Two Spirited Quickees...Imagination closing

[Rodan75]

since its topical - a new (july) upstairs imageworks video

This just reminds me that I never spent much time upstairs, not a fan of the 'discovery zones' in any of the pavilions. I love the original ride, but at this point, RIP to the original Immagination Pavilion ( and to the rest of the original EPCOT )

I hope Figment gets adopted by the Muppets or the Monsters.

Hopefully someone has a plan for Future World. I won't hate different, I just want something good and worth my time and money.

 

[Clever Name]

Why cant they just bring it back to its glory???? WHY? WHY? WHY?

Can you say boring? I knew you could! It's a wonderful day in the neighborhood.

 

[tirian]

Can you say boring? I knew you could! It's a wonderful day in the neighborhood.

More boring than the current Imageworks?

 

[Fairybuzz]

So basically a gun, explosion, Star Wars, army, corny jokes, "that's what she said", cars, skateboard, heavy metal coaster???
I'm a boy but, ugh.

and lots of farts, boring reality tv shows, mma, dumb girls, and long winded speeches about customizing computers >_>

 

[Fairybuzz]

What a nice hobby, criminal trespass.

Hey epcot underground! Viva la Restoration!

 

[Wikkler]

Wait ---- is that new as in July 2013 as in now??

Yes, in fact it was uploaded yesterday...

 

[marni1971]

As others have pointed out that was just a legend. The real reason is that TWDC began to notice that more and more guests were bored to death by Horizons. In good conscience Disney closed the attraction before any serious illness or injuries were caused. They also experienced a very similar problem over at World of Motion.

I'm slowly getting your humour....

 

[ToTBellHop]

If only mission space had taken over wonders of life...horizons was the heart of Epcot. Granted, the fact that Epcot can't have a pavilion dedicated to medicine is appalling especially when we get a fluff piece on automobile design that's neither futuristic (really) nor worldly.

 

[SirLink]

If only mission space had taken over wonders of life...horizons was the heart of Epcot. Granted, the fact that Epcot can't have a pavilion dedicated to medicine is appalling especially when we get a fluff piece on automobile design that's neither futuristic (really) nor worldly.

At this point they should maybe change the name of Future World to Discovery World.

 

[ToTBellHop]

At this point they should maybe change the name of Future World to Discovery World.

In 2014,it sounds like it will have shrunk by enough to be Discoveryland.

 

[RSoxNo1]

Not urban legend - Jim Hill Legend. The sink hole thing dates squarely back to Mr. Know It All himself.

I could be wrong, but I don't recall Jim saying that. Can you point to the source of that?

 

[aladdin2007]

Cute, I just have a picture of him in my photoalbum on my coffee table somewhere... I got six coffee tables, its in there somewhere. He's so sweet!

OK< back on topic, question WHY not just get Siemens to sponsor Imagination Pavillion when they already practically sponsor everything else in FW as it is ?

Really? And end up with another half baked/half funded redo like SE? No thanks.

 

[Wikkler]

Really? And end up with another half baked/half funded redo like SE? No thanks.

Oh, so you don't like Siemens sponsoring Spaceship Earth?
I didn't know you were such a big fan of the giant wand...

 

[ToTBellHop]

Really? And end up with another half baked/half funded redo like SE? No thanks.

i somehow doubt SSE is Siemens' fault.

 

[aladdin2007]

Oh, so you don't like Siemens sponsoring Spaceship Earth?
I didn't know you were such a big fan of the giant wand...

I dont sorry lol, but I do agree the wand was the one thing they did right.

 

[aladdin2007]

i somehow doubt SSE is Siemens' fault.

The descent mess is partly their fault.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I dont sorry lol, but I do agree the wand was the one thing they did right.

I would argue they did a lot right. Disney just left the last 2 minutes of the ride a mess--probably due to spending too much money on interactive video games on-ride and in the (much improved) post show.

 

[ToTBellHop]

The descent mess is partly their fault.

They make TVs. We got nice TVs.

The fault lies squarely with WDI and their inability to reasonably budget.

 

[JWG]

They make TVs. We got nice TVs.

The fault lies squarely with WDI and their inability to reasonably budget.

Yea, I'm pretty sure it wasn't Siemens sitting in the imagineering offices designing the ride and writing the script. Maybe they demanded some type of interactive experience (doubtful), but even then - they didn't design it. It feels like Disney has lost the ability to effectively cost manage their projects and therefore we get "scaled back" everything.

 

[Radok Block]

Eh, I think the descent TVs are there to 'restore' some of the beloved Horizons elements to FW. I don't like how it's done, but I suspect that was part of the idea.