Dreamfinders (unproduced Disney Channel series based on "Journey Into Imagination" Epcot ride; 1983): Difference between revisions

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Advertisement of the show.

Status: Non-existent

When The Disney Channel launched in 1983, the channel premiered several original programs, like Welcome to Pooh Corner and You and Me, Kid. Those shows were aired on the channel for years, but there was one original show that was announced for the channel's launch but never produced called Dreamfinders. The show is based on the former EPCOT Center (now called Epcot) attraction, "Journey Into Imagination," which turned to "Journey Into Your Imagination" in 1999 and is now currently "Journey Into Imagination with Figment."

Plot

The show, as The Disney Channel Magazine described it, was about a group of children in a "real world" setting, as they are in some kind of problem. Dreamfinder (or as the show called him, Old Eli) would take the kids to "The Realm of Imagination," where they use their ideas to find a creative solution. However, Fear, the show's villain, along with his minions, would attempt to take the children and Eli into the abyss of "Bewilderedness."

Availability

The show was to be an hour long and was scheduled to air on the weekend. Even though the show was never produced, it was represented by a short appearance of Old Eli during the Disney Channel's launch countdown on April 18th, 1983.

The series started to have a ramp-up in people joining the search for it on December 12th, 2016, when Lost Media Wiki user "ccateni" made a thread trying to get people to "help" him find the series.

On December 16th, 2016, LMW user "theraincrafter" managed to contact a scriptwriter of the TV show and obtain a script of an episode called "Just in Time." He then posted a download to the script along with emails sent to the scriptwriter of the show on the original forum for the search of Dreamfinders. It confirms many of the rumors of the show while also giving an accurate depiction of how the show would appear on TV.

Disney's archives on their official fan club website, D23, contains information about Dreamfinders, coming straight from their Chief Archivist Emeritus, Dave Smith. The description of the show given was the same as the description in the advertisements. However, Smith goes on to state that "no shows were ever completed."^[1]

Gallery

Another advertisement for the show.
Screenshot of "Ask Dave" question concerning the status of Dreamfinders.

Dreamfinder/Old Eli appears at 1:23.

