In this post we give an overview of Journey Into Imagination With Figment, a dark ride at Disney’s EPCOT theme park in Walt Disney World. We cover the basics of the ride, how to ride it, and our thoughts on the experience before closing with an FAQ. Read on to learn more!
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Journey Into Imagination With Figment Basics
Journey Into Imagination With Figment is a dark ride at Disney’s EPCOT in Walt Disney World. Journey Into Imagination With Figment:
does not offer rider switch
has a Lightning Lane that is a part of Genie+
does not have a single rider line
is about 6 minutes long
Measured by wait times, Journey into Imagination with Figment is the one of the least popular rides in Epcot. You should expect an average wait of about 0 to 20 minutes, but this will vary greatly by time of day and day of year.
Where is Journey Into Imagination With Figment located?
Journey Into Imagination is located in the Imagination pavilion in the World Celebration land at EPCOT. Ignore “World Celebration land”, that’s not helpful. Entering the park from the main entrance, there are three pavilions on the right side of the park. In order from the front, these are The Seas, The Land, and Imagination! So from the main entrance, head right, pass The Seas and The Land, and you’ll get to Imagination!
How to ride Journey Into Imagination With Figment
Figment is one of the lowest priority rides at the park, along with The Seas With Nemo and Friends. Usually it will make sense to ride it early since you’ll be in the area riding Soarin’ anyways, but you can push it into the afternoon if you like. Mind the operating hours, as it often closes before the rest of the park.
If you have Genie+, this will be one of your last Lightning Lane picks.
If you’re visiting Epcot with small children, this will probably be a must-do as it stars a whimsical purple dragon. I’d add that kids prone to scares from loud surprises or dark rooms may have a frightful moment or two.
Journey Into Imagination With Figment Ride Experience
Journey Into Imagination With Figment is a dark ride that takes you first through a few sensory experiences—focusing on smell, sight, and hearing, before diverting into a more…fun? creative?…experience. Throughout, the purple dragon Figment interferes with the experience. You can view a video of the ride here.
Figment is a Disney icon, and for that reason alone it’s fair to call this ride a must-do (particularly given it’s usual short wait). Beyond that, we just don’t think this is a very good ride. The entire premise—Figment messes things up because imagination—it a little odd, and the execution feels hokey and underwhelming.
As noted above, there’s one jumpy moment and one other potentially scary moment (involving the sound of an oncoming train in a dark room). If you don’t like bad smells, you may be put off in one scene.
Journey Into Imagination With Figment FAQ
Who is Figment?
Figment is a small purple dragon. In the original Journey Into Imagination, Figment was a companion of Dreamfinder—a figment of his imagination, actually.
In the current version of the ride, his character is mostly portrayed as a nuisance.
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