Disney’s Figment: Deep EPCOT Lore - Disney Dan

Walt Disney World's Journey Into Imagination with Figment is iconic, but what do you really know about the dragon that rules the swamps of Florida? #DISNEYWORLD #Figment #EPCOT
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00:00 - Introduction
01:36 - Disney Kingdoms Marvel Figment Comic #1-5
12:31 - Disney Kingdoms Marvel Figment 2 Comic #1-5
21:47 - 1983 EPCOT Opens & Journey Into Imagination
24:50 - 1985 Skyleidoscope
27:40 - 1988 Figoia & Figment: Language Arts
Through Imagination
30:10 - 1993 & 1994 Imagination Institue and EPCOT Festivals
32:30 - 1999 Journey into YOUR Imagination
35:30 - 2002 Journey into Your Imagination WITH Figment
39:36 - 2002 The Search For Imagination Pin Collection
40:21 - 2005 Figment’s Place Meet & Greet
41:42 - 2017 EPCOT Festival of the Arts
43:47 - What happened to The Dreamfinder?
45:39 - Figment Easter Eggs.
48:02 - 2023 Figments Returns & Movie Announcement
50:49 - Outro & Thanks!
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  • @Taydar
    @Taydar Жыл бұрын

    Dan's love for Figment is so strong even Disney itself recognised it.

  • @TheOtherBlue
    @TheOtherBlue Жыл бұрын

    I like to think that Figment is rebellious at his most during the latest revamp of Journey into Your Imagination with Figment, is probably due to being “trapped” and subdued by the Institute considering how much the predecessor tried to erase Dreamfinder and Figment. And heck the fact that Figment while not antagonistic towards the Dr. Listed as the scientist of the year, goes against the scientist and just takes over the ride. Yeah I would be mad too if my creator is not acknowledged, forgotten, and his ride/place he wanted to culminate imagination gets trashed by logical, science, and the such.

  • @disneyboy3030

    @disneyboy3030

    Жыл бұрын

    I did hear something interesting. That the third version was meant to be temporary until the planned Project Gemini happen which while I don't know what they would've done, one video did say it may have retuend it to its former glory. But that's the only thing I have on it. Disney still seems to have plans for the ride though.

  • @ryankinseth5715
    @ryankinseth5715 Жыл бұрын

    I want a Figment and Dreamfinder Disney+ series that feels like a 90's children's show that has elements of puppetry, animation, stop motion, and a live actor to play Dreamfinder!

  • @TherealRNOwwfpooh

    @TherealRNOwwfpooh

    8 ай бұрын

    Just have Disney Dan himself do it. He already did it for a cosplay & he basically is like Dreamfinder fused with Jim Henson.

  • @hfreyschildren1265
    @hfreyschildren1265 Жыл бұрын

    Former Journey Into Imagination cast member here (yes the OG version) I'm living for this video thank you Dan ❤️

  • @gracekim25

    @gracekim25

    Жыл бұрын

    Whoa 😮 so cool 🤩

  • @Alola_Hanna-Barbera_TMS_Fan
    @Alola_Hanna-Barbera_TMS_Fan Жыл бұрын

    I bet we’re all glad that Figment will be returning to his glory in Epcot real soon. Literally, when the announcement was made the crowd went bananas.

  • @Princess_-gp3ep

    @Princess_-gp3ep

    Жыл бұрын

    Really? Hooray!!!! 😀

  • @inspiredfigmentsarchives

    @inspiredfigmentsarchives

    Жыл бұрын

    Except that sadly didn’t and isn’t happening atm.. folks freaked because they thought it’d be an announcement of the ‘ride’ being restored back to it’s former glory only to be met with just a meet n greet that had no specific details whatsoever, which makes me theorize that they came up with it on the fly, hence the pictures of guests on the floor rather than anything substantial. And PS: that wasn’t Iger announcing that, that was D’amaro

  • @katiedoodles

    @katiedoodles

    Жыл бұрын

    I hope we do! But I’d love to see dreamfinder come back too!🥺

  • @gracekim25

    @gracekim25

    Жыл бұрын

    I want to meet Figment. Hopefully the dream guy will be brought back too

  • @inspiredfigmentsarchives

    @inspiredfigmentsarchives

    Жыл бұрын

    @@gracekim25 *Dreamfinder 💙👍🏻👍🏻 But yep, I agree 100%. Both he & Figment should be doing meet n greets just like they were originally.

  • @betelman
    @betelman Жыл бұрын

    Original version. The addition of Dreamfinder with Figment, as a live character, gave life to the whole pavillion. The journey didn't stop after the main attraction . Having Dreamfinder as a presence , let you know that he was constantly working on his projects , observing his pavilion, observing guest reactions and keeping visitors aware of how that can find their sparks.

  • @mrWendybird
    @mrWendybird Жыл бұрын

    Figment and Dreamfinder are lowkey the most important Disney characters ever created. Imagination, creativity, inspiration, art, science, think about it

  • @Fantozz2
    @Fantozz2 Жыл бұрын

    I wish Disney had more original theme parks IP like Figment.

