The biggest issue here is the disconnect between Disney movie fans and Disney Parks fans. For those who love the movies, Figment will not be recognizable, but for those who love the parks, Figment is a beloved classic character. And honestly, I don't think every attraction in the Disney parks needs to have a connection to a movie--they're fine as their own standalone stories, including that of Figment.
Amanda Johnson This!!!!!! All this video showed is they’re not big Disney Park goers. Everyone is commenting that they love him because he’s ours (Disney Park people)!
Plus a good addition to your point is that there are several Disney movies based on rides that existed beforehand (i.e. Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean)
What I liked about the Disney parks itself is of how they used to always know how to work out a story into a ride that has no relation to a movie, now it seems like all they’re doing is thinking of how to turn an old ride into something based off of a already existing movie
Figment is such an iconic part of Epcot and although the current incarnation of the ride might not be as popular, he's a definitely an important character. Don't think we'll ever see him completely removed from the park.
One little spark of inspiration is at the heart of all creation. Right at the start of everything that's new. One little spark, lights up for you! I love Figment!!!
Ok so here's the thing, I knew who figment was but only because I worked at Disney World for a year and currently live in Orlando (I had no idea who he was before I moved here). But I think that replacing Figment with Bing Bong would be a huge mistake. One of the neatest things about the Disney parks is discovering the mini-culture unique to the parks, these little worlds you won't find anywhere else. Like the Haunted Mansion or Tower of Terror. Yeah, there's definitely that odd feeling when you have no idea what's going on, but that just gives you more reason to explore. It breaks my heart every time Disney unnecessarily adds elements from movies to these little microcosms, like when Disney Land California made Tower of Terror Guardians of the Galaxy themed. Idk, I just like the idea of characters and worlds that are unique to the parks.
totally agreed. But I think that giving imagination pavilion a new look would be a good idea, maybe the way to make figment big again is making him and bing bong partners in a new version of imagination pavilion. Like co-governors.
Yes! You wouldn't replace the ghosts in the Haunted Mansion with the witches from Hocus Pocus or some other similar set of characters, so why replace Figment with someone else just because they have a similar theme but make you more money?
Okay but I kind of really want a Hocus Pocus skin to be put on Haunted Mansion some Halloween now, that actually sounds like fun! Not permanently, though. And yes, RIP Tower of Terror California. I'm glad the Orlando one still exists; I'd like to go back some time now that I'm old enough to not be too terrified to go on it, haha :)
Lalas181 : Because they're in it for the money? I know that there are people in the parks who are really into it for the love, and maybe their bosses too, but Disney is a business, and once you get up high enough, they're in it for the money. Eventually that trickles down.
Come on why did you have to bring bing bong into this?!?!?! BING BONG BING BONG BING BONG BING BONG BING BONG BING BONG BING BONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Btw sry if you took this as an insult or something but you just got me really mad for a bit! If your gonna hate on a character... hate on..... uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...... ya know what disney makes it impossible to hate a character even if he/she is a bad guy!!!!!!!!!!! Just dont hate on Disney or Pixar or just ESPECIALLY HARRY POTTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! POTTERHEAD FOR LIIIIIIIFFFFFFFEEEEE!!!!!!!!! Sorry im really weird i’ll just go now bye
@@A_A610 did you know that Doc Macstuffins stuffed dragon Stuffy Philbert McStuffins is actually inspired by figment and is made to look similar to him?
A straight rehash of the original would be a step backwards given how far ride tech has gone since then. In a perfect world, I'd kill to see a trackless version inspired by the original ride, maybe along the lines of something like Mystic Manor.
Honestly very surprised that you didn't know who Figment was. I mean he's one of the headliners of the park, and more importantly one of the last original parts of the old Epcot park.
If they replaced figment with bing bong I'd be so very upset. Figment was a HUGE part of my childhood, and is to this day my favorite Disney character. He's obscure, yeah, but he's just pure energy and imagination and he's so bubbly and fun...plus, who would want to trade a DRAGON for....whatever mish mosh bing bong is?
Disney would never replace Figment with Bing Bong. Given the immense backlash they got from removing Figment in the early 2000s, I don't think they'd ever try removing or replacing him ever again. He's a popular character who is practically EPCOT's mascot, and has been for over 30 years. He's there to stay, and he should.
Well the backlash wasn't just about removing Figment. It was that they took a classic ride, designed by one of Disney's best ever imagineers, that was original and full of heart, and replaced it with something cheap, childish, and uninspired. Loosing Figment and Dreamfinder was hard, but it was the insult of a ride that replaced it that really caused the backlash. Now seeing that there are people in the Disney fandom that don't even know about Figment, maybe they will replace him?
Epcot's mascot is the giant golf ball. No one born in the 90s or later knows who he is. That's the point. I really wouldn't be surprised if Disney DID replace him with Bing Bong.
Fun fact: if you look up you can see figment sitting in a glass case in the collectors fortress while queuing for guardians of the galaxy mission breakout in DCA
I feel like I have to address this since no one else has soooooo... Did you say there’s no trace of Mulan in China? Bro you can LITERALLY MEET her in that huge building
I fell in love with Figment my first trip to Epcot Center back in 1984. I love that little purple dragon! In fact, Figment was the only stuffed animal I bought on that trip, and I had him for decades (until I lost him in a move to a new house). I'm glad to see he's still part of the Epcot experience.
My husband laughed hysterically at me while watching this video. You struck a nerve, my friend, you struck a nerve. Pete's Dragon?? Spyro?? Bing Bong could never replace Figment (though there have been rumors of an Inside Out dark ride replacement)! The original ride was a masterpiece with a child like version of Figment the dragon that made rainbows and stories tangible. Did I forget to mention the perfumed scents that would be dispersed during certain moments of the ride? Figment did not interrupt the story like he does now. Instead, he added to it by making the story flow. I rode it in 1998, right before it shut down. In 1999, I was infuriated by the complete change. They cut the ride length in half, then ripped out so many design features that made the ride truly magnificent (not to mention, the theme song was removed entirely). I truly wish you could have ridden the original ride. Epcot was the place to go for slow, unique, rides that used scent machines and color to inspire the mind. Unfortunately, they had to change with the times; however, Journey Into Imagination should never have been touched. The only reason it was changed was due to a lack of sponsorship responsibility on Kodak's part. The glass pyramids used to house the WonderWorks....the ride, as a whole, has a really unique history! Fun Tip: The orange scents were originally used in the ride Horizons (another Epcot attraction that is now in the archives).
Oh my goodness, you mentioned the theme song, and it immediately popped into my head! I was pretty sure I remembered the original ride, but you just confirmed it!
You must be too young to know. The original journey into imagination was amazing! It was the best ride in EPCOT. If you were a child of the eighties or early nineties Figment WAS EPCOT. I’m not exaggerating when I say that he was the only character in Epcot. At least until the mid nineties when Micheal Eisner had them add Mickey and his friends. He was the mascot of EPCOT center and that is why so many eighties kids, like me, still love him. Unfortunately, his current ride and dream works is only a shell of it’s original incarnation. I wish they would bring back the original or a modernized version of it. I would hate to see Bing Bong replace him!🙁
I will not turn in my Disney card, good sir! For I have always known about Figment. He's even in my old baby photos when my parents took the family to Disney World, even had a plushie for the longest time (no clue what happened to that thing, but I still have the keychain).
I love Figment! I forgot about Dreamfinder though as the ride remodeled for the first time when I was like...4. Disappointed Disney never did more with him. Perhaps they should make a Dreamfinder and Figment movie based off of the Marvel comic.
