Originally Posted By smctopia I used to be scared to death by Mummenschanz when they appeared on Sesame Street and the Muppet Show but now as an adult I think they would be interesting at Epcot. Since they are Swiss/Italian, they can appear as entertainment in the Italy pavilion. Does anyone have fond memories of being freaked out by seeing them on TV and what would you do if they were at Epcot? Visit Walt Dated World <a href="http://waltdatedworld.bravepages.com" target="_blank">http://waltdatedworld.bravepag es.com</a>
Originally Posted By Labuda I recall being freaked out by them as a kid, yep! lol And in high school, my best friend did some mummenschantz-style performances - fun stuff as a teen, albeit still freaky. I'd not mind seeiming that style of performance at Epcot one bit!
Originally Posted By TDLFAN I personally would like to see Disney loose the Muppet franchise. They are cute, funny and such but not "Disney" in the traditional way of being something conceived and released by the Disney artists. If they ever brought the muppets to EPCOT, it would be a sad day for me. For the record...I have always felt a bit of the same feeling for Pixar, but at least they got originally released by Disney, but they are not Disney enough for me. Sorry, just my opinion.
Originally Posted By mickey_ring This makes me remember commercials for Mummenschanz performances in NY City. Something about terlet paper faces and other weird things. Yikes! It would be cool to scare my kids with them at Epcot. Heh, then there would be some management insistence that the TP faces should be 100 percent recyclable. Nope, no muppets at Epcot for me neither. The great thing about the '80s Epcot Center was that it was so different from MK.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: Not really. Winnie the Pooh was drawn by honest-to-Gosh Disney artists--just as was Mickey and the gang. ORDDU: Whereas the Muppets are Johnny come latelys--who were thrown out of their own house--only to be picked up by Disney & CO. We understand the point you're trying to make, TDLFAN, duckling. ORGOCH: 'Sides! Who wants a PIG fer a mascot, anyways?! Almost as bad a havin' a big fat witch fer yer sister!
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Mickey and the gang were Walt's creations ( and the 9 old men) -- Pooh was not a Walt creation....all movie realeases post Walt and none of the top animators worked on them either... So yes, more Disney than the Muppets, but I would not include with the Fab 5 -- nor most of the movie releases up thru the late 60's when Pooh was first released.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: Yes, but the Disney version of Winnie the Pooh was created by Disney artists, all the same. Both Pixar and Jim Henson Productions are totally different animals who created their characters from at different studios. That's what makes all the difference to a Cauldron girl.
Originally Posted By smctopia Mummenschanz were not actually Muppets. They were a mime troop that happend to be a guest on the Muppet show and also on Sesame Street. Visit Walt Dated World <a href="http://waltdatedworld.bravepages.com" target="_blank">http://waltdatedworld.bravepag es.com</a>
Originally Posted By TDLFAN I agree with you ORWEN. Right now, I concider Chicken Little more worthy of being at the Disney parks than the Muppets.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>Mummenschanz were not actually Muppets.<< Oh really? Then that prooves how much I really care about the Muppets in general.
Originally Posted By lesherb mickey ring...I remember the toilet paper faces, too. In fact, that is all I remember. I didn't watch the Muppet Show and am too old for Sesame Street. I did see them on the commercials for their live shows in NYC.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 As much as I love the Muppets, I have to agree that Chicken Little deserves more widespread time....however I have absolutely no problem with expanding the Muppets role in the Studios as they could really use the help there....and the Studios are about other than Disney also. More Star Wars ( like the wonderful SWW's ) and more Muppets - another attraction for each would be nice
