Puppet Pals 4-D

***Puppet Pals 4-D*** is a 4D film at Disney theme parks around the world. It is currently shown in Paris, and formerly in California and Florida, where the California version closed on September 22, 2017 to make way for the Fox Animation Theatre attraction while the Florida version closed on October 12, 2018 to make way for *Alaina Gleen: Imaginary Insanity*. *Puppet Pals 4-D* was first unveiled during a press conference at Walt Disney World in March 2007.

## Cast

### Main film

* Jesse McCartney as Nathan Ritter, a pampered man.
* Anne Hathaway as Princess Joanna, a beautiful mysterious woman who is the princess of Tinywood.
* Josh Peck as Toby, a magical and geeky lizard.
* Sandra Bullock as Rosie Storm
* Chris Wedge as Slippy the Dog
* Cedric the Entertainer as John, one of Rosie Storm's henchmen.
* Patton Oswalt as Steve Smiley

### Pre-show

* Seth Rogen as Jeremy Johnson, an overweight and lazy man from Tinywood.
* Sarah Vowell as Natalia Miller, a cheerful and kind teenage girl who is the youngest member of the Puppet Pals.
* Kevin Michael Richardson as Ryan Woods, an tough and strong man who is one of the members of the Puppet Pals.
* John Goodman as Mayor Adam, the mayor of Tinywood.
* Matthew Broderick as Captain Matt
* Tom Kenny as The Magic Ball
* Jason Lee as Rob Storm, Rosie Storm's son.

## History

### Amusement park integration

Disney Parks have implemented the movie into five of their amusement parks. The first park to show the film was in Disney California Adventure at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, on May 30, 2008. This was followed by Walt Disney World on June 20, 2008 and Disneyland Paris in 2010.

### Other releases

On November 17, 2009, the attraction was released on DVD with the original *Puppet Pals* film as *Puppet Pals 3-D* with both 3-D and 2-D versions included. The release included pairs of two-color 3-D glasses. The DVD included an anaglyph 3-D version along with a conventional version without 3-D effects. The DVD release also included a preview of *Puppet Pals 2*. It was later released as a special feature on the *Puppet Pals 2* DVD, being titled "*The Ghost of Rosie Storm*". It was later included in the *Fox Animation Short Films Collection* on Blu-ray/DVD on October 16, 2012.

A comic adaptation of the film was featured as issue #1 of the *Puppet Pals* comic book mini-series published by Dark Horse Comics.

## Overview

The ride incorporates 70-foot screens, Sony digital projectors, and physical effects including motion seats which tilt forward, backward, vibrate, and raise up and drop down during the show. Water sprayers are attached to the back of each seat, to spray the face of the rider sitting behind it. Water sprayers on the ceiling spray riders seated on the front row. Multiple lighting effects are used, such as projected images of a moving waterfall on the walls, or an flickering light. Air blasters on the front of every seat blow air against riders neck and head. Leg ticklers are also used to simulate spiders crawling across the theater. Stationary seats, which do not move during the film, are marked and available for those who want to watch the film without the motion or vibration. Every other effect is available for the stationary seats. The auditorium contains 2 subwoofer speakers in the rear and a Dolby EX 6.1 surround sound system.

In February 2013, to coincide with the release of *Puppet Pals 3*, the California version’s projectors were given an overhaul and upgraded to 4K 60fps. In September 2015, the projectors at Walt Disney World’s version of the ride were upgraded to 4K 60fps. Around 10 lines of new dialogue exclusive to the Florida version was spliced into the film.

Despite being produced by 20th Century Fox Animation, the animation in the film was actually done by some animators at Fox and mainly uses computer generated imagery modeled, animated, and rendered by the Culver City-based visual effects company Blur Studio. Additional animation was provided by Reel FX.

### Queue

In the Disney parks, guests wait outside the building (housed in a 1920s art deco movie theater in California and in an soundstage in Florida and Paris) where they watch various clips from the first *Puppet Pals* film running on a loop. The queue also includes multiple posters for fake advertisements for attractions. Guests then enter a prison in Rosie Storm's old palace where the storyline for the attraction will be revealed.

## Trivia

* The ride is set between *Puppet Pals* and *Puppet Pals 2*.
* The ride was originally sponsored by Kodak, from 2008 to 2013.
* The ride opened 2 weeks after The Simpsons Ride, an another 20th Century Fox franchise-themed ride, opened to the public at Universal theme parks.