But I knew about Figment before this video... I don't want to hand in my fan card... Edit: Also just to prove I know a lot about him, he was originally green with fuzz all over him except is stomach. It was the original design before it was changed to the current design.
I've seen videos and read stories about the original Journey into Imagination. It sounded magical and full of joy and laughter. Something no had ever seen before. Heck, the whole pavilion was something of a magical, colorful world. The version there now, (the one from my childhood) is a poor substitute for something Disney should have never changed. No one likes the new Journey into Imagination ride, but everyone who remembers, loves Figment.
OMGARE YOU KIDDING?!? i LOVE Figment! I went on the ride 100 times! I have a stuff animal of him and in my room i put him in a new spot every day so it makes him seem michovus or alive! LOVE YOU FIGMENT!
Growing up going to WDW my whole life I knew who Figment was. Figment was created solely for EPCOT and is one of the best characters Disney has created.
Figment was my favorite Disney character when I was a kid. I even got a picture with him and the Dreamfinder at Disney World ... technically I followed him, bugging him incessantly until he took the picture. 7 year old me counted this as a win. Adult me gets super embarrassed by the memory.
Adult you can also be impressed with the tenacity? Child me would have read the body language that he didn't want the picture and would have decided the dragon disliked me for some reason and honestly....your mindset sounds preferable lol 💜
The reason why Figment is so important to Epcot is that he and the Dreamfinder were both some of the biggest original character in Epcot around its opening to a point where the pair were the Parks unofficial mascots during Epcot's first decade of existence. They even helped promote Epcot before their ride was ready for guests a year after Epcot opened. Believe it or not, their ride was one of the most popular rides in Epcot's first decade and, on the day it was closed down due to new deals with the ride's sponsor (Kodak), the only thing people were expecting from the closed ride was the well-needed/highly-demanded refurbishment. The second version of the ride was deemed both shocking and insulting to fans of the original ride that the second version did NOT last long and they tried to fix it with bringing back the song from the original ride and an updated version of Figment with...mixed results. I mean, people were glad to see him more prominently again...but he was no longer the same Figment we knew and loved. Instead of being filled with childish delight and holding the same sense of curiosity and wonder we shared with him, he was now a bit more of a nuisance and annoyance who ends up spraying you with the scent of skunk/coffee-gone-bad. Still, Figment (and even the Dreamfinder) seem to be heading in a direction of more respect in the more recent years. There are now TWO Figment comic series from Marvel (I HIGHLY recommend them both) and the pair have been seen at three separate D-23 Expos. In the first two they were seen in, they were on stages at panels portrayed by two of the original walk-around actors who would do the meet-and-greets in the parks: Ron Schneider and Steve Taylor. And, in the last D-23, they were seen in the merchandise for Epcot's 40th Anniversary. It's probably only a matter of time before the Dreamfinder reunites with Figment in the parks but, until then, it's looking like Figment will be come the official mascot of Epcot within the near future.
I am not turning in my Disney fan-card for knowing figment, I was just alive when the Imagination ride was actually good and live in central Florida, so grew up with Epcot being a dominant part of my childhood memories. (And thus Figment always been my favorite Disney Character
However: I wouldn't say no to Bing bong being a friend of Dreamfinder and Figment who shows up occasionally. But also the whole.. Sad end of imaginary friends in Inside Out would make for a depressing ride if it was about Bing Bong. I actually remember most of my imaginary friends (partially because they had physical toys as avatars.).
mindsendStoryweaver I myself am with you, to me figment it is one of my favorite characters and will be one that I would hate to see ones ride to completely disappear, I love the ride, true it’s not as good as the original with dreamfinder and figment but the current one with figment is still pretty decent and to completely uproot it and to replace it with the inside out ride (I don’t care of how popular the movie was) Will be a complete travesty and I would avoid the ride, I am myself am a avid Disney world going fan and miss the days in which they made a ride that had its own story over just putting in a ride based off of an existing movie, True that they did have rides based off of movies back then too but they knew how to blend the two and not have the whole park full of nothing but movie based rides
I din't know Figment, but that's probably due to the fact that where I'm from people very rarely go to parks like this, as it a far travel (I live in Poland) and people with children can't really afford a trip like that, containing going to something so big. So yeah, I don't go to theme parks. Heck, even in my entire life of almost 20 years I've only been to an amusement park once.
Figment has always been my favorite character since I was little. I have so many plushies and his ride always makes me so so happy. It’s always a go to ride when I go. It’s great to see him getting so much recognition lately. Especially with the anniversary of Epcot and him being on so much of the merch. I was lucky enough to get some of it and I love it so much.
Scott Tenorman I was on the ride when they removed him, and was really upset. I was happy when they brought him back, now I can share him with my children.
For a while. I was there a year or two before he was removed, when I went down the next time, they had reworked the ride, and Figment was removed. The last time I went down a few years ago, he was back. I don't go to Disney much, so what they are doing now, I don't know.
Turn in your Disney fan card! Figment is a classic representation of the older, better, non-IP laden version of Disney World. Space Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Tiki Room, Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean, Test Track, Spaceship Earth, Country Bears, Soarin, Mission Space, Expedition Everest... all great attractions that do not rely on an IP. In fact, some of them have actually INSPIRED IP's, and in the case of Pirates, the IP turned around and reshaped the source material! You have to remember that Epcot was the second WDW park, and Figment was that park's mascot; a counterpart to Magic Kingdom's Mickey Mouse (or, arguably Tinker Bell). Don't get me wrong; I'm not saying the parks stink after adding IP all over the place. I'm just saying that even 9-year-old me in 1991 appreciated that not every Disney ride was a cheap tie-in to a Disney film. I love that Figment holds a special place in the hearts of WDW fans. And if you REALLY want to dig deep, look up Orange Bird. My wife is crazy for him. :-)
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, voila, you've got a Figment.
Here is the complete listing of the Figment films produced for Epcot Educational Media. I assume that the Disney Company has a complete collection but have not been able to verify that statement. I do know that a complete set in 16mm does exist in a private collection: • WOULD YOU EAT A BLUE POTATO? (September 1988 - 15 min) • WHAT CAN YOU SEE BY LOOKING? (September 1988 - 15 min) MissingSpace• DO DRAGONS DREAM? (September 1988 - 15 min) • HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE AN ELEPHANT? (September 1988 - 15 min) • HOW DOES IT FEEL TO FLY? (September 1988 - 14 min) • HOW DOES SOUND SOUND? (September 1988 - 14 min) • READING MAGIC WITH FIGMENT AND PETER PAN (August 1989 - 15 min) • WRITING MAGIC WITH FIGMENT AND ALICE IN WONDERLAND (August 1989 - 15 min) • WHAT’S AN ABRA WITHOUT A CADABRA? (September 1989 - 15 min) • WHERE DOES TIME FLY? (September 1989 - 17 min) • CASE OF THE MISSING SPACE (September 1989 - 16 min)
I grew up about two hours north of Epcot. My family and I vacationed there all the time in the late 80s/early 90s. I adored Figment as a kid. I think its cool to see a park specific character. Maybe Disney just needs to have him make more cameos to spread awareness. Also, if you're going to get a pastry for a snack in the World Showcase, you gotta hit up France over Norway.
Can’t believe you didn’t know who Figment is...and claim that 99% of Disney fans don’t know him. He is a Disney LEGEND! He is such an important part of Epcot history!
