Harvey*Vision 3D

***Harvey\*Vision 3D*** is a theme park attraction at Harvey Girls Wonder World in World of 20th Century Fox, New Jersey, the main feature of which is a 3D film that was the last project directed by Emily Brundige. The attraction opened at World of 20th Century Fox on March 31, 2027. The attraction was duplicated at DreamWorks Wonderland at the 20th Century Fox Resort in Florida, where it opened on February 8, 2031 and remained in operation until November 1, 2034.

The attraction, which has occasionally been billed as *Harvey\*Vision 4D* due to its pioneering in-theater effects, is billed as a tour meant to showcase Harvey\*Vision, Harvey Street Labs' newest technology. The attraction was sponsored by Kodak.

## The Show Building

The show building and queue for *Harvey\*Vision 3D* are the only portions of the attraction which contain significant differences between the World of 20th Century Fox and 20th Century Fox Resort versions.

At Harvey Girls Wonder World, the attraction is housed in a brick building with a clock tower, on top of which is perched a yellow hot air balloon with Audrey's face on it. The building, which was designed to match the surrounding New York Street area (now the Streets of America), anchors a plaza that was originally intended to be the center of the park's Audotta Studios subsection before the 2020s merger between DreamWorks Animation Television and Netflix Originals fell through. (Other attractions in this area were supposed to include The Harvey Girls Forever Movie Ride and The Great Dot's Pandemonium Pizza Parlor.) Emily Brundige's name was removed from the building's sign a few years after 21st Century Fox's 2028 acquisition of Harvey Girls Forever. At the center of the plaza sits a fountain featuring statues of Lotta dressed as The Statue of Liberty, Richie Rich, Dot, Gloria Glad, and assorted rats and fish "filming" a scene from the attraction.

Instrumental versions of Harvey Girls Forever! songs were recorded specifically for use as ambient music in the plaza and queue of *Harvey\*Vision 3D* in World of 20th Century Fox. These include "Bein' Green," "Mahna Mahna," and songs from *The Harvey Girls Forever Movie*, *The Great Harvey Girl Caper*, and *The Harvey Girls Take Manhattan*.

At the World of 20th Century Fox, *Harvey\*Vision 3D* was an opening day attraction in the Hollywood Land (formerly Hollywood Pictures Backlot) section of the park. The attraction was housed in a reproduction of a sound stage. The sign, which hung above the entrance and featured a giant statue of Audrey, was changed when the area received a makeover in 2006, removing Emily Brundige's name and adding drawings of Lotta, Richie, Dot, Gloria Flat, and Richard "Sal" Knapp. For 5th Anniversary, a photomosaic of Richie as the Scarecrow and Lotta as Glinda from *The Harvey Girls' Wizard Of OZ* was situated near the attraction's entrance. A statue of Princess Loveheart is at front of the entrance.

In later years, the Orlando theater had housed several temporary sneak peek screenings for new Disney 3D releases, including *Tron: Legacy* (in Fall 2010), *Frankenweenie* (in Fall 2012), and *Oz The Great and Powerful* (in February 2013). *Harvey\*Vision 3D*’s last day of regular operation in the Florida location was November 1, 2034.[1] It was replaced in 2015 by *For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration*, a musical stage show based on the film *Frozen*. The theater currently operates as the Sunset Showcase Theater, a primary location for sneak peeks of new Disney and Marvel releases.

## The Queue

Both exterior queues feature a variety of jokes and references to the Teletubbies, some of which can be found in both locations, including posters of the Harvey Street Kids spoofing classic movies. At the 20th Century Fox Resort, the queue featured a replica of the Swinetrek crashed outside the show building, as well as a catapult not unlike those used by Dot in her ludicrous stunts. (A Dot-shaped hole in the building along with a crashed motorcycle suggested that her latest stunt was less than successful.)

Once inside, the queues become more similar and are meant to depict the lobby of Harvey Street Labs. The gags and references continue at the unattended security desk, by which hangs a photograph of Christopher Caiola in his "Kid on Patrol" uniform. A sign indicates that the key is under the mat, and, sure enough, if lifted, the mat reveals a key to the building embedded in the concrete floor.