  • @pault5557

    @pault5557

    Жыл бұрын

    YES!!! Just look at the popularity of the ones they have: Figment and Dreamfinder, Madam Leota, the Hatbox Ghost, the Country Bears, the Orange Bird, etc! 😎

  • @vjspivey

    @vjspivey

    Жыл бұрын

    They do! Lord Mystic & Albert at Mystic Manor, and Sinbad & Chandu at DisneySea...

  • @TherealRNOwwfpooh

    @TherealRNOwwfpooh

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@@vjspivey Sinbad isn't necessarily a Disney creation, though. He, much like Hercules & other mythical heroes, came from folklore that preceded Disney coping him for the corporate behemoth's DisneySea attraction, just like how all of the Disney princesses and their princes are based on either European fairytales that are much more Grimm than the saccharine musicals Disney turned them into or are based on a glaring alteration of historical events (much akin to how _Pocahontas_ is a glorified white washing of Chief Powhatan's strong-willed daughter befriending a displaced colonial Englishman named John Smith -- who was voiced by Mel Gibson in the 1995 film, although this was, thankfully, before the "Lethal Weapon" star was exposed as a real world racist & subsequently, became a disgraced Hollywood actor after the fact -- during the early years of American's burgeoning settlement years just to move to jolly old England herself & eventually marry British socialite John Rolfe in the direct to video sequel _Pocahontas II: A Brave New World_ sequel that, at least in this case, better accurately depicts the true life of the real Pocahontas than the 1995 film which preceded it, _Beauty & the Beast_ is also an adaptive retelling of a 17th Century fairytale that, despite contemporary detractors trying to play the Stockholm Syndrome/Lima Syndrome card as a way of discrediting the titular characters as a couple, is actually coated with 20th Century feminist ideals, which also begrudgingly contributed the manifestation of toxic masculinity as a physical villain in the form of narcissistic retired war captain-turned-master hunter Gaston who not only subverts the standard tropes of the pretty boy heroic protagonist found in most other conventional fairytales disguised as morality stories deliberately written to scare troublemaking kids into becoming well-behaved children for their parents to be proud of, it's also painfully obvious that Gaston only wanted Belle for her looks as "the most beautiful girl in town" due to his own surface level vanity & because Belle is the only female in town intelligent enough to spurn his unwanted advances so it invariably became a pursuit for Gaston to win the unattainable prize no matter how many times Belle outright refused his proposal or even when Belle's own "harmless crackpot" father Maurice informed Gaston that he would never consent to forcing his daughter into a loveless marriage to such a cad like Gaston & because Gaston intended to make into his little trophy wife to show that he is as irresistible as he's been led to believe himself to be thanks to the townspeople treating him like the village hero; In all truthfulness, Disney's Prince Adam/The Beast & Belle -- as the opening song states in both the 1991 animated version & its 2017 live action remake, "it's no wonder that her name means beauty", since "Belle" = "Beauty" in the fairytale's native French language -- are only very loosely based on a real life couple who lived in 14th Century France, namely one Petrus Gonzalvus -- who was initially brought before King Henry the 2nd at age 12 as the exotic gift of a feral child in a cage only for the King to actually feel pity for the young boy despite the hypertrichosis disease which gave Petrus a lifelong animalistic appearance, as the King was actually keen upon using his now surrogate son as something of a passion pet project to see if he could be taught the ways of French noble customs, even if the average superstitious French person of that period would just take one look at Petrus & immediately compare him to the prevailing horror stories told about a local entity known as the Wild Man, which to French people was kind of like what would happen if a werewolf fused together with a sasquatch, hence the creation of the "Beast" in the iconic fairytale, however, unlike the literary & movie "Beast" whose sacrificial love for Beauty/Belle was able to undo the curse placed upon him to change him into a relatively safe & normal human princely form once again to skirt around the whole bestiality aspect of the relationship, Petrus had to live with his hypertrichosis disease for his entire life & even after his death, the French powers that be still weren't ready to acknowledge that he was more man than animal despite his outer appearance, so this sadly meant that he wasn't afforded the same courtesies his stunningly beautiful wife was presented with when she passed, as she was granted a full Christian burial befitting somebody linked with the crown of French royalty, although it was she who had become royalty due to her arranged marriage to Petrus, seeing as how it was King Henry's widow Queen Catherine De Medici -- infamously, she herself was recognized as having one of the cruelest reigns in all of French history following the death of her husband -- who had decided that she wanted to play match matcher by giving her late husband's pet project a female companion that she herself had selected out of her ladies in waiting -- rather conveniently, the chosen betrothed just so happened to share the Queen's first name of Catherine, although the latter's full title was Lady Catherine Raffelin, if I am recalling the Smithsonian Channel's documentary on the couple correctly -- because Queen Catherine De Medici was insisting that the strange couple birth offspring with the same affliction as their father -- no doubt, if they didn't do as her Royal Majesty decreed, they would've likely gotten beheaded, so it was advantageous for them that, although their sons turned out normal but were still given away to other families to avoid their growing up to be able to protect their biological parents from any persecution, their daughters contracted the same hereditary disease as their dad as the Queen had hoped -- because the Queen was covertly looking to parcel off any of the children who carried the disease to far wealthier nobles of much higher status than even their parents after sending the makeshift family off on a whirlwind celebrity tour across various nearby European countries so those who had the funds to come see them could look at them with morbid curiosity, perhaps feel sorry for the family if any of the viewers had any true empathy, or otherwise, feign outer sympathy whilst simultaneously maintaining their biased disgust from a reasonably safe yet monetary beneficial distance).

