Why not add my two cents to the fray
In my opinion, I like this move.
To me, the WS is about the countries and their history and culture.
Donald et al in Mexico - Not OK
Aladdan in Morocco - Not OK
Mulan in China - Not OK
Princess in Norway - Not OK
Snow White in Germany - Thats OK. The story is a very old classic fairy tale from Germany, long before Disney got ahold of it
Remy in France - Not OK - while I do think the Remy anamatronic is uber cool, and it does fit in France, it does not fit in the World Showcasw France.
Pooh in UK - Classic childrens tale by a UK author it fits. Mary Poppins, a modern classic, but still a classic, so I give it an OK.
As far as Future world, that lost its focus ages ago. Nemo was not needed at Living Seas, and now I am going to drop the bomb of all bombs, Figment was not really needed at the Imagination Institute. You can use your imagination without some cartoon character that someone ELSE thought up for you.
-dave