Possible Imagination Overhaul

[Gass3268]

RUMOR REPORT: Some sites around the web are reporting that the Imagination Pavilion at Epcot will cease operations in early 2014. Captain EO will not reopen, and the closure is rumored to last a year. Remember, this is just a rumor. Disney *has not* released a statement or anything related to this.

https://www.facebook.com/wdwdailynews/posts/10151702473973346

 

[Bryce]

We can only hope that this is true. Though hopefully it isn't to further the "cartoonificafion" of EPCOT by replacing it with something Pixar or Phineas & Ferb.

 

[Cruiseshipfan]

Its Disney and they said it will only be a year. I don't think there will be any major changes.

 

[Disneyhead]

I wonder if this is for the rumored Dr. Doofenshmirtz retheme?

 

[shiekra38]

Honestly P&F has some great characters and is quite the crazy show...as long as Figment stays I wont mind them overhauling...I'm surprised they have so much faith in the staying power of the property though..then again I suppose Honey I Shrunk the Kids didn't really have 'staying power'

 

[MechaTeddy417]

If they turned Captain EO into a P&F show I wouldn't mind, everyone has moved on from MJ's death by now and it's been running far longer then it necessarily should've.... but an entire P&F-themed pavilion makeover like what they did to Living Seas with Nemo? Eh, I'd prefer not.

Whatever happens though, in the end all that I could only ever want is another major Journey Into Imagination redo, closer to the spirit and wonder of the original along with some new and updated ideas and perspectives thrown in.

 

[Hockeyman55]

So is EO playing till the end of the year? I haven't seen it since the 80s and probably should before its gone forever :

 

[JungleSkip]

So is EO playing till the end of the year? I haven't seen it since the 80s and probably should before its gone forever :

You really don't need to see EO. It's...unfortunate.

As for the pavilion, I don't think overhaul is a word I'd use for it.

 

[Teebin]

Talk about a *snore* topic... There are soooo many attractions at Epcot that I rode once and that was entirely enough. This is one of them.

 

[Hockeyman55]

You really don't need to see EO. It's...unfortunate.

As for the pavilion, I don't think overhaul is a word I'd use for it.

It would be more nostalgic reasons since I don't really remember anything from when I saw it back then

 

[Porkchop]

How about they do something with the body wars building?!?! It's ridiculous. (yes I know it's used for conventions etc)

 

[Brian G.]

But what would they use for their conventions?!?!

:look:

 

[jtsalien]

It would be more nostalgic reasons since I don't really remember anything from when I saw it back then

You say that like it's a bad thing Mike. Honestly, my family hasn't forgiven me for making them see it when it first came back.

If you do see it, bring a nice big bottle of Forget Me Nows.

 

[RDJ]

Darn. This thread title tricked me into thinking that they were firing all their current Imagineers. :rofl:

 

[Cupcakes]

I always found it kind of tragically hilarious that out of all the classic EPCOT Center attractions to bring back, they brought back the worst one.

 

[Cwoolboy]

Ummmm....I actually like Captain EO. I mean, it's nowhere near as good as HISTA, and admittedly the picture and 3D quality is just meh but I thought it was a fun, nostalgic show (also LOVE the lasers). Now, I would prefer if they broght HISTA back, but for a limited run EO is pretty good.

As for the Imagination pavilion closing, I guess if it brings back the 2nd floor I'm all for it....just as long as they don't retheme it to P&F

 

[Hockeyman55]

Does anyone know of any good sites that have any decent over views of the Imagination Pavilion back in the 80s? I remember tiny bits and pieces of my one and only visit to the pavilion from the 80s and would love to see some of how it used to be. I remember the rainbow tunnel and were there stairs that played music when you stepped on them?

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You say that like it's a bad thing Mike. Honestly, my family hasn't forgiven me for making them see it when it first came back.

If you do see it, bring a nice big bottle of Forget Me Nows.

I bet it gets better after a game of drinking around the world ound:

 

[Gass3268]

Does anyone know of any good sites that have any decent over views of the Imagination Pavilion back in the 80s? I remember tiny bits and pieces of my one and only visit to the pavilion from the 80s and would love to see some of how it used to be. I remember the rainbow tunnel and were there stairs that played music when you stepped on them?

Here is a great site that has videos of almost all of Disney World's old attractions:

http://www.martinsvids.net/

 

[quickfire609]

You really don't need to see EO. It's...unfortunate.

I'm a strong proponent of seeing/doing everything in a park at least once, just to experience it. It's worth a visit at least once, especially in a park that is so lacking.

Shrek, on the other hand...

 

[KRAKENvsMANTA]

Phineas & Ferb is one of the worst shows I've ever seen. Maybe I'm just too old and don't get it, but I found myself angry that I wasted time on such a poorly written cartoon. So please, do not ruin Imagination worse than it already is by adding Phineas & Ferb!

Disney loves selling nostalgia, so why not reopen the second floor of ImageWorks(with an updated LED Rainbow Corridor) and redo the Figment story by re incorporating the Dreamfinder. As a kid, Imagination was hands down my favorite pavilion, and a big reason why was because it had all those components. I still have a picture of me as a kid with Dreamfinder and Figment at a MnG. It's saddening to see what it's become.