SoulDaAssassin figment has his own ride in Epcot they took down the ride in the 80s/90s and people were so mad that they did that that they rebuilt a whole new ride centered around figment he’s a dragon that is like the mascot for imagination
Figment and dream finder are the icons of Epcot from journey into imagination If you wanna find out more watch offhand Disney or TPM vids and it will blow your mind about how much you don't know PS figment will DESTROY bing bong
What you need to understand is that Disney's dark rides don't come FROM movies, they are rethemed, refurbished, and reskinned TO movies. The majority of the attractions in the American Disney parks precede the whole IP attraction craze, and, thus, back when Epcot opened, people weren't attached to rides based on previous knowledge of what was in them. Figment became a huge pop-culture Epcot phenomenon through nostalgia alone. Epcot caters much more to adults than other parks, although increasingly for kids, and, thus, most of the audience within Epcot remembers Figment from their childhood and introduces him as is to their children. In turn, this creates an audience of young and old people finding a love for the purple dragon.
Figment is so important for some Disney fans because it is super important for the Imagineers too. The whole thing is in a couple books about Disney history.
Figment has been part of our Disney adventures since my daughter was 2 years old - she's now 32! Figment was and is her favorite Disney character (we who live in central FL know you can't escape the MOUSE, but he wasn't who we loved!). For most young people back in the day, Figment was the redeeming feature of Epcot, because the bulk of that park was geared toward adults and kids under a certain age found it extremely tedious to be dragged through it for a whole day. Keep your Bing Bong; it will be forever Figment in our world.
I LOVE FIGMENT!!! HE IS A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE DRAGON BABY AND HES SO CUTE. I talked about him to my friends one time, and they were all SO CONFUSED and had no clue what I was talking about. I would suggest going on the ride if you have some extra time but don’t skip other things for it
This mine and my sisters favorite ride. We would ride it over and over back when Disney lines were not hours long. I was very sad when they renovated the ride. She passed away a year ago, but I will always remember us singing the Figment song.
I came across Figment on my first trip to Disney in the early 1990s. I immediately fell in love with him and Dreamfinder. I've been collecting Figment merch ever since, as I can't help but smile and start singing his song every time I see the little fellow. I could ride the ride for literally hours ... and I'd be willing to abandon the rest of my family so I could do that. My work schedule doesn't normally allow me to take long-ish trips, but I'm planning to go soon with two goals: ride JII as many times as I can and buy whatever he's on that I don't already have. I don't care if I don't make it to other parks, I just want Figment!
Wow ... I was part of the 95% who didn't know who he was. And here I decided I couldn't call myself a Disney Fan without seeing all 56 (at present) Disney Classics at least once XD
I work at Disneyland and through pin trading I realize that not a lot of people know who Figment is. HOWEVER COMMA growing up I had a "giant" (he was like two feet tall) Figment stuffed animal that was probably one of my favorite things I owned. For my birthday last year my dad got me a t-shirt that looks just like Figment's, with his name on the front and his wings on the back. This little purple figment of your imagination was absolutely the light of my childhood and it makes me sad how much people don't get it. ALSO! Yeah, they definitely throw him in your face. There are SO MANY Figment pins here at Disneyland. 99% of Cast Member's pin trading lanyards have at least one Figment pin on them. If not more.
I've been to Epcot three times, and I'm one of those people who was SERIOUSLY UPSET when I heard they were revamping the Journey into Imagination and removing Figment and Dreamfinder. I was one of my "must do" rides, and my sister and I would usually try to hit it twice, if we could. I have not been back to Epcot since either of the revamps, so I don't know what the new ride is like, but I can tell you this; only the Original Figment will do. Accept no substitutes!
Yup, have known about Figment since the early '90s. I even remember the big outrage when he was taken out and the joy when he came back. It was a *HUGE* deal among Disney Philes.
Clearly Figment is pretty popular here on the east coast because Disney doesn’t keep on filling its stores with stuff that doesn’t sell. The original version of the ride was hugely popular and Figment still enjoys big fans mostly based on that. The current version is just okay but it does feature the wonderful song “One Little Spark.”
Lol “was I a big fan of the ride?”. I would say very much so since I worked the ride. To be honest I didn’t even know about the ride until I was assigned to work there, but you learn to love it and you learn to love figment. Here’s a little known fact. During the smell lab scene of the ride, figment “passes gas” to the riders and the smell is actually a ground coffee smell, but your brain thinks it smells bad because of the visuals and sound effects of figment farting. Next time you ride, close your eyes during that scene and it won’t smell bad. DM me if you have any questions about the ride. I loved it there!
PotsAndPups pretty sure it’s a similar smell. Disney has certain smells that they use for all of the different rides, and typically ground coffee is used as a “bad smell”. But honestly none of the smells used are actually bad on purpose, it’s all in the illusion.
Another fun fact* in the queue line there is a door that says “flubber storage” ( obviously referencing Robin Williams movie Flubber) and that is an entrance to our break room. Sometimes I’d come out of that door and see guests standing in line and say something like “ the flubber almost got away” etc..
There were also times where we were able to create magical moments as well. I’m the queue line there is a “reception desk” right when you walk in. So sometimes I’d sit behind the desk and pretend to be talking on the phone while I waved guests in. It’s was pretty fun to see their confusion.
Granted, I was a little kid in the 80's, so Figment was THE JAM in Epcot; I haven't been there since the late 90's, so I haven't had the "honor" of riding the latest version of the ride (which I sadly hear isn't great) but I'm very happy to hear that despite that, Figment is still all over the place. And he is most definitely an icon of that park, especially for children of the 80's. But now that you mention the comic books, I would LOVE to see Disney/Marvel make a Dreamfinder/Figment movie or TV show for their new streaming channel
Can't b an OG Disney fan and not know who figment is. I had his toy as a child and really miss his ride prior the update. The older version is 10xs better. Now Figment is their mascot for festivals and I'm happy to see him getting the attention he deserves
We love Figment in my family. When I took my boys to Epcot for the first time he was at the top of my list. I have pictures from when I was a kid with Dream Finder and Figment. My boys have the plushes. This is a bit out of the way, the line is shorter, but worth the effort. It has the qualities the excite all the senses.
Melissa Hopkins i know right? I can picture the pitch in my head with either Tom Hiddleston or Benedict Cumberbatch as Dreamfinder and Jim Cummings or Frank Welker as Figment. It would be a lovely live action and Cgi hybrid!
It’s an okay ride. Everyone can get on it, so that is good. I never went on the original ride. But seeing old videos of it, the old ride was clearly superior to what is there now.
Watching this, all I could think was, "I don't know who Figment is, but I swear I've seen him before!?!". And then you mentioned the fact that he was in educational videos in the late 80s. I honestly pointed to my computer screen when you said that and almost shouted, "That's it, that's it! That's where I saw him!". I'm 35 years-old and some how, in that moment you removed 30 years and sent be back to that 5 year-old mentality... The moment was fleeting, but it felt wonderful! Thank you J! *:-D*
I went to Disney as a young child (age 4 the first time, 6 the second, and 9 the third time) so I remember Figment from when I went then and when you said something like "What, Figment the Imagination Dragon, of course how do you not know who he is turn in disney fan card you fraud" I was so confused because I went on that ride when I was younger and I was like yeah I know who he is but..... I'm not a Disney fraud...
Figment is my absolute favorite! The original ride was the best and for us Walt Disney World lovers and devotees he is a HUGE part of our childhood! I love love love figment! He deserves all his publicity and so much more! I understand not being familiar with our magical buddy but just so you are aware there are many of us that truly adore him! 💜
I knew who Figment was but only because his resurgence was a big deal. As you saw he was suddenly marketed everywhere.So I began to look him up because I like to know all things Disney. I would not prefer Bing-Bong even a little bit.
