Pi on my Cake
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Orange Cat
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To be honest, I kinda had no idea what to write for the Mariner’s Retreat & just hoped an idea would come along & then I’d just get it done then, & well that had a very high chance of blowing up in my face, it surprisingly didn’t, as I have an idea & I’m gonna write it all now.
Pi on my Cake
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Some of my favorite pieces of projects have happened that way! Go for it!
Pi on my Cake
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Had to return the favor when I wrote the West side entrance on the site @spacemt354 
AceAstro
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Had to return the favor when I wrote the West side entrance on the site @spacemt354
Orange Cat
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still very unfinished version of the Mariner’s Retreat but i think it gets the idea across better. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————originally formed inside an abandoned by sailor Eleanor Amethyst as a place to relax with her fellow sailors & her associates, the Mariner's Retreat is now run by her great, great, nephew as an eatery that aspires to act as a refuge for not only mariners, but anyone who apreciates the great sea. The restaurant's menu is primarily seafood focused, to harken back to the roots & decor of the establishment, speaking of which, the restaurant still resembles an old ship but has been built around & highly renovated.
That's fantasticHad to return the favor when I wrote the West side entrance on the site @spacemt354
Pi on my Cake
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Updated the map with the names for everything!
I kept it visually bare bones. Just a way to show the layout. We have Planet Coaster and Minecraft for looking good lol
And with that I believe I've done everything I signed up for. Library/bookstore, the library entrance, the layout map, and the hat store. If anyone is struggling and needs a hand, let me know!
I kept it visually bare bones. Just a way to show the layout. We have Planet Coaster and Minecraft for looking good lol
And with that I believe I've done everything I signed up for. Library/bookstore, the library entrance, the layout map, and the hat store. If anyone is struggling and needs a hand, let me know!
AceAstro
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It's time to play the music
It's time to light the lights
It's time to meet the Muppets...
After the resounding success that was "The Muppets Present... Great Moments in American History", it was clear that the Muppets needed a bigger "historical" presence in a new park.
The biggest issue was what content they would provide. And then Disney struck gold. Hamilton debuted on Disney+ making an immediate impact. After the relative success of the pro-shot, Disney buys the theme park rights to Hamilton to use exclusively in Harbortown USA.
Guests enter the Roy O. Disney Memorial Theatre and enjoy a quick pre-show to set the scene (and expectations of how the show will go) before stepping into the theatre to take one of the 800 seats. While having only 800 seats, it feels much larger due to having a faux mezzanine. The mezzanine is "full" of more Muppets who didn't make it into the cast but still wanted to enjoy a great show. Through simple animatronics, Lew Zealand, Bean Bunny, Big Mean Carl, etc. can all be seen (and heard) above guests talking both about the show, and general Muppets humour. Up on the balcony to the right, guests can find Waldorf and Statler where they always are injecting their quick quips throughout the show. The atmosphere already fills with Muppets fun before the show even starts.
Pre-show
Guests wind through the corridors of the Roy O. Disney Memorial Theater. The walls are lined with photos of the cast with quotes from the show underneath. Kermit’s photo has the quote, “I am not throwing away my shot.” Gonzo’s says “Talk less. Smile more.” Piggy’s says “Look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now” Fozzie’s says “What’d I Miss”. Sam the Eagle’s says “One Last Time”. Camilla the Chicken’s says “And Peggy”. The last photo is of Jim Henson, with the quote “Rise up”. Guests into a room called “The Room Where it Happens” and watch the Pre-show video.
The Pre-show video consists of 7 clips that cut from the above Hamilton Muppets logo to the clips below:
Clip #1
Kermit, Scooter, and Joe from legal sit in the audience while Lin Manuel Miranda walks on stage. He greets Kermit and says that he’s a big fan and tells him that he is auditioning for the part of Alexander Hamilton. He starts with the lyrics, “My name is Alexander Hamilton,” when Kermit abruptly stops him and says that he isn’t a good fit for the production.
Clip #2
Miss Piggy walks onto the stage and says that she’s auditioning for the parts of both Eliza and Angelica. She also says that if there’s room, she would also like to play Peggy. “Geez, Piggy. I’d hate for you to find out this way but...we’ve already found our Angelica.” Kermit says as Denise, Miss Piggy’s romantic rival, walks onto stage. Kermit offers Piggy the role of Eliza as she walks offstage angrily.
Clip #3
Fozzie Bear walks onstage. “Fozzie! We’re in the middle of casting for the show, what do you need?” Kermit says. “I just have a few questions about my character,” Fozzie says, “can we change his name?” Kermit explains to Fozzie that Thomas Jefferson was a real person and that his name can’t be changed. Fozzie asks if he can wear his fart shoes and Kermit says no.
Clip #4
Fozzie and Kermit consult Crazy Harry, the shows pyro-technician, and make sure that all the cannons are fake. “I wouldn’t want to replicate what happened in last year’s production of Annie.” says Kermit as a clip plays of Miss Piggy getting blown through a wall while singing “Tomorrow” from Annie. “I don’t even know why we HAD cannons for that show”. Fozzie says.