  • @crystalfairy912

    @crystalfairy912

    3 ай бұрын

    I think the last original theme park ip we got was the yeti from Expedition Everest. And that opened in 2006.

  • @Ashrudel
    @Ashrudel Жыл бұрын

    "But Dan can't do a Yesterworld/Defuntland length Video" Dan: Hold my Figment Popcorn Bucket.

  • @tfromcleveland3741
    @tfromcleveland3741 Жыл бұрын

    Dreamfinder was bigger than Walt for me as a kid, LOVED that first ride. Transformative to be told as a kid that art and imagination was a valid pathway to making the world a better place. Thank you for this

  • @SirBlackReeds

    @SirBlackReeds

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, turns out that was a double-edged sword.

  • @LeodeLeandro
    @LeodeLeandro Жыл бұрын

    You know Figment IS famous and a intricate character in all of Disney fan’s imagination when I, a Brazilian Disney fan, who NEVER had the luck of visiting the parks and grew at the 90’s, without internet, do know him and has a special feeling for him ❤

  • @raynacarraway440
    @raynacarraway440 Жыл бұрын

    I remember a few years ago I saw someone online talking about how much they loved Figment, and as a CA native I had absolutely no idea who they were talking about lol. Even now I still don't know much about him besides the basics, and I never really got why people loved him specifically as much as they do (like the most I know about the character previously was the popcorn bucket fiasco and that he's the mascot for the Festival of the Arts) so it's nice to have a finally better understanding of the purple dragon cause he's honestly really cute :) Also that "Figment is a Christian" joke was funnier to me than it probably should have been lmao

  • @MaryS2022
    @MaryS2022 Жыл бұрын

    You did a great job on this video. The Figment comics would make an excellent movie duology or Disney+ miniseries in my opinion.

  • @gracekim25

    @gracekim25

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @unclepaul1995

    @unclepaul1995

    Жыл бұрын

    Will this Movie be a Masterpiece? Or will it take us to the Nightmare Nation?

  • @governor_explosion

    @governor_explosion

    Жыл бұрын

    I highly recommend the Figment (and other Disney Parks comics) to anyone who’s even a casual Disney fan. They work without any prior knowledge, they’re all fairly solid, and Disney gave them ZERO promotion. Which baffles me.

  • @Scorpionspear77

    @Scorpionspear77

    Жыл бұрын

    @@governor_explosion is there a collection book for the Disney Kingdoms series or would it be required to track them down issue by issue?

  • @governor_explosion

    @governor_explosion

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Scorpionspear77 There’s trades. I bought mine at Barnes and Noble’s in the States.

  • @marcusblackwell2372
    @marcusblackwell2372 Жыл бұрын

    Figment & Dreamfinder would make perfect additions to the Society of Explorers & Adventurers's lore because most of both of those timelines almost but not exactly are around the same period

  • @jimoran5265
    @jimoran5265 Жыл бұрын

    An hour of Figment content? What a wonderful day.

  • @ttintagel
    @ttintagel Жыл бұрын

    "Everything we want EPCOT to be" is such a great way to put it.

  • @RinzlerHoC8
    @RinzlerHoC8 Жыл бұрын

    Here's my Figment journey: I was about 5 years old when I met Dreamfinder and Figment (early 1990s), and I have pictures that I treasure to this day of me sitting on my mother's lap next to them with my arm around Figment. My parents told me I would sob if they tried to take me away from Epcot, and there was one day we rode OG Journey 5 times in one day because it was what made me happy. They say I liked Figment & Dreamfinder more than Mickey! Well, that stuck. I collect Figment merch, I cosplay Dreamfinder as well, and I have become a librarian that loves to share the comics with her students. On top of it, I distinctly remember reading the comic for the first time and crying because of Dreamfinder's name. My first name is Blair. It felt very full circle in that moment.

  • @gothamsangel
    @gothamsangel Жыл бұрын

    Dan calling us his little spark was so wholesome 😭❤

  • @ratbones620
    @ratbones620 Жыл бұрын

    Y’know, if I was figment and I came back home to see the hard work of my good friend gone, I would be pretty mad and want to shake things up too. I think the way he acts in the new ride is totally deserved. (But it would be better if Dreamfinder came back!)

  • @devinmckay9764
    @devinmckay9764 Жыл бұрын

    Right before they announced the Figment movie I created a Figment and Dreamfinder movie concept poster with Jack Black as Dreamfinder. Really interested to see what direction Seth Rogen goes in.

