FigmentJedi
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Journey into your Imagination. The 2000 version.
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Journey Into Imagination refurb.
- Thread starter edpride
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brb1006
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That's interesting, I thought Billy Bartey reprised his role as Figment in the 1999-2000 version and possibly the final time.
mickey v-neck
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CaptainAmerica
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Understood. I'm not calling anyone a liar, just pointing out that rumors tend to morph into "sure things" and then everyone acts all outraged when those "sure things," which were never actually sure things, don't come to fruition.
Good call. It helps to understand your sources.
hokielutz
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Zootopia has done marvelously at the box office.... but I wouldn't want to set a standard of putting every box office success into a permanent fixture in the theme parks. Sure bring some characters in and maybe some signage overlays here and there.... but green-lighting a major capital expense needs some time to develop and a placement that lets it fit with the rest of the park. Otherwise you become a Six Flags/Kings Dominion park.
Haymarket2008
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@marni1971 I'm afraid to even ask, but you did mention in another thread that there isn't a new Imagination coming in the near future. Does that mean it simply isn't a part of the initial projects, or are Figment's days numbered?
munchiezxx
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I don't think Figment is going anywhere, I mean they make plenty of money off of Figment merchandise.
There is a push for it but at the moment nothing solid is planned.
raven
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Journey is in such a sad state. At this time I feel the only way to save it is to tear it down and start from scratch. But, as Disney history has shown, if they do that then they will probably have a completely different pavilion there. Perhaps THIS is where Frozen should've gone instead of overcrowding the east side of World Showcase.
FigmentJedi
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Half a million a year just from stuffed animals alone according to Jim HIll.
brb1006
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I bet some guests might mistake Figment as the Disney version of Barney due to the third incarnation.
tirian
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A couple years ago, Imagination CMs were cross-trained in other locations because Disney was going to shut down the pavilion for an eventual update. In other words, it was going to sit empty for an undetermined length of time until it finally reopened with a new attraction. This led to unconfirmed speculation a new ride was >>thisClose<< to coming, but obviously nothing happened.
FigmentJedi
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This was also timed very close to when the first Figment book from Marvel (which rebooted Dreamfinder) was announced. But then Frozen made all the money and priorities and budgets shifted...
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tirian
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I don't know if that had anything to do with it, but it's an interesting observation.
cjkeating
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I haven't looked back but from memory the dates for when Frozen would have been proposed internally line up quite closely to the Imagination postponed closure.
Why?
It's a magnificent looking building with nothing wrong with it.
It has so much potential.
wdwfan22
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Because I believe when they decide to go forward with plans for that area they will not keep the imagination theme and go in a different direction. The building also has not aged well. It looks very dated.
I think the building is timeless as opposed to aging.
The paint job however is another matter.
As it stands plans for the building are not happening for a while.