Iger shoots down idea of Dreamfinder return to JII

[aladdin2007]

When I was a teenager, my friend and I went on the original Imagination 14 times in a row. It was always one of my favorite attractions, but I'm not so narrow minded to think that it would have held up if it remained unchanged today.

To me, I don't care if Dreamfinder is in the attraction, I don't care if Figment is in the attraction (especially the current version of Figment). What I want to see is a true test of what Disney Imagineering is capable of. I don't want a mandate from the suits that says something like "you have $10 million, the existing track and space, and the Imagination Institute theme, re-do the ride".

This ride and pavilion needs a new start. As much as I like the building, they could level it and start over for all I care, but the attraction that focuses on Imagination, in what is meant to be one of the most imaginative places in the world, designed by some of the most imaginative minds on the planet should be a signature ride.

I've suggested using the pavilion and ride as a means of showcasing the past, present and future of imagineering successes, and I've also suggested using the trackless ride system as a means of conveying how an imagination can be "set free" but then brought in line. However they do it, I don't want corners cut. To me, this is the biggest black hole in Epcot, and should be the next major thing that is addressed.

Well said! Listening Disney? Kodak? Wake up!

 

[SoccerMickey]

If they redid it they should make it sort of mindboggling simple, like the neatest part in the present version to me is the butterfly that appears. Stuff that makes you think in an imaginative way. You know? I hope someone is following me here and I'm not alone in the dark...:lookaroun

That butterfly effect is cool but its a rather simple effect. I actually got a toy from a Taco Bell kids' meal that was a box and on one side was half a Yoda face with a mirror and on the other side was a Darth Vader face with a mirror. Same as the butterfly effect in the cage at Imagination. When you're stooping to fast food toys for your effects to make show scenes for Disney attractions, you know you're in trouble!

 

[FigmentPrincess]

If they redid it they should make it sort of mindboggling simple, like the neatest part in the present version to me is the butterfly that appears. Stuff that makes you think in an imaginative way. You know? I hope someone is following me here and I'm not alone in the dark...:lookaroun

I agree. It's somewhat simple, yes the most "imaginative" thing in there.