Reference

↑ The Ask Dave question archived on D23. Retrieved 04 Oct '17

[1] The Ask Dave question archived on D23. Retrieved 04 Oct '17

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-When The Disney Channel launched in 1983, the channel premiered several original programs, like ''Welcome to Pooh Corner'' and ''You and Me, Kid''. Those shows were aired on the channel for years, but there was one original show that was announced for the channel's launch but never produced called '''''Dreamfinders'''''. The show is based on the former EPCOT Center (now called Epcot) attraction, "Journey Into Imagination," which turned to "Journey Into Your Imagination" in 1999 and is now currently "Journey Into Imagination with Figment."
+When The Disney Channel launched in 1983, the channel premiered several original programs, like ''[[Welcome to Pooh Corner (partially found Disney Channel live-action puppet series; 1983-1986)|Welcome to Pooh Corner]]'' and ''You and Me, Kid''. Those shows were aired on the channel for years, '''but there was one original show that was announced for the channel's launch but never produced called ''Dreamfinders'''''. The show is based on the former EPCOT Center (now called Epcot) attraction, "Journey Into Imagination," which turned to "Journey Into Your Imagination" in 1999 and is now currently "Journey Into Imagination with Figment."
 ==Plot==
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 On December 16th, 2016, LMW user "theraincrafter" managed to contact a scriptwriter of the TV show and obtain a script of an episode called "Just in Time." He then posted a [https://mega.nz/#!qpBg3J5a!KDyKSawfQkIxLfdFdsBZpvaLJGMN3umYkCzEi5NoBO0 download to the script] along with emails sent to the scriptwriter of the show on the original forum for the search of ''Dreamfinders''. It confirms many of the rumors of the show while also giving an accurate depiction of how the show would appear on TV.
-Disney's archives on their official fan club website, D23, contains information about ''Dreamfinders'', coming straight from their Chief Archivist Emeritus, Dave Smith. The description of the show given was the same as the description in the advertisements. However, Smith goes on to state that "no shows were ever completed."<ref>[https://d23.com/ask-dave/matt-austin-texas-2/ The Ask Dave question archived on D23 '''(Note: membership is required to view this page, which can be obtained for free.)'''] Retrieved 04 Oct '17</ref>
+Disney's archives on their official fan club website, D23, contains information about ''Dreamfinders'', coming straight from their Chief Archivist Emeritus, Dave Smith. The description of the show given was the same as the description in the advertisements. However, Smith goes on to state that "no shows were ever completed."<ref>[https://d23.com/ask-dave/matt-austin-texas-2/ The Ask Dave question archived on D23.] Retrieved 04 Oct '17</ref>
 ==Gallery==
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+==See Also==
+===Disney Channel===
+*[[Amazing Animals (found Disney Channel animated educational series; 1996-1999)]]
+*[[Arwin! (partially found pilot of cancelled "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" spin-off TV series; 2007)]]
+*[[Disney Channel Interactive (lost Dish Network game channel; late 2000s)]]
+*[[Disney's Coyote Tales (found Disney Channel extended version of "The Coyote's Lament" animated short; 1991)]]
+*[[Disney's Doug (found episodes of animated TV series; 1996-1999)]]
+*[[Dumbo's Circus (partially found Disney Channel live action puppet series; 1985-1986)]]
+*[[Fish Hooks (partially found unreleased pilot of Disney Channel animated series; 2009)]]
+*[[Going Wild with Jeff Corwin (partially found Disney documentary TV series; 1997-1999)]]
+*[[Gravity Falls (found pitch pilot of Disney animated TV series; 2010)]]
+*[[Katbot (partially found unreleased Disney animated TV series; 2005)]]
+*[[Lizzie McGuire "Season 3" (lost production material of unfinished season of Disney Channel comedy series; 2020)]]
+*[[Minnie Takes Care of Pluto (found original English audio of Mickey Mouse Works animated short; 2000)]]
+*[[Mousercise (partially found Disney Channel exercise series; 1983-1996)]]
+*[[Mouseterpiece Theater (partially found Disney Channel cartoon compilation TV series; 1983-1990)]]
+*[[Pepper Ann (partially found pilot episode of Disney animated series; 1996)]]
+*[[Phineas and Ferb (lost script of cancelled theatrical film based on animated series; 2010s)]]
+*[[Phineas and Ferb: Spot the Diff (found Disney Channel animated special; 2008)]]
+*[[Recess "The Break In" (partially found pilot of Disney animated TV series; 1996)]]
+*[[Star and the Forces of Evil (partially found unaired pitch pilot of Disney Channel animated series; 2011)]]
+*[[Teen Angel (partially found Disney Channel serial drama; 1989)]]
+*[[The All-New Mickey Mouse Club (partially found Disney Channel original series; 1989-1994)]]
+*[[The Jersey (partially lost Disney Channel sports themed comedy series; 1999-2004)]]
+*[[The Owl House (partially found unaired pilot of Disney Channel animated series; 2017)]]
+*[[The Proud Family (partially lost unaired Nickelodeon pilot of Disney Channel animated sitcom; 1999)]]
+*[[Welcome to Pooh Corner (partially found Disney Channel live-action puppet series; 1983-1986)]]
+*[[What's Stevie Thinking? (lost unaired pilot of cancelled "Lizzie McGuire" spin-off TV series; 2003)]]
+===Playhouse Disney===
+*[[Adventures in Nutrition with Captain Carlos (partially found Playhouse Disney animated short series; 2004-2007)]]
+*[[Bear in the Big Blue House "Water, Water Everywhere" (lost unaired pilot of Disney Channel puppet series; 1997)]]
+*[[Bear in the Big Blue House (partially lost original English audio of Playhouse Disney puppet series; 1997-2006)]]
+*[[Breakfast with Bear (partially found episodes of Playhouse Disney spin-off series; 2005-2006)]]
+*[[Handy Manny (partially found unaired pilot of Disney children's animated TV series; 2005)]]
+*[[Little Einsteins (lost second pitch pilot of Playhouse Disney animated series; existence unconfirmed; 2004)]]
+*[[Out of the Box (partially lost Playhouse Disney children's series; 1998-2004)]]
+*[[PB&J Otter (partially found original credits sequences of Playhouse Disney animated series; 1998-2000)]]
+*[[Playhouse Disney UK (partially lost interstitial material of children's TV channel; 1999-2006)]]
+*[[Stanley (found unaired pilot episode of Playhouse Disney animated series; 1999)]]
+*[[The Book of Pooh (found Playhouse Disney puppet series; 2001-2004)]]
+===Disney Junior===
+*[[Jungle Junction (lost pilots of Disney Junior CGI animated series; 2003; 2005; 2008)]]
+===Toon Disney===
+*[[Toon News (partially found CGI Interstitial Toon Disney series; 2004/2005)]]
+===Disney XD===
+*[[Billion Dollar Freshmen (lost unaired pilot episode of "Lab Rats" Disney XD live-action comedy TV series; 2010)]]
+*[[DXP (partially found Disney XD video game block; 2017)]]
+===Other===
+*[[Robodz (lost Disney Toei animated TV series; 2008)]]
+*[[The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show (found episodes of Disney animated TV series; 1995)]]
+*[[Herbie the Lovebug (lost animated pilot; late 1990s-2000s)]]
+*[[Power Rangers Animated Series (lost Disney XD pilot; existence unconfirmed; 2007-2009)]]
+*[[Green Monkeys (lost Disney pilot; 1999)]]
+*[[Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers (found English dub of anime series; 2015)]]
+*[[X-Heart (partially found unreleased English dub of "X-Coração" Brazilian animated TV series; 2014)]]
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