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Muppet News Flash
Here's the latest and greatest about the Muppets:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/movie ... ted=1&_r=1
For those who don't have time to read the whole thing, Disney is going to start pushing the Muppets in a big way. This means more TV, more products and hopefully more theme park attractions!
Personally, I think it's time to move Pizza Planet to Pixar Place and dedicate a whole space to the Muppets!
Off to try and find where they sell that "I'm Green and I Vote" shirt...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/movie ... ted=1&_r=1
For those who don't have time to read the whole thing, Disney is going to start pushing the Muppets in a big way. This means more TV, more products and hopefully more theme park attractions!
Personally, I think it's time to move Pizza Planet to Pixar Place and dedicate a whole space to the Muppets!
Off to try and find where they sell that "I'm Green and I Vote" shirt...
Drop another coin in slot and I will tell you more.
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I'm happy to hear the Muppets are going to make a come back, but this got me wondering:
Anyway, I'm with Pirate King Swann, there. More Kermit, less Buzz would be a-okay with me.
Is Kermit not on Sesame Street anymore? I know most (all?) of the rest of them weren't but I remember Kermit doing the news reporter stuff when I was a kid. Or maybe kidlets don't watch SS anymore? I wouldn't blame them. I watched an episode a couple months ago during a bout of insomnia and it was terrible. Peculiar, sanitized for your protection dreck. There was a song about how nice songs are that had me hoping for spontaneous deafness. I feel sorry for kids these days.Ms. Breier said recent focus groups indicated that some children could not even identify Kermit and Miss Piggy, much less ancillary characters like Fozzie Bear and Gonzo the Great.
Anyway, I'm with Pirate King Swann, there. More Kermit, less Buzz would be a-okay with me.
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Well then ... I used to think, nothing deserves the High School Musical treatment (especially HSM itself). I've changed my mind. This deserves it.
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I didnt even know the muppets were apart of disney i dont even remember seeing them in the disney store in WDW or the parks. But, i dont really look for them anyway lol
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the muppets haven't been heavily promoted within the company since the purchace. They were bought in mid 2003, after some bad press from previous owners. Disney was actually in negotiation back when Jim Hensen was still alive, but the deal fell through when he died.MetalRage wrote:I didnt even know the muppets were apart of disney i dont even remember seeing them in the disney store in WDW or the parks. But, i dont really look for them anyway lol
as far as merchandise, they weren't in any of the disney stores, aside from maybe a couple of items over the years. mostly, they have their own store just outside of Muppetvision 3D in MGM.
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js3901 wrote:the muppets haven't been heavily promoted within the company since the purchace. They were bought in mid 2003, after some bad press from previous owners. Disney was actually in negotiation back when Jim Hensen was still alive, but the deal fell through when he died.MetalRage wrote:I didnt even know the muppets were apart of disney i dont even remember seeing them in the disney store in WDW or the parks. But, i dont really look for them anyway lol
as far as merchandise, they weren't in any of the disney stores, aside from maybe a couple of items over the years. mostly, they have their own store just outside of Muppetvision 3D in MGM.
Oh yeah i forgot about Muppetvision 3D. I only saw it once a really long time ago.
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