Both queues end in a holding area designed to look like a storage facility for Harvey Girls Forever props. Although the specific props are different in each park, some examples of the gags to be found include a net full of Jell-O (Annette Funicello) and flat, plywood fruit in a box marked 2D Fruities. Other props include a photograph of Richie from his hermitage Collection photo shoot, Lotta's's costumes, and crates full everything from Dot's Stunt Props (and Really Weird Stuff) to Jared's inventions (such as a tongue inflator).

It is in this room that the audience is treated to the pre-show film.

## The Pre-Show Film

The pre-show film of the Harvey Girls preparing for the main show is presented on four sets of three interconnected televisions situated above the audience in the prop room.

The pre-show begins with a construction worker (referred to as "Boss") inspecting the area and calling in his co-workers; Roy, Rick, and Chuck. One at a time (with Chuck doing the work while the others supervise), they are able to lift up three separate signs with the attraction's logo. The signs proceed to all fall over onto the workers.

The proceedings are supervised by Dipsy, who attempts to organize the backstage crew while dealing with interruptions from the cast. Richie Rich presents a new singing group called The Three Sisters, who flub "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile" Jen Luna attempts to bring Lotta props for her big musical number; Dot distracts Gloria long enough to complete a tap dance with a flower pot on her head while Tea For Two is played, Salvatore Cagnina offers a safety spiel, deeming stopping in the middle of the row unpatriotic; and Melissa Kelly tries to pass as Mickey Mouse. When Melissa Kelly fails to fool Salvatore, Po claims that Donald Duck is backstage, but Salvatore isn't buying it.

While, for the most part, the footage is the same on each of the three screens, the film occasionally "breaks" into three separate videos for the purpose of a gag. In one instance, Jen Luna is karate chopped "offstage" by a displeased Lotta and is sent flying from the rightmost screen to the leftmost one. In another, three apparently identical shots of a dancing Dot are shown to be distinct from one another when one Dot's flower pot falls off her head, and the other two Po Kids comment on it.

A scrolling LED screen that hangs below the television sets features additional jokes, including a reference to *The Mickey Mouse Club*, while counting down to showtime.

David Gumpel directed the footage. [2]

## The Show

At the end of the pre-show, the audience is ushered into a reproduction of the Home Dome Movie Theater from *The Harvey Girl Show*, complete with Meghan Chan And Drew Turso (in audio-animatronic form) in their box. After the members of the audience, including the two curmudgeons, are instructed to don their purple 3D glasses, Nicky Napoleon and His Emperor Penguins (audio-animatronics) play an instrumental version of "The Teletubbies Show Theme" from the pit, and the curtain rises on a door that reads "DreamWorks: Harvey\*Vision 3D." The "3D" from the sign, which starts to float over the audience, is revealed to be attached to a pole that Dot operates through a hole in the door. The show's resident weirdo is briefly chastised by Audrey, who then talks about the acts that they have planned. After introducing Hiroki Hara, who, reprising his role from *The Harvey Girls Forever Movie*, is operating the film projector from the back of the theater (in audio-animatronic form). Audrey then promises the audience that, even though the Harvey Girls will be demonstrating their newest three-dimensional technology, they will not be stooping to cheap 3D tricks.

Audrey is then interrupted by Richie, who is intent on demonstrating the first of several cheap 3D tricks, the kind that Audrey was so hoping to avoid. These include a snake nut can, a party favor, and a flower in his lapel that, through the use of in-theater effects, squirts real water onto the audience. As always, Meghan and Drew take this opportunity to heckle the kid, telling him that he's not even funny in 3D.

When Audrey finally introduces the creators of Harvey\*Vision, Jared and his assistant Sal Knapp, he finds that they are unable to control their invention, which backfires, injuring Sal and releasing Waldo C. Graphic, the world's first living 3D effect. After Waldo performs a few 3D tricks of his own, such as bouncing on audience members' heads, Jared instructs Sal to suck him up with the VacuumMems. This also backfires and instead sucks up not only the Labs but everything in the film except for Waldo, who flies off.