  • @lauratwinkle6420
    @lauratwinkle6420 Жыл бұрын

    He sounds like an amazing character to make a series on. Especially nowadays we need that figment of imagination I would definitely watch the series xxx

  • @SpenglerExtreme
    @SpenglerExtreme Жыл бұрын

    If our Disney Dan isn’t in the Figment movie, then we have entered the nightmare timeline

  • @charlotteflynn4388
    @charlotteflynn4388 Жыл бұрын

    I thought the fact Dan thought being stuck as the man on the moon as punishment was absolutely hilarious

  • @laurynmorganthomas4445
    @laurynmorganthomas4445 Жыл бұрын

    I run a Disney club over on Outschool, and one of my kiddos is OBSESSED with Figment. I can't wait to share this video with him! Thanks Dan and Kenny for another awesome video!

  • @TheCatOfObjectShows
    @TheCatOfObjectShows Жыл бұрын

    A truly wonderful showcase of the history of a wonderful purple dragon and what his imagination explored! He has gone so far and our imaginations can only dream what is next for him! And yes I absolutely hope Dreamfinder returns to us soon to join his lovable spark!

  • @coasters_bgw
    @coasters_bgw Жыл бұрын

    He also was (sort of) tied into the Muppets as we now know that he is close friends with Gonzo The Great. Not sure if this is canonical but thought I'd mention it

  • @BuckarooBanzai84
    @BuckarooBanzai84 Жыл бұрын

    Figment NEEDS to be included in the next 'Kingdom Hearts' spinoff! Him and his big brother Elliot! =D

  • @TherealRNOwwfpooh

    @TherealRNOwwfpooh

    8 ай бұрын

    Are we also adding _The Reluctant Dragon_ to that list of Disney canonical dragons (never mind villainess fairy Maleficent's dragon form, also, who is already in the KH games), too?

  • @BuckarooBanzai84

    @BuckarooBanzai84

    8 ай бұрын

    @@TherealRNOwwfpooh Sure! Throw 'im in! And Vermithrax while we're at it! =D

  • @ExperimentalCreat0r
    @ExperimentalCreat0r Жыл бұрын

    I said I'm up for the long video. So I'm watching it all with much time as I got. Also the intro is like Disney magic. Dan you should be dreamfinder, you make people's dreams come true to see you upload. And you find good topics to make people have a conversation. Love you dan! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 Regards, A viewer who loves Disney dan

  • @MissMTurner
    @MissMTurner Жыл бұрын

    My first trip to wdw was in 1984, when i was 7, before I even moved to Florida. At that time, it was only MK & EPCOT and of everything, Imagination utterly fascinated and enchanted me. I got a Figment plush that day and I still have it all these years later. The ride, the decor in the queue, the upstairs Image Works - I was spellbound! I've sung the song my whole life. Figment and the Imagination pavilion have always been the epitome of Disney Magic for me and will forever hold a treasured part of my heart.

  • @jacobcoburn3269
    @jacobcoburn3269 Жыл бұрын

    Those Figment comics (and your retelling of them) were simply fantastic! They NEED to be turned into a Disney+ series!

  • @spyscout7
    @spyscout73 ай бұрын

    I'm 25, and I've loved Figment since I was a little little kid. My boyfriend of 7 years proposed to me at Figment's meet and greet a couple of weeks ago. So I officially have a new favorite memory of Figment, and I'm so happy to be able to keep making more.

  • @inspiredfigmentsarchives
    @inspiredfigmentsarchives Жыл бұрын

    Hey! There I am at 0:33 ! Was a pleasure to meet you Dan. Truly a great video that was alot of fun where I could feel the love & respect you have for the characters & ride throughout. *However*, there are a couple inaccuracies you may want to fix or add an edit to in the near future. The Language Arts Through Imagination/Figonia series started in ‘87 (not ‘88) Honey, I Shrunk the Audience opened in ‘94 (not ‘93), and Figment’s Place opened in the former Magic Eye Theatre exit/Kodak film & camera shop in ‘04 (not ImageWorks in ‘05). Also, there’s a portion of history/lore missing from here. There was Infact a live action show featuring a cable controlled puppet Figment in the works to launch with Disney Channel in ‘83 called Dreamfinders. There’s footage out there of some of the cast & some behind the scenes footage. Sadly it never got fully aired it would seem but a script exists of the pilot episode on the internet archive and it’s great stuff! I’ll link both the video & script I found in a response below Overall though, fantastic work! Thanks for keeping the Dreamfinder, Figment, and their little sparks of imagination alive. Best wishes to you!

  • @inspiredfigmentsarchives

    @inspiredfigmentsarchives

    Жыл бұрын

    At the 13:06 mark! Enjoy Dan. Have a feeling you’ll geek out about this as much as I have. 😉😁: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pIuuo8ivodetmc4.html

  • @inspiredfigmentsarchives

    @inspiredfigmentsarchives

    Жыл бұрын

    The supposed reasoning for it’s cancellation/end of production was that it was deemed “too complex” by Eisner at the time.. but I theorize it was more personal/power & ego/inner political reasons within the company than anything technical. Just look at Pooh Corner & Dumbo’s Circus. Those were very technologically complex and yet they produced those all fine. Shame cause it seemed fantastic. Almost Fraggle Rock like in regards to overall quality & ambition in regards to sets & spfx.

