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[[File:Kids_menu_-_Mama_Melrose's_Ristorante_Italiano.jpg|thumb|300px|The kids menu at Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano (across from the ''[[Muppet*Vision 3D]]'' gift shop) in November 2011.]] |
[[File:Kids_menu_-_Mama_Melrose's_Ristorante_Italiano.jpg|thumb|300px|The kids menu at Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano (across from the ''[[Muppet*Vision 3D]]'' gift shop) in November 2011.]] |
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| − | '''Walt Disney World''' is a theme park resort that opened in Orlando, [[Florida]] in 1971. The resort includes four theme parks: the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom. The resort also includes numerous hotels, water parks, and other entertainment offerings. |
+ | '''Walt Disney World''' is a theme park resort that opened in Orlando, [[Florida]] in 1971. The resort includes four theme parks: the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom. The resort also includes numerous hotels, water parks, and other entertainment offerings. Walt Disney World is the largest resort in the world. |
==The Muppets at Walt Disney World== |
==The Muppets at Walt Disney World== |
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In [[1990]], the ''[[Here Come the Muppets]]'' stage show, the first full-fledged Muppet attraction at the parks, premiered at the former Walt Disney Theater in the park's Animation Courtyard. The production featured walk-around characters playing to a vocal track recorded by the Muppet performers. A second stage show, ''[[Muppets on Location: Days of Swine and Roses]]'', followed in [[1991]], and played for three years. |
In [[1990]], the ''[[Here Come the Muppets]]'' stage show, the first full-fledged Muppet attraction at the parks, premiered at the former Walt Disney Theater in the park's Animation Courtyard. The production featured walk-around characters playing to a vocal track recorded by the Muppet performers. A second stage show, ''[[Muppets on Location: Days of Swine and Roses]]'', followed in [[1991]], and played for three years. |
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| − | ''[[Muppet*Vision 3D]]'', an elaborate attraction featuring a 3D film with Audio-Animatronic characters and |
+ | ''[[Muppet*Vision 3D]]'', an elaborate attraction featuring a 3D film with Audio-Animatronic characters and in-theater special effects, was introduced in [[1991]], along with the Stage One Company Store, which specializes in Muppet merchandise. ''Muppet*Vision 3D'' is still a popular attraction at the park and was recreated for [[Disneyland|Disney California Adventure]] in [[2001]]. |
''Muppet*Vision 3D'', which was the last film directed by Jim Henson, was also the last of the originally planned attractions to be built. The attraction was originally slated to anchor a new Muppet Studios section of the park, nestled between Star Tours and New York Street. But when the Disney/Henson merger fell through, plans to build [[the Muppet Movie Ride]] and [[the Great Gonzo's Pandemonium Pizza Parlor]] were abandoned. |
''Muppet*Vision 3D'', which was the last film directed by Jim Henson, was also the last of the originally planned attractions to be built. The attraction was originally slated to anchor a new Muppet Studios section of the park, nestled between Star Tours and New York Street. But when the Disney/Henson merger fell through, plans to build [[the Muppet Movie Ride]] and [[the Great Gonzo's Pandemonium Pizza Parlor]] were abandoned. |
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| − | + | Walk-around versions of Kermit, Piggy, and [[Sweetums]] appeared in the park's [[Disney Stars and Motor Cars Parade]]. And the first new attraction to feature [[:Category: The Muppets Characters|the Muppets]] since Disney acquired the characters in [[2004]] was the [[Muppet Mobile Lab]], an interactive "Living Characters Initiative" starring Audio-Animatronic versions of [[Dr. Bunsen Honeydew]] and [[Beaker]]. |
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| + | Weatherproof versions of Kermit and Piggy appeared in [[Disney's Honorary VoluntEars Cavalcade]] in 2010. |
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A photo of Jim Henson (and Kermit) can be glimpsed in the film montage of American heroes near the end of the "American Adventure" attraction at the host pavilion (America) in Epcot's World Showcase. |
A photo of Jim Henson (and Kermit) can be glimpsed in the film montage of American heroes near the end of the "American Adventure" attraction at the host pavilion (America) in Epcot's World Showcase. |
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*[[Walter Cronkite]] was a host of "The Magic of Animation" film at Disney-MGM Studios and the narrator of Spaceship Earth at Epcot (1986-1994) |
*[[Walter Cronkite]] was a host of "The Magic of Animation" film at Disney-MGM Studios and the narrator of Spaceship Earth at Epcot (1986-1994) |
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*[[Tim Curry]] voiced S.I.R. in the ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter pre-show (1995-2003) in the Magic Kingdom |
