i wouldnt mind a line. actually, seeing a queue would make me happy to see people riding it again. as long as the queue looks like the original with the murals, etc.
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The fate of "Journey Into Imagination"?
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THEMEPARKPIONEER
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After dealing with some hard losses in Disney World it would be nice to see Journey into Imagination get restored to its origional glory. I have a gut feeling that if anything origional is going to come back it would be the origional Journey into Imagination and I have a gut feeling something good is going to happen.
MOXOMUMD
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The skunk smell should be replaced with a cinnamon smell then you'll think cinnamon roll (even though the smell came out of his butt) and it would be nice to have a cinnamon roll cart near the exit. Although after leaving SGE, I don't have a hankering for anything chili cheese for the rest of the day.This attraction definitely needs an update. I just wish they would change up the smell lab. Can't they have a GOOD smell in there once in a while...and what IS it with Disney and nasty smells? Between the skunk smell in EPCOT's Imagination, the Stink Bug smell in Animal Kingdoms It's Tough To Be a Bug, and The Chili Cheese Dog in Stitches Great Escape in The Magic Kingdom, not to mention all the sweaty, smelly tourists, I need alot more GOOD smells like the Main street Bakery smell.
Santa Raccoon 77
Thank you sir. You were an inspiration.
Is there any news on the rumored P+F refurb of this attraction ??
(just asking , Please don't flame)
(just asking , Please don't flame)
FettFan
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Or have random scents. It IS a giant slot machine after all.
Like Figment morphing into Orange Bird and blasting us with citrus.
aladdin2007
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Or have random scents. It IS a giant slot machine after all.
Like Figment morphing into Orange Bird and blasting us with citrus.
hahhaha love this!!! Bring it!!!
actually would love to see an orange bird animatronic in the tiki room.But It does sound like some momentum is building regarding imagination and d23 all of the sudden, would be nice if true. If you read some of the other threads, they say some of the original longer track may be coming back....and Tony Baxter may be involved in terms of consulting..........Im just hoping whatever they do its not a P&F theme, spare me.
I too agree that Figment is way under used,,,they could have a meetngreet, more merch, how about something liek the haunted mansion ending effect with figment riding with you in the vehicle, could be so great. Hopefully big changes are coming.
FigmentFollower
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Hey everyone, my first post here. Quick question. I haven't read anything about a year long rehab for the ride. With a possible impromptu trip planned for the fall, now I am worried I won't be able to ride. Any date scheduled for this possible rehab? Thanks 
aladdin2007
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Hey everyone, my first post here. Quick question. I haven't read anything about a year long rehab for the ride. With a possible impromptu trip planned for the fall, now I am worried I won't be able to ride. Any date scheduled for this possible rehab? Thanks
No exact dates yet, have read in the other threads it could be as early as November or winter.
FigmentFollower
Member
Oh no!!! :-(. This is a double-edged sword for me. While I agree it needs a rehab, this ride in EPCOT is one of highlights of my childhood. Thanks for the info.
Goofyernmost
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Here's the problem. We as avid fans are not exactly the majority of WDW guests. We remember the original Imagination, but, it has been at least one, if not two, generations since it was in it's glory. Very few of todays guests have ever seen it and just as many have never heard of it.
It would cost Disney millions of dollars to put it back and the only "goodwill" they would get would be that of us. The avid, long time fan. Not that many in the scope of things. Even we have to remember back to what actually happened. Journey had lost it's appeal to many of us. We stopped going there. I'll guarantee you that if the attraction had been as popular as HM or PoC it would still be there and Kodak would never have insisted that it be changed, as per their contract agreement. Journey is a classic example of we didn't realize what we had until it was gone.
If Disney were to spend that much money to redo the attraction, they might just as well dig into their own imaginations and come up with something new that would be equally awesome. Those of us that were lucky enough to have seen it in it's original form are then relegated to our memory. We saw it and you didn't...nanar, nanar, nanar!
It is my opinion that we are remembering it better then it actually was anyway. The beginning with Dreamfinder and Figment along with that song, "One little Spark", was the highlight in my memory...I think that I found the rest somewhat boring.