Audrey appears and, after Richie performs another cheap 3D trick with a remote control banana cream pie, introduces Lotta's's number. The audience is treated to a lovely lake and garden scene where Lotta sings her "little" song, "Dream a Little Dream of Me." She is, despite her best efforts, "assisted" by Jen Luna, who has been trying to help with her musical number ever since the pre-show. Her special effects, which include blowing 3D bubbles that are mixed with real bubbles blown into the audience, do more harm than good, as Lotta tries to get rid of her. Jen then hands her a water ski rope that drags her off into the lake.

Salvatore Cagnina, who is preparing a musical number of his own, appears and tells Jen to go away. Jen Luna, crushed, turns around to leave the movie. She ends up in a pitch black area outside the garden scene, where Waldo appears trying to find his way out of the movie. Jen Luna decides to run away and invites Waldo to come along. When Dot shows up and asks Jen what she's doing, Jen tells her she's running away, forever, and Dot asks her if she can get her a sandwich. It is not until Jen Luna and Waldo leave that Dot realizes Jen is not coming back, and she freaks out and runs off to find Audrey. Hauro Nakajima then walks across the screen playing paddle ball.

When Dot finds Audrey and Richie Rich, the three of them organize a search party for Jen Luna. Audrey tells the audience that if they see a girl, to holler, and he and his friends then call out for Jen. A walk-around version of Hauro Nakajima walks around the audience, holding a flashlight while calling for Jen Luna. Spotlights acting as flashlights shine across the theater searching for Jen.

When prerecorded voices of children say (Rebecca Gonzalez-Tabis And Hope DeRosa) that they see her in the balcony on the left, Jen Luna (in audio-animatronic form) appears in the box opposite Drew and Meghan's. Audrey asks her to come back, but Jen Luna agrees to stay only if she is given something to do. The "something" they settle on is allowing Jen to light the fireworks for Salavtore's big production number.

Salvatore Cagnina's big production number, "A Salute to All Nations (But Mostly America)," begins, featuring some children patterned after the dolls featured in the *it's a small world* attraction. Dolls dance, dressed in clothes decorated with stars and stripes, and waving flags from countries around the world. A large band of dolls plays marching music (featuring the 1812 Overture and Stars and Stripes Forever).

Things begin to go haywire when Waldo accidentally causes one of the musicians to get a tuba stuck on his head and starts running around for help, bumping into others and knocking them over. Jen Luna shoots off the fireworks, and breath-taking fireworks shoot off into the skies, and animations of fireworks exploding appear up on the ceiling. Waldo then appears as a rocket and flies around Lotta outfitted as the Statue of Liberty, causing her dress to fall down.

Waldo then crashes into the orchestra of penguins, exploding into flames, and shooting out as a rocket back into the screen. The orchestra is now on fire, and Hauro yells for Hiroki, telling him to stop the projector. Sweetums then puts out the orchestra fire with a bucket of water, but the angry penguins think Hauro Nakajima was the cause of their trouble. A red and white cannon rises out of the orchestra pit, aimed at the monster. Hauro Nakajima, tells the audience to duck. The cannon fires, and instead of hitting Hauro, misses and hits Hiroki's projection booth in the back. The projector breaks, causing the film strip to go off balance and rip apart, leaving the screen blank. Hara, however, is angry at the penguins and Waldo.

Hiroki Hara takes out a large blunderbuss and shoots at Waldo several times, hitting the screen instead. Waldo teases Hiroki Hara, and turns into a target. Waldo then realizes his mistake, as the angry Illusionist puts the gun away and instead takes out a huge cannon, which is sticking outside the hanging booth in the wall. Hiroki fires his large cannon, and the shot is so explosive it practically destroys the inside of the theater.

