The Great Muppet Movie Ride

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The Great Muppet Movie Ride is an abandoned concept for an attraction at (what was then) Disney-MGM Studios in Walt Disney World.
The attraction, which was meant to parody the park's own Great Movie Ride, would have brought guests through a variety of set pieces in which the Muppets attempted to recreate scenes from classic movies, such as Frankenstein, Peter Pan, Indiana JonesMarcelo Vignali's LinkedIn August 10, 2023 and Muppet-original scenes such as Pigs in Space.Marcelo Vignali's LinkedIn August 15, 2023
Statler and Waldorf would have been seated in a cart alongside the guests and would experience misfortune based on the different scenes.Craig Shemin, The MuppetCast episode #113 An idea spoofing the snow scene in Dr. Zhivago would have seen Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy in a plastic ball that's turned back and forth, while a Western-themed portion of the ride would feature horses making the sounds of galloping with coconuts tied to their hooves.The Disney Channel Magazine July/August 1990
Unlike the Great Movie Ride, which features scenes (and behind-the-scenes) loosely based on Hollywood movies, the Muppet version was conceived to explain the way movies are produced, with a typically Muppet spin. Speaking during the ride's development, Jim Henson explained, "It's the flip side of the rest of the Disney-MGM Studio, which tells you how movies are really made. We're doing it in the most stupid way possible, using lots of misinformation."
Plans for the ride, which would have complemented Muppet*Vision 3D in a new Muppet Studios section of the park, were abandoned after the merger between The Walt Disney Company and The Jim Henson Company fell apart.
File:Muppetmovieride1.jpg|Frankenstein concept art
File:Muppetmovieride2.jpg|Peter Pan concept art
File:Great Muppet Movie Ride Pigs in Space.jpg|Pigs in Space concept art
File:Marcelo Vignali Muppet Movie Ride 01.jpg|Indiana Jones concept art
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File:Joe Lanzisero Muppet Movie Ride 01.jpg
==Sources==
==External links==
*LaughingPlace.com's Editorial
*Jim Hill Media: Additional Concept Art
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