Clip #5
Kermit is currently in the middle of auditions for the role of George Washington. Currently, the Muppet News Anchor is auditioning but won’t stop putting “This just in:” in front of all of his lines. For example, “This just in: We are outgunned, outmanned-“. It seems like no Muppets fit the role of America’s first President. “If only there was someone who was passionate about the role,” says Kermit as Sam the Eagle starts visibly pretending to cough in order to catch Kermit’s attention. “Geez Sam. You may want to see a doctor about that cough,” Kermit says. “I’ll do it! I’ll play American hero, George Washington!” he exclaims.
Clip #6
Dr. Bunsen Honeydew approaches Kermit wearing his King George costume as wells as a giant device on his head designed to look like a crown. The device contains exposed wires and antennas pointing out of it from every direction. “What you’re looking at here is the Crown 2000 courtesy of Muppet Labs.” Honeydew exclaims as Beeker stands behind him. “Well, erm...what does it do?” Kermit asks. “The Crown 2000 projects my voice across the entire theater so everyone can hear!” he says. “That’s actually not that bad of an idea,” Kermit remarks”. Honeydew presses a button and the screeching sound of radio static alarms Kermit as he exclaims “Turn it off!”
Clip #7
Kermit and the cast are getting in their places as it’s time for guests to be let into the theater. The entire cast is getting in their places for the opening number when Rowlf the dog, who is dressed in a sparkly pink dress, prances backstage humming the song, “Popular”. He sees the cast in their costumes and says “I thought we were doing Wicked.”
Show Tech
There is one major difference between this show and the original: The Stage. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the show, having the stage be a massive turntable is just not possible. That being said, the second floor will still be used throughout the show, it just won't have Muppets walking up and down the stairs to get to it on stage (performers will enter the second floor from offstage).
The other main focus is on how to hide the performers so guests only see the Muppets. The first solution is having this theatre only be one floor. With no second level for guests, they can't "look down" onto the stage and see the performers. Beyond that, strategic boxes, shadows, and short walls are put in place so that only the muppets are seen, not the performers with them.
An example of this can be seen on the second floor. Instead of it being an open catwalk, the catwalk will be solid wood all the way across so that performers can easily move around while it still appearing as if the Muppet is just walking.
Cast list
A strong Muppets cast is necessary for the show. While some "smaller" Muppets may have been given larger roles. How well they fit and how funny their position is was given priority over popularity.
Song list
One of the trickiest parts was nailing down the song list. Because the show is almost 3 hours long sung in its entirety, cutting songs means changing aspects of the story. Because of that, two key characters (and their storylines) are cut from the show in Maria Reynolds (not really Disney appropriate) and Philip Hamilton (while important to the show, cutting him gave us more time). These cuts, along with shortened versions of some of the other songs give us a runtime of approximately an hour which lines up with some of Disney's other longer shows.
It's time to light the lights
It's time to meet the Muppets...
After the resounding success that was "The Muppets Present... Great Moments in American History", it was clear that the Muppets needed a bigger "historical" presence in a new park.
The biggest issue was what content they would provide. And then Disney struck gold. Hamilton debuted on Disney+ making an immediate impact. After the relative success of the pro-shot, Disney buys the theme park rights to Hamilton to use exclusively in Harbortown USA.
Guests enter the Roy O. Disney Memorial Theatre and enjoy a quick pre-show to set the scene (and expectations of how the show will go) before stepping into the theatre to take one of the 800 seats. While having only 800 seats, it feels much larger due to having a faux mezzanine. The mezzanine is "full" of more Muppets who didn't make it into the cast but still wanted to enjoy a great show. Through simple animatronics, Lew Zealand, Bean Bunny, Big Mean Carl, etc. can all be seen (and heard) above guests talking both about the show, and general Muppets humour. Up on the balcony to the right, guests can find Waldorf and Statler where they always are injecting their quick quips throughout the show. The atmosphere already fills with Muppets fun before the show even starts.
Pre-show
Guests wind through the corridors of the Roy O. Disney Memorial Theater. The walls are lined with photos of the cast with quotes from the show underneath. Kermit’s photo has the quote, “I am not throwing away my shot.” Gonzo’s says “Talk less. Smile more.” Piggy’s says “Look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now” Fozzie’s says “What’d I Miss”. Sam the Eagle’s says “One Last Time”. Camilla the Chicken’s says “And Peggy”. The last photo is of Jim Henson, with the quote “Rise up”. Guests into a room called “The Room Where it Happens” and watch the Pre-show video.
The Pre-show video consists of 7 clips that cut from the above Hamilton Muppets logo to the clips below:
Clip #1
Kermit, Scooter, and Joe from legal sit in the audience while Lin Manuel Miranda walks on stage. He greets Kermit and says that he’s a big fan and tells him that he is auditioning for the part of Alexander Hamilton. He starts with the lyrics, “My name is Alexander Hamilton,” when Kermit abruptly stops him and says that he isn’t a good fit for the production.
