The Muppets at Walt Disney World
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The Muppets at Walt Disney World is a television special starring Jim Henson's Muppets at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. This was the last Muppets project that Jim Henson worked on before his death on May 16, 1990.
In it, the Muppets, who have sneaked into Walt Disney World, are pursued by a security guard played by Charles Grodin. Attractions featured include Big Thunder Mountain, the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!, Star Tours, the Mad Hatter Tea Cups, and World Showcase. The special is notable for making the three parks (Magic Kingdom, Epcot and Disney-MGM Studios) seem like one connected area, despite the parks actually being apart from each other.
The story ends with the Muppets having a friendly meeting at Mickey Mouse's office where the signature characters of Walt Disney and Jim Henson compare their companies' theme songs, "When You Wish Upon a Star" and "Rainbow Connection" respectively and the ideals behind them.
[edit] Muppet performers
- Jim Henson: Kermit the Frog, Rowlf the Dog, Dr. Teeth, Link Hogthrob, Swedish Chef, Waldorf
- Frank Oz: Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal
- Dave Goelz: The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beauregarde, Zoot the Sax Player
- Jerry Nelson: Camilla, Ma Bear, Robin the Frog, Sgt. Floyd Pepper
- Richard Hunt: Beaker, Janice, Scooter, Statler
- Steve Whitmire: Bean Bunny, Rizzo the Rat, Foo-Foo, Sprocket the Dog
[edit] Celebrity appearances
- Mickey Mouse (voiced by Wayne Allwine)
- Charles Grodin
- Raven-Symone
[edit] External links
- The Muppets at Walt Disney World at the Internet Movie Database
- Muppet Wiki: The Muppets at Walt Disney World
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| Feature films | The Muppet Movie (1979) · The Great Muppet Caper (1981) · The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) · Jim Henson's MuppetVision 3D (1991) · The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) · Muppet Treasure Island (1996) · Muppets from Space (1999) |
| Television specials | A Muppet Family Christmas (1987) · The Muppets at Walt Disney World (1990) · It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) · The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005) |