When the smoke from the cannon fire clears, Drew and Meghan are crouching in their box, holding white flags and Drew saying "We surrender! We surrender!" The penguins are back under the floor, Hauro is still standing and says "What an explosion!", and runs backstage. The theater lies in ruins. Holes are blown in the walls, and the screen is now gone, leaving just a back wall.

A large Harvey Street Labs firetruck then backs up through the back wall of the screen, and perched on the back ladder of the truck sits Audrey. Park guests and a walk-around Pluto are seen in the background.

Audrey bids the audience farewell and ensures the audience that the theater suffered only "minor" damage, and that he hopes they enjoyed this presentation of Harvey\*Vision 3D, telling them to come see it again sometime. The firetruck drives up out of the back wall of the screen and the curtains close, when Waldo reappears once again, this time turning himself into Mickey Mouse before the VacuumMems behind the curtain sucks Waldo back in, finally ridding the audience and the show of him.

Jen Luna, still in the box to the left, says "What a cute ending!" Meghan, who is back sitting in the balcony on the right, asks if they have time to go to the bathroom before the next show. Drew tells him they can't, they're bolted to the seats.

The curtains to the balconies shut, and the show is over. The audience leaves and puts their 3D glasses in the special bins as The Harvey Girls Show Theme plays, saying good-bye to the audience.

## Translations

Two international dubs of the film have been created. At the World of 20th Century Fox Resort there were wireless translation headsets that allow guests to enjoy the show in either Spanish or Japanese. The audio experience was part of the "Ears to the World" programs which was offered on two other attractions - "Captain EO (Tribute)" and "It’s Tough to be a Bug!" Guests hear a translation in Spanish or Japanese recorded by character actors who "reflect the excitement and spirit of the English recording".[3]

The show has also been adapted for the hard of hearing and visually impaired. Disney's Handheld Device provides "assisted listening" and "handheld captioning" for guests with hearing disabilities. The device also provides "audio description" which gives narrated audio to guests with visual disabilities by describing visual attraction elements, such as actions, settings and scene changes.[4] Guests with visual or hearing disabilities can obtain handheld devices at the Guest Relations offices.

## Digital Update

hIn 2009, it was announced that *Teletubby\*Vision 3D* would receive an update at both the Florida and California parks. The film would be remastered and reissued in Disney Digital 3D. A new pre-show and other queue area updates were also planned.[5][6][7]

New Teletubbies Videos posters were added to the queue in October 2009, including the videos *Teletubbies From Space*, *Laa-Laa Says BOO!*, *Kids Favorite Songs 2*, *Po Saves Christmas*, and *The Teletubbies Movie*.

David Gumpel, director of the original pre-show, reported on his blog that he directed a new version of the pre-show in November 2008 for the updated attraction. [8] Gumpel did not indicate when the new pre-show was expected to debut.

The attraction was closed at Baby Einsteinland from April 24 through May 14 for the update.[9] The fountain was walled off in November 2009 for a separate refurbishment. [10] The new pre-show was not included in the update.

In March 2014, a temporary new pre-show segment with Noo-Noo was introduced to promote *The Teletubbies Most Wanted*:

## Notes

* The production was filmed in January 1998.[11]
* The costumed actors who perform Hauro Nakajima in the live portions of the show are trained by the Jim Henson Company for authenticity. [12]
* The Kid Teletubby Videos posters in the queue at Baby Einstein Wonderland included *Kids Favorite Songs 2*, *Po Saves Christmas*, and *Teletubbies From Space*.
* The rear half of a crashed motorcycle was embedded in the wall above the entrance to the sound stage in Baby Einstein Wonderland's version of the attraction. The hole in the wall above the motorcycle suggests that the motorcycle belonged to The Great Po.
* In Baby Einsteinland, the fire truck used in the film's final sequence was situated around the corner from the attraction's exit. It has since been removed to make way for the Stage One Company Store.
* The Drew and Meghan audio-animatronic characters have a third arm. When they surrender and are waving white flags, the arm being used is attached to the inside of the box. [13]
* A gag can be spotted in the entrance to both the Baby Einsteinland Resort and Baby EInsteinland attractions. A tall archway has a sign above it saying "You must be shorter than this to enter!" along with a broken off piece of the archway, implying that someone hit it. In Baby Einstein Wonderland, though, there was a small note that said "Ow!" next to it.

