Hey Ya'll, I'm not dead I promise. I was at work 'til One AM tonight, so I only got through three of your proposals. I promise to get to the rest soon.
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ctxak98
Well I absolutely adore your façade, I can definitely picture that. It would be bright colorful, and add a wonderful kinetic energy to that area of the park. WONDERFUL!
I’m not sure if I like the idea of an interactive ride at EPCOT, but I guess if it was going to be anywhere, Imagination makes sense, and I like that it’s not just a basic shooter, spreading color and whatnot sounds like fun. I also like the finale, I can definitely picture a giant dragon. Ultimately, it’s a fine idea, there’s a lot to like about it. I’m not sure if I love it though. I have to say though, that the exterior is just wonderful, I think that’s a wonderful way to differentiate the new from the old, and the colors and excitement would just be perfect for this area of the park. Huge points for that very creative.
I also really enjoy the detail you put into all the interactive activities inside the Dream House. I think this would be a great place to play, I could picture my eight-year-old self having a blast here while mom and dad sat in the corner and took a rest.
Overall, I just can’t get over the exterior, perfect. I’m not really sure what I think of putting in a second ride to replace the theater, There’s a lot of capacity lost there, but still well done.
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techee
I’m not sure I understand your queue experience. It doesn’t seem to scream imagination to me. And I’m just not sure that bringing back Dreamfinder is the right move. EPCOT is about the future, you can only go so far by looking to the past. I didn’t mention it in CTX’s proposal because he was looking at Dreamfinder in a whole new way, whereas you are saying that you want to keep it close to the original, which is something I discouraged.
It seems like your art scene has potential, but it would probably just be screens, which can get boring, when I was reading it I was imagining that it might work better in an imageworks type setting, instead of watching Figment mess with famous pieces of art, why not allow everyone to do it? And I have similar concerns with your other scenes as well. Literary figures coming out of books? It seems like a lot of famous literary characters are Disney Characters, and those that aren’t Disney probably doesn’t have the rights to, there’s a fine line to walk there. The performing arts scene seems out of place, Can’t guests experience an entire park about the thrill of Hollywood right next door? The finale doesn’t really seem like a finale either. (Points for use of the word Outro though)
I really enjoy all your interactive stuff though. Wonderful job the post show, especially brining in the Paint-n-play stuff. Great interactive stuff there, I can definitely see Eight-year-old me enjoying that.
I’m not sure what I think of the 3-D show. It seems to me like if you’re going to stick with a classic 3-D show that you really have to go above and beyond, since so many blockbuster movies are released in 3-D now. I wish you’d have gone into more detail here. Also I’m not a fan of moving EO to Magic Kingdom. Like I said, look to the future, the past can only take you so far.
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WED99
Obviously there is a lot happening here, VERY well done.
That being said, I do have a few things to say. Namely about the Imagiscanner. It’s certainly an interesting Idea and we told you to shoot for the moon and use new technology, so you’ve certainly done that, well done. That being said, The idea of a device that more or less reads your mind, might be unsettling to some people. I know it is for me. (Don’t worry, no points lost here, just a few comments). I wasn’t familiar with this technology prior to reading your proposal, and I can barely say I’m familiar with it now. Can you imagine what might run through some redneck hick’s mind when being handed this mind-reading device? Or a Brazillian Tour Groups? We told you to shoot for the moon, and I’m pretty sure you shot right past the moon and landed somewhere in the Asteroid Belt. The devices themselves can’t possibly be cheap either, I can imagine them breaking like crazy. Which could ultimately lead to it’s destruction. After all, is gas is considered too expensive to run Lights, Motors, Action and the Speedway, which are constantly rumored to be replaced, how expensive would it be to have to constantly replace these devices?
The ride itself however is mind-blowing. It’s certainly different, it might not be my cup of tea though. It does seem to aim much more for the children than the adults, I’m not sure if that was your goal, but from what I gather it really does. Excellent job with the pre-show dialogue as well, I think you lost some of your enthusiasm toward the end though, it does seem to putter out a little bit dialogue wise. (Granted your proposal is great, so I am judging you a bit harshly, but I hope you understand what I mean)
I have to say that from an operational standpoint I do have a concern about the vehicles as well. Test Track has proven that three-across is a nightmare. They are constantly sending empty seats and people rarely travel in groups of three. Consider the idea of making them four across. It’s much more even and higher throughput.
I really love the idea of the Figment’s House attraction Walkthough and Brainstorming attraction (I think you might have caught my hint about this one). Perfect attraction for the second floor. Well done.
Keep in mind that these are all petty concerns, and your ride is very well thought out. That being said, I do have one major concern with your show. I love the idea of the three different Figments for the three different People, and I love Circlevision, you can never have too much of that. (I’m not sure an attraction where people don’t sit down would fly today, but that’s another story) but I do have to say that I do have a problem with you putting words into the mouths of the deceased. The technology for the Tower of Terror isn’t really putting words into Rod Serling’s Mouth because it’s more of a character he played, not him personally. But it seems like you want to create inspirational words and phrases for these men to say, and I just can’t help but think that that’s a little disrespectful. I might have to say stick with people who are alive so they can have input on what they say. That just doesn’t sit right with me.
Overall, however, your proposal was quite dazzling.