  • @inspiredfigmentsarchives

    @inspiredfigmentsarchives

    Жыл бұрын

    Btw, in regards to Figment merchandise Dan, I have a few pieces you may be interested in showcasing. (I can take photos and/or video). There was a bronze tabletop statue sculpted by Bill Toma of Dreamfinder holding Figment (similar looking to the large one in the Figment 2 comic) released in 82/83 and my personal favorite piece of merch was the Figment head caps around from 82- (I believe) 98. Another one of my faves is a really fun mug made in 82/83 with Figment’s head in the front with his tail as the handle, with the back saying “Figment at EPCOT Center”

  • @MiealDeneb
    @MiealDeneb Жыл бұрын

    Of course my favorite version of the ride was the original. I've loved Figment since my 1st trip to WDW in 1986. I bought a plastic squeaky toy of Figment after the 1st time I rode on it and my sister and I begged to ride it again. I remember when we got to the hitch hiking Figment my sister and I simultaneously slid over and patted the seat between us. You can ride with us Figment! I've purchased a few plush Figments over the years. One of my favorites is a vintage bank of Figment that I found cheap at a thrift store. I really wish Disney would redo the ride to be more like the original, and bring Dreamfinder back!

  • @BanazirGalpsi1968
    @BanazirGalpsi1968 Жыл бұрын

    These comics need to be a companion ride! Bring back the 80s o g journey to imagination, and then a second ride based on these comics!

  • @BanazirGalpsi1968

    @BanazirGalpsi1968

    Жыл бұрын

    That guy in Victorian London who was dream finders mean boss, one of his distant descendants was Dr. Nigel. When dremfinder comes back he will find this out. Figgonia is real, it's a dimension figment found when he was just a purple spark during the battle with doubt and where he regenerated till he was strong enough to come back to dreamfinder. At the end of part 2 when they went exploring, somehow they got separated, and figment went to figgonia for a while till he could figure out where dreamfinder is

  • @Starshyne9
    @Starshyne9 Жыл бұрын

    My first trip to EPCOT Center was in 1986 when I was 9. I totally loved Figment from the moment we go on the ride and made my parents ride it over and over with me. My Dad bought me a small Figment Plush and a t-shirt. Dream finder and Figment must not have been out for a meet and greet when I was there because I am sure I would have wanted a photo with them if they had. Today I always have to ride the Journey into Imagination with Figment at least once when I am at Epcot. I know it isn't the same ride, but it reminds me of that summer in 1986.

  • @kiwikenobi
    @kiwikenobi Жыл бұрын

    Me, barely two minutes into the video: There's a Marvel comic about Figment?! *pauses video, goes and reads the entire thing* Me: Wow! ...All right, now you may proceed.

  • @ArtBySilver
    @ArtBySilver Жыл бұрын

    My first ever trip to Disneyworld when I was 12 was during the era of Figment meet & greets in his themed institute space. My grandma, who had also never been to Disneyworld before, was sitting in her wheelchair watching us run around the dancing fountains area. Suddenly Figment came out of the pavilion and we had practically a one on one family meet with him, and hilariously I didn't really understand who he was at the time. But we got one of my favorite Disneyworld pictures with him giving my Grandma a kiss on top of her head, and she's smiling so so big. I cherish that memory! 💜🧡

  • @alorachan
    @alorachan Жыл бұрын

    My hope is they use the movie as a way to resurrect Dreamfinder from the dead. Give it a proper launching point to bring him back and overhaul the ride to an updated version of what it once was. I didn't even make it out to Epcot for the first time until 1997, so I hate that I missed what the original attraction was. I want it back and this is their chance to bring it all back.

  • @noahkeypresents3855
    @noahkeypresents3855 Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely loved this video! Thank you for deep diving into our favorite dragon! Just wanted to bring up that one of the doors in the current ride actually reads “Dean Finder” (not in the queue I believe, but in the ride itself before the touch and taste labs??) so possibly Dream Finder decided to take the Imagination Institute under his wing as it’s Dean while still letting Figment run amuck, spreading imagination.

  • @ttintagel
    @ttintagel Жыл бұрын

    I literally shook my fist when you first mentioned Nigel Channing. CHANNING!

  • @CECandCartoonian
    @CECandCartoonian Жыл бұрын

    Disney should make a film about the origins of Figment.

  • @GwydionAE
    @GwydionAE Жыл бұрын

    "I love all things Figment and Dreamfinder!" "I never got to ride the original ride." I can't lie, as someone who did ride (and love) the original, this made me genuinely sad for you. The remaining videos hardly do it justice, but I'm glad they exist. Honestly just figured most Dreamfinder (and, to a lesser extent, Figment) fans were us old folks who remember the original, so nice to see that isn't necessarily the case. My only real "story" is that I was lucky enough to have a chance to ride the original as a kid, and my family all loved it so much we went on it three times in a row. We've got some home movie footage of it somewhere, along with footage of me and my siblings all answering the question, "What was your favorite thing about Disney?" with, "The Imagination Ride!" Was the number one thing I was looking forward to when we went back in 1999... only to find it closed. Still heartbroken that first trip was my last on this ride. Finally went on the latest version this past year, and... I'm glad it's not the soulless version before it, but there really is just no comparison to the imaginative and whimsical nature of the original. Intrigued by the news of a movie, but I admit that I have quite a bit of Doubtfinder in me about it, lol. Here's hoping Dreamfinder isn't left by the wayside.