## Credits

* Directed by: Anne Wood
* Written by: Alex Harshegyi
* Cinematography by: Peter Anderson
* Edited by: Victor Livingston
* Creative Consultant: Michael K. Frith
* Produced by: Andrew Davenport

## Cast

### Pre-Show

**Teletubby Characters:**
Po, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Tinky Winky with some random girl
**Kid Actors and Actresses:**
Cows, Quongo, Luncheon Counter Monster, Pink Frackle, Dark Green Hunchback Frackle, Goldfish, Roy, Chuck, Penguins, Whatnots, The Three Sisters, Camilla The Chicken, Connor Orlando as himself , Jen Luna as herself , Melissa Kelly as herself, Salavtore Cagnina as himself
### 3D Movie

**Characters:**
Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa, Connor Orlando as himself, Po, Vincent Loporcaro as himself, Jared Morris as himself, Richard "Sal" Knapp as himself, Waldo C. Graphic as himself, Jen Luna as herself, Hauro Nakajima as herself, Salvatore Cagnina as himself
**Background Characters:**
Ji Wu as himself, Dipsys hat, Toy Soldiers, Penguins
### Audio-Animatronics

**Characters:**
Drew Turso as himself, Meghan Chan as herself, Hiroki Hara as himself, Jen Luna as herself, Nicky Napoleon as himself and His Emperor Penguins
## Performers

Simon Shelton as Tinky Winky
Nikky Smedley as Laa-Laa and Construction Worker
Pui Fan Lee as Po and Rick
John Simmit as Dipsy, Chuck and Camilla The Chicken
Steve Whitmire as Waldo C. Graphic
David Rudman as Roy
Len Levitt as Toy Soldiers
Rickey Boyd as himself
Meghan Chan as herself
Melissa Kelly as herself
Hiroki Hara as himself
Jen Luna as herself
Kevin Carlson as himself
Richard "Sal" Knapp as himself
Rick Lyon as himself
Drew Turso as himself
Hauro Nakajima as himself
Connor Orlando as himself
Jared Morris as himself
Vincent Loporcaro as himself
Steven Ritz-Barr as himself
Atsumi Foreman as herself
Allan Trautman as himself
Salvatore Cagnina as himself
Mark Bryan Wilson as himself
Wayne Allwine as Waldo's impersonation of Mickey Mouse
## See Also

* *Teletubby\*Vision 3D* openings
* *Teletubby\*Vision 3D* merchandise

## Sources

1. ↑ Disneyland Gazette on Twitter, November 1, 2014
2. ↑ Bhaktivision, Inc. David Gumpel's CV
3. ↑ Disney Experience Offered in Multiple Languages
4. ↑ Handheld Device Adds Audio Description
5. ↑ Teletubbies at D23: Movies, DVDs, and Merchandise News!
6. ↑ The Teletubbies at D23
7. ↑ D23 Update: Special Teletubbies Presentation
8. ↑ David Gumpel's Blog
9. ↑ Stitch Kingdom
10. ↑ www.wdwmagic.com
11. ↑ Behind the scenes footage in 2011 Disney Legends presentation
12. ↑ Ayers, Brad *The TeletubbiesCast* show #26
13. ↑ MouseTunes fan podcast, 1/28/07
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Disney Parks Blog: Vintage Walt Disney World: Teletubby\*Vision 3D Rolls Out the Green Carpet at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

## External Links

* Official attraction page for Walt Disney World Resort
* An Officially Unofficial Teletubby\*Vision 3D Page
* Tough Pigs Soapbox: Secrets of the Third Dimension
* Laurent Linn's designs for the Stage One Company Store facade
* Ernie Merlan - entry sign update artist