Journey into Imagination with Figment, Dark ride in EPCOT, Florida, United States.
Journey into Imagination with Figment is a dark ride at EPCOT, Florida, where guests travel through several rooms representing different senses. Each scene shows the purple dragon jumping between smell, sound, touch, and other areas while the vehicles rotate and occasionally pause.
The original Journey into Imagination opened on March 5, 1983, created by Tony Baxter and Steve Kirk, with the red-bearded Dreamfinder as its main character alongside Figment. It closed on October 10, 1998, and reopened on October 1, 1999, as Journey Into YOUR Imagination, hosted by Dr. Nigel Channing, played by Eric Idle. The current version reopened on June 2, 2002, restoring Figment to a central role.
The name Figment comes from the word for a creation of the mind, and the dragon was voiced by Billy Barty in the 1983 original. The Sherman Brothers' song "One Little Spark" carries the ride, with its line about "one little spark of inspiration". The character returned in the 2002 version after fans objected to his reduced role in the 1999 redesign.
The ride lasts about five minutes and moves slowly through lit rooms suitable for most age groups. Afterward, visitors can explore an adjacent interactive area that offers several hands-on experiments.
The vehicles move in clusters of three and pause in certain rooms instead of moving continuously like many similar attractions. These pauses allow each vehicle to rotate fully to offer a better view of the scenes.
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