  • @melodym7851
    @melodym7851 Жыл бұрын

    Great Video (as always). I LOVE Figment. I was lucky to have had my picture taken with Dreamfinder and Figment just once back in the 90's. I remember the original ride (I so wish they would bring it back). I have a nice collection of Figment merch including the big Figment statue holding his paint brush (yes, the one on ebay for just under $3000.00, I think I paid $250 or less I can't remember ~ I just knew I had to have it). I was so excited to see the the meet & greet will be coming back as I never had a chance to see that version of him! I am also hoping they have the popcorn bucket still available when I visit in June (not holding my breath though on that one).

  • @Alberto_Tellez
    @Alberto_Tellez Жыл бұрын

    If you put Figment and the Dreamfinder and Riley's Emotions from the *Inside Out* together, the feels, the excitement, and most of all, the IMAGINATION would be taken FAR MORE seriously than most people would think. Or put Figment next to Barney and you got a set of wise, caring, purple reptiles from your imagination helping you out. LOTS of ways to imagine anything and somehow it comes from mind AND heart. Thanks for sharing this imaginative story of Figment's popularity with us, Dan.

  • @eliciareynolds9027
    @eliciareynolds90279 ай бұрын

    I LOVED Figment when I was a young child and rode on the original figment ride soooooooo many times! My mom bought my brother and me the original figment hats that are still well preserved to this day. I was sad and disheartened when they closed the original ride and made Figment a POW😢. So glad to see Figment making a comeback at EPCOT! 🎉💕

  • @gracekim25
    @gracekim25 Жыл бұрын

    You had me at lore and dragon, dude 😂❤

  • @Sarahbug007
    @Sarahbug007 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this vid. You and your team are awesome. I ran into you at Figment’s Inspiration Station last week after you were filming. It was great to witness “please stop vlogging” b-roll in real time! I appreciate all the work you all put in to the channel. You’re killing it and I can’t wait for the next vid!

  • @disneyboy3030
    @disneyboy3030 Жыл бұрын

    I met Tony Baxter today and learned alot of information from his presentation. I even recorded the whole thing.

  • @joe88john
    @joe88john Жыл бұрын

    It would be great to see Figment back, but I think the real star is The Dream Finder. I think they need to bring him back as well as figment. Why on earth does Disney not listen to the legions of fans who wanted that original Dream Finder ride back? And why take him out and keep him out for so long? Especially if there was a comic series in 2010?

  • @MunchyMakesStuff
    @MunchyMakesStuff Жыл бұрын

    I desperately need more Figment in my life I found a plush of him from the 80s at a thrift shop with tags still that I immediately grabbed. He and Gellitoni are my 2 favorite park exclusive characters. Can not WAIT for this movie!

  • @wolfstriker9619
    @wolfstriker9619 Жыл бұрын

    Just ordered the full comic set! So excited!

  • @HunterLodgeStables

    @HunterLodgeStables

    Жыл бұрын

    I actually just found both comics on Amazon. I definitely plan to order them soon.

  • @DMCoutatime1982
    @DMCoutatime1982 Жыл бұрын

    I was there at 42.37 or at least the back of me I was in line with my figment puppet I have a speaker inside him so I can have him sing the songs from the ride that day so many people come up to me in the line and told me how much they love figment and was singing along with him that makes me happy knowing he is loved just today I had him out at magic Kingdom and a group of cast members was overjoyed to see him and was singing along too. I can't wait for him to be back so I can meet him and sing along with him . I just can't wait to get figment hugs !

  • @dreamingofbonsai
    @dreamingofbonsai Жыл бұрын

    This video breakdown is AMAZING. Thank you so much for diving into figment’s history and sharing it all.

  • @spyscout7
    @spyscout7 Жыл бұрын

    I am so happy my parents got me a Big Fig for my room when they released years and years ago. I still have him and I'm so happy that he's sitting on top of my bookshelf, he brightens up my day.

  • @phillylilmermaid7802
    @phillylilmermaid7802 Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely adore Figment! I miss seeing the Dream Finder walking around the imagination pavilion with him.

  • @kristindemaria2327
    @kristindemaria2327 Жыл бұрын

    I LOVE figment! The original ride has always been my favorite. My dad has a picture of me with dreamfinger and the figment puppet sans yellow shirt! ❤❤❤

  • @sineadsdolls-drawings
    @sineadsdolls-drawings Жыл бұрын

    I really enjoyed this journey into Figment and Dreamfinder video Dan and Kenny!!! I am not in a position that I can go to the parks so both of you are my way of exploring the parks, Disney history and lore of characters too🥰 I would love to see more content like this, even if it ultimately ended up being a documentary series split into smaller videos for those who aren't fans of longer style videos. I can't wait to see your future ideas gentlemen, this video was incredible as are all of them!!

  • @cruzuvalle9845
    @cruzuvalle9845 Жыл бұрын

    Hi! I’m from California and a die hard Disneyland freak ! I’m going to Disney World for my first time the last week of March. I’m so excited! Thanks for making this video I can’t wait to visit Epcot!