Clip #2
Miss Piggy walks onto the stage and says that she’s auditioning for the parts of both Eliza and Angelica. She also says that if there’s room, she would also like to play Peggy. “Geez, Piggy. I’d hate for you to find out this way but...we’ve already found our Angelica.” Kermit says as Denise, Miss Piggy’s romantic rival, walks onto stage. Kermit offers Piggy the role of Eliza as she walks offstage angrily.
Clip #3
Fozzie Bear walks onstage. “Fozzie! We’re in the middle of casting for the show, what do you need?” Kermit says. “I just have a few questions about my character,” Fozzie says, “can we change his name?” Kermit explains to Fozzie that Thomas Jefferson was a real person and that his name can’t be changed. Fozzie asks if he can wear his fart shoes and Kermit says no.
Clip #4
Fozzie and Kermit consult Crazy Harry, the shows pyro-technician, and make sure that all the cannons are fake. “I wouldn’t want to replicate what happened in last year’s production of Annie.” says Kermit as a clip plays of Miss Piggy getting blown through a wall while singing “Tomorrow” from Annie. “I don’t even know why we HAD cannons for that show”. Fozzie says.
Clip #5
Kermit is currently in the middle of auditions for the role of George Washington. Currently, the Muppet News Anchor is auditioning but won’t stop putting “This just in:” in front of all of his lines. For example, “This just in: We are outgunned, outmanned-“. It seems like no Muppets fit the role of America’s first President. “If only there was someone who was passionate about the role,” says Kermit as Sam the Eagle starts visibly pretending to cough in order to catch Kermit’s attention. “Geez Sam. You may want to see a doctor about that cough,” Kermit says. “I’ll do it! I’ll play American hero, George Washington!” he exclaims.
Clip #6
Dr. Bunsen Honeydew approaches Kermit wearing his King George costume as wells as a giant device on his head designed to look like a crown. The device contains exposed wires and antennas pointing out of it from every direction. “What you’re looking at here is the Crown 2000 courtesy of Muppet Labs.” Honeydew exclaims as Beeker stands behind him. “Well, erm...what does it do?” Kermit asks. “The Crown 2000 projects my voice across the entire theater so everyone can hear!” he says. “That’s actually not that bad of an idea,” Kermit remarks”. Honeydew presses a button and the screeching sound of radio static alarms Kermit as he exclaims “Turn it off!”
Clip #7
Kermit and the cast are getting in their places as it’s time for guests to be let into the theater. The entire cast is getting in their places for the opening number when Rowlf the dog, who is dressed in a sparkly pink dress, prances backstage humming the song, “Popular”. He sees the cast in their costumes and says “I thought we were doing Wicked.”
Show Tech
There is one major difference between this show and the original: The Stage. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the show, having the stage be a massive turntable is just not possible. That being said, the second floor will still be used throughout the show, it just won't have Muppets walking up and down the stairs to get to it on stage (performers will enter the second floor from offstage).
The other main focus is on how to hide the performers so guests only see the Muppets. The first solution is having this theatre only be one floor. With no second level for guests, they can't "look down" onto the stage and see the performers. Beyond that, strategic boxes, shadows, and short walls are put in place so that only the muppets are seen, not the performers with them.
An example of this can be seen on the second floor. Instead of it being an open catwalk, the catwalk will be solid wood all the way across so that performers can easily move around while it still appearing as if the Muppet is just walking.
Cast list
A strong Muppets cast is necessary for the show. While some "smaller" Muppets may have been given larger roles. How well they fit and how funny their position is was given priority over popularity.
- Alexander Hamilton - Kermit The Frog
- Aaron Burr - Gonzo
- George Washington - Sam Eagle
- Eliza Schuyler - Miss Piggy
- Angelica Schuyler - Denise
- Peggy Schuyler - Camilla the Chicken
- John Laurens - Rizzo
- Marquis de Lafayette - Swedish Chef
- Hercules Mulligan - Uncle Deadly
- Thomas Jefferson - Fozzie
- James Madison- Bobo
- Charles Lee - Sweetums
- Samuel Seabury - Beaker
- King George III - Dr. Bunsen Honeydew
- Hamilton's Doctor - Julius Strangepork
- Philip Schuyler - Link Hogthrob
Song list
One of the trickiest parts was nailing down the song list. Because the show is almost 3 hours long sung in its entirety, cutting songs means changing aspects of the story. Because of that, two key characters (and their storylines) are cut from the show in Maria Reynolds (not really Disney appropriate) and Philip Hamilton (while important to the show, cutting him gave us more time). These cuts, along with shortened versions of some of the other songs give us a runtime of approximately an hour which lines up with some of Disney's other longer shows.
