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The 2025 EPCOT Festival of the Holidays has officially started, and this holiday classic runs through December 30th!
Festival of the Holidays is here!
This wintertime festival offers visitors festive holiday eats from the booths, fun activities, and new merchandise. Speaking of merchandise, we’re here to take you along with us as we check it all out!
There are few things that draw as much of a crowd as coveted Disney merchandise.
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We’ve seen hours-long lines for gift shops in the parks, special edition drinkware that sold out online in minutes, and popcorn buckets that broke the internet. There are some things that Disney fans just have to have! Whether it’s an item that played on their nostalgia or a collection based around their favorite character, these ten souvenirs made Disney fans go crazy!
When Figment joined the lineup of meet and greet characters in EPCOT on September 10th, we were pretty surprised at how much it divided Disney fans!
Figment Meet and Greet
Well, maybe it wasn’t all that surprising, considering the way the purple dragon has pretty much always had some huge fans AND some huge haters. Our readers had some OPINIONS on the new Figment meet and greet, and regardless of where you fall on the spectrum of Figment Love-Hate, there’s some new merch that you can shop online, and Figgy is the star of the show. Let’s check it out!
Okay, Figment fans, are you sitting down?
This one is for you Figment fans
So we know how much you love that little purple dragon. We saw just how much you all LOVED that Figment Popcorn Bucket when it was first released (and yes, that adoration got a little chaotic). Well, dear readers, you’re about to LOSE YOUR MINDS because the latest Figment piece of merchandise has dropped in Disney World, and yes, you’ll want to pull out your wallets ASAP.
(UPDATE) The ears have sold out online again.
Figment has quite the following and it’s not uncommon to see merchandise modeled after the purple dragon sell out quickly!
Were you able to snag one of these coveted buckets?
We saw guests stand in line for hours for the Figment popcorn bucket and if you missed your chance to purchase one in person, some online listings from resellers reached hundreds of dollars. One piece of Figment merch that debuted at the D23 Expo this year is the Figment Ear Headband for Adults.
There are a lot of things that are WEIRD about a Disney World trip. You’ll walk 10+ miles in the Orlando heat and call it a “vacation,” you might wait hours to hug a giant mouse, and (speaking of giant mice) you’ll see a lot of people wearing mouse ears on their heads.
Ears in EPCOT
If you’re someone who collects Minnie and Mickey ear headbands, you’ve probably already seen a lot of the new versions that have come out recently. There were new Ratatouille ears, some gorgeous Princess Tiana ears, and even retro ears that you can get in the parks or online. Now, there’s a NEW pair of Minnie ears that you have to see! [Read more…]
Epcot’s International Festival of the Arts begins on Friday
, and today DFB popped into a media preview to give you the scoop on some can’t miss merch — including Figment Ears that are absolutely a must buy! We also got to try several of the eats and see a lot of the other fun secrets coming to Festival of the Arts, so stay tuned for that post later today!
But first say hello to the boss. I love his new short pants so much. FYI, this new “Celebration Mickey” will be seen everywhere coming this Friday when the parks start fully celebrating his 90th birthday with new shows, new food, and new experiences! Stay tuned for that — we’ll be reporting on all of it!
Hello, Celebration Mickey!
And now ears. Beloved Figment — star of the updated and oft-maligned Journey Into Imagination in Epcot’s Future World — has finally gotten his due in Mickey ear form. And you’ve just got to see them.
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