>
> --- In FigmentsRetroEpcot@yahoogroups.com, "Elizabeth"
> <jeangray26@y...> wrote:
> >
> > --- In FigmentsRetroEpcot@yahoogroups.com, vagnini <no_reply@y...>
> wrote:
> > > Folks - now that the attraction has been open for a few months,
> check
> > > out several hundred photos of the queue and ride in our Photo
> album
> > > of JOURNEY INTO IMAGINATION - - with Figment! While I still
> don't
> > > like the ride compared to the original, it has some great
> nostalgic
> > > charm. However, Figment, I think, needs some attitude
> adjustment! :)
> > >
> > > Enjoy!
> >
> > How bad is the change.
>
> It took me awhile to get an idea of how the "turntable" part of JIY,
> the one toward the beginning of the ride, worked, and Disney did such
> a good job with that part as well as the whole ride presentation, and
> I think the "turntable" part was a crucially important part of the
> ride, as that was where riders became acquainted with the key
> characters of the ride.
>
> It was a shock of a surprise to me the day I returned to Epcot,
> finding that silly and unnecessary changes had been made to JIY, even
> the new music that was produced for the attraction didn't have the
> same charm as the original one. And what was with that awful shade of
> pinkish-red they made the building?
>
> You are right, the new Figment is indeed in need of an attitude
> adjustment, for the better.
>
> I did however, like the changes and additions to the post-ride area,
> some of the original, Imageworks stuff mixed into there along with
> the new would've been nice too.