*[[Tim Curry]] voiced S.I.R. in the ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter pre-show (1995-2003) in the Magic Kingdom |
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| − | *[[Anthony Daniels]] portrayed [[C-3PO]] in the film and ride of Star Tours (1989-2010) and Star Tours: The Adventures Continue at Disney-MGM Studios/Disney's Hollywood Studios |
+ | *[[Anthony Daniels]] portrayed [[C-3PO and R2-D2|C-3PO]] in the film and ride of Star Tours (1989-2010) and Star Tours: The Adventures Continue at Disney-MGM Studios/Disney's Hollywood Studios |
| − | *[[Ellen DeGeneres]] starred in Ellen's Energy Adventure at the Universe of Energy pavilion at Epcot |
+ | *[[Ellen DeGeneres]] starred in Ellen's Energy Adventure at the Universe of Energy pavilion and Dory in The Seas with Nemo and Friends at Epcot |
*[[Johnny Depp]] voiced Captain Jack Sparrow in the updated (2006-present) Pirates of the Caribbean ride in the Magic Kingdom |
*[[Johnny Depp]] voiced Captain Jack Sparrow in the updated (2006-present) Pirates of the Caribbean ride in the Magic Kingdom |
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*[[Dave Goelz]] provided the voice of Figment in the Journey Into Imagination with Figment ride at Epcot |
*[[Dave Goelz]] provided the voice of Figment in the Journey Into Imagination with Figment ride at Epcot |
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*[[Rick Moranis]] played Wayne Szalinski in the "Honey, I Shrunk the Audience" 3-D film at Epcot |
*[[Rick Moranis]] played Wayne Szalinski in the "Honey, I Shrunk the Audience" 3-D film at Epcot |
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*[[Kathy Najimy]] played Dr. Femus in the ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter attraction film (1995-2003) in the Magic Kingdom |
*[[Kathy Najimy]] played Dr. Femus in the ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter attraction film (1995-2003) in the Magic Kingdom |
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| − | *[[Bill Nighy]] voiced Davy Jones |
+ | *[[Bill Nighy]] voiced Davy Jones in the updated (2006-present) Pirates of the Caribbean ride in the Magic Kingdom |
*[[Frank Oz]] voiced [[Yoda]] in the Star Tours: The Adventures Continue ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios |
*[[Frank Oz]] voiced [[Yoda]] in the Star Tours: The Adventures Continue ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios |
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| + | *[[Rob Paulsen]] voiced José Carioca in the Gran Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Caballeros ride in Epcot |
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*[[Madison Pettis]] voiced Izzy in the Disney Junior-Live on Stage! show at Disney's Hollywood Studios |
*[[Madison Pettis]] voiced Izzy in the Disney Junior-Live on Stage! show at Disney's Hollywood Studios |
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*[[Kevin Pollak]] played Spinlok in the ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter attraction film (1995-2003) in the Magic Kingdom |
*[[Kevin Pollak]] played Spinlok in the ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter attraction film (1995-2003) in the Magic Kingdom |
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Revision as of 19:16, 18 March 2014
The Muppets outside the Chinese Theatre in Disney-MGM Studios
Swedish Chef at the Brown Derby restaurant
Kermit in Disney-MGM Studios
Telly Monster in front of Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom[1]
Sweetums in Disney's Stars and Motor Cars Parade.
Muppet*Vision 3D at Disney's Hollywood Studios
The Muppet store outside the Muppet*Vision 3D attraction.
Display inside the Muppet Store during the third week of November 2011.
Promotional photo.
Printed ad from 1990
Jim and Kermit leaving their mark in cement.
Beauregard's taxi on display as part of the Studio Backlot Tour at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
The kids menu at Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano (across from the Muppet*Vision 3D gift shop) in November 2011.
Walt Disney World is a theme park resort that opened in Orlando, Florida in 1971. The resort includes four theme parks: the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom. The resort also includes numerous hotels, water parks, and other entertainment offerings. Walt Disney World is the largest resort in the world.
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
After The Walt Disney Company had announced a deal to buy The Jim Henson Company in 1989, the two companies produced The Muppets at Walt Disney World, a primetime special that aired on The Magical World of Disney in May 1990, in which the Kermit the Frog and his friends explored the resort.
According to the special, Walt Disney World lies "just on the other side" of Kermit's Swamp. The geography of the resort is also compressed and streamlined for purposes of the plot. For example, even though the Muppets begin their trip by breaking into the Disney-MGM Studios, they don't seem to have the same problem entering the Magic Kingdom or EPCOT Center, even though each park has a separate gate.