- Alexander Hamilton
- Aaron Burr, Sir
- My Shot
- The Story of Tonight
- The Schuyler Sisters
- Farmer Refuted
- You’ll Be Back
- Right Hand Man
- A Winter’s Ball
- Helpless
- Satisfied
- The Story of Tonight (reprised)
- Wait For It
- Stay Alive
- Guns and Ships
- Yorktown
- Non-Stop
- What’d I Miss
- The Room Where It Happens
- One Last Time
- The Election of 1800
- Your Obedient Servant
- The World Was Wide Enough
- Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story
General show dynamic
No Muppets production would be complete without some zany Muppets fun. Below are just some of the examples that could be witnessed during the show!
Statler and Waldorf Commentary:
•As the show is starting, Statler says “This show brought in quite a crowd.” to which Waldorf responds, “They probably took a page out of our book and came in for the Air Conditioning!”
•After Kermit performs “My Shot”, Waldorf says “I missed my shot to leave 10 minutes ago.”
•After “Guns and Ships”, Waldorf asks “Did you understand any of that?” to which Statler replies “I stopped understanding after the first song and just went along with it.”
•Statler and Waldorf fall asleep during the emotional conclusion to “One Last Time” and wake up as the song ends. They then take Jefferson and Madison’s lines at the start of “The Election of 1800”, being “Can we get back to politics?” “Please?”
Typical Muppet Antics:
•During Satisfied, Miss Piggy makes an effort to sabotage Denise. At first, she purposely bumps into her and steals her lines (to Kermit’s dismay). Kermit draws the line as Piggy picks up an anvil to drop on Denise during the final part of the song.
•As Fozzie Bear walks down some stairs during “What’d I Miss”, he is visibly wearing his fart shoes.
•During “The World was Wide Enough”, Gonzo attempt to shoot a fake cannon at Kermit only to discover that the cannon is real after Kermit is blown through the wall.
•At the end of “Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story”, Kermit rises from the back of the theater and gasps (replacing Eliza’s gasp).
•After the cast has taken their final bows, Sam the Eagle steps forward and proclaims “Before you all leave, I would like to take a few hours to acknowledge the several historical inaccuracies in the show. Starting with-“ as the curtains closes and Sam yells that he wasn’t finished.
•During “What’d I Miss”, the line “I traveled the wide, wide world and came back to this” is replaced by “I went into hibernation and came back to this”
No Muppets production would be complete without some zany Muppets fun. Below are just some of the examples that could be witnessed during the show!
Statler and Waldorf Commentary:
•As the show is starting, Statler says “This show brought in quite a crowd.” to which Waldorf responds, “They probably took a page out of our book and came in for the Air Conditioning!”
•After Kermit performs “My Shot”, Waldorf says “I missed my shot to leave 10 minutes ago.”
•After “Guns and Ships”, Waldorf asks “Did you understand any of that?” to which Statler replies “I stopped understanding after the first song and just went along with it.”
•Statler and Waldorf fall asleep during the emotional conclusion to “One Last Time” and wake up as the song ends. They then take Jefferson and Madison’s lines at the start of “The Election of 1800”, being “Can we get back to politics?” “Please?”
Typical Muppet Antics:
•During Satisfied, Miss Piggy makes an effort to sabotage Denise. At first, she purposely bumps into her and steals her lines (to Kermit’s dismay). Kermit draws the line as Piggy picks up an anvil to drop on Denise during the final part of the song.
•As Fozzie Bear walks down some stairs during “What’d I Miss”, he is visibly wearing his fart shoes.
•During “The World was Wide Enough”, Gonzo attempt to shoot a fake cannon at Kermit only to discover that the cannon is real after Kermit is blown through the wall.
•At the end of “Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story”, Kermit rises from the back of the theater and gasps (replacing Eliza’s gasp).
•After the cast has taken their final bows, Sam the Eagle steps forward and proclaims “Before you all leave, I would like to take a few hours to acknowledge the several historical inaccuracies in the show. Starting with-“ as the curtains closes and Sam yells that he wasn’t finished.
•During “What’d I Miss”, the line “I traveled the wide, wide world and came back to this” is replaced by “I went into hibernation and came back to this”
AceAstro
Well-Known Member
I can add it in to the site if someone makes a page for it (I always forget how to make pages lol)It's time to play the music
It's time to light the lights
It's time to meet the Muppets...
After the resounding success that was "The Muppets Present... Great Moments in American History", it was clear that the Muppets needed a bigger "historical" presence in a new park.
The biggest issue was what content they would provide. And then Disney struck gold. Hamilton debuted on Disney+ making an immediate impact. After the relative success of the pro-shot, Disney buys the theme park rights to Hamilton to use exclusively in Harbortown USA.
