EPCOT Figment, well, to be replaced by Figment

[FigmentsBrightIdeas]

To bad they couldn’t make a Figment film for the Magic Eye Theatre.

In all honesty, they should. Maybe base it off the comic series. That way, you have the characters’ origin stories in the theater and the actual Journey Into Imagination ride & ImageWorks on the other side. I say that’s a perfect idea. Just make the entire pavilion themed to Figment.

 

[FigmentsBrightIdeas]

Well maybe they will bring back Captain EO or Honey I Shrunk The Audience??

I mean.. depending on the way the theater is integrated effects wise. I don’t see why they couldn’t perhaps decide to alternate between films at different times throughout the day or maybe on certain nights they could do throwbacks to either of the films that previously played in the theatre. You could possibly play a new Figment film, Magic Journeys, then Captain EO, and then Honey I Shrunk the Audience another time. But yeah.. I mean, that could possibly work. But again, all depends on the way the effects are integrated.

or, maybe they should simply release Magic Journeys, Captain EO, and Honey I Shrunk the Audience on Disney Plus. Either way, both options could work.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Watch them gut and refurbish Imagination for the new festival center.

 

[Homemade Imagineering]

. I honestly wouldn’t be too surprised if imagination meets the same fate as stitch did, only to wait for replacement years and years from now because of the current situation.

 

[RSoxNo1]

This...kinda fits those Figment comics:

I know this was written for fun but still...

Another song that would have been a better ending to Epcot Forever than A Whole New World.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Another song that would have been a better ending to Epcot Forever than A Whole New World.

Please, they aren't allowed to use actual creativity anymore in the U.S. Parks....

 

[Prototype82]

Bring back Dreamfinder and build the stunning festival center that's in the EPCOT Experience model...I'm scared of what post Covid will bring though.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Bring back Dreamfinder and build the stunning festival center that's in the EPCOT Experience model...I'm scared of what post Covid will bring though.

Simple..World Showplace stays until they can do Mary Poppins since nothing has broke ground as of yet...

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

Simple..World Showplace stays until they can do Mary Poppins since nothing has broke ground as of yet...

World Showplace was always staying.

 

[marni1971]

Another vote for Captain EO. Amazing film.

Albeit a better experience in 1986.

 

[rle4lunch]

Albeit a better experience in 1986.

Captain pEdO didn't age well.

 

[marni1971]

Captain pEdO didn't age well.

We will never know the truth for that comment.

What we do know is the original release was perfect for its environment in Orlando in the late 80s and early 90s. And that the original experience was a lot better than the bouncy floor tribute re release.

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

We will never know the truth for that comment.

What we do know is the original release was perfect for its environment in Orlando in the late 80s and early 90s. And that the original experience was a lot better than the bouncy floor tribute re release.

And the bouncy floor tribute re release was a lot better than what's there now. Dated or not, we're back to square one.

 

[rle4lunch]

We will never know the truth for that comment.

What we do know is the original release was perfect for its environment in Orlando in the late 80s and early 90s. And that the original experience was a lot better than the bouncy floor tribute re release.

The 10 year long rehash ran about 9 1/2 years too long.

it was great, in 1988. always a fan of his music, but the attraction was pretty much a tribute to him at the very worst time for his legacy. The whole thing reeked of tackiness, not because of the costumes of the actors in the video, but by Disney to actually reuse it, and let it run for nearly a decade when MJ's legacy was already forever tarnished.

 

[rle4lunch]

And the bouncy floor tribute re release was a lot better than what's there now. Dated or not, we're back to square one.

i don't agree. i'd rather have a leveled area with trees than more captain.

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

The 10 year long rehash ran about 9 1/2 years too long.

it was great, in 1988. always a fan of his music, but the attraction was pretty much a tribute to him at the very worst time for his legacy. The whole thing reeked of tackiness, not because of the costumes of the actors in the video, but by Disney to actually reuse it, and let it run for nearly a decade when MJ's legacy was already forever tarnished.

I'd say it was the perfect time to ever do a tribute to him. His name was relevant again, it revitalized the Magic Eye Theatre for a while, and satisfied fans. After all this controversy with the Neverland documentary I would say now would be the worst time to bring it back, if that were even a remote possibility. (And it didn't have a 10 year run for either times it was showing, fwiw)

 

[marni1971]

i don't agree. i'd rather have a leveled area with trees than more captain.

Or something fitting and of the highest quality for your $120 a day?

 

[rle4lunch]

Or something fitting and of the highest quality for your $120 a day?

well, yeah, of course. but at this point i'd think the open field with fake grass would be more plausible. :/

 

[Homemade Imagineering]

Since the whole situation with COVID-19 is taking a huge hit to budgets right now, especially for unannounced projects like this one that are tons of years from now, would it be cheaper for Disney to reuse mystic manors ride system and layout, sorta like dinosaur and Indy? I know that wouldn’t include the replication of show sets from mystic manor, since the theme would be imagination. The reason I say this is because it’s cheaper to replicate attractions throughout the parks, and has been done before, although I’m assuming the show sets have a huge role to play in the cheapness factor. Just throwing this out there, especially since mystic manor is basically a template for an updated dreamfinder and figment attraction, especially with the ending with the Albert statue, which could be an advanced figment animatronic in the center, similar to the original finale in imagination V1. Again, this is just an idea, and there are issues with it such as the building’s shape, size, schematics etc... since imagination’s building isn’t completely identical to mystic manors, possibly leading to partial demo, etc... just a thought...

 

[FigmentJedi]

Since the whole situation with COVID-19 is taking a huge hit to budgets right now, especially for unannounced projects like this one that are tons of years from now, would it be cheaper for Disney to reuse mystic manors ride system and layout, sorta like dinosaur and Indy? I know that wouldn’t include the replication of show sets from mystic manor, since the theme would be imagination. The reason I say this is because it’s cheaper to replicate attractions throughout the parks, and has been done before, although I’m assuming the show sets have a huge role to play in the cheapness factor. Just throwing this out there, especially since mystic manor is basically a template for an updated dreamfinder and figment attraction, especially with the ending with the Albert statue, which could be an advanced figment animatronic in the center, similar to the original finale in imagination V1. Again, this is just an idea, and there are issues with it such as the building’s shape, size, schematics etc... since imagination’s building isn’t completely identical to mystic manors, possibly leading to partial demo, etc... just a thought...

As has been stated multiple times, the trackless dark ride technology requires completely flat surfaces to function and Imagination has multiple grade changes that makes reconfiguring the building for that purpose prohibitively expensive for the powers that be.