"Turn in your Disney fan card"??? Uh... I THINK I can keep mine because I have known WHO Figgy is since I was like 9. Been journeyin' into imagination with him for about 16 years, now! ANd I must ask... If a person went to EPCOT, HOW did they come away from it NOT knowing who Figgy is??? All you have to do is JOURNEY with him!
It's fascinating to think that all this happened around Figment. When I first went Disney World, it was in the Dreamfinder period and I was pretty young. I was instantly obsessed and a whole world of possibility and creativity suddenly seemed not just possible, but within my power to attain. I went to Epcot one other time when I was in high school, which it seems put me after Figment had already gone and come back. While it wasn't the same it still revitalized that same tone that I may well be able to attribute some of my present day mindset as an actor and musician. It's been a good 10 years since I've seen him but he does seem to live at the fringes of my imagination even today.
I’m not a huge fan of Disney Parks but if you grew up in the 80’s you would love Figment. Figment is not named at you. Gen Xers remember the original Journey ride was the best.
How interesting! My Grama (aka my grandmother) has a stuffy of Figment in her purse and asked me about him today. Too bad I didn't see your video first. ^_^ I would love to see Bing Bong hanging out with Figment.
A SCB episode about Figment! Instaclick! I love Figment! How can you not know who he is? I loved Journey into Imagination! I still remember the Dream Finder when I saw it when I was smaller! I loved it so much! The ride now adays is kinda boring but hey, it never has a line.
Honestly I get goose bumps when I think about it and the song! One little spark! (Also, what would you think of Mexico ride being chainged to Coco themed!)
When Epcot opened, Figment was the only character in the park on any ride, and a Dream Finder walk-around character with a puppet Figment was the only character you could meet. This was because Disney executives wanted Epcot to be as different from the Magic Kingdom as possible to make sure people would visit both parks and not just one.
The biggest issue here is the disconnect between Disney movie fans and Disney Parks fans. For those who love the movies, Figment will not be recognizable, but for those who love the parks, Figment is a beloved classic character. And honestly, I don't think every attraction in the Disney parks needs to have a connection to a movie--they're fine as their own standalone stories, including that of Figment.
Amanda Johnson This!!!!!! All this video showed is they’re not big Disney Park goers. Everyone is commenting that they love him because he’s ours (Disney Park people)!
Plus a good addition to your point is that there are several Disney movies based on rides that existed beforehand (i.e. Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean)
Bingo I domt really watch ANY movies but i go to the parks often
The problem is that most people will never go to the parks.
What I liked about the Disney parks itself is of how they used to always know how to work out a story into a ride that has no relation to a movie, now it seems like all they’re doing is thinking of how to turn an old ride into something based off of a already existing movie
Figment is such an iconic part of Epcot and although the current incarnation of the ride might not be as popular, he's a definitely an important character. Don't think we'll ever see him completely removed from the park.
Hey this means you watch videos too. (Mind blown) also I agree
do a video about top 10 best former attractions and rides at Walt Disney World
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Figment, his song, and his ride is honestly and legitimately my favorite Disney character.
Yes!!!
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One little spark of inspiration is at the heart of all creation
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Same he’s my favorite
I can just imagine how freaked out he’s gonna be when he finds out about Orangebird.
edingerc and he calls himself a Disney fan. Smh
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One little spark of inspiration is at the heart of all creation. Right at the start of everything that's new. One little spark, lights up for you! I love Figment!!!
Well, who in their right minds would think YOU didn't know about Figment?
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Imagination, imagination.
A dream, can be a dream come true.
With just that spark, in me and you.
I love it!
This is one of my go to songs when I’m missing Disney
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Ok so here's the thing, I knew who figment was but only because I worked at Disney World for a year and currently live in Orlando (I had no idea who he was before I moved here). But I think that replacing Figment with Bing Bong would be a huge mistake. One of the neatest things about the Disney parks is discovering the mini-culture unique to the parks, these little worlds you won't find anywhere else. Like the Haunted Mansion or Tower of Terror. Yeah, there's definitely that odd feeling when you have no idea what's going on, but that just gives you more reason to explore. It breaks my heart every time Disney unnecessarily adds elements from movies to these little microcosms, like when Disney Land California made Tower of Terror Guardians of the Galaxy themed. Idk, I just like the idea of characters and worlds that are unique to the parks.
totally agreed. But I think that giving imagination pavilion a new look would be a good idea, maybe the way to make figment big again is making him and bing bong partners in a new version of imagination pavilion. Like co-governors.
Yes! You wouldn't replace the ghosts in the Haunted Mansion with the witches from Hocus Pocus or some other similar set of characters, so why replace Figment with someone else just because they have a similar theme but make you more money?
Okay but I kind of really want a Hocus Pocus skin to be put on Haunted Mansion some Halloween now, that actually sounds like fun! Not permanently, though. And yes, RIP Tower of Terror California. I'm glad the Orlando one still exists; I'd like to go back some time now that I'm old enough to not be too terrified to go on it, haha :)
Lalas181 : Because they're in it for the money? I know that there are people in the parks who are really into it for the love, and maybe their bosses too, but Disney is a business, and once you get up high enough, they're in it for the money. Eventually that trickles down.
@Lasy Alfhildr Hm... maybe for an anniversary of the movie?
Loved Figment as a kid, actually had a Figment plush. THank you for bringing light back to him. Bing Bong is dead, FIGMENT FOREVER
PrimedMonkey I have a little Figment plush! I’ve had him since I was teeny tiny :)
Come on why did you have to bring bing bong into this?!?!?! BING BONG BING BONG BING BONG BING BONG BING BONG BING BONG BING BONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Btw sry if you took this as an insult or something but you just got me really mad for a bit! If your gonna hate on a character... hate on..... uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...... ya know what disney makes it impossible to hate a character even if he/she is a bad guy!!!!!!!!!!! Just dont hate on Disney or Pixar or just ESPECIALLY HARRY POTTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! POTTERHEAD FOR LIIIIIIIFFFFFFFEEEEE!!!!!!!!! Sorry im really weird i’ll just go now bye
Amy Park no hate for Bing Bong, but he is gone and dead. He gave himself as a noble sacrifice after being long forgotten about.
Amy Park lmao I hate the trolls from frozen so hate on them instead of bing bong
Amy Park YAS MY FELLOW POTTERHEAD :3
He’s so underrated. I wish Disney would give him some more recognition. Maybe a movie or series or something to get him known. Poor little dragon.
Giving him a ride that isn't terrible would be a better start.
@@A_A610 did you know that Doc Macstuffins stuffed dragon Stuffy Philbert McStuffins is actually inspired by figment and is made to look similar to him?
@@A_A610 better yet, bring back the original. These re-imagined versions stink.
A straight rehash of the original would be a step backwards given how far ride tech has gone since then. In a perfect world, I'd kill to see a trackless version inspired by the original ride, maybe along the lines of something like Mystic Manor.
do not worry. there is going to be a movie about him apparently
Honestly very surprised that you didn't know who Figment was. I mean he's one of the headliners of the park, and more importantly one of the last original parts of the old Epcot park.
Hayley Ripple Definitely. Completely agree.
He's basically glued into ebcot an nowhere else. How could he not not know him?
I've never been to Disney World, can you fill me in on this 'Figment' character?
he's also in a very potter musical.
i totally agree
If they replaced figment with bing bong I'd be so very upset. Figment was a HUGE part of my childhood, and is to this day my favorite Disney character. He's obscure, yeah, but he's just pure energy and imagination and he's so bubbly and fun...plus, who would want to trade a DRAGON for....whatever mish mosh bing bong is?
EXACTLY THANK YOU
Exactly!!!!
