Journey Into Your Imagination (2000 Version) - Full Ride POV [DigitallyEnhanced][HD]
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2017
- This was the first refurbishment version of the Journey into Imagination ride at Epcot, Walt Disney World, Florida.
It's somehow obvious why so many guests complained about the ride's storyline and how it was nowhere close to the original ride. Sometimes you shouldn't touch a Classic, it's a Classic for a reason. Anyhow, for the sake of documentation, here's JIYI, with fully remastered Video footage.
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I think what they were trying to accomplish was to "modernize" the ride for Y2K, make it "cool" and "hip" for 1999, but it didn't even do that right. Even looking past the fact that they got rid of the original and Figment/Dreamfinder, the biggest problem with the ride is that it was *super lame*
This ride makes stitch’s great escape look like splash mountain
I don’t know what that means. Splash Mountain is great
@@danielandlucycartoonsmadne5885 That's what they meant, that this ride is so bad it makes Stitch's Great Escape look great
@@jesuis6068 splash mountain is one of my least favorite Disney rides, it traumatized me as a kid.
@@sherrywallace5950 You’re A Non-True Disney World Fan
Nah man stich great escape is way worse then this.
The toilet in the thumbnail is a pretty accurate representation of this ride.
lol
@@epcot3D did you do that on purpose?
I sincerely apologize to toilets everywhere.
@@emmarose4234 😂😂😂😂
That is a fact.
How on earth could they have taken a beloved attraction and fucked it up THIS badly? The scars left by this version are still present in the current version of this ride.
The current one was supposed to be a temporary quick fix but they never developed a true new version. This still follows the diminished new layout that was cut down and now you load where the dreamfinder once met visitors in his flying machine and followed them.
The main problem with the 1999 version of JII is that it tried to ground and break down imagination into logic and reasoning. It discouraged us from looking at the world in a childlike sense of wonder and instead wanted us to conform to the realities of the world. It tried to spoon feed us into how imagination should be processed and making imagination seem something so complex and sophisticated that we are inferior to it. Even the montage at the end really didn't have anything inspired or new. It was merely taking objects and merging them together. The ride was cold, dark, uninviting, and everything the original wasn't. It was a massive contridiction to the message of Dreamfinder and Figment.
The 1983 version welcomed all walks of life to imagination and made you realize you can imagine too and that there is no right or wrong way to imagine. It also recognized that imagination isn't just about science and technology. It's also art, literature, drama, movies, etc. Each area was exploding with detail, color, and enviornment. Love and care was just pouring over every inch in that track. It was so whimsical, wonderful, enchanting, and addictive. it swept you off your feet with pure amazement. It makes even grown men, like myself, reduce to tears because of how beautiful it is.
Even the 2002 version is still trying to ground and control imagination, a part from the last scene. I think the Imagineers should've had Figment guide the ride by himself, if they couldn't get Dreamfinder. They clearly had the right idea for the ride just based on his dialogue alone. With him, Dr. Nigel Channing is just useless here and is just here because they probably wanted their money's worth with Eric Idle. I feel like they're trying to use Dr. Nigel Channing as conflict to Figment to make it the plot interesting. What made the original interesting was the detail visuals and the whimsical world it created. Conflict does not belong in imagination and certainly not in this ride. (Which by the way, Eric Idle is not responsible for the iterations. He is an actor who is doing a role. He doesn't have any say in his scripts or what the Imagineers do. )
As much as I would love to have the 1983 version back so I could finally see it for myself, I highly doubt it's coming back in any iteration or form. Walt Disney World is pouring all of their energy, interest, and excitement into Marvel and Star Wars that beauties like Journey Into Imagination may not "profitable" for them. Plus, Walt Disney World is mostly geared to children and teens, and so many children today are so used to the current ride and Dr. Nigel Channing. It's all they know. They may actually not be receptive to Dreamfinder. Just because we like the original doesn't mean that the children will. I would love it if more children know about the original ride. If they prefer that one and actually vocalize it to Disney, that would be out of this world. I would be floored.
