Editing Muppet*Vision 3D (section)

==Attraction==

=== Queue ===
[[File:Muppets (23177325200).jpg|250px|thumb|left|Indoor queue at Disney's Hollywood Studios]]

Before guests are seated in the theater where the film is shown, they go through the queue, which winds through "Muppet Labs", home of [[Dr. Bunsen Honeydew]] and his assistant [[Beaker (Muppet)|Beaker]]. The audience passes several office doors, all featuring outlandish job descriptions and spoof movie posters featuring the Muppets, including ''[[Bride of Frankenstein|The Bride of Froggen-Schwein]]'', ''[[The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film)|The Pigseidon Adventure]]'', and ''[[Superman in film|SuperBeaker II]]''. Guests then enter a large room filled with Muppet "props" and boxes with comical and humorous labels. Above guests' heads are sets of three television monitors, where the pre-show featuring several Muppets is shown.

The audience is repeatedly reminded to take a pair of 3D glasses from several containers around the room before entering the theater, which is modeled after the theater depicted on ''[[The Muppet Show]]''. ''Muppet*Vision 3D'' is the only Disney 3D attraction currently playing which refers to the glasses as "3D Glasses". However, the glasses are sometimes referred to as "3D Safety Goggles", foreshadowing the "dangerous" experiments guests will be visiting.

At Disney California Adventure, the queue was different in that it featured a cast member at the turnstile handing out the glasses individually and the "hallway" scene from the Disney's Hollywood Studios queue was replaced with a "courtyard" filled with various props. The queue winded around a fake "set", blending in with the rest of the Hollywood Land district.  Guests also saw half of a motorbike protruding from the wall above, with a hole in the shape of [[Gonzo (Muppet)|Gonzo]]. The pre-show room there included a scrolling LED monitor known as The Official Time Clock which displayed various messages and jokes (including references to [[Elvis Presley|Elvis]] and [[The Mickey Mouse Club]]) while counting down to showtime.

In the spring of 2008, the queue was replaced with an eating area for the nearby Award Weiners restaurant in order to provide more seating for it. The spoof movie posters were removed, now in their place are real movie posters promoting current and upcoming films from [[The Walt Disney Studios (division)|Walt Disney Studios]] as well as posters promoting [[Disney+]] shows. The original "Disaster Effects" storage area remained until January 2015.

From March 2014 to December 2016, the pre-show was edited to include [[List of Muppets#Constantine|Constantine]], the villain from ''[[Muppets Most Wanted]]'' (2014), to promote the new film. Likewise, in October 2021, the majority of the pre-show was replaced with a promo for ''[[Muppets Haunted Mansion]]'' (2021). Hosted by [[Pepe the King Prawn]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.disneyfanatic.com/muppets-haunted-mansion-preshow-is-coming-to-muppetvision-3d-at-disneys-hollywood-studios-bd1/|title=BREAKING: "Muppets Haunted Mansion" Preshow is Coming to Muppet*Vision 3D at Disney's Hollywood Studios|date=September 23, 2021 }}</ref>

===Pre-show===
[[File:dca muppet preshow.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Pre-show area as it appeared at [[Disney California Adventure]]]]

Inside the prop warehouse, guests watch a film that shows the Muppets preparing for the upcoming show. The pre-show begins with a construction crew attempting to hang a series of Kodak signs (after Kodak left the sponsorship, the signs were also turned into MuppetVision 3D title cards) and a MuppetVision 3D title card, with comical results. The preparations for the show are being supervised by [[Scooter (Muppet)|Scooter]], who first has to deal with a series of technical difficulties. As Scooter attempts to get the show in order, he is constantly interrupted by the cast. [[Fozzie Bear]] is the first to interrupt, as while it initially appears that he is trying to get the penguins ready in the orchestra, it eventually becomes clear that he is also  trying to present his new musical act, The Three Ds. The group then performs a disastrous version of "By the Light of the Silvery Moon". [[Bean Bunny]] is prepping for [[Miss Piggy]]’s musical number. Ignoring Scooter's warnings not to interrupt her, Bean is eventually karate chopped across the room by her. Next, [[Gonzo (Muppet)|Gonzo]] takes center stage in the film when he sends Scooter away to answer the telephone (despite the fact that Muppets do not have one). Gonzo then tries to tap dance with a vase of flowers on his head. After Bean once again attempts to help Miss Piggy, [[Sam Eagle]] appears to provide guests safety instructions, which Gonzo interrupts with news that [[Mickey Mouse]] is in the building, only to reveal that it is just [[Rizzo the Rat]] wearing Mickey Mouse ears. Finally, a stampede of Muppets run over Sam and enter the theater and guests follow them in.

