History Ride / MuppetVision3D

Before he died, Creator/JimHenson directed one last project with Franchise/TheMuppets for the group he was working on selling them to, Creator/{{Disney}}. The show, ''Muppet*Vision 3D'', which was written for the Ride/DisneyThemeParks, combines 3D images, audio animatronics, and live actors for one of the parks' most interactive movies. It premiered in 1991 at the Disney-MGM Studios theme park (now Disney Hollywood Studios) in Walt Disney World. It also became an opening day attraction for the Disney California Adventure park at Disneyland in 2001.

* NoFourthWall

!!''Muppet*Vision 3D'' provides examples of the following tropes:

* CaptiveAudience: Statler and Waldorf, because [[spoiler: "We're bolted to the seats!" This references the fact that they are Audio-Animatronics here]]. They also comment on everything, in true ''[=MST3K=]'' fashion.

-->[[spoiler: They'll never find me now!!! Forward!!]]

'''Gonzo:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Oh, great! Could you get me a sandwich?]] (''turns to audience'') Would any of you people like anything? Bean says he's going out-- '''''FOREVER?!?'''''

'''Fozzie:''' Did you say ''cheap 3D tricks''?! (''blows a party favor at the camera'')

-->'''Kermit:''' (''referring to Fozzie's invention'') Fozzie, that's terrible!\\
'''Fozzie:''' (''tasting the pie on his face'') [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Yeah, you're right... needs more sugar.]]

Before he died, Creator/JimHenson directed one last project with Franchise/TheMuppets for the group he was working on selling them to, Creator/{{Disney}}. The show, '''''Muppet*Vision 3D''''', which was written for the Ride/DisneyThemeParks, combines 3D images, audio animatronics, and live actors for one of the parks' most interactive movies. It premiered in 1991 at the Disney-MGM Studios theme park (now Disney Hollywood Studios) in Walt Disney World. It also became an opening day attraction for the Disney California Adventure park at Disneyland in 2001. The theater became a venue for ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' sing-along shows in 2015, and one for previews of new Disney movies the following year, as DCA replaced the ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' stage show in the Hyperion theater with one based on ''Frozen''.

* LetterMotif: Fozzie hires "The Three Ds", consisting of three female singers named Dinah, Dorothy, and Debbie, to sing during the preshow. [[spoiler:Debbie fell ill and became replaced by a Wholesome Crossdresser named Max.]]

* LetterMotif: Fozzie hires "The Three Ds", consisting of three female singers named Dinah, Dorothy, and Debbie, to sing during the preshow. [[spoiler:Debbie fell ill and became temporarily replaced by a WholesomeCrossdresser named [[OddNameOut Max.]]]]

Before he died, Creator/JimHenson directed one last project with Franchise/TheMuppets for the group he was working on selling them to, Creator/{{Disney}}. The show, '''''Muppet*Vision 3D''''', which was written for the Ride/DisneyThemeParks, combines 3D images, audio animatronics, and live actors for one of the parks' most interactive movies. It premiered in 1991 at the Disney-MGM Studios theme park (now Disney Hollywood Studios) in Walt Disney World. It also became an opening day attraction for the Disney California Adventure park at Disneyland in 2001; though in TheNewTens it's sometimes sidelined in favor of using the theatre for movie previews and is currently on indefinite hiatus while the space is used for ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' sing-along shows (''Frozen'' is set to have a more permanent venue once it replaces the nearby ''Aladdin'' stage show in 2016, but it's not clear if the Muppet show will resume once that happens). [[note]]It's likely the building will just stay empty until popular demand forces them to bring it back.[[/note]]

Before he died, Creator/JimHenson directed one last project with Franchise/TheMuppets for the group he was working on selling them to, Creator/{{Disney}}. The show, '''''Muppet*Vision 3D''''', which was written for the Ride/DisneyThemeParks, combines 3D images, audio animatronics, and live actors for one of the parks' most interactive movies. It premiered in 1991 at the Disney-MGM Studios theme park (now Disney Hollywood Studios) in Walt Disney World. It also became an opening day attraction for the Disney California Adventure park at Disneyland in 2001; though in TheNewTens it's sometimes sidelined in favor of using the theatre for movie previews and is currently on indefinite hiatus while the space is used for ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' sing-along shows (''Frozen'' is set to have a more permanent venue once it replaces the nearby ''Aladdin'' stage show in 2016, but it's not clear if the Muppet show will resume once that happens).