I only knew about the original Journey Into Imagination since this past summer and I actually tear up every time I see it. I watch it most days, at least once. I'm an artist, so I can easily credit the original ride for inspiring me to go all out and be creative with my artwork. Tony Baxter, the genius that started it all, really poured his heart, soul, and inner child into what is still beloved by most Disney historians today. What depresses me the most is that I'll never get to meet Dreamfinder or hear him sing, radiating in the turntable. I'll never get to see the magical carousel in the arts or get spooked with Figment in the literature section. I'll never hear One Little Spark in the grand finale seeing all the Figment screens. I'll never get to experience the true Imageworks. There is so much that his pavilion had to offer that I'll never ever get to see and it makes my stomach drop a little.
The fact that at 2:19, they actually felt the need to make a joke referencing Haunted Mansion, a much better ride than whatever this is, says something about how well they thought this would stand on its own.
Exactly. Very well said!
While I think that there were a few places that it could have been plussed up (The last few show scenes were primarily screen based, and arguably the weakest part of the ride), replacing it entirely with this was a disgrace.
meg elizabeth I agree. Enhancing is much different than replacing. When you enhance, you’re merely building on what’s already established. When you replace, you bulldoze everything.
Yeah, the original was so much better, and it is very depresseing to see it in the state it is now. The only version I have rode is the 2002 version, and it is bad compared to the original. However, it's good when you don't know about what used to be there.
You think Stitch's Great Escape is the worst thing to happen to Disney World? If you do, it's probably because you didn't know this ride existed! I remember riding this turd. When it was over, I almost didn't want to get out of my seat. "Excuse me, when does the ride start? ...No, that wasn't a ride, that was a painfully long warmup sequence. Now show me the actual ride. ...Really? You call that a spiritual successor to Journey Into Imagination? Well, try again, because that was HEINOUS." The only time I've ever walked off a Disney ride and wished I could demand a refund. It's so bad that the current ride actually acknowledges and plays off the fact that this version was so bad.
Not even the technical updates to the ride vehicles or the starry wall/ceiling exit could help that, i totally relate. Man, JII had STORY and LIFE, something Disney apparently is always comitted to... well not with Epcot...apparently. :(
cyanmanta but the new one kept the Butterfly illusion which is cool
Nah Stich great escape is worse then superstar limo and this combined.
@@jaydenchrist6152stitch great escape was decent
@@jaydenchrist6152Stitch’s* great escape wasn’t bad. I feel truly sorry for you if you think that it’s worse than journey into your imagination. Plus superstar limo was on the other coast to begin with so your argument is invalid anyways.
May I use this footage in a video I'm making about the worst dark rides ever? I will give your channel full credit.
Yes you may
Lol I’m here from that video
legit just came from that video lol
So I just recently discovered the original Journey Into Imagination a couple of weeks ago. I have never been to WDW, so never got to see it. I live in California and grew up with Disneyland. I am so much in love with the original ride, and wish I had had a chance to see it. This is a very poor replacement. I can see why it didn't do so well. I feel bad because this is ok, but that's about it on its own, but in comparison to the original ride, it just doesn't stand a chance. The original is just so much more creative, and enriching.
I just discovered it a couple days ago and I like the original a lot better
It's hard to believe anyone at Disney ever green lit that ridiculous piece of trash. It was nice to see ImageWorks so full of life, though.
Especially if you compare it to all the spirit and character quality JII had. :)
I will always miss Dreamfinder and Figment in their originals wits.
"One little spark of inspiration is at the heart of all creation"
vs "hey you're stupid and uncreative, lets sort that out in our fancy boring lab"
20 years later i still don't get it. Like if Mary Poppins had a remake High Schol Musical style.
Trying to keep up with "modern times" was always the biggest mistake Disney made with Epcot for the past 20 years straight.
Kelly O'Connor yeah I know right! The old one was beautiful and full of life while this one sucks so bad. If you go to videos of the old JII then go to this JII you'll see that most of this version is in the dark with crappy scenes. Like it was a ride that almost had no show scenes.
They were almost there 😂😂😂
Bring the original ride back Epcot! I know you don't bring them back often but the original one must come back so guests can be happy again. Plus it will probably give you lots of money
4:25 " look at the world from a different angle, and anything is possible"
Did they even read what they were writing for this script? What are they even talking about???