===Main show===
[[File:dca muppet theater.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Main Theater as it appeared in Disney California Adventure]]

In addition to the Muppets on-screen, there are also a number of in-theater [[Audio-animatronic]] Muppets that interact with the show:[[Statler and Waldorf]] heckle from their balcony near the screen, an orchestra of penguins rises into sight to perform, and the Swedish Chef "operates" the film projector from the booth above and behind the audience.

As the curtain rises, Gonzo appears behind a door and pushes a stick labeled "3D" towards the audience. [[Kermit the Frog]] appears and welcomes the audience to Muppet*Vision 3D. He then gives the audience a tour of Muppet Studios, where many of the Muppets are preparing for segments in the show, including a song by Miss Piggy, and musical finale by Sam. As this point, Kermit is interrupted by Fozzie, who performs a series of "cheap 3D tricks." This includes a noisemaker, a can of springs, and a flower that sprays water. Statler and Waldorf heckle Fozzie, telling him that his act is not funny even in 3D.

Kermit then takes the audience to a top secret laboratory. He then introduces [[Dr. Bunsen Honeydew]] and his assistant, [[Beaker (Muppet)|Beaker]]. However, Bunsen and Beaker are unable to control their newest invention; a living 3D effect called [[Waldo C. Graphic]], (who first appeared on ''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]'' in 1989) Waldo proves to be uncontrollable and wreaks havoc in the lab. Bunsen tells Beaker to use the lab's inflatomatic to deactivate Waldo. He does so, but instead of being deactivated, Waldo explodes into smaller versions of himself. Bunsen then tells Beaker to use the lab's [[vacuum cleaner]] to suck up all the Waldos, but also accidentally sucks up the entire lab. All but one Waldo is sucked up and realizing he is free, [[shape shifts]] into a [[taxi cab]] and drives away.

Kermit then reappears. Fozzie returns and attempts to demonstrate his flying pie but it malfunctions and hits him in the face. Kermit then introduces Miss Piggy's musical rendition of "[[Dream a Little Dream of Me]]". Bean attempts to assist Miss Piggy by using various props to add 3D effects. These include bubbles blown from a bubble maker. To add to the realism, real soap bubbles are blown from the ceiling of the theater. Miss Piggy gets annoyed and Bean then gives her a rope, explaining that it is for the [[water skiing]] finale. A boat pulls Miss Piggy into the pond and out of the scene. A frustrated Sam sends Bean away. Bean then meets Waldo and together, they leave the film. Gonzo sees Bean and Waldo leaving and goes to find Kermit. Gonzo gathers Kermit and Fozzie to help him look for Bean. [[Sweetums]] (who is a live full-bodied Muppet) comes out into the audience to search for him having already done so on screen. With help from the audience, he finds Bean on the other side balcony, across from Statler and Waldorf. He explains why he ran away and agrees to stay if he can help in the finale. Kermit, Fozzie, and Gonzo decide to let Bean shoot off the fireworks.

Kermit then introduces the finale with a toy soldier marching band playing patriotic music. During their performance, Waldo bounces on their heads and one of the tuba players gets his head stuck inside. Since he cannot see, he runs into people and causes them to fall down. Sam then tells Bean to shoot off the fireworks. To show off, Waldo shape shifts into a rocket and zooms around Miss Piggy, who is dressed like the Statue of Liberty, and accidentally tears off her skirt. Waldo then plummets into the penguin orchestra, causing smoke to rise. Sweetums reappears and tells Chef to stop the projector. He then puts out the fire with water, which infuriates the penguins and they decide to retaliate with a cannon. After Sweetums tells the audience to duck, the penguins fire their cannon and hit the projector.

Chef then tries to destroy Waldo, who has escaped from the film and is now all alone on a blank screen, by firing a gun at him. After missing several times, Chef decides to use a cannon. This causes an explosion as the theater blows up, tearing a hole in the screen, as well as "revealing" some bricks and sheetrock throughout the main theater, and revealing what is on the "other side" of the screen: guests at a Disney park. Statler and Waldorf (now hiding in their box), hold up white flags in surrender. Kermit then appears on the back of a [[fire engine]] through the hole to apologize for the chaos. He then bids the audience farewell and the curtains close. Waldo appears one last time and shape shifts into [[Mickey Mouse]] so that nobody would recognize him. However, he shape shifts back to his true form as a vacuum sucks him up. Bean comments on what a cute ending the show was as the curtains on his balcony close.