* ThreeDMovie: Though, due to all the in-theater effects, it was later dubbed a "4D" movie in Disney promotional materials, which may mark the first time that term was used.

Before he died, Creator/JimHenson directed one last project with Franchise/TheMuppets for the group he was working on selling them to, Creator/{{Disney}}. The show, '''''Muppet*Vision 3D''''', which was written for the Ride/DisneyThemeParks, combines 3D images, audio animatronics, and live actors for one of the parks' most interactive movies. It premiered in 1991 at the Disney-MGM Studios theme park (now Disney Hollywood Studios) in Walt Disney World. It also became an opening day attraction for the Disney California Adventure park at Disneyland in 2001 (though in TheNewTens it's sometimes sidelined in favor of using the theatre for movie previews or {{Disney/Frozen}} sing-along shows).

** As Kermit addresses the audience at the end, [[spoiler:there are ''human'' "tourists" peering into the theater through the giant hole in the wall]].

Before he died, Creator/JimHenson directed one last project with Franchise/TheMuppets for the group he was working on selling them to, Creator/{{Disney}}. The show, '''''Muppet*Vision 3D''''', which was written for the Ride/DisneyThemeParks, combines 3D images, audio animatronics, and live actors for one of the parks' most interactive movies. It premiered in 1991 at the Disney-MGM Studios theme park (now Disney Hollywood Studios) in Walt Disney World. It also became an opening day attraction for the Disney California Adventure park at Disneyland in 2001 (though in TheNewTens it's sometimes sidelined in favor of using the theatre for movie previews or ''Disney/Frozen'' sing-along shows).

Before he died, Creator/JimHenson directed one last project with Franchise/TheMuppets for the group he was working on selling them to, Creator/{{Disney}}. The show, '''''Muppet*Vision 3D''''', which was written for the Ride/DisneyThemeParks, combines 3D images, audio animatronics, and live actors for one of the parks' most interactive movies. It premiered in 1991 at the Disney-MGM Studios theme park (now Disney Hollywood Studios) in Walt Disney World. It also became an opening day attraction for the Disney California Adventure park at Disneyland in 2001 (though in TheNewTens it's sometimes sidelined in favor of using the theatre for movie previews or sing-along shows).

Before he died, Creator/JimHenson directed one last project with Franchise/TheMuppets for the group he was working on selling them to, Creator/{{Disney}}. The show, '''''Muppet*Vision 3D''''', which was written for the Ride/DisneyThemeParks, combines 3D images, audio animatronics, and live actors for one of the parks' most interactive movies. It premiered in 1991 at the Disney-MGM Studios theme park (now Disney Hollywood Studios) in Walt Disney World. It also became an opening day attraction for the Disney California Adventure park at Disneyland in 2001, although the movie often gets replaced nowadays with a preview for a new 3D Disney movie, and more recently, a Frozen sing along show has replaced it temporarily. It has scince returned though

* RandomEventsPlot: This film has absolutely no story whatsoever except the Muppets demonstrating their newly developed three-dimenional viewing technology Muppet*Vision 3D to the audience.
** Technically Zigzagged. Bean the bunny has a plot all his own. he 'runs away' and comes back when they find a job he can properly help with.

'''Gonzo:''' Oh, great! Could you get me a sandwich? (''turns to audience'') Would any of you people like anything? Bean says he's going out-- '''''FOREVER?!'''''