Guests enter the Roy O. Disney Memorial Theatre and enjoy a quick pre-show to set the scene (and expectations of how the show will go) before stepping into the theatre to take one of the 800 seats. While having only 800 seats, it feels much larger due to having a faux mezzanine. The mezzanine is "full" of more Muppets who didn't make it into the cast but still wanted to enjoy a great show. Through simple animatronics, Lew Zealand, Bean Bunny, Big Mean Carl, etc. can all be seen (and heard) above guests talking both about the show, and general Muppets humour. Up on the balcony to the right, guests can find Waldorf and Statler where they always are injecting their quick quips throughout the show. The atmosphere already fills with Muppets fun before the show even starts.
Pre-show
Guests wind through the corridors of the Roy O. Disney Memorial Theater. The walls are lined with photos of the cast with quotes from the show underneath. Kermit’s photo has the quote, “I am not throwing away my shot.” Gonzo’s says “Talk less. Smile more.” Piggy’s says “Look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now” Fozzie’s says “What’d I Miss”. Sam the Eagle’s says “One Last Time”. Camilla the Chicken’s says “And Peggy”. The last photo is of Jim Henson, with the quote “Rise up”. Guests into a room called “The Room Where it Happens” and watch the Pre-show video.
The Pre-show video consists of 7 clips that cut from the above Hamilton Muppets logo to the clips below:
Clip #1
Kermit, Scooter, and Joe from legal sit in the audience while Lin Manuel Miranda walks on stage. He greets Kermit and says that he’s a big fan and tells him that he is auditioning for the part of Alexander Hamilton. He starts with the lyrics, “My name is Alexander Hamilton,” when Kermit abruptly stops him and says that he isn’t a good fit for the production.
Clip #2
Miss Piggy walks onto the stage and says that she’s auditioning for the parts of both Eliza and Angelica. She also says that if there’s room, she would also like to play Peggy. “Geez, Piggy. I’d hate for you to find out this way but...we’ve already found our Angelica.” Kermit says as Denise, Miss Piggy’s romantic rival, walks onto stage. Kermit offers Piggy the role of Eliza as she walks offstage angrily.
Clip #3
Fozzie Bear walks onstage. “Fozzie! We’re in the middle of casting for the show, what do you need?” Kermit says. “I just have a few questions about my character,” Fozzie says, “can we change his name?” Kermit explains to Fozzie that Thomas Jefferson was a real person and that his name can’t be changed. Fozzie asks if he can wear his fart shoes and Kermit says no.
Clip #4
Fozzie and Kermit consult Crazy Harry, the shows pyro-technician, and make sure that all the cannons are fake. “I wouldn’t want to replicate what happened in last year’s production of Annie.” says Kermit as a clip plays of Miss Piggy getting blown through a wall while singing “Tomorrow” from Annie. “I don’t even know why we HAD cannons for that show”. Fozzie says.
Clip #5
Kermit is currently in the middle of auditions for the role of George Washington. Currently, the Muppet News Anchor is auditioning but won’t stop putting “This just in:” in front of all of his lines. For example, “This just in: We are outgunned, outmanned-“. It seems like no Muppets fit the role of America’s first President. “If only there was someone who was passionate about the role,” says Kermit as Sam the Eagle starts visibly pretending to cough in order to catch Kermit’s attention. “Geez Sam. You may want to see a doctor about that cough,” Kermit says. “I’ll do it! I’ll play American hero, George Washington!” he exclaims.
Clip #6
Dr. Bunsen Honeydew approaches Kermit wearing his King George costume as wells as a giant device on his head designed to look like a crown. The device contains exposed wires and antennas pointing out of it from every direction. “What you’re looking at here is the Crown 2000 courtesy of Muppet Labs.” Honeydew exclaims as Beeker stands behind him. “Well, erm...what does it do?” Kermit asks. “The Crown 2000 projects my voice across the entire theater so everyone can hear!” he says. “That’s actually not that bad of an idea,” Kermit remarks”. Honeydew presses a button and the screeching sound of radio static alarms Kermit as he exclaims “Turn it off!”
Clip #7
Kermit and the cast are getting in their places as it’s time for guests to be let into the theater. The entire cast is getting in their places for the opening number when Rowlf the dog, who is dressed in a sparkly pink dress, prances backstage humming the song, “Popular”. He sees the cast in their costumes and says “I thought we were doing Wicked.”
Show Tech
There is one major difference between this show and the original: The Stage. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the show, having the stage be a massive turntable is just not possible. That being said, the second floor will still be used throughout the show, it just won't have Muppets walking up and down the stairs to get to it on stage (performers will enter the second floor from offstage).
The other main focus is on how to hide the performers so guests only see the Muppets. The first solution is having this theatre only be one floor. With no second level for guests, they can't "look down" onto the stage and see the performers. Beyond that, strategic boxes, shadows, and short walls are put in place so that only the muppets are seen, not the performers with them.
An example of this can be seen on the second floor. Instead of it being an open catwalk, the catwalk will be solid wood all the way across so that performers can easily move around while it still appearing as if the Muppet is just walking.
Cast list
A strong Muppets cast is necessary for the show. While some "smaller" Muppets may have been given larger roles. How well they fit and how funny their position is was given priority over popularity.
