Check out all of our other listings! All of these costs are included in what you are paying. Description: One of the earliest known Figment pins. Figment is the character icon for Epcot’s Journey Into Imagination. The original attraction opened on March 5, 1983. It began with the omnimover vehicles floating in the clouds and seeing the silhouette of a strange blimp mixed with a vacuum cleaner and hearing the humming and singing of its pilot. In the next scene the riders come right next to this vessel and the pilot, an old man with a red beard dressed in a blue suit and top hat, introduces himself as the Dreamfinder (Chuck McCann) and saying that he uses his vehicle (called the Dream Mobile or Dream Catcher by some fans) to collect dreams and ideas to create all sorts of new things. Soon he creates a figment of his imagination: two tiny wings, eyes big and yellow, horns of a steer, but a loveable fellow! From head to tail, he’s royal purple pigment, and there, voil! You’ve got a Figment! ” Both Dreamfinder and the dragon Figment (Billy Barty) imagine things to fill the “idea bag. ” When the idea bag is full, Dreamfinder declares that the ideas need to be emptied in the “Dreamport” which, as he says, is “never far away when you use your imagination. The omnimovers leave the side of the Dream Mobile and enter the Dreamports storage room, which includes a massive contraption for sorting ideas. Also in the room there are numerous objects including boxed applause, a plasma ball, and a birdcage of musical notes. After leaving the storage room, the ride continued through several rooms representing Art, Literature, the Performing Arts and Science. The Art room was mostly white colored, and had a large painting Dreamfinder was making using a large fiber optic paint brush, a carousel with giant carousel animals, and a pot of rainbows held by Figment. The Literature room was mostly focused on suspenseful tales and had Dreamfinder playing a massive organ with words coming out of it, words that turned into their meanings, a massive book featuring the raven from Edgar Allan Poes poem cawing menacingly, and books of horrible monsters Figment tried to keep closed. The Performing Arts had Figment trying on costumes backstage while Dreamfinder conducted a laser light show in the manner of an orchestra conductor. The last of the rooms, Science, featured a large machine that Dreamfinder was operating that took a closer look at the workings of nature such as the growth of plants, the formation of crystals from minerals and looking into space. At the end, Dreamfinder tells Figment and the audience that Imagination is the key to unlocking the hidden wonders of the world. The ride then enter the final show scene. Dreamfinder, who is behind a movie camera, gives the riders one last inspiring message and tells them to use their newly found sparks of imagination in the ImageWorks and the on-ride photo is shown on a screen next to the camera. The original Journey into Imagination attraction was the creation of Tony Baxter and Steve Kirk. The ride closed on October 10, 1998 in order to begin a major renovation of the attraction. Year of Release: 1980’s. Where Released: Walt Disney World. Traders Having This Pin: 2. Traders Wanting This Pin: 116. Edition Type/Size: Open Edition. Please read all information below! Any failure to follow these guidelines results in ALL liability being borne by the purchaser. The item “Walt Disney World Epcot Center Tourist Figment Pin (Rare)” is in sale since Sunday, March 18, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Disneyana\Contemporary (1968-Now)\Pins, Patches & Buttons\Theme Parks\Walt Disney World”. The seller is “hidden_walt” and is located in Orlando, Florida. This item can be shipped to United States, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, Canada, Australia, Mexico, New Zealand, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica.
- Character/Story/Theme: Figment
- Country/Region of Manufacture: China
