. (1983–1998). (1999-2001). (2002—present)Figment, a small purple, occasionally seen sporting a yellow sweater, is the mascot of the ' pavilion at the theme park at. He is extensively seen in Epcot merchandise.The pavilion opened with the rest of EPCOT Center on October 1, 1982, but the did not open until March 5, 1983. In the original attraction, a jolly wizard-like scientist, teaches Figment how to use his imagination.

Figment is meant to be the literal embodiment of the phrase 'figment of the imagination'. He is composed of various elements Dreamfinder found in his travels including two tiny wings, large yellow eyes, the horns of a steer (or dilemma, according to a 1983 appearance on the ), a crocodile's snout, and the childish delight found at a birthday party.

He has stated that nobody knows who Dreamfinder and Figment are, and that no one will want to see them but a handful of Disney die-hards. Figment is the dragon companion of the inventor Dreamfinder, created from ideas and sparks of imagination collected during his travels in the Realms of.

Figment is described in detail in the Dreamfinder's song 'One Little Spark' (by the ). Dreamfinder introduces 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.' Though taking on many disguises within the attractions, including being a, a, a, a, a, a, and a, Figment seems to have some special aspirations to be an, from being seen in a spacesuit in the original and current attractions to dialogue in the original stating 'I wish I could be an astronaut. I bet I can use imagination to discover all kinds of new things!' Because of this, Figment is frequently portrayed in merchandising in a, in addition to some of his other roles.In the current version, Figment's creativity has a bit of a larger effect on the world around him, be it transforming a large smell emitting machine into a, turning his house upside down, actually rearranging an otherwise static, and transforming the Institute into something almost reminiscent of the original in the finale.

He also has some sort of access to, pulling a pair of glasses out of thin air to put onto Channing into the introduction and quickly changing into a skunk costume in the Smell Lab. He also seems to possess some powers of size changing with him being able to shrink down enough to possibly be able to sit on Channing's shoulder, but with his regular height being between two and three feet tall and he has what can be seen as either a teleportation ability or powers of invisibility, disappearing in a burst of clouds when Channing wanted him 'out of his sight' at the end of the first scene.In 1999, Disney radically refurbished the attraction as part of its Millennium Celebration at Epcot, removing Dreamfinder and Figment except for fleeting glimpses of the dragon. That version, titled, was a completely new experience in which Dr. Nigel Channing ( of fame) led a tour of the fictional Imagination Institute. The Channing character originated in the adjacent 3-D movie attraction.After numerous complaints about the revamped attraction, including a Disney stockholder who questioned CEO about Figment's absence during the company's annual shareholders meeting, a modest 2002 refurbishment modified the 1999 version to add the dragon as a playful foil for Dr. Channing throughout the Imagination Institute tour. The new version pointedly was branded Journey Into Imagination with Figment.In the original attraction, Figment was voiced by; in the version in-between, portrayed Figment, and in the current version, provides the voice, because Barty had died before the second version had shut down.Outside the attractions at Epcot, Figment appeared in several educational short films in the early '80s two of which featured and Alice from and has a brief cameo as a painting in the Pixar film.

Additionally, Disney and Marvel published Disney Kingdoms: Figment a five issue miniseries focused on the origins of Figment and Dreamfinder, starting in June 2014, which was followed up with a sequel Disney Kingdom: Figment 2 in October 2015. In 2017 Figment also makes an appearance in the attraction in as a collector's item in the Collector's archive.Filmography.

Would You Eat a Blue Potato? (September 1988 – 15 min).

What Can You See By Looking? (September 1988 – 15 min). 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)References.