Song list
One of the trickiest parts was nailing down the song list. Because the show is almost 3 hours long sung in its entirety, cutting songs means changing aspects of the story. Because of that, two key characters (and their storylines) are cut from the show in Maria Reynolds (not really Disney appropriate) and Philip Hamilton (while important to the show, cutting him gave us more time). These cuts, along with shortened versions of some of the other songs give us a runtime of approximately an hour which lines up with some of Disney's other longer shows.
No Muppets production would be complete without some zany Muppets fun. Below are just some of the examples that could be witnessed during the show!
Statler and Waldorf Commentary:
•As the show is starting, Statler says “This show brought in quite a crowd.” to which Waldorf responds, “They probably took a page out of our book and came in for the Air Conditioning!”
•After Kermit performs “My Shot”, Waldorf says “I missed my shot to leave 10 minutes ago.”
•After “Guns and Ships”, Waldorf asks “Did you understand any of that?” to which Statler replies “I stopped understanding after the first song and just went along with it.”
•Statler and Waldorf fall asleep during the emotional conclusion to “One Last Time” and wake up as the song ends. They then take Jefferson and Madison’s lines at the start of “The Election of 1800”, being “Can we get back to politics?” “Please?”
Typical Muppet Antics:
•During Satisfied, Miss Piggy makes an effort to sabotage Denise. At first, she purposely bumps into her and steals her lines (to Kermit’s dismay). Kermit draws the line as Piggy picks up an anvil to drop on Denise during the final part of the song.
•As Fozzie Bear walks down some stairs during “What’d I Miss”, he is visibly wearing his fart shoes.
•During “The World was Wide Enough”, Gonzo attempt to shoot a fake cannon at Kermit only to discover that the cannon is real after Kermit is blown through the wall.
•At the end of “Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story”, Kermit rises from the back of the theater and gasps (replacing Eliza’s gasp).
•After the cast has taken their final bows, Sam the Eagle steps forward and proclaims “Before you all leave, I would like to take a few hours to acknowledge the several historical inaccuracies in the show. Starting with-“ as the curtains closes and Sam yells that he wasn’t finished.
•During “What’d I Miss”, the line “I traveled the wide, wide world and came back to this” is replaced by “I went into hibernation and came back to this”
AceAstro
Well-Known Member
I remembered how to do it so Hamilton has been added and is all done!
Pi on my Cake
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
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This turned out great guys!It's time to play the music
It's time to light the lights
It's time to meet the Muppets...
After the resounding success that was "The Muppets Present... Great Moments in American History", it was clear that the Muppets needed a bigger "historical" presence in a new park.
The biggest issue was what content they would provide. And then Disney struck gold. Hamilton debuted on Disney+ making an immediate impact. After the relative success of the pro-shot, Disney buys the theme park rights to Hamilton to use exclusively in Harbortown USA.
Guests enter the Roy O. Disney Memorial Theatre and enjoy a quick pre-show to set the scene (and expectations of how the show will go) before stepping into the theatre to take one of the 800 seats. While having only 800 seats, it feels much larger due to having a faux mezzanine. The mezzanine is "full" of more Muppets who didn't make it into the cast but still wanted to enjoy a great show. Through simple animatronics, Lew Zealand, Bean Bunny, Big Mean Carl, etc. can all be seen (and heard) above guests talking both about the show, and general Muppets humour. Up on the balcony to the right, guests can find Waldorf and Statler where they always are injecting their quick quips throughout the show. The atmosphere already fills with Muppets fun before the show even starts.
Pre-show
Guests wind through the corridors of the Roy O. Disney Memorial Theater. The walls are lined with photos of the cast with quotes from the show underneath. Kermit’s photo has the quote, “I am not throwing away my shot.” Gonzo’s says “Talk less. Smile more.” Piggy’s says “Look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now” Fozzie’s says “What’d I Miss”. Sam the Eagle’s says “One Last Time”. Camilla the Chicken’s says “And Peggy”. The last photo is of Jim Henson, with the quote “Rise up”. Guests into a room called “The Room Where it Happens” and watch the Pre-show video.
The Pre-show video consists of 7 clips that cut from the above Hamilton Muppets logo to the clips below:
Clip #1
Kermit, Scooter, and Joe from legal sit in the audience while Lin Manuel Miranda walks on stage. He greets Kermit and says that he’s a big fan and tells him that he is auditioning for the part of Alexander Hamilton. He starts with the lyrics, “My name is Alexander Hamilton,” when Kermit abruptly stops him and says that he isn’t a good fit for the production.
Clip #2
Miss Piggy walks onto the stage and says that she’s auditioning for the parts of both Eliza and Angelica. She also says that if there’s room, she would also like to play Peggy. “Geez, Piggy. I’d hate for you to find out this way but...we’ve already found our Angelica.” Kermit says as Denise, Miss Piggy’s romantic rival, walks onto stage. Kermit offers Piggy the role of Eliza as she walks offstage angrily.
