EPCOT Figment, well, to be replaced by Figment

[Rodj]

Looks like they could be refurbishing the T&T labs Figment Animatronic currently. Interesting choice of a stand-in, I would think they would have used one of the Kodak shop figures such as the one used during the FotA festival.

 

[WaluigiTime]

Looks like they could be refurbishing the T&T labs Figment Animatronic currently. Interesting choice of a stand-in, I would think they would have used one of the Kodak shop figures such as the one used during the FotA festival.

Figment hasn't been okay since 1999

 

[Stupido]

Yeah, we rode two weeks ago, and it was easily in the worst shape I've ever seen. Figment didn't come out of the speaker in the sound lab, and this Figment looked exactly the same. The wait was 40 minutes too, cause the land was evacuated and spaceship earth is down. I felt bad for anyone without a LL.

 

[EagleScout610]

Looks like they could be refurbishing the T&T labs Figment Animatronic currently. Interesting choice of a stand-in, I would think they would have used one of the Kodak shop figures such as the one used during the FotA festival.

I think if they announced it was being rethemed tommorow it'd be seen as a mercy kill at this point

 

[FigmentsBrightIdeas]

Looks like they could be refurbishing the T&T labs Figment Animatronic currently. Interesting choice of a stand-in, I would think they would have used one of the Kodak shop figures such as the one used during the FotA festival.

So I saw a video of this in action, it’s Infact an OG audio-animatronic figure. The old Figment with the CAT-BAT blocks from the original Literature scene, with one of the 02 sweaters awkwardly put on him. Hence the somewhat strange (atleast in regards to the context of this scene) look/posing. Actually really, ‘Really’ Awesome to see this guy fully working here still and hope whenever they finally get to restoring the ride back to its former glory, he’ll be back in his rightful place, blocks and all. And the “Detour to Figment’s Open House” Figment animatronic that’s typically here will be back in the original Film Finale, on top of the rotating film reel your vehicles would ride around, as he should be, with the short sleeve turtleneck shirt put back on him.

 

[FigmentsBrightIdeas]

Interesting choice of a stand-in, I would think they would have used one of the Kodak shop figures such as the one used during the FotA festival.

Admittedly, considering this is a legit OG animatronic figure they had backstage (as he’s been brought out for EPCOT special events before in the past), he’s actually the best option they could’ve used, as otherwise he would’ve been completely static and that’s just as bad of show as the OG Film Finale/Current Detour AA not moving. Much better to have an animated Figment than one that isn’t at all.

 

[FigmentsBrightIdeas]

I think if they announced it was being rethemed tommorow it'd be seen as a mercy kill at this point

Hope you mean rethemed back to the original rather than *yet another* unnecessary Film IP theme. That wouldn’t even be a mercy kill, it’d be a straight up murder/repeat of the same mistake that initially killed this ride, no joke. Figment shoehorned back in as the band-aid fix. Like if they replaced Haunted Mansion with a High School Musical theme, still calling it Haunted Mansion, keeping half of the track and replacing the rest with a truncated ImageWorks (despite the original still being upstairs behind a wall) & gift shop space, but “fixing it” by shoehorning the ghosts & “Grim Grinning Ghosts” song back in the ride (lyrics of course changed to go with the new show scenes), the new title of the attraction being “Haunted Mansion With Ghosts”. Truly ‘the’ most baffling/crazy thought process behind an update to a classic ride ever, but that’s genuinely what it is currently. A bizarre Honey I Shrunk/Figment crossover with a deceiving title that you come off of going “What the heck was that?”, “What did that have to do with imagination/creativity?”, “Hey, this isn’t the classic Journey Into Imagination ride with Figment I remember, where’s Dreamfinder? What happened here??”

 

[FigmentsBrightIdeas]

Ngl, but I think a cool little thing they could do in the meantime that’d be a fun little touch for us classic Journey Into Imagination ride fans (not to mention just folks wanting to see a little new but classic magic added back to the ride that wouldn’t cost Disney much to do), would be to give the former Film Finale/Detour to Figment’s Open House figure his classic short sleeve shirt back, and to repaint the astronaut Figment back to the classic gray & orange color scheme rather than the current yellow & purple. Also, during the Festival of Arts, maybe put the former Artist/Sound Lab Figment in his classic artists’ beret & bow for a fun little addition for this year’s Festival of the Arts. This could also easily prep the figures for an easier transfer to their original positions/show scenes later down the line. (also, PS: Great Future Merch ideas. Human sized classic yellow & red turtleneck Figment shirt (to go along with your Figment head cap ), Figment head hat adorning his classic purple beret from the Arts scene for the Festival, and maybe a classic Astronaut Figment figure and/or plush)
(And yes folks, those are the only figures from the original still utilized in the current ride. All the others in the Upside Down Open House & the Blast Finale were newly fabricated for the 02 ride.)