Now it's time for the attraction idea I've had that made me answer this post to begin with. The Imagination! Pavilion. The pavilion as it currently stands is weird to me, and doesn't fit in with the vibe of Future World. This whole half a massive amusement park is dedicated (in theory) to technology and progress, and then over in the corner is imagination land where everything is fanciful and totally and completely irrelevant. And don't get me wrong, I think it's great, it's just somewhat out of place and a little misguided. BUT fear not, I really do love the idea of imagination because without it, basically all of the inventions we hold near and dear just wouldn't exist. We need imagination for the inventors and progress makers of the world. It is very important. And for that reason I respect the pavilion and would keep its theme. However, the shows inside need to be changed. I'll start with the big one here, Journey into Imagination with Figment. I'm aware of the history of this ride, and I know that I must keep Figment a major element of the ride. That's fine, I like him anyways. The ride itself however will have nothing to do with scientific imagination labs or any of that. It will focus on how imagination is an integral part of our progress as a species. It will celebrate the imaginations of the great creators of history, and catalog how they've changed our lives for the better. (If you couldn't tell, it is here that I choose to take my foray into the past.) Figment would be the quick witted and snarky narrator of this ride, and he would of course occasionally interfere with the scenes the viewers are watching. I think it would be funny (thought a little cheesy) if Figment's interference is actually what causes the scenes to work. Either that or fail hilariously. I think that flight would fit really well here. Think of the premise as something like "Humans have always dreamed of flight, and through engineering, have achieved that dream." Viewers, in cars that are suspended much like the galleons in Peter Pan's flight, are then pulled over a large projection screen, where the image that they see is made to look like the Wright Brothers' first flight. The car is then pulled out of the screen (for the next car to enter) and onto the next segment of the ride. I feel a natural progression from flight would be spaceflight. That is, people have always marveled at the heavens, imagining what they are made from. Eventually, we were able to see for ourselves. At this point massive overwhelming scenes of a Saturn V lifting off replace that of gentle space, and vibrations and very loud speakers engulf the viewers in sound. They are then taken to the next room which may be a very large beautiful model of the moon, for example. Other technological things that could be addressed could be the telephone, radio, and/or the internet. Perhaps the potential for nuclear fusion as energy (harnessing the power of the stars does seem quite fanciful). There are essentially limitless ideas for this. Of course this does not have to be limited to just technology, and in fact lends itself very well to the arts, where imagination flourishes. Future World is (by necessity) very tech heavy, but artistic achievements deserve applause in their own right and can be featured here. Things like how the scores of famous composers can cause you to imagine certain emotions or scenes, or how architects can bring a form that they've imagined to life. I think it would be really cool to look into the process of 3D modeling, and see how something goes from a sketch to a computer to real life. This ride will then let out into a room with a bunch of interactive stations just like the current one, except updated to fit the theme of the ride. By far the best idea I've had for one of these kiosks plays off the 3D modeling part of the ride. Guests can use computers to customize some base thing. For example we'll say characters. So there would be a bunch of set torsos, heads, clothes, etc etc. Then on these computers guests could "design" their own character. It would be a lot like designing an avatar or something in a video game. Now here's where the real magic lies: guests can then buy the design that they just created in the computer moments ago. Either they will be able to buy a bag that contains all of the elements needed to build their character, or a cast member is tasked with attaching all of the parts in a more permanent manner so that the guest really does just get a completed model from the experience. Things like this already exist, so it's feasible, and I think using it to show that imagination can lead to the creation of real things would fit excellently with the new ride concept. I read somewhere that Disney is experimenting with 3D printing phone cases. If anything screams "put me in the new Imagination Pavilion" it's that right there. I know that there's some musical game currently in the post ride section, but what if we one upped that? A music focused station could have some sort of simplified midi thing, where guests can noodle around creating music, and when they've finished, they can send an mp3 of their creation to a e-mail address or a phone, or something of the like. I know Samsung devices have S-beam, and it'd be sick if you could just touch your phone to a keyboard and then have your song downloaded. The focus of these stations would be guests imagining and then creating something, and that idea would be strongly reinforced throughout the entire pavilion. The last thing to replace is Captain EO. I think most people here would give that one the boot. Fortunately, we can replace it with a different film which means we can keep the theater and don't have to make drastic changes there. I think an Imagineering documentary would not only be incredibly fitting but popular. People love feeling like they're getting an exclusive behind the scenes look at things. I own an Imagineering book with gorgeous pictures and interesting backstory, and even if just that book was converted into film that'd be good enough. Obviously it can be done better and I think a short movie detailing how the Imagineers take the impossible and make it happen basically every day would be a big success. There's certainly no shortage of material.