Clip #3
Fozzie Bear walks onstage. “Fozzie! We’re in the middle of casting for the show, what do you need?” Kermit says. “I just have a few questions about my character,” Fozzie says, “can we change his name?” Kermit explains to Fozzie that Thomas Jefferson was a real person and that his name can’t be changed. Fozzie asks if he can wear his fart shoes and Kermit says no.
Clip #4
Fozzie and Kermit consult Crazy Harry, the shows pyro-technician, and make sure that all the cannons are fake. “I wouldn’t want to replicate what happened in last year’s production of Annie.” says Kermit as a clip plays of Miss Piggy getting blown through a wall while singing “Tomorrow” from Annie. “I don’t even know why we HAD cannons for that show”. Fozzie says.
Clip #5
Kermit is currently in the middle of auditions for the role of George Washington. Currently, the Muppet News Anchor is auditioning but won’t stop putting “This just in:” in front of all of his lines. For example, “This just in: We are outgunned, outmanned-“. It seems like no Muppets fit the role of America’s first President. “If only there was someone who was passionate about the role,” says Kermit as Sam the Eagle starts visibly pretending to cough in order to catch Kermit’s attention. “Geez Sam. You may want to see a doctor about that cough,” Kermit says. “I’ll do it! I’ll play American hero, George Washington!” he exclaims.
Clip #6
Dr. Bunsen Honeydew approaches Kermit wearing his King George costume as wells as a giant device on his head designed to look like a crown. The device contains exposed wires and antennas pointing out of it from every direction. “What you’re looking at here is the Crown 2000 courtesy of Muppet Labs.” Honeydew exclaims as Beeker stands behind him. “Well, erm...what does it do?” Kermit asks. “The Crown 2000 projects my voice across the entire theater so everyone can hear!” he says. “That’s actually not that bad of an idea,” Kermit remarks”. Honeydew presses a button and the screeching sound of radio static alarms Kermit as he exclaims “Turn it off!”
Clip #7
Kermit and the cast are getting in their places as it’s time for guests to be let into the theater. The entire cast is getting in their places for the opening number when Rowlf the dog, who is dressed in a sparkly pink dress, prances backstage humming the song, “Popular”. He sees the cast in their costumes and says “I thought we were doing Wicked.”
Show Tech
There is one major difference between this show and the original: The Stage. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the show, having the stage be a massive turntable is just not possible. That being said, the second floor will still be used throughout the show, it just won't have Muppets walking up and down the stairs to get to it on stage (performers will enter the second floor from offstage).
The other main focus is on how to hide the performers so guests only see the Muppets. The first solution is having this theatre only be one floor. With no second level for guests, they can't "look down" onto the stage and see the performers. Beyond that, strategic boxes, shadows, and short walls are put in place so that only the muppets are seen, not the performers with them.
An example of this can be seen on the second floor. Instead of it being an open catwalk, the catwalk will be solid wood all the way across so that performers can easily move around while it still appearing as if the Muppet is just walking.
Cast list
A strong Muppets cast is necessary for the show. While some "smaller" Muppets may have been given larger roles. How well they fit and how funny their position is was given priority over popularity.
Song list
One of the trickiest parts was nailing down the song list. Because the show is almost 3 hours long sung in its entirety, cutting songs means changing aspects of the story. Because of that, two key characters (and their storylines) are cut from the show in Maria Reynolds (not really Disney appropriate) and Philip Hamilton (while important to the show, cutting him gave us more time). These cuts, along with shortened versions of some of the other songs give us a runtime of approximately an hour which lines up with some of Disney's other longer shows.
No Muppets production would be complete without some zany Muppets fun. Below are just some of the examples that could be witnessed during the show!
Statler and Waldorf Commentary:
•As the show is starting, Statler says “This show brought in quite a crowd.” to which Waldorf responds, “They probably took a page out of our book and came in for the Air Conditioning!”
•After Kermit performs “My Shot”, Waldorf says “I missed my shot to leave 10 minutes ago.”
•After “Guns and Ships”, Waldorf asks “Did you understand any of that?” to which Statler replies “I stopped understanding after the first song and just went along with it.”
•Statler and Waldorf fall asleep during the emotional conclusion to “One Last Time” and wake up as the song ends. They then take Jefferson and Madison’s lines at the start of “The Election of 1800”, being “Can we get back to politics?” “Please?”
Typical Muppet Antics:
•During Satisfied, Miss Piggy makes an effort to sabotage Denise. At first, she purposely bumps into her and steals her lines (to Kermit’s dismay). Kermit draws the line as Piggy picks up an anvil to drop on Denise during the final part of the song.
•As Fozzie Bear walks down some stairs during “What’d I Miss”, he is visibly wearing his fart shoes.
•During “The World was Wide Enough”, Gonzo attempt to shoot a fake cannon at Kermit only to discover that the cannon is real after Kermit is blown through the wall.
