Muppets Named Family Ambassadors for New York City
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The Muppets were today named New York City Family Ambassadors by NYC & Company, New York City’s tourism and marketing organization. As part of the year-long collaboration, the Muppets will encourage family travel to New York by highlighting the best ways for families to experience and enjoy the many dining and shopping venues, cultural institutions, parks and attractions across the five boroughs.
“I’ve loved New York ever since I arrived in New York harbor and saw that the Statue of Liberty is green. What a welcome! New York is a great place for families, frogs, pigs, bears and…uh, whatevers to visit. We can’t wait to show the world the best ways to hop around the city!” said Kermit the Frog, the world’s most famous amphibian.
Added Miss Piggy, “New York is the most fabulous city in the world. In fact, it’s almost as fabulous as moi. So don’t just sit there! Get ready world! You’re about to take the ultimate diva’s tour of moi’s favorite city! Lucky vous!”
The Muppets will also encourage locals to explore different neighborhoods across New York City by highlighting family-friendly things to do, see, and visit. The Muppets will share their personal City preferences at www.nycgo.com/family where Miss Piggy will discuss shopping, Kermit will help visitors navigate the five boroughs, Swedish Chef will focus on cuisine and more.
“We could not imagine better NYC Family Ambassadors than the lovable and enchanting Muppets,” said George Fertitta, CEO of NYC & Company. “Appealing to fans of all ages across the globe, the Muppets will highlight what they love about the five boroughs and illustrate why New York City is the perfect place for families to visit this year.”
Footage from today’s announcement has been posted to YouTube courtesy of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s office:
Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Events, Muppets, New York, New York City, NYC
Photos/Video: The Muppets Take Hollywood (Walk of Fame)
Recognizing more than five decades of entertainment they have brought to the world, the Muppets were the latest to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of Disney’s El Capitan Theatre yesterday.
The celebration was emceed by Chamber President and CEO Leron Gubler, with special guest speakers Rich Ross, Chairman, The Walt Disney Studios and Lisa Henson, CEO, The Jim Henson Company. Several Muppets were on hand to receive the star including Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo, Animal, Pepe, Sweetums, and Walter, the newest Muppet, who made his debut in Disney’s 2011 film. The Muppets’ star is the 2,466th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
“Thanks to creative genius Jim Henson and these extraordinary puppeteers, the Muppets are truly worldwide icons and Hollywood stars,” said Ross. “They are a treasured part of the Disney family, and we’re thrilled to see them join so many other luminaries on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.”
Photos by Alberto E. Rodriguez/WireImage, courtesy Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
‘Muppets’ Disney Universe Content Now Available (Costumes, Screenshots)
The months-long question ‘am I a man or am I a Muppet?’ has finally been answered and it’s a resounding BOTH! It’s time to Muppet Up in ‘Disney Universe’ for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 as Disney Interactive Studios has released the much anticipated Muppets downloadable content (DLC) pack on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live.
Costumes for Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo the Great and Animal are now available for purchase for $.99 (PSN) or 80 points (XbL) each or as a set for $2.99 (PSN) or 240 points (XbL). Each costume also comes with a costume-inspired upgradeable tool as well.
Below are our galleries of costumes and screenshots from ‘Disney Universe’ which now feature the ‘Muppets’ downloadable content.
Categories: Video Games Tags: Disney Universe, DU, Muppets, PlayStation, XBox 360
GIVEAWAY: Win ‘The Muppets’ on Blu-Ray, Wocka Wocka Value Pack Edition
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment and Stitch Kingdom are proud to offer the opportunity for one of our readers to win a free copy of the Wocka Wocka edition of Disney’s The Muppets on Disney Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack with free digital soundtrack download, available to own on March 20, 2012 (now available for pre-order
On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, his brother Gary (Jason Segel) and Gary’s girlfriend, Mary (Amy Adams), from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze Muppet Studios and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets’ former stomping grounds. To stage a telethon and raise the $10 million needed to save the studio, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways: Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino tribute band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management, and Gonzo is a high-powered plumbing magnate.
