lockedoutlogic
DIS Veteran
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- Apr 26, 2007
Yeah...that was me...
I might not be the only one though
I might not be the only one though
I figure I'm not the only one who would enjoy this read...
http://www.****************.com/fea...le-disneys-lost-attraction-masterpiece?page=4
Journey Into Imagination was too much of a children's ride. It was very questionable on Disney's part to have a creepy old man (Dreamfinder) consorting with his little Figment. For obvious reasons they had to dump Dreamfinder.
Ron is going to be crushed that you didn't remember him!Wow...that's a skeptical take even for a card carrying skeptic like me...
Imagination was a victim of the poorly planned and even more poorly executed revamp of futureworld that Eisner rolled out in the late 90's...
If you want to finger something...focus on that.
Test track was delayed for years and reportedly cost $300 mil...mission space has not been too successful...innoventions is basically empty...and figment was redone with completley unrealistic expectations...
Eisner reportedly walked off of imagination 2.0 and ordered an immediate redo outside the building... So now we're stuck with 3.0
But as the story goes... The reason they couldn't "go back" is because they demolished much or the ride track to build queue line...that's never been seen.
Morale of the story: when you concentrate on the line more than the ride... You're gonna get stung.
Which brings us back to olaf's happy boatride
And remember that the dream finder was animatronic...I don't think he's capable of violating any decency laws.
Ron is going to be crushed that you didn't remember him!
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The original JII was a good draw for a few years but then its popularity sank precipitously.
Ya .My theory is that the Internet killed epcot
I don't think the original JII could stand up today, it needs to be updated and the length returned to full length, though.Epcot definitely must prove a bit of a conundrum for Disney executives in this day and age. I don't know how I would tackle it in such a position. I'd likely begin by returning the original JII though
Possibly that's a good point, even if I don't want to admit it Still, I think the original JII would be better than today's incarnation.I don't think the original JII could stand up today, it needs to be updated and the length returned to full length, though.
As for Disney executives, they didn't know what to do with Epcot when they first built it, so the Imagineers mocked up two different parks and then finally decided that the way forward was to build both of them and physically pushed the models together!
My theory is that the Internet killed epcot
Going in June for the first time in 20 years. JII was a favorite of my children and am a bit sad that the original, or better yet an improved version, is not there to share with my DGD. We know Disney has it in them to make Epcot and HS top notch - look at DisneySea.