For all the pieces of concept art I have and have seen, this one was a new one to me. But what a find! EPCOT Center's Journey into Imagination was one of the most beloved attractions of all time and certainly without a doubt, an Imagineering masterpiece. Tony Baxter and team pulled off something not done all too often. They created a brand new ride filled with different moods, everything from charming to suspenseful. I could go on and on about this adventure, but this post is about the concept art for the Image Works and its fun little area, the Stepping Tones.
As with Epcot itself, what guests find in today's Image Works is a shadow of what once was. Imagine if you will dancing and jumping around brightly colored stones in the floor that light up a dimly lit room and play musical notes. Back at the park opening, there was always a crowd waiting to play. And what fun it was!
Thankfully, the rest of the area was filled with creative games like this. So, unless you wanted to spend hours in the "aftershow" of Figment and Dreamfinder's adventure, you didn't linger too long in any one place.
If it is done well or even opens at all, I can see the proposed Play pavilion being the spiritual successor to the Image Works. It may be too IP character heavy for my tastes, but it will appeal to today's young kids, especially those who can't ride the nearby Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. But only time will tell.
(Art copyright The Walt Disney Company.)
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