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Muppets in WDW but no DLR

WondersOfLife

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Original Poster
So I have just a general question, hopefully from people more knowledgeable about the subject that I am...

Why is it that The Muppets have much more of a park presence in WDW than they do in DLR? Even with Muppet*Vision 3D closing back in 2014, WDW kept adding more Muppets presence in the parks with the return of Beaker/Bunsen at EPCOT, and the Great Moments in History show..

Yet Disneyland literally has NOTHING. Is it just the different entertainment culture between each coast? Ooooor... What? I'm confused.
 

Cmdr_Crimson

Well-Known Member
It's quite possible that the agreement with Henson was that it was all going to be just for Walt Disney World rather than be at Disneyland. But I guess that the success of it they decided to put Muppet Vision in DCA just to fill spot for the Hollywood pictures Backlot and a reason not to just go to Orlando to see it. There's probably more to this but that's my guess.
 

TwilightZone

Well-Known Member
Maybe because there's no place that muppets can really fit in disneyland right now? Especially if the rumor that marvel will expand to hollywoodland in the future is true.
Also popularity, muppets isn't exactly the most popular franchise right now.
 

Cmdr_Crimson

Well-Known Member
There is also this explanation from Theme park univeristy's website in regards to the Disney Decade Other Muppet Attraction that never happened for Disneyland...
Source: Theme Park University
Also in 1991, Disneyland guests were going to be treated to a live stage show featuring the recently acquired Jim Henson Muppets. As luck would have it, this new offering would go on to open at the Disney/MGM Studios in 1990. Unfortunately, this live-action show featuring 6-foot tall Muppets didn’t go over so well with Walt Disney World audiences and closed a little over a year after it opened. In reality, these plans were scrapped when MuppetVision 3D eventually opened at the Disney/MGM Studios in 1991.
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