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Disney Revives EPCOT Icon Figment in New 'How NOT to Draw' Short Released Early

Released two days ahead of schedule, the short pairs Neil Patrick Harris’s narration with A.J. LoCascio’s debut as Figment.

Overview

  • The video is now streaming on Disney Channel Animation’s YouTube channel and on Disney+, with the release moved up to March 1 from a planned March 3 debut.
  • A.J. LoCascio voices Figment in the short, following earlier turns by Dave Goelz, Corey Burton, and original voice Billy Barty.
  • Neil Patrick Harris narrates as the on-screen animator, guiding a playful riff on drawing and imagination.
  • The piece is packed with EPCOT callbacks, including sheet music for One Little Spark, CAT/BAT blocks, the Dream Mobile, the pavilion’s glass pyramids, upside-down footprints, a plasma ball, 3D glasses, and an Orange Bird nod.
  • The appearance arrives within Disney’s ongoing How NOT to Draw series after Bob Iger’s 2025 comment about exploring Figment shorts, with a previously reported 2022 feature project still without substantive updates and the timing landing just before Figment’s March 5 birthday.