#Disney popcorn buckets series#

There is clear demand for well-established, beloved characters in the Disney family to hit it big within the parks and beyond.

(Please include this rainbow tunnel too, so help me.)

#Disney popcorn buckets series#

Figment would make an incredible animated series on Disney+ live action is begging for Zack Galifianakis to fulfill his destiny as a dead ringer for Dreamfinder. So, I use this space to shout a plea high into the sky and say: we Disney fans encourage you to take a chance and pour some of that Scrooge McDuck-esque streaming money into our beloved theme park characters. The merchandising success of popcorn buckets in the past week just reinforces that Disney is sitting on some worthy characters that deserve the franchising treatment. (Note, too, that the special popcorn bucket was $25 - a $5-$7 increase above other premium popcorn buckets, like Mickey Mouse 50th, Disney World balloons and Mickey Mouse Halloween.) There's also now hard data and monetary value associated with Figment's appeal to a modern-day audience, proving that the imaginary dragon is both something fans care about and will pay to see more of, giving Disney no reason not to double down on Figment in the future. (I mean, for Dreamfinder's sake, we've got explainer articles from The Sun to capture Figment's SEO.) Still: it says something that everyone is talking about Figment. 21, 2022 - is all about the food, but there's plenty of entertainment, performances, and interactive art displays. Like most Epcot festivals, Festival of the Arts - which runs from Jan. Figment has appeared on merchandise in years past, sure, but day-long lines, stories syndicated to the New York Post and an obsession that has drowned out any other Disney updates proves there's so much more to be done with this orange-winged dragon. You don't need any sort of base knowledge of Disney characters to don a stylish accessory, but you gotta know your stuff to brave an hours-long line for a character that appears exclusively at Walt Disney World in a poorly-attended attraction that often has one of the shortest lines in the park. Decorative mouse ears have always been a popular park-going accessory, but even five years later, their popularity hasn't waned, even as the price continues to increase.Įars were already a quintessential Disney item though. What does it mean for the future of theme park merchandise? Well, there really hasn't been this kind of fervor for an item since fans went wild for rose gold Minnie ears back in 2017.

(There was even an eBay listing for a drawing of the popcorn bucket that is listed, with all proceeds going to charity.) And, as of Monday, all of Epcot's buckets have completely sold out. 14 - $25 a pop, limit 2 per customer, no online sales - it has been in demand, selling on eBay for multiples of the list price to desperate Disney lovers who couldn't get their hands on one. Its debut coincided with the start of Epcot's International Festival of the Arts, but no themed cake or brie bowl could hold a candle to the longest line in the park. Naturally, the Figment popcorn bucket was a sensation from the moment it was unveiled on TikTok directly to Disney fans. Figment is, one might say, the patron saint of that nostalgia a representation of a rose-colored view onto the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow's early days.

Though he provides a colorful, multi-sensory escape from the brutal Florida heat, these days, it's one of the less popular rides at the park, primarily because its two previous iterations in the '80s and late '90s are widely preferred to its current state.ĭisney fans generally have deep-rooted passion for the early days of Epcot, particularly as it moves on from its 'edutainment' roots to an expanded identity tying in more modern touches and franchise film properties, like Pixar's Ratatouille and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. The playful dragon, as the ride explains, is an anthropomorphization of one's imagination - hence the name. If you're wondering how Disney - the company that owns Luke Skywalker, Captain America, and most other billion-dollar box office characters - hit it big with a lilac dragon snack container, it's actually a story nearly 40 years in the making.įigment is the titular character in Journey Into Imagination with Figment, a slow-moving dark ride at Walt Disney World's Epcot theme park. Yes, fan-favorite Figment caused quite a stir in the national news cycles last week when lines stretched across Epcot as fans patiently waited up to seven hours to get their hands on a specialty popcorn bucket. The biggest thing to happen at Disney World this week is a popcorn-holding purple dragon. Hello hello, and welcome back to this week's dose of Theme Park News! How does one even begin to retell the biggest story of the past week? Well, let's just say it'll require a little imagination…and some explaining.