Guys what if the real Journey into Imagination with Figment overhaul was the friends we met along the way?
I mean, it probably can if they simultaneously build out the attraction density WS has needed for ages. It would still be a slow boat ride with no thrill factor.Unless they'd want to remove the restaurant and shops, it can't.
It was the second most visited attraction in the park until 1994 when the queue was sabotaged for HISTA. Of course, what Disney needs to learn especially considering EPCOT is that NOT EVERYTHING IS GOING TO APPEAL TO EVERYBODY.HYPOTHETICALLY - If Disney does what we all want on these forums and revamps the Figment ride and it's legit very good...... but still stays a walk on, because to the masses (not the 1,000's of Disney heads like us) he's just not that relevant..... then what?
That might be true but even if Imagination is fixed, with Spaceship Earth being a shell of it's former greatness and IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth gone. The park still will not have a cohesive vision linking it together. A TRULY GREAT Spaceship Earth refurbishment and an actual worthy successor to Reflections of Earth with a similar message and emotional impact might bring me back. I don't expect them to happen but that is what they will need to do if they want my money and support.
I think the new Country Bear Jamboree is a good example. They never expected it to be a major hit that would bring families to the park just to see the new show, but they still believed it would help raise the overall quality of the park (although I disagree).I love Figment and want the best ride ever for him.... with that being said:
HYPOTHETICALLY - If Disney does what we all want on these forums and revamps the Figment ride and it's legit very good...... but still stays a walk on, because to the masses (not the 1,000's of Disney heads like us) he's just not that relevant..... then what?
And best of all it would bring it into compliance with Iger's self-referential IP mandate.I think the new Country Bear Jamboree is a good example. They never expected it to be a major hit that would bring families to the park just to see the new show, but they still believed it would help raise the overall quality of the park (although I disagree).
A few years after a Figment feature film was announced the new plans involve, possibly, some vague series or short film(s). Not trending in the right direction.Didn't they mention plans for Figment shorts at a recent shareholders meeting?
From March:
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Figment 'series or short-form videos' requested by Disney CEO Bob Iger
Figment — Disney's purple dragon character and de facto mascot of Epcot — might star in his own series or shorts in the future.attractionsmagazine.com
Then the best case scenario happened, and we all have to find something else to complain about.HYPOTHETICALLY - If Disney does what we all want on these forums and revamps the Figment ride and it's legit very good...... but still stays a walk on, because to the masses (not the 1,000's of Disney heads like us) he's just not that relevant..... then what?
That's what the restaurant is for. They even called the setting the Centauri Space Station.If they’re so keen on nostalgia—bringing back the vibe of World of Motion and a Figment remake—can we please get a Horizons overlay for Mission: Space? Honestly, if they just looped one of Martin’s POV videos of Horizons on the pre-show screens and called it a ride, it would still be better than that abomination.
Guys what if the real Journey into Imagination with Figment overhaul was the friends we met along the way?
Mexico could handle a new more popular ride in the same sense that Norway is able to... But it would need to move its main entrance somehow over to the side or around the pavilion with just an outdoor extended queue, and an exit that doesn't end up inside the pavilion.Is this where we rehash the debate over whether or not Mexico can handle a more popular ride?
Of course. But that's not why everyone keeps recommending an Inside Out show goes in there... They're thinking the old space could be re-skinned/utilized which is not the case, and they're not thinking about the rest of that entire pavilion, which has also been completely gutted.This level of work would've always been done before a new show opened in there anyway. The original stage wouldn't have been reused and needed a gut/rebuild. They still have the foundation and space for a theatre show, but with the ability to do most of it as a new build.
I love Figment and want the best ride ever for him.... with that being said:
HYPOTHETICALLY - If Disney does what we all want on these forums and revamps the Figment ride and it's legit very good...... but still stays a walk on, because to the masses (not the 1,000's of Disney heads like us) he's just not that relevant..... then what?
Sorry I should have been more clear.. I completely understand the concept of capacity on rides and how it effects wait times completely.Good question. I think people rely too much on wait times as a sole indicator of an attraction's success. Many say if something has a 120 minute wait it's a success, if it has a 10 minute wait it's a failure. There's far more variables then people give. Location, capacity, and operations play a role in wait time too.
Something can have a 120 minute wait. It can indicate it's a very popular attraction, it can also indicate it has very low capacity and can't get riders through, poor operations, or a prominent location
Something can have a 10 minute wait. It can indicate it's a very unpopular attraction, it can also indicate it has a large capacity, good operations, is in a harder to find area, and it's not meant as a E-ticket.
Same way I wouldn't say Pirates or Small World are failures for 20 min waits right now, if this new ride has a low wait that isn't bad. They know when rides are people eaters and when they max out an area's potential, which is why they aren't fighting to remove Nemo or GFT (and Cocopers need to get over it that dream is dead with the DCA build). If this gets more interest and more crowds then now, and of course more merch sales and prominence for the character, it would be successful. Doesn't need GOTG wait times.
I still don’t think they’d do anything to it for at least a decade, especially if fans receive the update well. They’d coast on that goodwill while they address other areas of the parks until his number gets called again. At that point, I think a different IP would be inevitable.Sorry I should have been more clear.. I completely understand the concept of capacity on rides and how it effects wait times completely.
What I meant was what if they revamp the ride and it's incredible, but it is still able to be walked on, with no one in the queue and with like half full cars most of the day, which it is now. I don't think that has anything to do with the rides capacity efforts, I think it has to do with people just not going on the ride.
Pirates is a different story, because even though that wait time could be pretty low a lot of times during the day, I rarely ever see a boat not full of people, and at least a line of 5 minutes towards the end of the queue, which to me means all the boats going are full and it's using it's great great great capacity well.
If TWDC can coast for nearly a quarter of a century on the current, mediocre version, then just imagine how long a good version would last.They’d coast on that goodwill while they address other areas of the parks until his number gets called again.
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