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The second character created for the Journey Into Imagination can trace it's roots back to an unused attraction idea for Disneyland. An expansion was supposed to happen in Disneyland, which would have created was a new landpurple, Discovery Baychildlike dragon named Figment. One Figment’s creation began when Tony Baxter was watching an episode of Magnum P.I. In the attraction ideas for this new land was going to be episode, Magnum had hidden a ride with goat in Higgins’ yard, and the goad had predictably torn up the vegetation. When Higgins suggested that a "Professor of Imagination"goat was ruining his yard, known as Professor Marvel, who would have collected bits Magnum replied that it was all just a figment of his imagination from all over . Higgins’ response that “Figments don’t eat grass!” gave Baxter the universeinspiration for his new character, named Figment. Tony would later explain that Figment was a character that everyone knows about and has never been visualized.

The basic idea for Taking some inspiration from the Journey Into Imagination Gallery of Illusion attraction, however came from Figment was initially sketched by Disney artist Steve Kirk who turned in a rough drawing of the character. ImagineerX Atencio then slightly altered the drawing to, Tony Baxter. The idea for "make the character figment came lovable, in a way that kids could relate to him while watching an episode of ". With their two main characters designed, Imagineers set about finding voices for the television series Magnum Pduo.I. In Although finding a voice for Dreamfinder was relatively simple (with actor Chuck McCann filling the episode Magnum had hidden role) finding a goat in Higgins' yardvoice for Figment proved to be much more difficult. Disney had men, women, boys and girls all audition for the goat had predictably tore the garden up. When Higgins suggested that a goat role, but no voice was ruining his yarddeemed suitable. Magnum replied that it was all just a figment of his imaginationEventually, to which Higgins countered "Figments donthey found Figment't eat grass!"s voice in veteran voice actor Billy Barty, who was deemed perfect for the role. This lineWhen talking about the role of Figment, gave Tony Baxter the idea to create a character "that everyone knows about and has never been visualized. said:

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It With their characters in place, it took Disney nearly six months to come up with an idea for the Journey Into Imagination attraction. To help them with their understanding of imagination, Disney brought in various scientist and artists. Eventually they came to the conclusion that while every bodies everybody’s imagination was different, how people get their imagination is the same. Tony Baxter said:Thus they decided to focus on how we gather, store and recombine ideas.

{{Quotation| "The story needed to describe the complex process in Despite originally scheduled as an engagingopening day attraction, interactive way without seeming like a lecture. A persona was needed to give the process personality, but having a human character seemed too selective. A friendly imaginary being that could delight in the wonders of imagination would be more inclusive."}} Journey Into Imagination With Figment finally opened as simply Journey Into Imagination on March 5, 1983, five months after EPCOT Center’s opening day. Although the Kodak sponsored rest of the pavilion that housed opened with the attraction had been open since Epcot's opening dayrest of EPCOT Center, the pavilion remained nameless until technical issues with Journey Into Imagination gave it it's namesakeImagination’s turntable, loading and unloading mechanisms caused the attraction to be delayed. The original According to Tony Baxter however, the attraction was a dark rideup an running, which helped guests explore their imagination. The ride yet Disney executives did not think would be reliable and thus it was hosted by the popular characters Dreamfinder and Figmentdelayed. 71 different special effects were created for the original After opening, Journey Into Imagination, more then tall of the effects created for the opening of the Magic Kingdom. The ride remained essentially the same from 1983 until 1998. In 1998 Kodak renewed it's sponsorship, and decided to redo the attraction, in an attempt to make when it cheaper to operate. The ride reopened in 1999 as Journey Into ''Your'' Imagination, a much smaller and less expensive ridewas closed for refurbishment.