Disney would never replace Figment with Bing Bong. Given the immense backlash they got from removing Figment in the early 2000s, I don't think they'd ever try removing or replacing him ever again. He's a popular character who is practically EPCOT's mascot, and has been for over 30 years. He's there to stay, and he should.
Well the backlash wasn't just about removing Figment. It was that they took a classic ride, designed by one of Disney's best ever imagineers, that was original and full of heart, and replaced it with something cheap, childish, and uninspired. Loosing Figment and Dreamfinder was hard, but it was the insult of a ride that replaced it that really caused the backlash. Now seeing that there are people in the Disney fandom that don't even know about Figment, maybe they will replace him?
Epcot's mascot is the giant golf ball. No one born in the 90s or later knows who he is. That's the point. I really wouldn't be surprised if Disney DID replace him with Bing Bong.
maybe you could team Figment and Bing Bong
KingsleyIII well, seeing as most people nowadays have never even heard of him, I doubt there would be that big of an outcry...
Fun fact: if you look up you can see figment sitting in a glass case in the collectors fortress while queuing for guardians of the galaxy mission breakout in DCA
Saw it and was so happy. Also heard one little spark playing in the area between the park entances
I did it I only saw nothing
I feel like I have to address this since no one else has soooooo... Did you say there’s no trace of Mulan in China? Bro you can LITERALLY MEET her in that huge building
Brotato Chip73 but not mulan merchandise there
The world showcase was never meant to showcase Disney movies. That was until frozen fever happened...rip malestrom
@@bethany8890I thought maelstrom was really boring.
I met her outside.....
He was the first 'Imagine Dragon' XD
HHHHHH
BoyattheBack ? Aaaaay😂
BoyattheBack ? oml i am dead
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The fact that you did not know who Figment was makes me feel old... and sad... but mostly old.
The Creepy Bard haha same and I’m only 15 :P
Doodle Poodles Same and I’m 16
Carrie Chadwick and I’m 12
The Creepy Bard I’m fourteen! And I still don understand how he hadn’t heard of Figment- I’m not joking I have all I can of figment XD
I miss Figment so much
I fell in love with Figment my first trip to Epcot Center back in 1984. I love that little purple dragon! In fact, Figment was the only stuffed animal I bought on that trip, and I had him for decades (until I lost him in a move to a new house). I'm glad to see he's still part of the Epcot experience.
My husband laughed hysterically at me while watching this video. You struck a nerve, my friend, you struck a nerve. Pete's Dragon?? Spyro?? Bing Bong could never replace Figment (though there have been rumors of an Inside Out dark ride replacement)! The original ride was a masterpiece with a child like version of Figment the dragon that made rainbows and stories tangible. Did I forget to mention the perfumed scents that would be dispersed during certain moments of the ride? Figment did not interrupt the story like he does now. Instead, he added to it by making the story flow. I rode it in 1998, right before it shut down. In 1999, I was infuriated by the complete change. They cut the ride length in half, then ripped out so many design features that made the ride truly magnificent (not to mention, the theme song was removed entirely). I truly wish you could have ridden the original ride. Epcot was the place to go for slow, unique, rides that used scent machines and color to inspire the mind. Unfortunately, they had to change with the times; however, Journey Into Imagination should never have been touched. The only reason it was changed was due to a lack of sponsorship responsibility on Kodak's part. The glass pyramids used to house the WonderWorks....the ride, as a whole, has a really unique history! Fun Tip: The orange scents were originally used in the ride Horizons (another Epcot attraction that is now in the archives).
Oh my goodness, you mentioned the theme song, and it immediately popped into my head! I was pretty sure I remembered the original ride, but you just confirmed it!
You must be too young to know. The original journey into imagination was amazing! It was the best ride in EPCOT. If you were a child of the eighties or early nineties Figment WAS EPCOT. I’m not exaggerating when I say that he was the only character in Epcot. At least until the mid nineties when Micheal Eisner had them add Mickey and his friends. He was the mascot of EPCOT center and that is why so many eighties kids, like me, still love him. Unfortunately, his current ride and dream works is only a shell of it’s original incarnation. I wish they would bring back the original or a modernized version of it. I would hate to see Bing Bong replace him!🙁
Had the stuff animal for more then 5 years lol
I will not turn in my Disney card, good sir! For I have always known about Figment. He's even in my old baby photos when my parents took the family to Disney World, even had a plushie for the longest time (no clue what happened to that thing, but I still have the keychain).
I ain’t happy I’m feeling glad I got figment in a bag
Dude...You are awesome for that.
Yeah the key chain
I was gonna make a Gorillaz reference but Salted Nut beat me to it. R.I.P.
I didn’t remember his name,but I remember his ride and I have a plushie of him.
I love Figment! I forgot about Dreamfinder though as the ride remodeled for the first time when I was like...4. Disappointed Disney never did more with him. Perhaps they should make a Dreamfinder and Figment movie based off of the Marvel comic.
I agree with you!
This is random but I remember this comment from when I was younger simply for the fact that you love Figment and have a Shantae pfp. You’re cool
@@Lady_ETHNE Oh, thank you!
@@Kumori90 you’re welcome
But I knew about Figment before this video... I don't want to hand in my fan card...
Edit: Also just to prove I know a lot about him, he was originally green with fuzz all over him except is stomach. It was the original design before it was changed to the current design.
Same!
Same!!!
Yep...
Totally knew about them...
Not just learning about them now...
(Who was he again?)
Stonedude123 me too! I love my fan card! I don’t want to turn it in!
Same
They got rid of his original green and white coloration because the ride was sponsored by Kodak and green and white were Fuji film colors #funfact
I've seen videos and read stories about the original Journey into Imagination. It sounded magical and full of joy and laughter. Something no had ever seen before. Heck, the whole pavilion was something of a magical, colorful world. The version there now, (the one from my childhood) is a poor substitute for something Disney should have never changed. No one likes the new Journey into Imagination ride, but everyone who remembers, loves Figment.
Kaleidoscope Kayley I kind a like the new one but I still don’t think is good as the original
Bruh how the heck did you not know?!?!?! Figment is a classic character and a classic piece of Epcot history! I’m shook.
That's why you take two days for Epcot! One for the Showcase and one for the Future. AND DON'T TAKE FIGMENT FROM US. He's the best.
OMGARE YOU KIDDING?!? i LOVE Figment! I went on the ride 100 times! I have a stuff animal of him and in my room i put him in a new spot every day so it makes him seem michovus or alive! LOVE YOU FIGMENT!
We have a little stuffed magnetic Figment that moves around our house from time to time!
I wish I still had my Figment stuffed toy from the 80’s when I went. I was already a dragon obsessed girl so I loved him the most!
That’s me!
Raise your hand if you had no idea who this dragon was!
Also to those of you who already knew and LOVE Figment:
I'M SORRY I'M JUST DISCOVERING HIM!
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SuperCarlinBrothers journey into imagination is a ride that I really like and have no idea why. Figment is my favourite purple dragon!
SuperCarlinBrothers I'm so sad! I never knew! And I _love_ dragons 😭😍
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Growing up going to WDW my whole life I knew who Figment was. Figment was created solely for EPCOT and is one of the best characters Disney has created.
Figment was my favorite Disney character when I was a kid. I even got a picture with him and the Dreamfinder at Disney World ... technically I followed him, bugging him incessantly until he took the picture. 7 year old me counted this as a win. Adult me gets super embarrassed by the memory.