Attractions featured or mentioned in The Muppets at Walt Disney World include:
The Magic Kingdom
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
- Main Street Vehicles
- Mad Tea Party
- Space Mountain
- Country Bear Jamboree
Epcot
- The Leapfrog Fountains at Journey Into Imagination
- Wonders of Life and Body Wars
- The Living Seas (referred to by Gonzo as "The Ocean Thing Over There")
- World Showcase pavilions: Mexico, Germany, China, France, Morocco, Canada, Italy, and Japan
Hollywood Studios
- Hollywood Boulevard
- New York Street on the Backlot Tour
- Star Tours
- Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!
- Grauman's Chinese Theatre (which houses the Great Movie Ride)
Other
- Grand Floridian Beach Resort
- The Walt Disney World Pet Care Center
- Monorail
- Utilidors (referred to by Gonzo as "Walt Disney's Laundryland")
Theme Park Attractions
Although the Disney/Henson deal fell through in the wake of Jim Henson's death, some of the initial plans for Muppet attractions at Walt Disney World were completed, most of which were located at the Disney-MGM Studios.
The first attraction to feature the Muppets was the Hollywood's Pretty Woman stage show at the Theater of the Stars on Hollywood Boulevard, which included Kermit and Miss Piggy walk-arounds in the surprise finale. The show, which premiered in December of 1989 was the only Walt Disney World attraction that was finished in Jim Henson's lifetime.
In 1990, the Here Come the Muppets stage show, the first full-fledged Muppet attraction at the parks, premiered at the former Walt Disney Theater in the park's Animation Courtyard. The production featured walk-around characters playing to a vocal track recorded by the Muppet performers. A second stage show, Muppets on Location: Days of Swine and Roses, followed in 1991, and played for three years.
Muppet*Vision 3D, an elaborate attraction featuring a 3D film with Audio-Animatronic characters and in-theater special effects, was introduced in 1991, along with the Stage One Company Store, which specializes in Muppet merchandise. Muppet*Vision 3D is still a popular attraction at the park and was recreated for Disney California Adventure in 2001.
Muppet*Vision 3D, which was the last film directed by Jim Henson, was also the last of the originally planned attractions to be built. The attraction was originally slated to anchor a new Muppet Studios section of the park, nestled between Star Tours and New York Street. But when the Disney/Henson merger fell through, plans to build the Muppet Movie Ride and the Great Gonzo's Pandemonium Pizza Parlor were abandoned.
Walk-around versions of Kermit, Piggy, and Sweetums appeared in the park's Disney Stars and Motor Cars Parade. And the first new attraction to feature the Muppets since Disney acquired the characters in 2004 was the Muppet Mobile Lab, an interactive "Living Characters Initiative" starring Audio-Animatronic versions of Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker.
Weatherproof versions of Kermit and Piggy appeared in Disney's Honorary VoluntEars Cavalcade in 2010.
A photo of Jim Henson (and Kermit) can be glimpsed in the film montage of American heroes near the end of the "American Adventure" attraction at the host pavilion (America) in Epcot's World Showcase.
A tile mosaic portrait of Jim Henson and Kermit was originally on display at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame in Disney MGM Studios. It hung next to portraits of Fred Rogers and Burr Tillstrom.
Other Henson properties that were given attractions at Walt Disney World include:
- Dinosaurs - Dinosaurs Live!
- Bear in the Big Blue House - the Bear in the Big Blue House: Live on Stage show, which ran from 1999-2001, was later expanded into Playhouse Disney: Live on Stage. Bear and his friends continued to be featured in this show until early 2008. Bear and Treelo also rode in the Playhouse Disney car in the Disney Stars and Motor Cars Parade for the duration of its run.
- 101 Dalmatians - the Backstage Pass walking tour featured a stop that explained how Jim Henson's Creature Shop developed the animatronics puppies for this film.
