DHS MuppetVision 3-D's Future: Potential Disney Park Venues and Vision Pro Immersive Experience

[Agent H]

What was their reason showing the Epcot film at the hotel resort?

It was being played as a sort of preshow ahead of the main film.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

It was being played as a sort of preshow ahead of the main film.

I Didn't know they ever did that..

 

[Agent H]

I Didn't know they ever did that..

Most people probably don’t. I don’t even know if they do it anymore. I haven’t seen it since 23.

 

[muddyrivers]

With the capacity this theatre can hold, I'm not really sure how people expect this to have a 3 hour queue length... But it would be nice for the queue to utilize the extended queue on the side a bit for sure. Just to kinda see it in action (not for star wars)

And I agree. This is a huge middle finger to fans, huge middle finger to muppets, huge middle finger to the history of the park, and a huge middle finger to Jim Henson.

Has the extended queue ever been utilized? I walked back there on my last trip to take pictures of all the movie posters and gags that exist. It's a shame you don't get the opportunity to see them, but the whole time I couldn't imagine with the theater capacity and inside queue being the size it is, that you would ever see that much of the extended queue being used.

 

[Gusey]

Has the extended queue ever been utilized? I walked back there on my last trip to take pictures of all the movie posters and gags that exist. It's a shame you don't get the opportunity to see them, but the whole time I couldn't imagine with the theater capacity and inside queue being the size it is, that you would ever see that much of the extended queue being used.

I remember back in the Osborne Lights Days waiting in the extended queue and seeing all those posters. It was my first proper introduction to The Muppets outside Christmas Carol

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Has the extended queue ever been utilized? I walked back there on my last trip to take pictures of all the movie posters and gags that exist. It's a shame you don't get the opportunity to see them, but the whole time I couldn't imagine with the theater capacity and inside queue being the size it is, that you would ever see that much of the extended queue being used.

I have never seen it used, or at least can't remember - I am sure it has been at some point back in the day

I do always show people the "Gonzo" in the outdoor queue though when we would go

 

[Jayspency]

Has the extended queue ever been utilized?

No but it will be soon

 

[HauntedPirate]

What was their reason showing the Epcot film at the hotel resort?

Smells fishy to me.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Smells fishy to me.

I agree......I even checked if it was ever re shown outside of the park in a resort and got nothing..Or guests saying they were showing the Epcot short before the film...Unless it was the Timon and Pumbaa short "Stand by Me" I can believe but, an educational short film from a closed attraction still having doubts.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

I have never seen it used, or at least can't remember - I am sure it has been at some point back in the day

I do always show people the "Gonzo" in the outdoor queue though when we would go View attachment 859596

Well, your in luck. I had a backlog of photo's from my 2011 trip of the extended queue area before the remodel....Many of these signs have been removed or reshifted through the queue. I was lucky to get photo's of every sign there on a late evening in January to do this when it was pretty empty.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Here's the next wave of photos of the Extended Queue

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Next set

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

And the final area which is blocked off now due to Rise of the Resistance..

 

[andre85]

Also, it has a better setup than Philarmagic in MK. It already has the wall projections as well.

I thought the DCA one was known as being inferior? Aren't the screens smaller? And the wall projections aren't actual screens either like the original?

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

Just saw Mickey's Philarmagic in DCA. Its8' the theater obviously used previously for Muppetvision.View attachment 859557

And don't forget, those balconies MAY still contain the animatronics...

I asked Becky Cline of the Disney Archives about this last summer and she said as far as she knows they’re still back there. Although she also said it’s very possible they were used for parts to fix up the WDW counterparts.

Thank you for asking that question. I have pondered that for many years; I imagined Statler and Waldorf hanging there motionless...and I guess they are.

 

[JohnD]

I thought the DCA one was known as being inferior? Aren't the screens smaller? And the wall projections aren't actual screens either like the original?

I can't speak to the tech but it looked pretty impressive to me. The front screen is very big (don't be fooled by the "curtains" around the orchestra pit in the opening and closing scenes of Philarmagic). The rest of the show with Donald chasing the sorcerer's hat took up a huge front screen and the sides were extended to the left and right walls.

 

[JohnD]

I remember back in the Osborne Lights Days waiting in the extended queue and seeing all those posters. It was my first proper introduction to The Muppets outside Christmas Carol

It was used for picking up 30th anniversary merch.

 

[JohnD]

And don't forget, those balconies MAY still contain the animatronics...

Funny that you mention that. At the end of Philarmagic where Donald's torso and feet extend out of the back wall, I could have sworn I saw it wedged inside or attached to a cannon. Hmm.

 

[celluloid]

The Muppets Extended Queue was used up until 2012 for Holidays and Peak attendance situations. A lot of the detail including the Stroller Parking area/wall was decimated when the Streets of America were ripped out.

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ֊ᗩζᗩᗰ]

I wonder if they'll repurpose some of the Grand Arts building space and the extended queue to add a Monsters Inc M&G? Or if they'll actually use the extended queue for it's intended purpose? In the modern days of Lightning Lanes, I assume extended queues and massive switchbacks aren't as valued.