically Appropriate should be very important in a world class theme park....It would be nice if any Meet & Greet location only hosts characters that are thematically appropriate for the land they are in... smaller meet and greets spread throughout the park...so that meeting a character also becomes a quest...instead of a warehouse full of photographers and characters....They need to do similar with shopping... THe shopping is the quest.... thematically appropriate products in the shops.... and then go to World Of Disney to get everything... cut back the size of the emporium and restore the separate shops... That would be awesome....
 
MK-fan

MK-fan

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You would think Disney would revamp this ride given how popular Figment. I mean look how popular this five year old wishful thinking thread is.
 
Figments Friend

Figments Friend

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I have been on Property for the past week, and have noticed something ‘unusual’.
The Imagination ‘attraction’ now has legit wait times.
Half hour waits in the morning, real 15 minute waits later in the day.

This is surprising to me, as we all know the current version of the ride almost never has wait times.

I am fairly certain it is only because folks are showing up to see Figment….as in the meet n’ greet.
I have also observed Guests coming to the Pavillion to ‘see the dragon’.

Most folks do not realize you don’t have to suffer through the mediocre current ride to reach the character greeting spot.
Just go in the entrance to the gift shop ….

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