Connections
- Jason Alexander voiced Weevil Kneevil in the "Its Tough to Be a Bug!" 3-D film at Disney's Animal Kingdom
- David Arquette voiced Skully in the Disney Junior- Live on Stage! show at Disney's Hollywood Studios
- Tyra Banks portrayed the female alien host (body performance only) in the preshow film of ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter (1995-2003) in the Magic Kingdom
- Chevy Chase starred in The Monster Sounds Show, a former attraction at Disney-MGM Studios
- Walter Cronkite was a host of "The Magic of Animation" film at Disney-MGM Studios and the narrator of Spaceship Earth at Epcot (1986-1994)
- Tim Curry voiced S.I.R. in the ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter pre-show (1995-2003) in the Magic Kingdom
- Anthony Daniels portrayed C-3PO in the film and ride of Star Tours (1989-2010) and Star Tours: The Adventures Continue at Disney-MGM Studios/Disney's Hollywood Studios
- Ellen DeGeneres starred in Ellen's Energy Adventure at the Universe of Energy pavilion and Dory in The Seas with Nemo and Friends at Epcot
- Johnny Depp voiced Captain Jack Sparrow in the updated (2006-present) Pirates of the Caribbean ride in the Magic Kingdom
- Dave Goelz provided the voice of Figment in the Journey Into Imagination with Figment ride at Epcot
- Gilbert Gottfried voiced Iago in "The Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management)" (1998-2011) in the Magic Kingdom
- Charles Grodin played the Left Brain in the Cranium Command show in the Wonders of Life at Epcot (1989-2007)
- Jonathan Morgan Heit voiced Cubby in the Disney Junior-Live on Stage! show at Disney's Hollywood Studios
- Jeremy Irons narrated Spaceship Earth at Epcot (1994-2007)
- Michael Jackson starred in the "Captain EO" 3D film at Epcot
- Allison Janney voiced Aly San San (spokesbot) in the Star Tours: The Adventures Continue attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios
- James Earl Jones voiced Darth Vader in the Star Tours: The Adventures Continue ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios
- Richard Kind voiced Sergeant 90210 in the pre-show of the Stitch's Great Escape attraction in the Magic Kingdom
- Nathan Lane voiced Timon in Circle of Life: An Environmental Tale film at Epcot
- Jon Lovitz played the Right Brain in the Cranium Command show in the Wonders of Life at Epcot (1989-2007)
- Cheech Marin voiced Chili in the "Its Tough to Be a Bug!" 3D film at Disney's Animal Kingdom
- Ian McShane portrayed and voiced Captain Blackbeard in the updated (2011-present) Pirates of the Caribbean ride in the Magic Kingdom
- Rick Moranis played Wayne Szalinski in the "Honey, I Shrunk the Audience" 3-D film at Epcot
- Kathy Najimy played Dr. Femus in the ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter attraction film (1995-2003) in the Magic Kingdom
- Bill Nighy voiced Davy Jones in the updated (2006-present) Pirates of the Caribbean ride in the Magic Kingdom
- Frank Oz voiced Yoda in the Star Tours: The Adventures Continue ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios
- Rob Paulsen voiced José Carioca in the Gran Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Caballeros ride in Epcot
- Madison Pettis voiced Izzy in the Disney Junior-Live on Stage! show at Disney's Hollywood Studios
- Kevin Pollak played Spinlok in the ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter attraction film (1995-2003) in the Magic Kingdom
- Paul Reubens voiced RX-24 (Captain Rex) in the Star Tours film and ride (1989-2010) and in the queue of Star Tours: The Adventures Continue (archival audio) at Disney-MGM Studios/Disney's Hollywood Studios
- Kevin Michael Richardson voiced Captain Gantu in the Stitch's Great Escape attraction in the Magic Kingdom
- Don Rickles voiced William in "The Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management)" pre-show (1998-2011) in the Magic Kingdom and Mr. Potato Head at the Toy Story Mania! attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios
- Geoffrey Rush voiced Captain Barbossa in the updated (2006-present) Pirates of the Caribbean ride in the Magic Kingdom
- Martin Short starred in The Monster Sound Show at Disney-MGM Studios and hosted the "O Canada!" and The Making of Me films at Epcot
- French Stewart voiced The Termite-ator in the "Its Tough to Be a Bug!" 3-D film at Disney's Animal Kingdom
- Patrick Warburton hosts the safety video in the Soarin' attraction at Epcot and voiced G2-4T in the queue of Star Tours: The Adventures Continue at Disney's Hollywood Studios
- George Wendt played the Stomach in the Cranium Command show in the Wonders of Life at Epcot (1989-2007)
- Robin Williams was one of the hosts of "The Magic of Animation" film at Disney-MGM Studios and the voice of Timekeeper in The Timekeeper at the Magic Kingdom
Trivia
- Telly Monster visited the Magic Kingdom park, briefly, in Martin P. Robinson and Annie Evans' blog "Sesame Family Robinson".
- As a kid, Kevin Clash wanted to live at Walt Disney World.[2]
Gallery
Sources
- ↑ Martin P. Robinson, "Telly's Travels", Sesame Family Robinson, November 28, 2010.
- ↑ Nadine Bells, "Kevin Clash is living his childhood dream being Sesame Street’s ‘Elmo’", The Lighter Side (Yahoo), 29 September 2011.