Adult you can also be impressed with the tenacity? Child me would have read the body language that he didn't want the picture and would have decided the dragon disliked me for some reason and honestly....your mindset sounds preferable lol 💜
The reason why Figment is so important to Epcot is that he and the Dreamfinder were both some of the biggest original character in Epcot around its opening to a point where the pair were the Parks unofficial mascots during Epcot's first decade of existence. They even helped promote Epcot before their ride was ready for guests a year after Epcot opened. Believe it or not, their ride was one of the most popular rides in Epcot's first decade and, on the day it was closed down due to new deals with the ride's sponsor (Kodak), the only thing people were expecting from the closed ride was the well-needed/highly-demanded refurbishment. The second version of the ride was deemed both shocking and insulting to fans of the original ride that the second version did NOT last long and they tried to fix it with bringing back the song from the original ride and an updated version of Figment with...mixed results. I mean, people were glad to see him more prominently again...but he was no longer the same Figment we knew and loved. Instead of being filled with childish delight and holding the same sense of curiosity and wonder we shared with him, he was now a bit more of a nuisance and annoyance who ends up spraying you with the scent of skunk/coffee-gone-bad.
Still, Figment (and even the Dreamfinder) seem to be heading in a direction of more respect in the more recent years. There are now TWO Figment comic series from Marvel (I HIGHLY recommend them both) and the pair have been seen at three separate D-23 Expos. In the first two they were seen in, they were on stages at panels portrayed by two of the original walk-around actors who would do the meet-and-greets in the parks: Ron Schneider and Steve Taylor. And, in the last D-23, they were seen in the merchandise for Epcot's 40th Anniversary. It's probably only a matter of time before the Dreamfinder reunites with Figment in the parks but, until then, it's looking like Figment will be come the official mascot of Epcot within the near future.
Well here's hoping Dreamfinder makes his triumphant return for Epcot's 50th...
I am not turning in my Disney fan-card for knowing figment, I was just alive when the Imagination ride was actually good and live in central Florida, so grew up with Epcot being a dominant part of my childhood memories. (And thus Figment always been my favorite Disney Character
However: I wouldn't say no to Bing bong being a friend of Dreamfinder and Figment who shows up occasionally. But also the whole.. Sad end of imaginary friends in Inside Out would make for a depressing ride if it was about Bing Bong. I actually remember most of my imaginary friends (partially because they had physical toys as avatars.).
mindsendStoryweaver I myself am with you, to me figment it is one of my favorite characters and will be one that I would hate to see ones ride to completely disappear, I love the ride, true it’s not as good as the original with dreamfinder and figment but the current one with figment is still pretty decent and to completely uproot it and to replace it with the inside out ride (I don’t care of how popular the movie was) Will be a complete travesty and I would avoid the ride, I am myself am a avid Disney world going fan and miss the days in which they made a ride that had its own story over just putting in a ride based off of an existing movie, True that they did have rides based off of movies back then too but they knew how to blend the two and not have the whole park full of nothing but movie based rides
I din't know Figment, but that's probably due to the fact that where I'm from people very rarely go to parks like this, as it a far travel (I live in Poland) and people with children can't really afford a trip like that, containing going to something so big. So yeah, I don't go to theme parks. Heck, even in my entire life of almost 20 years I've only been to an amusement park once.
There are quite a few amusement parks in Poland and most of them are fairly affordable
Hey I’m agree with you I’m live in Europe too and didn’t know about figment but I love a Disney movies
Figment has always been my favorite character since I was little. I have so many plushies and his ride always makes me so so happy. It’s always a go to ride when I go. It’s great to see him getting so much recognition lately. Especially with the anniversary of Epcot and him being on so much of the merch. I was lucky enough to get some of it and I love it so much.
the only people who dont know who figment is are people who have never been to epcot. Now, if you want a REAL obscure character, try the “Orange Bird”
Ahaha true I love figment and orange bird my fave Florida characters
I've never been to any theme park other than sea world, and I don't even remember it.
I have never been to any theme park....
600billionlazer ive gone to epcot multiple times and never noticed Figment.
then i guess that makes you the 1%
Don't you dare replace Figment with Bing Bong. Figment is like the unofficial mascot of the park, I mean just look at all the merch they have for him
cocody18 He's not only the unofficial mascot, he's the official mascot of the EPCOT park!
I am a HUGE fan of Figment. I was one of the people that was really upset when they removed him from the ride.
vine1313 He’s still there don’t worry. I saw him on my trip last week.
Scott Tenorman I was on the ride when they removed him, and was really upset. I was happy when they brought him back, now I can share him with my children.
Which ride
They removed him?!??!
For a while. I was there a year or two before he was removed, when I went down the next time, they had reworked the ride, and Figment was removed. The last time I went down a few years ago, he was back. I don't go to Disney much, so what they are doing now, I don't know.
You better not try to get rid of Figment. I’ve known about him for the length of this video and now I love him.
Turn in your Disney fan card! Figment is a classic representation of the older, better, non-IP laden version of Disney World. Space Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Tiki Room, Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean, Test Track, Spaceship Earth, Country Bears, Soarin, Mission Space, Expedition Everest... all great attractions that do not rely on an IP. In fact, some of them have actually INSPIRED IP's, and in the case of Pirates, the IP turned around and reshaped the source material! You have to remember that Epcot was the second WDW park, and Figment was that park's mascot; a counterpart to Magic Kingdom's Mickey Mouse (or, arguably Tinker Bell).
Don't get me wrong; I'm not saying the parks stink after adding IP all over the place. I'm just saying that even 9-year-old me in 1991 appreciated that not every Disney ride was a cheap tie-in to a Disney film. I love that Figment holds a special place in the hearts of WDW fans.
And if you REALLY want to dig deep, look up Orange Bird. My wife is crazy for him. :-)
For those of us not in the know, what does IP stand for?
Hannah Sayer Intellectual Property. Usually a film, video game, toy franchise, book series, etc.
Michael Simkins IP stands for Intellectual Property, like a film, book, toy, or video game franchise.
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dkerwood1 I always forget that Pirates of the Caribbean was a ride first
Figment! Honestly he is one of my favorite Disney characters 😂
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So this is where imagine dragons got their name
Scruffy447 No it's an anagram of there actual name which no one knows...( goes back to madly unscrambling names on a piece of paper)
Now I just pictured all of the band members dressed as purple dragons. Thanks...
Eliza Toponce omg I would die if they performed a concert like that🤣
Scruffy447 LOL
No just don't
All these ppl who r like WHAT I KNOW WHO FIGMENT IS and I’m here like: ._.
Dragonfire yea all the ppl are like OMG I’M SHOCKED YOU DON’T KNOW WHO THIS IS and I’m like bro not everyone lives at Disney world chill
@@ansleym9040 Idk man
@charlottes. icee Maybe people don’t travel that much.
@@ansleym9040 I agree
I LOVE FIGMENT!!!!!! When I saw you guys had a video on Figment, my favorite Disney Character, I HAD to click on it!
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, voila, you've got a Figment.
P.S. I wrote this before the video
There was an option to make CDs at Epcot back in the late 90s and I had this song on there twice....
I've never even been to a Disney park and even I know who Figment is. UA-cam was very useful in giving knowledge about Journey Into Imagination.
Here is the complete listing of the Figment films produced for Epcot Educational Media. I assume that the Disney Company has a complete collection but have not been able to verify that statement. I do know that a complete set in 16mm does exist in a private collection:
• WOULD YOU EAT A BLUE POTATO? (September 1988 - 15 min)
• WHAT CAN YOU SEE BY LOOKING? (September 1988 - 15 min)
MissingSpace• DO DRAGONS DREAM? (September 1988 - 15 min)
• HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE AN ELEPHANT? (September 1988 - 15 min)
• HOW DOES IT FEEL TO FLY? (September 1988 - 14 min)
• HOW DOES SOUND SOUND? (September 1988 - 14 min)
• READING MAGIC WITH FIGMENT AND PETER PAN (August 1989 - 15 min)
• WRITING MAGIC WITH FIGMENT AND ALICE IN WONDERLAND (August 1989 - 15 min)
• WHAT’S AN ABRA WITHOUT A CADABRA? (September 1989 - 15 min)
• WHERE DOES TIME FLY? (September 1989 - 17 min)
• CASE OF THE MISSING SPACE (September 1989 - 16 min)
I grew up about two hours north of Epcot. My family and I vacationed there all the time in the late 80s/early 90s. I adored Figment as a kid. I think its cool to see a park specific character. Maybe Disney just needs to have him make more cameos to spread awareness.
