RESTORED: Journey into Imagination - The ORIGINAL EPCOT Dark Ride (1983 - 1998) 4K 60FPS
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- Home Video recorded in October 1998
Journey into Imagination is a dark ride attraction located within the Imagination! pavilion on the western side of Future World at Epcot. Originally opened on March 5, 1983, its original and current version feature the small purple dragon named 'Figment' as well as the song "One Little Spark," composed by the Sherman Brothers.
The original attraction was the creation of Tony Baxter and Steve Kirk. It began with the omnimover vehicles “floating” in the clouds and seeing the silhouette of a strange blimp mixed with a vacuum cleaner and hearing the humming and singing of its pilot. In the next scene the riders come right next to this vessel and the pilot, an old man with a red beard dressed in a blue suit and top hat, introduces himself as the Dreamfinder (voiced by Chuck McCann and Ron Schneider) and saying that he uses his vehicle (called the Dream Mobile or Dream Catcher by some fans) to collect dreams and ideas to create all sorts of new things. Soon he creates a figment of his imagination: "two tiny wings, eyes big and yellow, horns of a steer, but a lovable fellow! From head to tail, he's royal purple pigment, and there, voilà! You've got a Figment!" Both Dreamfinder and the dragon Figment (voiced by Billy Barty) imagine things to fill the "idea bag." When the idea bag is full, Dreamfinder declares that the ideas need to be emptied in the "Dreamport" which, as he says, is "never far away when you use your imagination."
Regarding the scene where Figment is introduced, Baxter said,
If you're telling the story of Little Mermaid or Snow White, everyone already knows who they are, what they talk like, how they sing, etc. But in a ride like Imagination, you're not familiar with the characters going into it. This opening scene allows you to meet Dreamfinder, understand how he created Figment, and get to know Figment's personality, so at the end of those four minutes you know the characters.
The omnimovers leave the side of the Dream Mobile and enter the Dreamport’s storage room, which includes a massive contraption for sorting ideas. Also in the room there are numerous objects including boxed applause, a plasma ball, and a birdcage of musical notes. After leaving the storage room, the ride continued through several rooms representing Art, Literature, the Performing Arts and Science. The Art room was mostly white colored, and had a large painting Dreamfinder was making using a large fiber optic paint brush, a carousel with giant carousel animals and a pot of rainbows held by Figment.
The Literature room was mostly focused on suspenseful tales and had Dreamfinder playing a massive organ with words coming out of it, words that turned into their meanings, a massive book featuring the raven from Edgar Allan Poe’s poem cawing menacingly and books of horrible monsters Figment tried to keep closed. The Performing Arts had Figment trying on costumes backstage while Dreamfinder conducted a laser light show in the manner of an orchestra conductor. The last of the rooms, Science, featured a large machine that Dreamfinder was operating that took a closer look at the workings of nature such as the growth of plants, the formation of crystals from minerals and looking into space.
At the end, Dreamfinder told Figment and the audience that Imagination is the key to unlocking the hidden wonders of the world. The ride then entered the final show scene. As the riders' pictures were taken, they saw Figment surrounded by several movie screens of him being a scientist, a mountain climber, a pirate, a superhero, a tap dancer, a ship captain, a cowboy and an athlete. Dreamfinder, who is behind a movie camera, gave the riders one last inspiring message and told them to use their newly found sparks of imagination in the ImageWorks and the on-ride photo was shown on a screen next to the camera.
The ride then exited into Imageworks, which was meant to be a creative playground of the future. Imageworks was an interactive playground located above the ride where guests could play with their imaginations. Those activities included interactive exhibits such as giant kaleidoscopes, pin-screens, a rainbow corridor, and a drama stage which gave guests the opportunity to put themselves in their own movie. The Imageworks section of the Imagination pavillion opened five months before Journey Into Imagination, and it was a hit among guests. The ride closed on October 10, 1998 in order to begin a major renovation of the attraction
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Wow, this is the first time ive seen the original ride through and it was so great. Now I understand the love in the Disney community for this version, they should bring it back for sure... with 2020 upgrades.
If only they could bring it back, Hopefully one day Disney will listen to the fans & do that, Thanks for watching
@@DisneyDave yeah, I hope.