Karson Gameboy I guess they were trying to sound studious and scientific without actually being scientific.
Only autistic people might get this joke, and they probably wouldn't like it.
@@elizabethramirezthezenshii9691 *[Excuse me??]*
.....and what REALLY sucks is the fact that the HD cameras available to the public for the past twenty years, give or take, weren't around when the original ride existed.
There were HD cameras when the original ride existed, but they were impossible to actually obtain. And also very big.
I Can See It’s Pretty Rare To Find Any Of This Footage
BECAUSE NOBODY GOES TO THAT RIDE
And it almost didn't survive, a month after i digitized the footage the tapes got destroyed by accident. :/
The worst attraction in the history of Epcot. Definitely deserved it. It insulted the guests by saying they had “no imagination” to begin with, and as we got deeper into it, it didn’t show enough of Figment, and restricted him to only cameo appearances. Very lacking in Disney spirit, Journey Into YOUR Imagination is one that should go away. Good choice, Disney!
The way you said it, it almost sounds like an insult. "Oh really, big boy? Wanna make a Journey into YOUR Imagination?? Hmm??!!" XD
Epcot is really changing now. I will always love Figment. This ride a barely even remember any of it.
As much as I like JIIWF, an idea I have for a new ride would be to have the Dreamfinder and Figment reunite and guide the riders, Figment and Dr. Channing through a dreamlike “Imaginationscape”.
I wonder how many people fell asleep during this version of the ride when on it.
the fact that they got a Python to help with this ride and it still sucked is depressing...
ol' Monty would be pissed if he ever found out.
my biggest flex is I wasnt born during the creation / production of this monstrosity
Jeez. I remember it sucked but I figured my memory was tainted by how disappointed I was that they got rid of my favorite ride. I’m honestly surprised at how bad this was.
Terrible--without Figment, this isn't even worth riding. It's no surprise the show was retooled and Figment was brought back in.. but it's still inferior to the original.
Even if journey into imagination is outdated, it’s still nostalgic and fun.
Really the worst they had. Im glad tehy actually closed that version after 2 years after tehy seen that it doesnt work well. Im glad they opened it again with Figment and Imagination...still the Original will be the best. To bad I cant travel back in Time to see this ride once Live.
If the ride got stuck by the dripping faucet or whistling kettle I think it would actually drive me insane.
This ride alone drove me insane!
Why didn’t they just keep the original ride? Journey into YOUR imagination doesn’t even feel like a Disney ride!!!
5:48-5:49 So that’s why there is a blast of air in your face at the end of the ride.
After this It wouldn't surprise me if they turned Small World into a lame story about a travel agency with no music, and The haunted Mansion into A story about real estate with no music. Then Splash Mountain into a story about small businesses......wait..........uh oh
This ride makes Fast and Furious: Supercharged look like a compliment compared to how much this uninspired, god awful trash ride insulted my nostalgic love for the original. I’m glad they brought back Figment in the current version, However I do wish they redid the ride and restore it back to it’s original glory with updated technology and the reintroduction of the Dreamfinder.
Nightmare! BTW, I'm very glad Michael Eisner hated it!
He might have hated it, but he comissioned it, too. With budget cuts. And don't forget, the closure of Horizons and JII was his decision to make.
I will always hold a grudge for what they did to two of the most iconic attractions ever built.
@@epcot3D Actually, it was all Kodak's idea. Sponsors have a contract for Epcot attractions for a certain number of years and then they chose if they want to renew or what happens with the attraction after they renew.
@@SNS3000 That's not quite true, this only concerns the financial aspect of any given attraction. The decision is for Disney to make, in the case of JII they couldn't secure a new sponsor with the concept, which was ultimately the basis for Disney to decide to redesign the attraction. Horizons was abandoned due to the high cost associated with the sinkhole that formed in the rear section of the attraction building.
And Bob Iger hates Tianas so maybe Splash Mountain could come back
I Absolutely Can't Believe Disney would ever take away such a Beloved Attraction and Screw it up this Badly!