Disney’s The Muppets Blu-ray Combo Pack, with its flawless picture and pitch perfect sound, comes with a fantastic slate of bonus content including the laugh out loud “The Longest Blooper Reel Ever Made (In Muppet History––We Think).” The exciting release also includes the hilarious featurette “A Little Screen Test on the Way to the Read Through,” which follows Jason Segel, Kermit, The Great Gonzo, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy and others as they get ready for the first day of production, and much more fun.
Additional fun-filled features on Disney’s The Muppets Blu-ray include a groundbreaking industry first — ‘Disney Intermission,’ a hilarious all-new feature that allows viewers to press Pause on their remote control and watch as the Muppets take over the screen and entertain until the movie resumes playing. The release also includes “Explaining Evil: The Full Tex Richman Song,” an extended version of the rollicking rap song by villain Tex Richman (Academy Award® winner Chris Cooper) who provides the hilarious backstory of why he hates the Muppets. The extended version of the song is included on the digital soundtrack and features Disney Music Group Tenor, Nathan Pacheco. Audio commentaries with screenwriter and star Jason Segel, director James Bobin and screenwriter Nicholas Stoller are also included.
The entry period runs though March 30, 2012. See the entry form below to how to enter on Facebook and/or Twitter. Enter daily through Twitter (see below for details).
Categories: DVD/Blu-Ray, Movies Tags: Contests, Giveaways, Muppets, Sweepstakes
Photos: Oscar Winners Kermit, Miss Piggy Arrive at 84th Annual Academy Awards
Not a dry eye was in the house, as Miss Piggy — dressed by Zac Posen with shoes by Christian Louboutin, jewelry by Fred Leighton and hair by Kim Kimble — and long-time partner Kermit the Frog took to the red carpet at the 84th Annual Academy Awards held this evening where they will be presenting, marking the fifth appearance by the Muppets on the telecast. The Muppets was nominated and won for a ‘Best Song’ for ‘Man or Muppet’ written by Bret McKenzie.
The critically acclaimed and fan heralded The Muppets will be available as a Blu-ray/DVD
On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, his brother Gary (Jason Segel) and Gary’s girlfriend Mary (Amy Adams) from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets’ former stomping grounds. To stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the theater, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways: Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino tribute band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management, and Gonzo is a high-powered plumbing magnate.
Photos courtesy Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Categories: Movies Tags: Academy Awards, Events, Muppets, Oscars
‘Muppet Midship Detective Agency’ on Disney Fantasy First Look (Video)
As the Disney Fantasy makes its Transatlantic voyage to Pier 88 in Manhattan, where it will be christened on March 1, Disney Cruise Line has been releasing a series of video blogs with Cruise Directors Brent Davies and Ray Smale. Until now, the reality has been that the videos have all been apparently produced before the ship set sail (and who can blame them with such poor internet connectivity in the middle of the Atlantic?) and haven’t really contained any new information. That all changed, however, with yesterday’s entry which not only looks at some of the new Enchanted Art exclusive to the Disney Fantasy, but a decent first look at the Muppet Midship Detective Agency, also exclusive to the ship.
A new variation on the Disney Dream’s Midship Detective Agency, the Muppet version introduces ‘The Case of the Stolen Show’ in which guests aboard the Disney Fantasy use the ship’s Enchanted Art and special game cards and maps to help Kermit and the gang locate missing props so the show can go on.
The Disney Fantasy will have its inaugural voyage on March 31, 2012.
Categories: Disney Cruise Line Tags: DCL, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Fantasy, Muppets
Muppets Build-A-Bear Workshop Online Exclusive Now Available for Limited Time
Expected to be available in their brick-and-mortar stores beginning February 28, Build-A-Bear Workshop has just released its Kermit and Miss Piggy Muppet plush as online exclusives, available now and for a limited time.
The Muppet Build-A-Bear Workshop plush are unique in that they are in fact puppets as inspired by their real-life counterparts, offering a hole in the back of their heads to access the controls to open and close their mouths.
Available as plush are Kermit and Miss Piggy as well as a Kermit Tee and a non-Muppet specific Fuchsia Fringe Dress and matching heels. Aside from the plush, none of the other items are indicated as being web exclusives.
Special thanks to Tough Pigs for the heads up.
Categories: Merchandise Tags: BABW, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Collectibles, Merchandise, Muppets
Muppet Tees from Adidas Now Available
Expanding on its popular Muppets line, Adidas has now released a series of new tees for men featuring several of the characters: Kermit the Frog, Gonzo the Great, Animal and Fozzie Bear.