@@Gratefulsurfer Lets hope the rumours circulating at the moment are true
Wait... what rumors?!
I have been trying to remember this ride for years. The one and only time I rode it was back in high school. Our marching band took a spring break trip to Disney World, and during our EPCOT day, I rode this one with two girls, Heather and Becky. They insisted I sit in the middle. When the short drop happened, they surprised me with a kiss on the cheek from both sides. I had no idea what was going on, but then they just laughed and laughed. I was flustered, to say the least. When we got to the part of the ride where they put your photo up on the screen, it became clear to me it had all been part of their plan. They were quite pleased with themselves, and, honestly, I was pretty happy about it myself. I got to enjoy the rest of the day in the park with two pretty girls on each arm.
This was the first ride we always hit in EPCOT Center. Never missed it, always followed up with an Image Works visit and then a viewing of "Magic Journeys." How I miss Old EPCOT!
Absolutely awesome video. This version of Journey is probably the second best dark ride ever built in human history after Horizons.
Thanks for watching Paul
I like the current version but this version made this ride truly magical. If Disney closes down the current, I want this one to come back!
Fingers crossed that one day it will make a return
And there, viola! You’ve got a Figment! Got to go with the original since I rode in 1983-2020💜💜💜I miss the Dreamfinder 😭Thanks Disney Dave for the memory 👍👍
He is so sadly missed Cindy Lea, Thanks for watching
I was born 29 years later after the ride opened. I only went on journey into imagination with figment in 2014
I wish I was born earlier
The Mighty Manhog, We can only hope and pray that the next update will be more truthful to the original 🤞🤞🤞
Even though I didn’t get to experience this version, I miss it
Sorry to hear you didn't get to experience this version :-(
Me too! It's the #1 Disney Parks Attraction that I Miss Out of All
Looks a lot better with enhanced quality, especially in the dark areas.
I absolutely adore Figment. 💜🧡 He's been my favorite part of Disney World since I was a little girl. I especially love the original version of the ride. #OneLittleSpark
Hes the best Anna, Thanks for watching
Me too! Figment's One of my Favorites!
I loved this ride I was so sad when I came back to Disney and sew the last one. thank you for the clearest video of this ride . to bad you did not get the full thing. it was 17mins long I am glad when I sew this ride I went on it about 30 times LOL.thak you for doing this video.
Hey RG JUBILEE great to hear you loved the original version & I so regret not filming the complete ride, But batteries were not the best around that time & I wanted to make sure I had enough power to last the full day! lol Thanks for watching
@@DisneyDave yes that was my problem too. that is why the next day I had 2 full batteries and record the ride over and over till I got it all. but it is on 8mm movie film. I need to find it and somehow digitize it.
The other great thing about this ride is that it was original IP for the park. A great ride that didn't revolve around an established animated character. What a concept.
This video is amazing in quality, especially given the low light levels in the ride. It truly brings back my memories of early Epcot! Thanks, Dave!
Great to hear you think that ViCareyous, It took so time to clean up all the old footage I had but Im very pleased with the end result, Thanks for watching
This was the best version. The first time I experienced this one was in May of 1985. I was 6 and a half going on 7 and it was extremely inspiring and magical to me. I experienced it again in 1989, then 1994, 1995, and the last time was 1997 before they changed it. When I went back in 2004 I was so disappointed with the changes. I still like to go on the new one somewhat, because... Figment. However, it's nothing compared to the greatness of the original. I honestly get angry that they ruined such an amazing attraction over doing upgrades to an existing track. So lame what they did to something that did not need to be overhauled. Please bring the original back with modern upgrades on top of the original. THAT is what should have been done in the first place. NOT a downgrade rearrangement.
Theres rumours going round that the original version may make a reappearance, I for one would love to see that happen, Fingers crossed & you never know!
@@DisneyDave That would be AWESOME. 😃
You had me at Hello with this one. You know I adore the original Figment ride ♥️😍👍
It was just the best Mombierella, Thanks for watching
Love, love, love this! I tried to explain this ride to friends and why I adore figment but they only know the original. Fabulous video!!