*cough* Splash Mountain *cough
So this ride starts off saying your dumb basically and then random sounds play then random stuff happens that’s out of the ordinary then more sounds and lights pop up. Then stars are everywhere and then upside down room with toilet. Then grid thing to scan you and say “ WOAH YOUR SO IMAGINATIVE YOU BROKE THE RIDE” and figments voice shows up and barely does anything. “ GREAT CREATIVE GENIUSES” then you go back to reality apparently like you weren’t before? This ride basically mocks you and then praises you for what they did.
I feel like the original actually did what this ride claims to have done. I would have amazing dreams of flying fanciful airships and walking in the sky, and of course that super nostalgic vaporwave grid they used to have, that would TOTALLY be loved today since you know Vaporwave is a big thing now. I mean Steampunk meets Vaporwave? People would go nuts for it now!
Dad said I wasn't missing out. He was right; this sucks!
This ride is sooo underrated
One of biggest mistakes in Disney history that changed this pavilion forever.
1:49 did they seriously use a Los Angeles Metrolink Train recording on the ride?
The only good part was in the beginning where the dude insults you
This ride is a great example of Tianas Bayou Adventure 😂
It's a shame I don't remember this one, it seems a little bit more relaxed than the current version with Figment. All I remember thinking (on my 2nd trip in 2004) this is different.
I honestly think the visuals are amazing, but this ride isn't that good without Figment. I wasn't born when the original version was open, but I love the current version and rode it as a kid. I only hear Figment at the end of this ride!
I’ve only been on this ride twice, but not during this version. From what I see, the best part about this version was probably the upside down room and the caged butterfly. Other than that, seems boring. And the overall message: use your senses to trigger your imagination? Kind of confusing.
The whole point of the original is that anything can spark imagination from lightning to rainbows to music notes and animals science and more. This is just like “ WERE GOING TO MAKE YOU LESS DUMB AND EMPTY HEADED!” The new one kinda does this but not as bad.
When you look up the definition of the word “downgrade”, there should be a picture of this ride
No figment no “One Little Spark” no wonder people hated journey into your imagination
All the music in this version sounds like you ingested too much LSD and are having a bad trip. I think it still plays in the queue in the current version though. Now the JIYI music is just a weird reminder of this terrible experience, a ride that wasn't even worthy of SIX FLAGS!
Figment Actually Appeared in the Ride but with a Minor Role
2:21 guess we finally know where the backrooms are
...you might have a point 😂
i remember being unimpressed with this first remodel, but now watching it back i cannot believe just how terrible it is.
This was from 1999 to 2001.
Is it alright if I link this video as part of a blog analysis I’m doing of this ride and why it didn’t work? I’ll be sure to give full credit
Sure, go for it.
Eric Idle sounds bored while reading the script too! 😅
This image works look creative!
This is what happens when you get a ton of out of touch 50 year old men to try and be "modern" and "contemporary" - it's no surprise that people hated this version so much, especially after insulting the audience's imagination.
1:02 rude!
Wow whoever would have thought they could have made one of their best attractions into one of their worst. It's cringe worthy.
Could happen again with Splash Mountain......
@@janetmarlena6815I can’t judge the splash mountain retheme just yet mainly because it hasn’t opened yet. I do understand why people miss the original theme since it was iconic.
One of the worst rides ever to live. Figment is barely seen, and it's upsetting. But the Color Lab made me think a bit more... the Color Lab was the only good thing about the ride, but overall the ride is a pile of poop.
Tianas Bayou Adventure
Still one of the poorest, most incomprehensible decisions Disney ever made closing the original attraction for this abomination.
Before you see me with Doc Channing
We need more you!
when i see this,it was so boring that i put in 2x the speed
I don't blame you. ;)
5:57
Better than tianas bayou adventure
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This version was a digrace
1 word. ew
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This version of the ride is so stupid. It makes the new one look like Peter Pan's flight in comparison.
I don’t know why, but I may be the only one that prefers this version of the ride...
This ride is dreadful! I feel insulted.
So the rumors were true this ride was garbage
I think it still is garbage. No matter how many adjustments are made to the renewed approaches, the charm and atmosphere of the original JII will forever be lost in time and memory. It's a shame.
@@epcot3D I went on the jiiwf and it was really bad not as bad as this but very close in quality
This Version Of The Ride Was Gay, Glad It’s Gone Now.
*[Excuse me??]*
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