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==Correction to Connections==
 
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According to several online sources (including IMDB) Matthew Broderick did NOT voice Simba in the Epcot film, it was actually sound alike voice artist Cam Clarke.
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According to several online sources (including IMDB) Matthew Broderick did NOT voice Simba in the Epcot film, it was actually sound alike voice artist Cam Clarke.--[[User:Gonzofan|Gonzofan]] 19:06, May 6, 2011 (UTC)
   
 
==Connections Question==
 
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Correction to Connections

According to several online sources (including IMDB) Matthew Broderick did NOT voice Simba in the Epcot film, it was actually sound alike voice artist Cam Clarke.--Gonzofan 19:06, May 6, 2011 (UTC)

Connections Question

I've added some names to the "connections" section, and just wanted to make sure of a few things (especially since there aren't any guidelines here). I guess it makes sense not to include celebrities whose only relevance is appearing in a Muppet attraction at the theme park (which isn't much; so far the only non-Henson people who've worked on Muppet attractions at the theme park are Wayne Allwine and Lily Tomlin, who both appeared in Here Come the Muppets). But should we also avoid relevant voice actors who have been the voices of classic Disney characters for years, like Wayne Allwine? After all, it's inevitable that the voices of certain Disney characters (like Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy) would provide voices in a variety of theme park attractions. I did list Mathew Broderick and Nathan Lane, who reprised their Lion King roles in "Circle of Life: An Environmental Tale, but they are known for a lot more than just their Lion King parts, and unlike the vocie of Mickey, for example, those aren't their most frequent roles (and if we take them out then we'll have to take out Rick Moranis for his role in Honey I Shrunk the Audience). --Minor muppetz 03:49, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

If there's a specific attraction you can name, it's worth adding, but if it's just "sometimes heard in parades and seasonal shows which can't be specifically pinned down" and so on, don't bother. Besides that, Wayne Allwine and Russi Taylor are the only people like that we have on the Wiki, and Allwine was already in a Muppet attraction as you said. Those are the kind of generic connections that are better added to The Walt Disney Company page anyway (which doesn't have a list yet). -- Andrew Leal (talk) 04:37, 29 May 2008 (UTC)


Park Name Changes

Two of the parks at Walt Disney World have changed their names. EPCOT Center became Epcot '94 in 1994 and Epcot '95 in 1995 before becoming simply known as Epcot in 1996. And earlier this year, Disney-MGM Studios became Disney's Hollywood Studios.

With regard to the Studios, many if not most of the Muppet/Henson-oriented attractions at the park existed exclusively under the Disney-MGM Studios name. In fact, I think that only Muppet*Vision 3D and the Disney Stars and Motor Cars Parade survived the transition, and the latter is already gone!

Anyway, my question is essentially - do we change all instances of "Disney-MGM Studios" to "Disney's Hollywood Studios" or leave some as-is. I'd advocate that the more historical attractions (and references to the TV special) remain Disney-MGM Studios and that all other instances become Disney's Hollywood Studios.

With regard to Epcot, the name change doesn't really affect the article as much, since the only Muppet attraction there was the Muppet Mobile Labs, which only existed when the park's name was Epcot. Still, The Muppets at Walt Disney World was filmed when the park was Epcot Center, so what do we do about that?

Thoughts? -- User:Pantalones

I think it's simple. We use the name that was used at the time it was relevant to that specific topic. If Epcot Center is mentioned as such in The Muppets at Walt Disney World, it should stay that way, but when discussing Muppet Mobile Labs or anything newer, use Epcot. And so on. We've done the same thing on other pages (i.e. we link to Sesame Workshop but when dealing with projects or topics prior to the name change, we use CTW or Children's Television Workshop, and so on). Same thing on the Hollywood Studios, only use the phrase when discussing something which has happened since the name change. It's all a matter of context and time. -- Andrew Leal (talk) 03:36, 29 May 2008 (UTC)