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Figment

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You know what? I was inspired so JOURNEY INTO IMAGINATION THOUGHT DUMP

In a Defunctland podcast episode, Ron Schneider (an experienced theme park actor/writer and the OG walkaround Dreamfinder), when asked about thoughts of the current state of the ride, mentioned that it's not the original ride they need back, but a severely updated one; those who want the old ride back the way it was don't realize that while the technology used for the attraction was pretty good and relatively ahead of its time for the 80's, it's now mostly stuff we'd see on our smartphones. By utilizing the technology of today with the basic concept and spirit of the OG ride (that imagination belongs to everyone and the everyone has the ability and capacity to be creative) it most certainty could entertain and inspire anyone looking to board the ride, and it would satisfy the fans and general populace alike.

ALSO speaking of the spirit of the ride, I feel as though the condescending nature of the last iteration of the ride has wildly mischaracterized Figment: he's no longer a curious childlike figure who can explore the wonders of the world freely, but instead he's treated as an annoyance who acts out *because* he's discouraged from being imaginative. Channing constantly tells Figment to suppresses his excitement and creativity, and while obviously that doesn't work, kids do pick up on that. They see Figment, a childlike figure (like them) excited to share his wacky ideas, be completely shut down by Channing for almost the entire ride. And I don't know how much truth this statement holds, but I feel as if kids will see that and question how annoying they seem, and their genuine curiosity might get squashed because of that. And lets all be honest, Figment is kind of a pest in the current version of the ride. He's supposed to be. The way I see it, both Dreamfinder and Doc Channing are meant to be the metaphorical "left brain" to Figment's "right brain", but Dreamfinder succeeds in that role because he guides and encourages Figment, giving him more ideas and and mixing them together to create new ones (while not going completely overboard), while Channing fails because he's constantly berating Figment and giving him no space to be creative (so Figment has to make that space for himself, which causes a bit of chaos). I don't hate Channing, I just think the way he was written to interact with Figment isn't working too well. I want this attraction to succeed; an updated ride and Imageworks would be FANTASTIC. Crossing my fingers for any news on this ride.

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i binge read about extinct disney attractions and oops i have a favorite

call me when this guy’s dad comes back

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check out this mage ref i just doodled !!!

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