Originally Posted By LuvDatDisney "I think it is summed up quite well by a side conversation I had with a senior imagineer recently (for a later Tales interview). I asked when they would "fix" Imagination and he just shrugged, sighed and said "If we knew how, we would I can assure you, Lee."" That's a very sad statement, don't you think? That WDI, an organization that is supposed to be all about the imagination, can't make a ride that even equals the original, let alone is better? Sad. "I wouldn't say it stinks but it isn't great either. I enjoyed the original but the music drove me mad and I also thought the middle sagged immensely (the story just disappeared). But I also have no idea how to fix it. Not a clue. Adding Figment didn't do a whole lot for me." It was lousy without Figment. And it's lousy with him. I had guests in town last week and they hadn't seen version3 yet. There take was that it was 'a waste' and they aren't Disney fans. Just typical guests. As for the music, that was one of the things that most people enjoyed about the first version. That's why they shoehorned it back for the third. "I really wonder whether it is time for a new themed pavilion for that spot." Yeah, maybe Disney can build a two-minute thrill ride in a warehouse-type building.
Originally Posted By sjhym4 I think the mistake they made to the ride is they could have kept the Dreamfinder rotating part then update the remainder of the ride to something more interesting, keeping the general plot and characters and such but utilizing new technologies available. Also I wish they would reopen the upstair pyramid.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad I big time with they would reopen the upstairs. I peek up there every time I leave the shop, the stairs are easily accessable and the elevator is still there. I am gonna sneak up there one day, then when I get caught I will claim I was looking for my lost child. What DO the CM's do when people wonder around in areas they aren't supposed to. I recall someone recently wondering through the Wonders of Life Pavillion... ofcourse I won't name any names........
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<What was upstairs at the Imagination Pavillion anyway?>> The 'Image Works'. It was pretty much the same as the present 'What If Labs', except not as interesting. I don't know why everyone yearns for the old one, other than it was the original.
Originally Posted By danyoung >I recall someone recently wondering through the Wonders of Life Pavillion... ofcourse I won't name any names........< Thank you for your caution, but I am a brave soul who proudly goes where other AP's fear to tread! I have yet to find out what happens if I get caught, and hopefully I never will . . .
Originally Posted By Mouskateer To danyoung: I will be moving on .. ty for your support... the thread below was posted in the Fastpass thread.. I guess i'm not as thick skinned as you... I cannot listen to this jerk anymore.. you know who I'm talking about... sry if I caused any body harm on here.. : ( << Nice to see an intelligent poster be back here for good as opposed to some of the newbies around here....too much pixie glitter in their eyes and not enough educated substance. but you know the type I am talking about SJHYM...>>>
Originally Posted By mickey_ring I liked the photograph exhibits in the open area of the second floor. They were all contest entries, tho I never figured out when the contests took place... ?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I don't think that people though the original Image Works (or whatever the original name was) was significantly better. At least my perspective on it is that the current stuff is great, but it feels like you're in the basement. (and you are) In the old one, the sky was the limit. It was much more open and condisive to imagination and overall fun. The current set up alse makes it feel like it is just a preshow for the shop at the end. Not that great, IMO.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Is Mouskateer leaving LP for good? Why? hey Mousekateer, I was gonna leave a while back myself too. Don't leave. Stay. As much as we post here there is NO WAY to avoid making someone mad at you, as there is no way to avoid getting your feelings hurt from time to time as well. Stay.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad I liked the rainbow,curvy,hallway, not sure the name or if it even had a name and the sky was indeed the ceiling!!!
Originally Posted By TMICHAEL Did they ever get that rainbow tunnel working correctly? When The Pavillion first opened, the lights would follow each person thru the tunnel. Whether you moved forwards or back, you were the same color in the tube until you left. When I went on it a few years after opening, it just was a continuous moving light show.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad I went in it RIGHT before it closed for referb...and it worked great. I think the trick was in the carpet.
Originally Posted By sherrytodd I have a home movie of it in '93 and it was working. Loved the rainbow tunnel.
Originally Posted By Friar Tuck and Roll I know the reason I liked the original Image Works much more than the current one. In the original there were computer terminals just like the current one but there was also a few more physically interactive things like the pin screens and giant kaliediscope. The current version seems 100% dependent on computers and thats been a problem for me, since at least two or more of the current activities have had the Windows error messages instead of working properly.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I thought the current version also had the pin screens. Maybe they've been removed recently and I didn't notice. But I'm sure they were there at one time.
Originally Posted By danyoung I don't recall seeing the pin screens in the current version, and I've been zipping through this mostly boring area since they redid it. As always, I could be wrong . . .
