Journey Into Imagination News

[Disneyowner182]

hanks for the update

 

[Luau Cove]

Wo wo Wo...How come "One Little Spark" returns and there's no Dreamfinder...This is senseless. I mean, Dreamfinder sings 50% of the song while Figment performs the other half. So what's going on? Who will sing? Nigel Channing? God, if there's something more hideous than when they spoil something is when they try to repair it and fail....Hope this is not the case.
-->LUAU

 

[Pioneer Hall]

I have a feeling it will be the same song with Figment singing it. I wonder if Channing will still have a part in the ride.

 

[bossmsx]

Let's hope Channing stays away from the ride...Don't get me wrong, I'm a big Monty Python fan, but I just like I wouldn't put Figment on "The Holy Grail" movie, or the "Life Of Brian", I wouldn't want Eric Idle to ruin this new ride (which although it's not the original, still sounds it's gonna be kinda neat from what I've recently read).
Anyways, what's the new ImageWorks like? Does it still have a good number of free 'hands on' stuff, or is most of it 'stuff you have to pay for'? Somehow I think it's the latter.

 

[Pioneer Hall]

There is still some stuff for free, but not nearly as much as the old one. There is a lot of stuff you can pay for now.

 

[Rider]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!! I found a ride video of 20,000!!!!

YEA YEA YEA YEA YEA YEA!!!

 

[dwldzm9]

you know,

does universal own the rights to the monty python flics? I wish DIS did. It would be mega cool to have a monty python ride, maybe you almost get crushed by the giant foot...and encounter the invincible black knight! that would be cool.

 

[Luau Cove]

Mmm. Monty Python is quite "un-Disney", really , they are good, but they are too bizarre.
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[General Grizz]

lol...I am anti-CHANNING...not anti Idel. I think the character should be totally removed from Imagination.

Bring in Dreamfinder again...though this won't happen. I don't think it would be a bad idea to bring in Ludwig Von Drake either. He's such a great Disney character...and is somewhat unsung, especially at the parks. Imagination! would be perfect...this institutional Duck...

 

[dwldzm9]

Luau,

you've got a point. they're a bit too - how would they sat it - "cheeky" for a disney park. don't get me wrong - I don't think Idle should be in the ride either. The original was my fav when I was little next to WOM, and they were just across from each other....

Ahhh, the good old days

 

[Rider]

Monty Python is Universal, at least according to all the video boxes I have.

 

[Pioneer Hall]

I agree with Grizzly that Ludwig would be a good spokesperson for the ride. He is so unsung but has done so much in movies.

 

[J.E.Smith]

Exactly.

At least getting the song back is a step up. I don't really want to get into the whole Channing deal now anyway.

How long has it been since I last posted? It seems like it's been a while.

 

[Luau Cove]

Bottom line is:
They should have limited Channing to Honey... and not use the whole idea to spoil a classic. This way they ruined both the classic and the good idea of the Institute for HISTA.
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[Bdis86]

Sorry, there is no $30 million budget. lol. Here are the updated correct facts from Figments Imagination:

1.) One Little Spark theme song is returning.
2.) DreamFinder is NOT returning.
3.) Original ride track as it is now is not being altered.
4.) The story line of the ride will be that Figment is going to take over control of the ride shortly after it begins. You will ride through existing sets that will make up Figment's house. The final scene will have many Figments, some animatronic, others will be stationary.
5.) Budget for the makeover is $7.5 million.
6.) Still supposed to open Summer 2002.
FYI: The original Journey Into Imagination was redone because of a contract between Kodak and Disney that stated the ride would be redone in the year 2000. The original JII was not discontinued because of lack of interest

 

[Disneyowner182]

Originally posted by Bdis86
Sorry, there is no $30 million budget. lol. Here are the updated correct facts from Figments Imagination:

1.) One Little Spark theme song is returning.
2.) DreamFinder is NOT returning.
3.) Original ride track as it is now is not being altered.
4.) The story line of the ride will be that Figment is going to take over control of the ride shortly after it begins. You will ride through existing sets that will make up Figment's house. The final scene will have many Figments, some animatronic, others will be stationary.
5.) Budget for the makeover is $7.5 million.
6.) Still supposed to open Summer 2002.
FYI: The original Journey Into Imagination was redone because of a contract between Kodak and Disney that stated the ride would be redone in the year 2000. The original JII was not discontinued because of lack of interest

thanks hope it turns outto be a disney classic.

 

[Luau Cove]

I hope it's not "changed" as the TIKI ROOM, that they just added two animatronics and that's it, I won't like if the ride is the same just with a few Figment's distributed...
-->LUAU

 

[Al]

Originally posted by Bdis86
Sorry, there is no $30 million budget. lol. Here are the updated correct facts from Figments Imagination:

1.) One Little Spark theme song is returning.
2.) DreamFinder is NOT returning.
3.) Original ride track as it is now is not being altered.
4.) The story line of the ride will be that Figment is going to take over control of the ride shortly after it begins. You will ride through existing sets that will make up Figment's house. The final scene will have many Figments, some animatronic, others will be stationary.
5.) Budget for the makeover is $7.5 million.
6.) Still supposed to open Summer 2002.
FYI: The original Journey Into Imagination was redone because of a contract between Kodak and Disney that stated the ride would be redone in the year 2000. The original JII was not discontinued because of lack of interest

I was just thinking, $30million!!!!!!!!!! GOODNESS! $7.5 million sounds more like it. You could make a great ride for $30million (well, part of one anyway:lol: )

 

[Bw2002]

Journey into Imagination was once the favorite of many who went to EPCOT. I know that "we can never go back to before" (From the Musical Ragtime) but, it can get better than the latest version. If I could do anything to the attraction, I would make Figment the host and have a figment robot on the front of each ride vehicle and have him turn around and narrate the ride to the guests. Have the theming show figments imagination, THEN explore the guests imagination.