•At the end of “Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story”, Kermit rises from the back of the theater and gasps (replacing Eliza’s gasp).
•After the cast has taken their final bows, Sam the Eagle steps forward and proclaims “Before you all leave, I would like to take a few hours to acknowledge the several historical inaccuracies in the show. Starting with-“ as the curtains closes and Sam yells that he wasn’t finished.
•During “What’d I Miss”, the line “I traveled the wide, wide world and came back to this” is replaced by “I went into hibernation and came back to this”
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Two Roads Cafe: Connected to the library, Two Roads Cafe is a warm brick and bookshelf lined coffee shop offering a variety of pastries, hot and iced coffees, espresso based drinks and seasonal offerings. There are a few seating areas away from the counter where guests can take a sensory break as a way to decompress and as a safe calmdown spot for children with special needs. There are outlets for charging, as well as books to borrow and seating at tables and kids corners. This seating section also has magical windows similar to Be Our Guest to deepen the atmosphere with picturesque weather based on the season.
The Two Roads Cafe will mostly serve to go orders however with that seating section more of a hidden room to relax (a bookshelf doorway leads into the "secret" room)
Guests can find pastries such as croissants, bagels, various breads, muffins and donuts for sale as well as a standard variety of coffee shop drinks. Literary influences such as the Jekyll and Hyde tea twist and the Two Roads scones, to seasonal selections such as the Maple Leaf Latte and the Mrs. Clause cookies round out the menu with an ever changing list of specialty offerings.
I HATE THIS, but I have it written down. will edit before putting into the site but I need it out of my head and out of my hands before i lose my mind. Don't know why writting is so hard for me today but wow I don't like anything I have written. Will return later for it. and the pin shop.
The Two Roads Cafe will mostly serve to go orders however with that seating section more of a hidden room to relax (a bookshelf doorway leads into the "secret" room)
Guests can find pastries such as croissants, bagels, various breads, muffins and donuts for sale as well as a standard variety of coffee shop drinks. Literary influences such as the Jekyll and Hyde tea twist and the Two Roads scones, to seasonal selections such as the Maple Leaf Latte and the Mrs. Clause cookies round out the menu with an ever changing list of specialty offerings.
I HATE THIS, but I have it written down. will edit before putting into the site but I need it out of my head and out of my hands before i lose my mind. Don't know why writting is so hard for me today but wow I don't like anything I have written. Will return later for it. and the pin shop.
Pi on my Cake
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Outbound
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This is amazing! Are you an architect or something because that looks so professional!
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Earlier today I added a small backstory for the town. What does the team think? It's kinda unnecessary but I think it adds character.
A Brief History
Harbortown was founded by Puritan settler William Gables in 1663. A small community just north of Boston, Harbortown would become a safe haven for pirates, who hoped to trade New England products without entering more protected Bostonian waters. In 1695, the famous Captain Kidd raided Harbortown. It was then that William Gables Jr. decided he'd had enough.
The village pooled its resources for the now-famous Cats Eye Lighthouse, a lighthouse so bright it was said to mimic that of a cat's eye. But even this was mirrored with a tragedy, as it was said Kidd had buried treasure underneath the Cats Eye Island during his tenure, and it was this treasure that cursed the town's first lighthouse wickie. The Cats Eye was looked suspiciously henceforth.
Harbortown saw little development in the century that followed, but this all changed with the American War for Independence.
With New York and Philadelphia both occupied by the British, Harbortown and its famous Cats Eye Lighthouse was determined an ideal location to smuggle in supplies for the Continental Army. The British didn't suspect a thing from this small village north of Boston, but really, patriots were arriving tenfold to assist in the expansive underground supply chain. During these eight years, Harbortown's once stagnant population doubled, seeing the expansion of Back Bay Square to complete its settlement of the bay.
Today, Harbortown U.S.A. is known for its rich culture, spanning from New Englander traditions to Revolutionary pride. Merchants from across America arrive at the port to sell product and share in the excitement the town has to offer.
Orange Cat
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I too have felt that this round, good thing this is the competition where future me can make up for that.
pix
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I'm not crying you're crying.
THIS IS SO PERFECT I LOVE IT!!!
Alright I'm keeping that store the way it is.
pix
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It really is like "okay this is correct concept wise but why does when I go to type the stuff in my head it comes out sounding like gibberish to me" But thats for the support you guys.
pix
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Salem's Spells and Supplies is the best place in the park for Magic Bands, Pins, Funko Pops, and any tech wizardry needed for a day in the Park. With one wall dedicated entirely to pins new and experienced pin traders alike will be under a spell from all the new and mystery pins. It also boasts the biggest pin trading board in the park. Magic bands take up quite a bit of space as well including design-your-own stations and magical cast members to help with any issues getting them set up. Finally Funko Pops are tucked in next to a wide supply of portable chargers, camera accessories, phone cords and photopass pickup. Deceptively bigger on the inside this shop is sure to charm any guest that walks through its doors.