Our memories are always better then our realities, thus our Imagination at work.I just wish that they re-imagine it with something spectacular, not on the cheap, that will serve to restart Epcot to the greatness that it once was. It doesn't have to be the same, just good.
Goofyernmost
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You didn't specify which incarnation of Journey you are talking about. The original, JI2 or the current one?
Dragonrider1227
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To be honest, I wouldn't want the original in it's original form. I would like something more modern and up to date with the same charm. I think the last thing Epcot needs as a theme park about the future is a ride just like it was 30 years ago. Heck, I wouldn't mind something similar to what we have now if they just put more attnetion and detial to it. Make it a little longer, give more time in Figment's world than in Dr. Channing's world, and for the love of god, re-open the upstairs area!
TinkerBelle8878
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This attraction definitely needs an update. I just wish they would change up the smell lab. Can't they have a GOOD smell in there once in a while...and what IS it with Disney and nasty smells? Between the skunk smell in EPCOT's Imagination, the Stink Bug smell in Animal Kingdoms It's Tough To Be a Bug, and The Chili Cheese Dog in Stitches Great Escape in The Magic Kingdom, not to mention all the sweaty, smelly tourists, I need alot more GOOD smells like the Main street Bakery smell.
I'm not sure if I'm remembering it correctly but the original Imagination had the scent of roses when Figgy squirted the perfume mister. I love that smell to this day. That and the old Horizons orange scent.
darthspielberg
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I still think they should gut it and do something new, possibly keeping Figment, but a whole new ride concept is needed to freshen up the pavilion.
I still think a cool idea would be to do a combo dark ride/coaster, similar to what they have at Disney Studios Paris for the Crush's Coaster. Gut the insides, keep the pyramids, reconfigure it, so that the coaster goes through the pyramids (possibly outside of them)
First half of the ride discusses the magic of Imagination, but then Figment decides to imagine the craziest ride ever, and well, there you go. Even bring back The Dreamfinder as a guest of honor of the Institute (or theme it to a Imagination Expo, similar to the stuff Disney did for the 64 World's Fair)
I still think a cool idea would be to do a combo dark ride/coaster, similar to what they have at Disney Studios Paris for the Crush's Coaster. Gut the insides, keep the pyramids, reconfigure it, so that the coaster goes through the pyramids (possibly outside of them)
First half of the ride discusses the magic of Imagination, but then Figment decides to imagine the craziest ride ever, and well, there you go. Even bring back The Dreamfinder as a guest of honor of the Institute (or theme it to a Imagination Expo, similar to the stuff Disney did for the 64 World's Fair)
MikeTaylorSound
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That would be a bad idea, considering how many intoxicated people would be riding it coming back from their pavilion walk in WS and puking on or afterwards.
von Slapschtick
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In my opinion this version of Journey into Imagination is just filler. If they are going to revamp this attraction then I hope they will spend a little money on it this time and make it something at least half way worthwhile.
FettFan
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I still think the best idea for JII is to go to the trackless system utilized by Hong Kong Disney's Mystic Manor.
And getting John Rhys-Davies to be the new Dreamfinder. Dat voice.
From my understanding, the only thing "wrong" with the second floor is the lack of handicapped accessibility, hence they built a truncated Imageworks downstairs at the exit of the ride.
EDIT -- Cynical Answer: Plus the fact that with the current iteration nobody can miss the gift shop. Now get out your wallet$.
And getting John Rhys-Davies to be the new Dreamfinder. Dat voice.
From my understanding, the only thing "wrong" with the second floor is the lack of handicapped accessibility, hence they built a truncated Imageworks downstairs at the exit of the ride.
EDIT -- Cynical Answer: Plus the fact that with the current iteration nobody can miss the gift shop. Now get out your wallet$.
THEMEPARKPIONEER
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They should just put the ride upstairs and load downstairs like they do with Spaceship Earth then have Image Works downstairs in place of the old ride, and rip down the celings under the domes.
Goofyernmost
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Yea, that's going to happen! Nice use of imagination though.