ORLANDO, Fla. — The Epcot International Festival of the Arts kicked off Friday and the start of the event was met with a long line for a popcorn bucket.


What You Need To Know

  • Thousands of guests lined up to snag the new Figment popcorn bucket

  • The popcorn bucket, which is available at the Pop Eats food studio, costs $25 and comes with rainbow popcorn

  • Another new offering is the Vibrante & Vivido food studio, which is inspired by the Disney animated film "Encanto"
  • The festival runs through Feb. 21

Eager fans were lined up before the park opened just to snag the new colorful Figment popcorn bucket.

Pictures and video shared on social media showed the line stretching all the way from the Pop Eats food studio near World Showcase lagoon to the area near Test Track.  

The wait was reported to be more than four hours at one point.

The popcorn bucket, which is available at the Pop Eats food studio, costs $25 and comes with rainbow popcorn.

However, a quick search revealed that the popcorn buckets were already listed for hundreds of dollars online.

Elsewhere, at the festival, another new offering is the Vibrante & Vivido food studio, which is inspired by the Disney animated film "Encanto." There are more than a dozen different food studios this year.

Other offerings include the return of the Disney on Broadway concert series at the America Gardens Theatre, a Figment-themed scavenger hunt, chalk art, and artsy photo ops.

The festival runs through Feb. 21.