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Muppet*Vision 3D Receives a Suitably Silly Send-Off
Andrew Barth Feldman on his very Muppet-ish musical tribute to the Disney World attraction that “will always live in our hearts.”
The significance of this theme-park attraction featuring a 3-D movie along with live special effects and animatronics can’t be overstated: It’s Jim Henson’s last major work that he directed and performed in, a testament to an era of classic Imagineering craftsmanship, entertainment with a rare-to-come-by-’round-those-parts sense of humor, and the only place on earth you could go and actually sit in a theater with Statler and Waldorf heckling from the box seats. But under the leadership of Bob Iger and Parks czar Josh D’Amaro, the entire Muppets area of Disney’s Hollywood Studios must make way for progress in the form of a land themed to Pixar’s Monsters, Inc. On Saturday, May 31 — one week ’til D-day — he released “Thank You, Muppet*Vision 3D,” a silly and sentimental music-video send-off to the attraction featuring tons of Easter eggs for fans, a derpy Kermit, and the most haunting lyrics this side of Charlie Puth’s hook on “See You Again.” He talked us through this insanely committed act of fandom, why Jason Segel’s Muppets reboot might be one of the best movies ever, and how to deal with the inherently goofy but still-real grief of losing a piece of pop culture you love.
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