  • @undeadRasputin
    @undeadRasputin Жыл бұрын

    I have always loved Figment. I have vague memories of riding the ride over 30 years ago and it has stuck with me since. So much so when i went on my honeymoon I traded for a Figment pin that I loved but sadly somewhere in the shuffle it disappeared. The real question here is when will Dan be adding the mezmonic converter to his Dremfinder costume?

  • @FigmentJedi
    @FigmentJedi Жыл бұрын

    In regards to the unproduced Figment 3 book, the writer Jim Zub did tease that Spaceship Earth was connected to the Society of Explorers and Adventurers as some vast storehouse of accumulated knowledge.

  • @lozateazer
    @lozateazer Жыл бұрын

    The first comic con I went to (2015) I met the writer of the Figment comics, Jim Zub, and had him sign my Issue #1. I told him that I'd never been to Epcot, and I didn't know the ride, but that the book had really touched me. He was shocked that someone who didn't know the ride would read, but was glad. All these years later, I'm still happy that my first introduction to Figment was those comics.

  • @ttintagel
    @ttintagel Жыл бұрын

    One of the little magnetic plush Figments lives on my bedside lamp, reminding me that imagination can always get me through the hard times.

  • @lindsayduet5658
    @lindsayduet56588 ай бұрын

    Figment's inter sweater has the original Epcot "Journey Into Imagination" symbol on it, how cool!

  • @alexamendez6014
    @alexamendez6014 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful episode of DIStory!!!Thank you for this, all your hard work is much appreciated 💜

  • @johntauren
    @johntauren Жыл бұрын

    Every time I've gone to EPCOT during a festival, I've made sure to buy a shirt with Figment on it. Got a small collection of 5 now, and purely by chance, one on as I watch this video.

  • @DuchessRococoPuff
    @DuchessRococoPuff Жыл бұрын

    This was obviously a labor of love, and it shows! What a great video. I’m looking forward to more Figment content in the future!!!

  • @elizabethdini4814
    @elizabethdini4814 Жыл бұрын

    Dan, this channel brings me so much joy. I love every single video. Your laugh, your love for Disney, makes me so happy!

  • @MaxEverywhereSystem
    @MaxEverywhereSystem Жыл бұрын

    i like to think dreamfinder and dr channing had a rough custody battle over figment and now dreamfinder only has him on the weekends

  • @FigmentTheDerg
    @FigmentTheDerg10 ай бұрын

    By heart, Figment and Dreamfinder are the best together! Knowing the history of these characters is truly amazing and magical! Makes me excited to see Figment in Epcot!

  • @alliekuma4234
    @alliekuma4234 Жыл бұрын

    Omg those comics look so beautiful and amazing. What a badass story! Good job on this Dan and Kenny!

  • @austinlord9934
    @austinlord9934 Жыл бұрын

    This was a great video! Excited for more Figment content!

  • @afluker6757
    @afluker675727 күн бұрын

    This deep dive just made my heart so full. Figment is the greatest!!! ❤ Thanks for giving us such a thorough look at my fave purple dragon!!

  • @kiera_rdh6697
    @kiera_rdh6697 Жыл бұрын

    This is amazing! I would love a deep dive like this on the history of orange bird as well!

  • @crazyhannahcreations9806
    @crazyhannahcreations9806 Жыл бұрын

    Aw this was a great timeline to Figment! I loved the original imagination since I was a kid. I think back in the 90s, I manage to ride it before it was changed to Journey into YOUR Imagination. I loved hearing on details of each part of the timeline. I had no idea that Dreamfinder has his own lagoon show! thats so cool! I'm surprised disney hasn't done a cool dream finder disney plus series, and I think you forgotten that Dreamfinder was about to have a show called The Dreamfinders! it was suppose to air on disney channel when it was starting out!

  • @MicheleKlinger
    @MicheleKlinger Жыл бұрын

    This video has officially blown my mind. BRAVO! 👏👏👏

  • @TheFantasmicFanatic
    @TheFantasmicFanatic Жыл бұрын

    In awe of the details in this video Dan. It has made me love figment even more

  • @TheWitchlyBoi
    @TheWitchlyBoi Жыл бұрын

    I connected with the had to lose all inspiration to find the spark again story. I was at my lowest point when I got a job at a school. The kids reminded me how to make something out of thoughts and imagination.

  • @THEADVENTURESOFKEVINTHECARROT
    @THEADVENTURESOFKEVINTHECARROT Жыл бұрын

    I think you deserve 1 million subscribers your one of the funniest Disney creators on KZread Keep up the great work.

  • @Kelly_Wren
    @Kelly_Wren Жыл бұрын

    I have plans for a Figment tattoo. He has been my favorite since the early 80s. I am one of the incredibly lucky people who got to go on the original ride. It was quite literally the best ride to have ever existed.

  • @stevenhaurez6076
    @stevenhaurez6076 Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic work guys. Top notch work like always.