Also, if you're going to get a pastry for a snack in the World Showcase, you gotta hit up France over Norway.
I legit knew who he was because I went onto the first version of the ride back in the day. So ha!
Moonbeam Yay! Me too! That ride's theme song still gets caught in my head
Like to bring back dreamfinder
me too
Same here! I always called it “the Figment ride” as a child.
I really miss that version... the newer one is just nowhere near as timeless.
I may or may not know most of the words to Figment's song. I go to Disney to often.
Figment is literally my favorite disney character
I love him!!!
GOAT
Lol
As a kid who would regularly visit Epcot center in the 80’s and early 90’s, I am definitely aware of and a fan of figment. I miss that ride. Sigh.
Same!
Ride is still there, isn’t it? I went on it last year.
I swear if they replace Figment with Bingbong I’m going to LOSE IT!!!
Can’t believe you didn’t know who Figment is...and claim that 99% of Disney fans don’t know him. He is a Disney LEGEND! He is such an important part of Epcot history!
Leilani Elaine yes figment is !! He’s super popular!
I don't know him
SoulDaAssassin figment has his own ride in Epcot they took down the ride in the 80s/90s and people were so mad that they did that that they rebuilt a whole new ride centered around figment he’s a dragon that is like the mascot for imagination
speak for yourself, I had no idea of who he was
1DKAnymor3 YT Well you’re clearly not a Disney fan
I loved Figment as a kid!
NEVER replace him with Bingbong!!!
You thought figment was bad? Imagine dragons
Hi dude
Spencer Last I didn't know you watched SuperCarlinBrothere too lol
Spencer Last Yeah same it's so cool
I’m sorry but ur getting tumblr shamed by a bunch of emos
Elliot Lim lol
To be honest I only knew of Figment because of a Very Potter Musical
creative username HAHAH thanks her my one
Sameeeeee
creative username same
Samesies.
Figment and dream finder are the icons of Epcot from journey into imagination
If you wanna find out more watch offhand Disney or TPM vids and it will blow your mind about how much you don't know
PS figment will DESTROY bing bong
What you need to understand is that Disney's dark rides don't come FROM movies, they are rethemed, refurbished, and reskinned TO movies. The majority of the attractions in the American Disney parks precede the whole IP attraction craze, and, thus, back when Epcot opened, people weren't attached to rides based on previous knowledge of what was in them. Figment became a huge pop-culture Epcot phenomenon through nostalgia alone. Epcot caters much more to adults than other parks, although increasingly for kids, and, thus, most of the audience within Epcot remembers Figment from their childhood and introduces him as is to their children. In turn, this creates an audience of young and old people finding a love for the purple dragon.
Figment is so important for some Disney fans because it is super important for the Imagineers too. The whole thing is in a couple books about Disney history.
Figment has been part of our Disney adventures since my daughter was 2 years old - she's now 32! Figment was and is her favorite Disney character (we who live in central FL know you can't escape the MOUSE, but he wasn't who we loved!). For most young people back in the day, Figment was the redeeming feature of Epcot, because the bulk of that park was geared toward adults and kids under a certain age found it extremely tedious to be dragged through it for a whole day. Keep your Bing Bong; it will be forever Figment in our world.
I LOVE FIGMENT!!! HE IS A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE DRAGON BABY AND HES SO CUTE. I talked about him to my friends one time, and they were all SO CONFUSED and had no clue what I was talking about. I would suggest going on the ride if you have some extra time but don’t skip other things for it
Figment is my favorite character and the former ride was my favorite. It breaks my heart that they butchered it.
I’m honestly quite upset that people don’t know who Figment is.
TGDS Yeah, that’s why it’s at Disney WORLD
Well a lot of people in west have never gone to Disney world because Disney land is a cheaper alternative. There for never been to Epcot.
I've never been to Disneyland or Disneyworld
Keep Bing Bong out of this
bing bong is pretty annoying
You have no soul :D
BING BONG IS GONE
NO.
NO.
Keelan Barron he not annoying...there is just literally no reason to use him
HOW DARE YOU BING BONG IS GOD
This mine and my sisters favorite ride. We would ride it over and over back when Disney lines were not hours long. I was very sad when they renovated the ride. She passed away a year ago, but I will always remember us singing the Figment song.
I'm sorry to hear that...
I came across Figment on my first trip to Disney in the early 1990s. I immediately fell in love with him and Dreamfinder. I've been collecting Figment merch ever since, as I can't help but smile and start singing his song every time I see the little fellow. I could ride the ride for literally hours ... and I'd be willing to abandon the rest of my family so I could do that. My work schedule doesn't normally allow me to take long-ish trips, but I'm planning to go soon with two goals: ride JII as many times as I can and buy whatever he's on that I don't already have. I don't care if I don't make it to other parks, I just want Figment!
Wow ... I was part of the 95% who didn't know who he was.
And here I decided I couldn't call myself a Disney Fan without seeing all 56 (at present) Disney Classics at least once XD
me too xd
Hey... You make amazing videos I watch them all the time
I was the 5% that knows then lol
Me to
I work at Disneyland and through pin trading I realize that not a lot of people know who Figment is. HOWEVER COMMA growing up I had a "giant" (he was like two feet tall) Figment stuffed animal that was probably one of my favorite things I owned. For my birthday last year my dad got me a t-shirt that looks just like Figment's, with his name on the front and his wings on the back. This little purple figment of your imagination was absolutely the light of my childhood and it makes me sad how much people don't get it. ALSO! Yeah, they definitely throw him in your face. There are SO MANY Figment pins here at Disneyland. 99% of Cast Member's pin trading lanyards have at least one Figment pin on them. If not more.
I've been to Epcot three times, and I'm one of those people who was SERIOUSLY UPSET when I heard they were revamping the Journey into Imagination and removing Figment and Dreamfinder. I was one of my "must do" rides, and my sister and I would usually try to hit it twice, if we could.
I have not been back to Epcot since either of the revamps, so I don't know what the new ride is like, but I can tell you this; only the Original Figment will do. Accept no substitutes!
Yup, have known about Figment since the early '90s. I even remember the big outrage when he was taken out and the joy when he came back. It was a *HUGE* deal among Disney Philes.
Clearly Figment is pretty popular here on the east coast because Disney doesn’t keep on filling its stores with stuff that doesn’t sell. The original version of the ride was hugely popular and Figment still enjoys big fans mostly based on that. The current version is just okay but it does feature the wonderful song “One Little Spark.”
Lol “was I a big fan of the ride?”. I would say very much so since I worked the ride. To be honest I didn’t even know about the ride until I was assigned to work there, but you learn to love it and you learn to love figment. Here’s a little known fact. During the smell lab scene of the ride, figment “passes gas” to the riders and the smell is actually a ground coffee smell, but your brain thinks it smells bad because of the visuals and sound effects of figment farting. Next time you ride, close your eyes during that scene and it won’t smell bad. DM me if you have any questions about the ride. I loved it there!
bandgirl 14 that’s so crazy, what about test track? That smell made me gag
Thanks for the fun fact! Really cool dude! :D
PotsAndPups pretty sure it’s a similar smell. Disney has certain smells that they use for all of the different rides, and typically ground coffee is used as a “bad smell”. But honestly none of the smells used are actually bad on purpose, it’s all in the illusion.
