Today is the day. The EPCOT International Festival of the Arts kicks off today at EPCOT in Walt Disney World. The festival will run from today, January 14 through February 13, 2022.
There is a lot going on, but the Figment Popcorn Bucket madness is taking center stage! The Popcorn bucket is at PopEats.
5 HOUR WAIT! (UPDATE Now 7 HOUR WAIT as of 12:30)
Update- Now estimated 6.5 hour wait!
It’s not that I don’t love Figment, but I just read that Cast Members are estimating the wait time to be about 6.5 hours to get the Figment Popcorn Bucket at #Epcot today??? pic.twitter.com/5s8l7KFcoS
— Shaun Jex (@followthatgoose) January 14, 2022
The line for the Figment popcorn buckets at Epcot is ridiculously long and estimated at about a 5 hour wait from reports. 🙀 Would you wait that long for a popcorn bucket?? #ArtfulEpcot #figment pic.twitter.com/rk9q4Dc12G
— The Main Street Mouse (@mainstreetmouse) January 14, 2022
MASSIVE crowds flood into EPCOT for the Figment Popcorn Bucket. Here’s a look at rope drop! https://t.co/WFtwTh7MnB pic.twitter.com/CHfBxpNpQR
— BlogMickey.com (@Blog_Mickey) January 14, 2022
Got to get them to flip on eBay!!!
To be fair, we don’t know what’s under the popcorn buckets. It could be other merchandise purchased earlier, but still.
UMMMMMMM😳😳😳😳 https://t.co/ym3Oqohnvq
— EPCOT’s sassy Xanadrian (@DimGilmour) January 14, 2022
Well, two per PERSON
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People are running for a popcorn bucket #epcot pic.twitter.com/5S5DsJiOT7
— David H (@David_Heller25) January 14, 2022
Made it into Epcot! Time to run and get a spot in the massive line to get a Figment bucket pic.twitter.com/L3N2j7NCex
— Theme Park Express (@ThemeParkExpres) January 14, 2022
Just line for the figment popcorn bucket at Epcot! pic.twitter.com/7owhgDrFpt
— Brady Cox (@DisneyDude_71) January 14, 2022
Thousands Line Up for Figment Popcorn Bucket at EPCOT https://t.co/r5sSo8hlbW
— BlogMickey.com (@Blog_Mickey) January 14, 2022
With non-resort guests being let in the park, the Figment popcorn bucket line situation has… escalated. pic.twitter.com/K5CQEetBQd
— WDW News Today (@WDWNT) January 14, 2022
And so it begins
Newest Ebay pricing (as of 10:45 AM!) What the HECK!
A moment of kindness in the midst of the insanity!
After waiting 45 minutes for the Figment popcorn bucket, a lovely woman just gave one to my friend’s daughter. #Epcot #WaltDisneyWorld pic.twitter.com/NCzOCuANZP
— Rick from Ear To There Travel (@rick_ear) January 14, 2022
The Good news is that if you just wanted to ride or do other things everyone is in line for a popcorn bucket so you can!
The crowds were already fierce ahead of opening and now let’s take a look at what is being posted about the festival (aside from Figment Popcorn Bucket):
(All tweets belong to the accounts who posted them.)
The Early Entry crowd waiting to be let into #EPCOT. The Festival of the Arts begins today and there’s excitement in the air! #disney #disneyworld #WaltDisneyWorld pic.twitter.com/L2WbrSGucs
— MickeyBlog.com (@MickeyBlog_) January 14, 2022
It is time! #Epcot #WaltDisneyWorld pic.twitter.com/iFDGoaV5Y6
— Rick from Ear To There Travel (@rick_ear) January 14, 2022
Today’s the day! 🎨 We’ll be LIVE from the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts all day sharing:
😋 food reviews
🛍 merchandise
🎨 art
🕺 & more!Be sure to follow along with us, and let us know if you’re going to #ArtfulEPCOT this year! pic.twitter.com/uK0XYwoFGA
— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) January 14, 2022
Artful EPCOT hat and Spirit Jersey (Disney Food Blog on Twitter)
#ArtfulEPCOT cap and a look at the front of this year’s spirit jersey! pic.twitter.com/gZFWf4Ht33
— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) January 14, 2022
More Merchandise:
EPCOT International Festival of the Art shirt 👕 – found in Creations Shop#ArtfulEpcot pic.twitter.com/fQsPUL6Vp4
— AllEars.Net (@AllEarsNet) January 14, 2022
as merch do reizinho do epcot 🥺🥺🥺🥺 https://t.co/Y1R6ifiDXq
— ✨Duds✨✏️🎨🖍🖌 (@_dudsart) January 14, 2022
NEW Festival of The Arts Pins! https://t.co/5Jv3gLb2QS #Epcot #FestivalOfTheArts #Figment #Pins
— MickeyBlog.com (@MickeyBlog_) January 14, 2022
PHOTOS: Dine in Style at the 2022 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts with the New Figment Sporkhttps://t.co/IZaAiz3NkW
— WDW News Today (@WDWNT) January 14, 2022
PHOTOS: Disney Traders Converted into Marvel Art Shop at EPCOT – https://t.co/C2uk0uFHZe via @wdwnt
— Brad Gentry (@Gentryland) January 14, 2022
Check out the Annual Passholder Festival of the Arts Pin! https://t.co/oIb9p5QbwF #Epcot #FestivalOfTheArts
— MickeyBlog.com (@MickeyBlog_) January 14, 2022
PHOTOS: Limited Release, Limited Edition, and Passholder Exclusive Pins at 2022 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts – https://t.co/rl8IiuWTAF via @wdwnt
— Brad Gentry (@Gentryland) January 14, 2022
PHOTOS: 2022 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts MagicBand Debuts – https://t.co/6mE8up18oa via @wdwnt
— Brad Gentry (@Gentryland) January 14, 2022
I’m going to keep adding to this as the day goes! The Figment popcorn bucket situation alone is worth updates and may get it’s own article as the day goes on.
What do you think? Comment and let us know!
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