Thanks for watching Guys
In the 80s when i first went as a little girl, i remember being in that looping queue for hours. Worth it though because this ride has stuck with me all this time.
Love this HQ version of the ride! I wish we still had it. 😢
I bet if this ride had a sponsor, it would get a retheme.
It would be the absolute best if this original version came back!
Out of the three different versions of this attraction over the years let me know in the comments below which is your favourite version
This one.
@@Gratefulsurfer 👍
Nobody in their right mind would say 2 or 3. I hated this crap after the 1st one. Eisner was all about $ and shareholders and not the people that paid his overly inflated salary
Man, how I miss the old Epcot Center from the 80’s!!!!! ♥️
This brings back such happy memories ... this was our favourite ride at Epcot. First visited (from UK) when I won a vacation in Disneyworld for my family in 1995. Returned two further times but sadly this ride was no more. In my mind even the route which the vehicles followed through the ride was magical, with the first section like a compete circle, that seemed to defy logic - I could never get my head around the actual geography of the ride!
Joy, Great to hear you got to experience the best version
This version the original will always be the best. It brings back so much memories. I really wish they would never had changed it. I went on this version at least over a dozen times.
Most definitely the best version Vincent & I like you so wished they had never changed it :-(
@@DisneyDave absolutely. I miss the original. Like I wish they didn't change the Great Movie Ride and wished that Horizons could have been saved.
Thank you so much for uploading this video. The amount of details you captured is amazing.
The Dizzer, Glad you enjoyed it! thanks for watching and commenting
The new Figment lacks that childlike innocence that this original Figment had! Which I feel is a shame
I remember riding this when I was 10 and I just loved Figment. He was so cute! And the room with all of the 3D paper designs and the carousel was my favorite. I have very fond memories of this ride. I wish they would have left it alone.
Disney need to bring the original version back
Imagination!! I’m not picky on versions. Love this throwback!
Thanks for watching Wendi
I went with my momma. I really love that memory ❤️
Lovely memories ❤️
The fact this video was recorded at most 10 days before the ride closed D:
Nader Playz, I wish I knew it was closing and then I would have recorded it completely!
Anyways, very good recording!
It's been twenty five years, and I still haven't forgiven Disney for what they did to this ride. It was my favorite.
Great updated video Dave ty for sharing!
Thank you Dawn
Thanks for posting this...and damn those cheapskates at Kodak for destroying it.
THIS IS SO COOL
Thanks for watching Katie
Great memories
This is absolutely the best footage of the ride yet! Very well done! :D
Wow, thanks! Ive got a couple more videos of the ride that Ive recorded & hopefully will do the same & upload them, thanks for watching
This ride is so random and weird. Lol. I love it.
Which realm of imagination from this ride is your favorite? Mine is the Art realm since it looks beautiful.
That is on of my favourites parts as well Mary, It so beautiful
I went on this in March 1998, I can’t understand why they would close it!
This is 1000000000000000x better than the crap that is currently on that pavilion. This is how EPCOT Center should have stayed.
@JavierHuerta Agreed 💯, the original version was incredible and the best!
nice video 😁👍
Thanks for watching Flippettirob
They need to redo the ride again. Change it and add the dream finder and more figment. Yes, there are many reasons why theY can't do that.
I don’t understand why they didn’t bring this back after the failure that was journey into your imagination.
Wow, the dream finder disappeared when I was just a baby, I was a late 90's baby.
But at least my first Disney World trip wasn't until 2005, so I completely skipped the awful Journey Into YOUR Imagination.
the Dreamfinder disappeared way to early and to this day is still sadly missed
@Disney Dave he's in Phantom Manor at Disneyland Paris haha
This was so much better than what it is now! The current version is boring and blah. I can totally understand loving Figment if it would have remained the same! Now I hate it
Thanks for watching 🤩
What was Disney's reason for changing this ride to what it is now
Remy D, The Journey Into Imagination attraction closed for a refurbishment in 1998. Due to sponsorship issues with Kodak a new version titled Journey Into Your Imagination opened in 1999 and only lasted till 2001
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Thanks for watching Bafreen Saeed
So beautiful and artistic. I miss it so much. 💖🐲🌈✨