Another fun fact* in the queue line there is a door that says “flubber storage” ( obviously referencing Robin Williams movie Flubber) and that is an entrance to our break room. Sometimes I’d come out of that door and see guests standing in line and say something like “ the flubber almost got away” etc..
There were also times where we were able to create magical moments as well. I’m the queue line there is a “reception desk” right when you walk in. So sometimes I’d sit behind the desk and pretend to be talking on the phone while I waved guests in. It’s was pretty fun to see their confusion.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME FIGMENT IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR DRAGON
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he looks like spyro
Granted, I was a little kid in the 80's, so Figment was THE JAM in Epcot; I haven't been there since the late 90's, so I haven't had the "honor" of riding the latest version of the ride (which I sadly hear isn't great) but I'm very happy to hear that despite that, Figment is still all over the place. And he is most definitely an icon of that park, especially for children of the 80's. But now that you mention the comic books, I would LOVE to see Disney/Marvel make a Dreamfinder/Figment movie or TV show for their new streaming channel
How do you not know figment?!?!
BubblyDayz again, he's only an epcot icon. Many people havent been to epcot, you know.
My brother’s best friend wears a Figment baseball cap every day
figment is one of the dragons they fight in a very potter musical. i didn’t know about him except for that
Megan Curry same! I was gonna comment this, but then I saw your comment
Megan Curry Same lol
Really?
Yep! I knew of Figment before, so when Dumbledore says Figment I screamed because my fandoms were crossing!
Can't b an OG Disney fan and not know who figment is. I had his toy as a child and really miss his ride prior the update. The older version is 10xs better. Now Figment is their mascot for festivals and I'm happy to see him getting the attention he deserves
We love Figment in my family. When I took my boys to Epcot for the first time he was at the top of my list. I have pictures from when I was a kid with Dream Finder and Figment. My boys have the plushes. This is a bit out of the way, the line is shorter, but worth the effort. It has the qualities the excite all the senses.
Aye. My boy Figment
I hope Disney makes a film about Figment and dreamfinder!
It would be a breath of fresh air among all of the reboots and sequel coming our way!
Why hasn’t this happened? Seems like such a no brainer!
Melissa Hopkins i know right? I can picture the pitch in my head with either Tom Hiddleston or Benedict Cumberbatch as Dreamfinder and Jim Cummings or Frank Welker as Figment. It would be a lovely live action and Cgi hybrid!
This so needs to happen!!
It’s an okay ride. Everyone can get on it, so that is good.
I never went on the original ride. But seeing old videos of it, the old ride was clearly superior to what is there now.
SAVE figment! They have tried so many times to take him away
Watching this, all I could think was, "I don't know who Figment is, but I swear I've seen him before!?!". And then you mentioned the fact that he was in educational videos in the late 80s. I honestly pointed to my computer screen when you said that and almost shouted, "That's it, that's it! That's where I saw him!". I'm 35 years-old and some how, in that moment you removed 30 years and sent be back to that 5 year-old mentality... The moment was fleeting, but it felt wonderful! Thank you J! *:-D*
I went to Disney as a young child (age 4 the first time, 6 the second, and 9 the third time) so I remember Figment from when I went then and when you said something like "What, Figment the Imagination Dragon, of course how do you not know who he is turn in disney fan card you fraud" I was so confused because I went on that ride when I was younger and I was like yeah I know who he is but..... I'm not a Disney fraud...
I think he was saying how people in the comments who knew who figment was would tell him that, not the other way around.
J is fraud for not knowing
Ditto
Same, I loved that ride as a kid
Me too
Figment is my absolute favorite! The original ride was the best and for us Walt Disney World lovers and devotees he is a HUGE part of our childhood! I love love love figment! He deserves all his publicity and so much more! I understand not being familiar with our magical buddy but just so you are aware there are many of us that truly adore him! 💜
The thumbnail looks like Spyro became the designated driver
I knew who Figment was but only because his resurgence was a big deal. As you saw he was suddenly marketed everywhere.So I began to look him up because I like to know all things Disney. I would not prefer Bing-Bong even a little bit.
AgentKFox same on the bing bong part
"Turn in your Disney fan card"??? Uh... I THINK I can keep mine because I have known WHO Figgy is since I was like 9. Been journeyin' into imagination with him for about 16 years, now! ANd I must ask... If a person went to EPCOT, HOW did they come away from it NOT knowing who Figgy is??? All you have to do is JOURNEY with him!
It's fascinating to think that all this happened around Figment. When I first went Disney World, it was in the Dreamfinder period and I was pretty young. I was instantly obsessed and a whole world of possibility and creativity suddenly seemed not just possible, but within my power to attain.
I went to Epcot one other time when I was in high school, which it seems put me after Figment had already gone and come back. While it wasn't the same it still revitalized that same tone that I may well be able to attribute some of my present day mindset as an actor and musician. It's been a good 10 years since I've seen him but he does seem to live at the fringes of my imagination even today.
I’m not a huge fan of Disney Parks but if you grew up in the 80’s you would love Figment. Figment is not named at you. Gen Xers remember the original Journey ride was the best.
Fun fact Figment was the first character to great guest at EPCOT
How interesting! My Grama (aka my grandmother) has a stuffy of Figment in her purse and asked me about him today. Too bad I didn't see your video first. ^_^ I would love to see Bing Bong hanging out with Figment.
Shonia of the Dead yeah totally, Bing Bong is the friend who likes to play after all!
He's the best in every way!
From Tampa. Went to Disney every year growing up. I love Figment. Favorite ride at epscot.
A SCB episode about Figment! Instaclick! I love Figment! How can you not know who he is? I loved Journey into Imagination! I still remember the Dream Finder when I saw it when I was smaller! I loved it so much! The ride now adays is kinda boring but hey, it never has a line.
Honestly I get goose bumps when I think about it and the song! One little spark!
(Also, what would you think of Mexico ride being chainged to Coco themed!)
OMG! Figment and Bing bong team up! What a great idea!
Jean-Luc Canas I wouldn’t like it
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OH MY GOD I LOOOOOVE FIGMENT SOOO MUCH thank you for covering this topic
“FRAUD”?! Excuse you, I carry my Disney fan card with PRIDE!!!! FIGMENT IS LIFE!!!
I just keep telling self he's to young to get it
Miss Amanda's world I’m actually only 16😂 I guess my mom raised me right
Erin R I'm 13. AND I EVEN KNOW THE HISTORY!!! yet again I am very spoiled when it comes to Disney world
That portion was him speaking for you, telling him to turn in his card.
But his inflection was a bit misleading, it's true.
Rebel Ranger Harv same here!
I first went to DisneyWorld in 1987 and again in 1990 when I first saw Figment the Dragon. Imagination song is still stuck in my head to this day.
I rode the Journey to Imagination years back. It was fun! I remember Figment well. I had the song stuck in my head for the longest time.
:)
When Epcot opened, Figment was the only character in the park on any ride, and a Dream Finder walk-around character with a puppet Figment was the only character you could meet. This was because Disney executives wanted Epcot to be as different from the Magic Kingdom as possible to make sure people would visit both parks and not just one.
I loved Figment as a child. We went to Epcot when it first opened in the early 80s and I had a stuffed Figment.
I’ve gone on the Figment ride at EPCOT at least 100 times! I love it! Can’t wait to watch the video!