I’ve seen some crazy things at theme parks in the past. I don’t know that I have seen much as crazy as the situation with the Figment popcorn bucket.
For those of you who don’t know, figment is the dragon mascot for Walt Disney World’s Epcot theme park. And for the latest festival, you can buy a popcorn bucket with Figment’s head as the container. This has led to multiple hours of wait time as people scramble to get this retro mascot popcorn holder.
This morning as I arrived at Epcot, Disney Resort guests were allowed in on the right side while non-resort guests had to wait in the Promenade. Yet despite that, the line for the pigment popcorn bucket was already multiple hours long, with a Disney line attendant having to literally run to the back of the line constantly as new people flooded into the queue.
Some people had the maximum number of popcorn buckets and could be seen celebrating as they made their purchases, going to nearby tables to take photographs with other collectors and scalpers. If there ever has been a sign that Disney should redo Journey into Imagination, this would be a. People are going crazy over a popcorn bucket, give them a ride!
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Update 4:00 PM EST
WDWMagic is reporting that eBay auctions for the $25 Figment popcorn bucket are topping $1,000. Psychologists around the world, please explain.
