You're right As someone who's been on here since 2000, until construction takes place, we're stuck with the inferior Imagination attraction which has been in place far longer than the grand original. Expectations are zero until proven otherwise. We've had countless proclamations about the attraction over the years.
Can you smell what Horizons Bar & Grill is cooking?
the rocks “He said Toronto” but replace Toronto with “figment” absolutely describes the state of figment in cameo and merch limbo
I wouldn't say exactly where we started.
Some new World Showcase additions, maybe featuring a magic Nanny or a Princess with glowing hair? An abandoned pavilion right next to their biggest E-Ticket?
Yeah Ik it’s probably a blessing but idk I just have felt like we have been here before so many times. I have felt burned so many times with this kidna optimism, kinda weary of getting hopes up again with figment Yknow. Not saying you are wrong, just with how far away it is things can change so much, heck even look two three years ago! So I’m not saying you are wrong to think that, heck you probably are way more knowledgeable on this than me, but I’m just gonna not get my hopes up till the day it is announced. Hope this is understandable
I think at this point just to please the fans Imagination and SSE need to go down soon before or during more expansion of Epcot.
Poppin's isn't happening and... do you mean Tangeled??? Where would that go in Epcot hm...
This. Imagination is definitely in the worst show shape in the entire park, but SSE is in the worst mechanical shape and capacity issues are dire enough to frequently overstress what we have, particularly in World Showcase.
At the very least I wonder if we’ll get more concrete information on the film this D23. I’m a little bit concerned because I’ve seen so many parks film adaptations like this go quiet after many years. I’m no expert on how these processes go but I’ve got a feeling it’ll be a while before we get the film
Wouldn't go that far. Seas seems relatively solved... unless you want to entertain completely removing the live animal aspect.
I’m pretty sure anyone who’s said that it would be high cost has said that it’s because of the mechanical issues, not because they’d rip out everything that exists. Even in the storylight version, most scenes just looked like they were going to be plussed with projections.
I'm sure by now they have realized that the Future World overhaul was a huge stinker. Everything outside of GOTG has been received mixed or poorly. I'd rather they not double down by changing SSE to match it, but if we know anything about modern Disney, it's that they LOVE to double down on bad ideas to prove a point.
Regardless of the success of what little actually came from the overhaul, they’re not going to back down on IP being infused into the park’s attractions any time soon, so Spaceship Earth should probably address that in some capacity. That doesn’t mean that SSE actually needs IP intrusion itself, just that it should have a script that draws a connection between the generally real world-inspired front-of-house portion of each pavilion and its more fantastical Disney-inspired back-of-house within the attractions. Talking about the centrality of storytelling to the human experience and how the real world is a boundless source of inspiration and imagination seems like a decent compromise.
Add to the fact that SSE is bound to be a nightmare to work on and within. It's a unique building with extremely limited access. SSE having a higher budget makes sense. Just remember how long it would take to remove each ride vehicle (or just enough to allow them to access the problematic track sections).