Cmdr_Crimson
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I'd rather it be The Happiness Hotel...Old, Falling apart an all around Muppet Thrill ride...
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DHS MuppetVision 3-D's Future: Potential Disney Park Venues and Vision Pro Immersive Experience
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Moth
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I heard a spinner ride is being disassembled right now to make way for a new land, sure would suck if that showed up in DHS
Were it so easy...
Nobody nobody
Member
I’m of the mind that maybe the future of the muppets in the parks SHOULDNT be bet all on one land at dhs. Because as we see with muppetvision, they can be easily taken out on a whim and BOOM. No more muppets.
I feel like the best option for long term viability for muppets at wdw is standalone attractions/mini areas at multiple diff parks. Muppets have the cast to pull it off. Say, hypothetically, electric mayhem rnrc at DHS, classic core muppet show cast in hop & liberty square at MK, maybe a muppet labs show or themed restaurant in Epcot or Tomorrowland (animatronic beaker and Bunsen in the star light cafe, anyone? [sorry sonny]). Something like that. That way, the muppets at least all can’t go at once.
Muppets are a great property for putting into pre-existing spaces.
I like this as a last resort but for DHS specifically it just makes too much sense to have them linked under the studio moniker as a unified land.
EricsBiscuit
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If they wanted to keep MuppetVision then they would have built the Muppets Coaster as the expansion and rethemed RNRC as the Monsters Inc coaster.
ppete1975
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Who said it has to be at Disney? I can see them giving it back to the Henson family and it could be used in a museum with all effects. For some reason I keep thinking of something like the mr rogers attraction I think in pittsburgh. I think there is also a puppetry museum somewhere. All they have said is they working to ensure it is protected and allowed to be experienced.
Starship824
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- In the Parks
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Why would they retheme RnRC to monsters inc.? That doesn't really work with the ride system at all.
lazyboy97o
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There’s the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta.
The challange with giving the show to another entity is that Disney still owns the characters. They’re going to want some control over any future presentation.
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all the more reason why they just need to rip the Band-Aid off and commit to a Muppets land. Could be done for less than 2 million.
lazyboy97o
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Two million isn’t getting you a flat ride, much less anything close to a a land.
off the shelf definitely under a 1 mil.
lazyboy97o
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Maybe if you’re buying some cheap, no-name portable garbage and not something that will actually function well every day. A pre-designed Zamperla is going to run a few million.
A land born from the ashes: MV3D lite in flex space, RnRC and a simple flatride. Eatery in the form of themed food trucks. I just don't see it costing all that much if they really wanted to do it. Maybe not 2 mil but certainly cheap enough.
bmr1591
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In all fairness, if Disney were to remove a number of rides/shows, their entire property would vanish from Disney World, many of these properties with a much larger legacy than Muppets. Do we extend those into other parks as well?
Indeed Monsters is a very specific coaster ride system to fit the movie storyline. Using RnR would not be an options.
Zak and Wheezie
Member
I was thinking they'd do the cheap route and just slap it on Disney+, but given that Disney themselves seem to be saying that "we'll preserve the film and other parts of the experience for fans to enjoy in the future", it does give me a small light of hope that maybe they'll just move it to a different theater, perhaps where the Cars show was.
BasiltheBatLord
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I really think they're just going to throw it on Disney+ and call it a day. Maybe a VR version since they specified they're trying to preserve other parts of the experience.
Sorcerer Mickey
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There's a Villains show going there.
Zak and Wheezie
Member
I didn't realize. I just heard there was a Villains show. My bad.
I'm not sure where to put it honestly, if it does get any relocation.
Pirates Life for Me
New Member
If I had the chance to talk to the powers that be (and if anyone of importance at Disney is reading this)...can I propose this as a last ditch effort?
I get that you want to have a Villian's show to give you at least some Villians at the parks until the new land gets built. I get that this will be a money maker for now through merchandise sales..etc. However, once the new Villians land opens - do we need this show anymore?
What if you store all the Muppets stuff so that it can be preserved. And I mean store it well - not like Spectro. Then - when RNR is converted to the Muppets, take out the Villians show. Then you can convert the Villians theater back into the Muppets and add a Muppets spinner ride.
If there is anyone from accounting reading - this is perfect. You get a new attraction that opens in time for Epic, you get to sell merchandise for Villians before the Villians land is ready, and you even get to gauge what may or may not work in Villians land with the show. Then....you can take out the show with lots of performers and put back in a show with only a few performers - thus cost cutting in a future budget. You won't even have to spend as much money - because if you have preserved everything well - the fandom will be happy if you put the show back together the way it was. Thus, making a huge win for the fandom who will be beyond excited to go back to the Muppets theater in droves! And you - as Disney - get a "brand new" mini land that you can advertise and gives you a win with the fans.
I get that you want to have a Villian's show to give you at least some Villians at the parks until the new land gets built. I get that this will be a money maker for now through merchandise sales..etc. However, once the new Villians land opens - do we need this show anymore?
What if you store all the Muppets stuff so that it can be preserved. And I mean store it well - not like Spectro. Then - when RNR is converted to the Muppets, take out the Villians show. Then you can convert the Villians theater back into the Muppets and add a Muppets spinner ride.
If there is anyone from accounting reading - this is perfect. You get a new attraction that opens in time for Epic, you get to sell merchandise for Villians before the Villians land is ready, and you even get to gauge what may or may not work in Villians land with the show. Then....you can take out the show with lots of performers and put back in a show with only a few performers - thus cost cutting in a future budget. You won't even have to spend as much money - because if you have preserved everything well - the fandom will be happy if you put the show back together the way it was. Thus, making a huge win for the fandom who will be beyond excited to go back to the Muppets theater in droves! And you - as Disney - get a "brand new" mini land that you can advertise and gives you a win with the fans.