  • @TheaArtsFox
    @TheaArtsFox6 ай бұрын

    loved him in the Disney racing game (Disney Speedstorm), needed know more about this little purple fella, is awesome, thanks

  • @MusicMan75636
    @MusicMan75636 Жыл бұрын

    By far your greatest video 🎉 incredible and that Kermit wall 🔥🔥🔥

  • @emily91303
    @emily91303 Жыл бұрын

    I love ❤️ this imaginary dragon 🐉!

  • @leslielines1280
    @leslielines12805 ай бұрын

    Hey Disney Dan! I grew up in Disneyland California, ive only been to World once, and Epcot.. so i never knew about Figment and Dreamfinder until now. Supercool! Thank You! Now I understand where the design of the Epcot ball comes from.

  • @baemaxbby
    @baemaxbby Жыл бұрын

    This was so fun 🥹 such incredible work Dan!!! brb gonna have to go hunt down those comics because they sound amazing 👀

  • @akoalabear239
    @akoalabear239 Жыл бұрын

    I just went to the park for the first time a few days ago. I heard about this little guy and had to see what all the hype was about. I went on the ride and instantly fell in love with his silliness! I knew I had to learn more about him and then this video found his way onto my feed! (Granted I'm subscribed to this channel. I watched a few videos to get hyped for my tri) but so funny the video found me before I could search it up!(

  • @kaylambirch
    @kaylambirch Жыл бұрын

    So excited for this!

  • @sarahvanorden670
    @sarahvanorden670 Жыл бұрын

    Around 2 weeks ago I was in Disney World and we got evacuated off of Journey into Imagination with Figment, it was kind of cool we got unloaded right at the scene before the upside down house and walked through the rest of the attraction, this was my ninth trip and I had never evacuated before, I didn’t get any pictures because we were racing to get to our behind the seeds tour

  • @adrianmorrison4678
    @adrianmorrison4678 Жыл бұрын

    I really hope you can do a video on the evolution in the costume design and impact of Zoboomafoo. Can you please try?

  • @jeremyriley1238
    @jeremyriley1238 Жыл бұрын

    Oh, yeah, Figment is remembered. Not only is he getting a movie, but I heard he is going to be in that Disney Speedstorm game.

  • @Grover1234
    @Grover1234 Жыл бұрын

    I have only seen the recent ride that came out after Dr. Nigel had took over. I would have LOVED to of gone on the OG ride with Dreamfinder and Figment. My imaginary pal would be a cross between a rooster and a dragon. It could lay eggs but also boil, scramble and fry them before they were shot out of it's butt. The fact I know about Figment is he's voiced by "Dave Goelz" who's the voice and puppeteer of many Muppet characters.

  • @FuelEvanDown
    @FuelEvanDown Жыл бұрын

    THE👏BEST 👏VIDEO👏 YALL 👏HAVE👏 DONE 👏 congratulations Dan and Kenny!!!!

  • @clarktooncrossing3975
    @clarktooncrossing3975 Жыл бұрын

    Dan, I have but one complaint about this video: not enough of your joyous laughter! You’re surprisingly subdued in this video, I’m too used to you busting a gut every minute or so. Video feels naked without it. Otherwise, this video is awesome! Then again, I love Figment so I might be bias. Here’s to 40 years of imagination! Can’t wait for future Figment videos.

  • @k1tkat-kate
    @k1tkat-kate7 ай бұрын

    I knew nothing about Figment before got into the Distube community because I've never been to EPCOT so this video is very insightful!

  • @amydaskilewicz9076
    @amydaskilewicz9076 Жыл бұрын

    Figment's so cute. It's exciting to learn all of this rich lore! :-D

  • @pault5557
    @pault5557 Жыл бұрын

    So now, Dreamfinder needs to come back and save Figment from being trapped in The Institute and return the Imagination Pavilion to its original GLORY!!! 😎

  • @TheGreyTurtleEntertainment
    @TheGreyTurtleEntertainment Жыл бұрын

    Allegedly Dreamfinder and Figment were gonna return in the Haunted Mansion comic series that to aid the protags of that series. (Disney was apparently attempting some sort of comic book shared universe based on the parks- this was also around the time they started hinting that Dreamfinder was part of the society of Explorers that is a major part of Tokyo Disney Sea.) However the haunted mansion comic was cancelled, due to low pre-orders I believe, but the upshot is that the figment comic showed Disney that people wanted Dreamfinder and now he seems to be on the return.

  • @jenko2518
    @jenko2518 Жыл бұрын

    I didn't know much about Figment before, but I loved this! You had mentioned the possibility of doing a Figment merch video-I would love it if you did a series of videos that delve into the history if Disney character merch!

  • @theprodigiousspiderstarTM
    @theprodigiousspiderstarTM Жыл бұрын

    I have the novelist version of the first five issues of figment, and it was amazing. I even loved the first issue of the haunted mansion comics. Now I need to read the rest of the figment novels. Loving all this figment history, and whoever sees this comment if we ever see or whenever we see a Figment movie, I would like if they casted James McAvoy to be the dream finder/Blairian. Awesome job and a Awesome JOURNEY into our favorite Imagination

  • @brookenelson7163
    @brookenelson7163 Жыл бұрын

    PLEASE do a Figment Merch video! This was amazing, and I thank you. Figment Love Forever!