Before he died, Creator/JimHenson directed one last project with Franchise/TheMuppets for the group he was working on selling them to, Creator/{{Disney}}. The show, '''''Muppet*Vision 3D''''', which was written for the Ride/DisneyThemeParks, combines 3D images, audio animatronics, and live actors for one of the parks' most interactive movies. It premiered in 1991 at the Disney-MGM Studios theme park (now Disney Hollywood Studios) in Walt Disney World. It also became an opening day attraction for the Disney California Adventure park at Disneyland in 2001, although the movie often gets replaced nowadays with a preview for a new 3D Disney movie, and more recently, a Frozen sing along show has replaced it temporarily.

-->'''[[spoiler: They'll never find me now!!! Forward!!]]

-->'''[[spoiler: They'll never find me now!!! Foward!!]]

-->'''spoiler: They'll never find me now!!! Foward!!

* CrossoverPunchline: At the end, [[spoiler:when Waldo thinks he's escaped the film, he shapeshifts into Mickey Mouse. "No one will ever find me now!"]]

Before he died, Creator/JimHenson directed one last project with Franchise/TheMuppets for the group he was working on selling them to, Creator/{{Disney}}. The show, '''''Muppet*Vision 3D''''', which was written for the Ride/DisneyThemeParks, combines 3D images, audio animatronics, and live actors for one of the parks' most interactive movies. It premiered in 1991 at the Disney-MGM Studios theme park (now Disney Hollywood Studios) in Walt Disney World. It also became an opening day attraction for the Disney California Adventure park at Disneyland in 2001, although the movie often gets replaced nowadays with a preview for a new 3D Disney movie, and more recently, a WesternAnimation/Frozen sing along show has replaced it temporarily.

Before he died, Creator/JimHenson directed one last project with Franchise/TheMuppets for the group he was working on selling them to, Creator/{{Disney}}. The show, '''''Muppet*Vision 3D''''', which was written for the Ride/DisneyThemeParks, combines 3D images, audio animatronics, and live actors for one of the parks' most interactive movies. It premiered in 1991 at the Disney-MGM Studios theme park (now Disney Hollywood Studios) in Walt Disney World. It also became an opening day attraction for the Disney California Adventure park at Disneyland in 2001, although the movie often gets replaced nowadays with a preview for a new 3D Disney movie.

'''Waldorf:''' Yeah. We lost.

-->'''Kermit:''' So it's going to be a swell demonstration, and at no time will we be stooping to any cheap 3D tricks.\\

-->'''Kermit the Frog:''' What are you guys doing here, anyway?\\
'''Statler:''' We entered a contest a few days ago.\\

* GreatGazoo: Waldo

* LetterMotif: Fozzie hires "The Three Ds", consisting of three female singers named Dinah, Dorothy, and Debbie, to sing during the preshow. [[spoiler:Debbie fell ill and became temporarily replaced by a WholesomeCrossdresser named [[OddNameOut Max]]]].

* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Waldo

* CaptiveAudience: Statler and Waldorf, because [[spoiler: "We're bolted to the seats!" This references the fact that they are Audio-Animatronics here]].
** They also comment on everything, in true MST3K fashion.
-->'''Kermit the Frog''': What are you guys doing here, anyway?
-->'''Statler''': We entered a contest a few days ago.
-->'''Waldorf''': Yeah. We lost.

* DeadpanSnarker: As befitting the fact that this is Muppets, StatlerAndWaldorf show up. Apparently they lost a contest, and that's why they have box seats to the show.

* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: Coming and going. Waldo's antics in the movie's final sequence cause a small explosion in the penguin orchestra. The penguins retaliate with a cannon and blow out the Swedish Chef's projection booth. Chef takes out his blunderbuss and takes several potshots at Waldo until he sends out [[spoiler:his OWN CANNON that blows up the theater]]!!
** This is actually subverted somewhat: while the fourth wall won't keep you safe, RuleOfFunny will; the only thing that happens to you, the audience, is getting squirted by a gag lapel flower, because the rest of the time, the Muppets are too busy inflicting their shenanigans on each other to bother the audience.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent

* VisualPun

* LargeHam: Waldo