The Kermit tee (featured here) is green and features Kermit’s name along with ‘the original hip-hop;’ Gonzo’s tee is in blue and features his name along with ‘the great;’ Animal’s tee is in black and features his name along with ‘wild one!;’ and Fozzie’s tee (incorrectly spelled as Fozzy) is also black and features his trademark line, ‘wocka! wocka!’
Each of the tees are now available in sizes S-XXL for $25 each.
Categories: Merchandise Tags: Adidas, Clothing, Fashion, Merchandise, Muppets
‘The Muppets’ on Blu-ray March 20; Bonus Features to Include ‘Disney Intermission’
The critically acclaimed and fan heralded The Muppets will be making its debut on Disney Blu-ray/DVD on March 20, 2012. It will be available as a Blu-ray/DVD
We should have more details soon, but we have received a preliminary list of bonus features found with the Blu-ray edition of the film:
DVD BONUS FEATURES
- The Longest Blooper Reel Ever Made in Muppet History
BLU-RAY BONUS FEATURES
- The Longest Blooper Reel Ever Made in Muppet History
- Disney Intermission (Pausing the film makes The Muppets take over the screen)
- Scratching The Surface: A Hasty Examination of the Making of The Muppets – Hosted by unit production manager monster J.G., the cast and crew take a behind the screnes look at making Muppet and movie history.
- Explaining Evil: The full Tex Richman song
- A Little Screen Test on the Way to the Read Through – Hilarious footage follows the Muppet gang as they go to their first table reading
- Eight deleted scenes
- Spoof trailers (previously unreleased)
- Audio commentary with Jason Segel, James Bobin, and Nicholas Stoller
- Easter eggs
DIGITAL BONUS FEATURES
- Inside Walter’s Trailer – Take a peek inside Walter’s trailer as he prepares to play his big role
At this point, there is no indication that The Muppets will support Disney’s Second Screen technology which allows viewers to access additional photos, videos and information on an Apple iPad or PC in sync with the movie at no additional cost.
On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, his brother Gary (Jason Segel) and Gary’s girlfriend Mary (Amy Adams) from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets’ former stomping grounds. To stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the theater, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways: Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino tribute band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management, and Gonzo is a high-powered plumbing magnate.
Video: ‘The Muppets’ Disney Fantasy ‘The Case of the Stolen Show’ Interactive Game
Disney Cruise Line today debuted this video which goes behind-the-scenes at the making of the Midship Detective Agency interactive game on the Disney Fantasy. In the game, which takes advantage of the Enchanted Art displays — much like its counterpart already in place aboard sister ship Disney Dream — Pepe the King Prawn offers to take on detective duties to help Kermit and the rest of the Muppets find the missing props for their big performance. Kermit, worried about Pepe’s lack of detective skills, turns to the guests for help.
The adventure begins with Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo, Animal and a cast of more than 20 Muppets preparing to stage a big performance. But there’s a problem: Kermit’s banjo is missing, Fozzie’s squirting flower has vanished, Gonzo’s crash helmet has gone astray, Animal’s drum sticks have disappeared and the Swedish Chef can’t find his cleaver! All of the props for the big show have been stolen by a cunning thief (or more likely, another Muppet). As Walt Disney Imagineering Interactive Producer Estefania Pickens explains in the video, Kermit comes to the Midship Detective Agency to find Mickey Mouse to help find the stolen props. Instead, Kermit learns that Mickey has taken a lunch break and Pepe has taken over the office in Mickey’s absence.
Guided by a map and holding a unique game card in front of select pieces of Enchanted Art, guests unveil clues and find missing props. Elsewhere on the ship, guests may check a Muppets message board and find a Muppet-sized stateroom door to discover clues. Their mission is to identify the culprit and solve the crime before it’s time to raise the curtain and light the lights on the Muppets’ big show.
‘The Case of the Stolen Show’ is a self-paced adventure game designed for guests ages nine and older. It features several possible endings and multiple randomized events – so each time a guest plays, they have a different gaming experience.
Categories: Disney Cruise Line Tags: Disney Fantasy, Muppets
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