Originally Posted By mousermerf From the park's blog.. <a href="http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/04/hey-figment-fans-we-have-something-just-for-you/#comments" target="_blank">http://disneyparks.disney.go.c...comments</a> Looks like they didn't see that coming.
Originally Posted By MPierce How much, and do you think it would fit in with my Remington bronze collection.
Originally Posted By DlandDug Well, I like Figment. I cherish my 1981 Figment plush with hang tag signed by Billy Barty.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer I know it's blasphemous in EPCOT Society, but I really don't mind the new version. Probably because I HATED the removal of Figment in the 1999 version, and was quite happy to see him back in 2003. That said, and looking at the ride objectively, it's terrible. We need a NEW ride, with some real imagination in it. LIke the original. Like the classics. This current version is a place holder...and it was nice to have Figgy back. Now it's time to have Figgy in a bigger show. A brand new show. With some happy songs and some snappy dances.
Originally Posted By brotherdave Count me as one who doesn't mind the current version, but would MUCH prefer the original. The new version is "OK" to me, but certainly not as wondrous and well done as the original was. At least the horrible 2nd version is just history now. Add me to the legion of Figment fans, too! Wonderful character created just for EPCOT Center! And he STILL can only be found at Epcot. He hasn't been shipped to any of the other parks, especially the overseas parks. Although, I believe he would have found a home at the proposed WESTCOT for the Disneyland resort as I believe they were going to add a JII ride there, too, from what I remember reading. Still, it's good to see that he's back and still loved. Too bad his current ride isn't as impressive as his first...
Originally Posted By plpeters70 The current ride is just a sad mess, and should have been closed down years ago. I don't know why Disney let's this thing keep running day after day - it's just an embarrassment. Most of the ride is just empty space, with a few Figment animatronics thrown in to make the fans happy. The only thing that the ride has going for it is that they used the One Little Spark song – but even that isn’t as good as the original version. Figment is a GREAT character though, but I would much prefer they went back to the wide-eyed, child-like version they had in the original. This new Figment is too obnoxious, and doesn’t capture the same spirit that the original had. (If only Billy Barty were still around to voice him – he fit that character perfectly!) I would love to see them take the ideas presented in the original ride and re-work them into a new experience. The idea of traveling to the Dream Port, and then through all the different realms of your Imagination was great – and could still make for a fun ride. And with all the new effects they’ve come up with since the 80s, they could really bring the world of the Imagination to life! Just please – for God’s sake – no more cheap paper cut-outs or cheesy skunk-smells!
Originally Posted By magic0214 The newer ride is fine, but I would like to experience the old version. I love Figment and I agree with the above, they should have taken it out. They is never a line, even at Christmas time. IT NEEDS TO GO!
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA The original Figment was cute and child-like. In the 2.0 version, he became like a Jar-Jar Binks / Roger Rabbit creature who was annoying and shrill. It seems like he's been tampered down in version 3.0. Always enjoyed seeing the walk-around Dreamfinder carrying the Figment. Very cute.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<In the 2.0 version, he became like a Jar-Jar Binks / Roger Rabbit creature who was annoying and shrill.>> Ummm...he wasn't in version 2. Save for maybe 10 seconds at the end.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I know I'm in a tiny minority on this one, but I always enjoyed the second version. Was it a great classic attraction? Probably not. However, it was still well done and I enjoyed my time on it a lot. Artistically, it seemed to make a lot more sense than the current version they have now. Upon entering the Imagination Institute, you are scanned and show that you don't have much in the way of imagination. As you go through the attraction, you begin to see things in a different way (the constallation room is a great example of how you start by seeing something as just random stuff, but it becomes something better with imagination). While no single effect was all that impressive, I thought that that the way they were presented, and the order they came in, was very cleverly done to get you to look at things differently throughout the attraction. At the end you're scanned again and have so much imagination that you overload the system and it explodes into an exciting finale. Some people complained that it insulted their creativity at the beginning, but I think that setup worked perfectly for what the attraction was supposed to be. Given that it was so much shorter than the original, it would have been nice to see some more spectacular stuff along the way, but it was still an enjoyable ride. While bones of the original still remain, its seems like much of what was actually impressive of the original has been tamed down. The train doesn't seem to be nearly as loud or realistic (though still good), and the build up gives the whole thing away. The upside-down house was painted neon colors, which makes it not nearly as interesting to see, since it just looks like any flimsy set you'd see on another smaller scale ride. The brain scanner doesn't make any sense, as there's no build up to it, and the bright yellow walls of the finale room make it painfully obvious how the effect works. Add in the awkwardly stiff Figment AA's, and there's just no excitement there. The transition from there to the unload area is also awkward, since the bright walls show a sudden change when you get to the fiber optic area. There may be a few minor improvements between the 2nd and 3rd versions, but I honestly can't think of any off the top of my head.
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Originally Posted By brotherdave Wow. That was bit harsh, merf. Just because somebody likes something you don't doesn't mean you have to insult them. Ferret is usually pretty even-handed in his reviews. I didn't like the second version much either, but I would never stoop to insulting someone like Ferret who did.
Originally Posted By Manfried Bringing back the original Figment would be admitting that Disney has no imagination any more. Come on Disney, get creative!
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<Bringing back the original Figment would be admitting that Disney has no imagination any more. Come on Disney, get creative!>> I completely disagree. Bringing back the original would be admitting they messed up by getting rid of one of the greatest rides they ever built. And obviously the new one would be heavily upgraded.
Originally Posted By leobloom >> Yeah right, you know nothing about art if you can refer to the second version that was universally loathed that way. It was clinical and cold and the exact opposite of art or imagination. It was what you got when engineers and accountants make an attraction. << Hey, azzhat, art is subjective. Ferret's opinion is just as valid as yours. In fact, I think Ferret's got some points. Imag 3.0 isn't much of an improvement over 2.0---at least, not if you don't worship at the altar of Figment.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 <<All merf does is stoop.>> He likes to go for the jugular too. I wonder what he'd be like if we were all sitting around a table together, instead of safely hiding on our computers.
