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=Emma Johnston Wikipedia's The Muppets article for ENGL9876.99=

Analysis of Article
I am going to edit the subheading "Theme parks" because it has the least information available of the above choices, and it also most closely relates with what I am interested in doing with the Muppets: puppeteering in Disney theme parks, and working with the Muppets at theme park attractions.
 * 1) The subheading "Print publications" needs to be put in order, and made more specific.
 * 2) The subheading "Theme parks" has nearly no content, and the present content is not relevant. It needs to be updated (practically rewritten) in detail.
 * 3) The heading "In popular culture" is vague and lacks information and dating.

Reading List

 * Hochberg, Mark. (28 March 2007.) Here Come The Muppets.
 * Marshall, Jack. (21 August 2007). Muppets On Wheels Debut At Epcot.
 * Palicki, Martin. (11 November 2010). The Themed Entertainment Association's 15th THEA Awards: Delightfully Disney.
 * Burgan, Derek. (1 April 2015.) After 50 Years, Walt Disney Imagineers Finally Perfect the Living Character Initiative.
 * McClellan, Debbie & Whitmire, Steve. (6 September 2015). The Future of The Muppets At Disney Parks.
 * Daher, Thierry. (8 November 2014). Disney Parks: Interactive Muppet Mayhem.

Original
The Muppets have been making worldwide appearances at Disney theme parks and the Disney Cruise Line since 1990. Their first attraction, Here Comes the Muppets, was a live stage show that opened shortly after Jim Henson's death and ran at Disney's Hollywood Studios (known then as Disney-MGM Studios) for a year. Muppet*Vision 3D opened on May 16, 1991, at Disney's Hollywood Studios, and is notable for being the final Muppets project to be produced by Jim Henson, the attraction had a subsequent opening on February 8, 2001, at Disney California Adventure Park, part of the Disneyland Resort. Directed by Henson and written by Bill Prady, the show is a 3D film featuring the Muppets in a plot similar to what was seen on The Muppet Show.

Walt Disney Imagineering designed the Muppet Mobile Lab, a free-roving, audio-animatronic that was later tested at Disney California Adventure Park and at Epcot at Walt Disney World. It is currently deployed at Hong Kong Disneyland.[72]

Revised
Discussion of a Muppet-themed attraction for the Disney parks began in 1989, and though acquisition of full rights to the characters was ultimately delayed until 2004 (see The Muppets Studio), the Muppets began making appearances at the Disney theme parks and the Disney Cruise Line in 1990. Their first featured attraction, Here Comes the Muppets, was a live stage show that opened shortly after Jim Henson's death and ran at Disney's Hollywood Studios (known then as Disney-MGM Studios) for a year. Muppet*Vision 3D, a 3D movie that featured audio-animatronic Muppets and 4D effects, then opened at Disney's Hollywood Studios on May 16, 1991. The attraction is notable for being the final Muppets project to be produced by Jim Henson. It had a subsequent opening on February 8, 2001, at Disney's California Adventure Park, t'''hough the theater there is sometimes used to screen movie previews instead. As of October 2015, the California Adventure theater is presenting a musical stage show based on the Disney movie Frozen called For the First Time In Forever - A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration in the attraction's place. '''

Walt Disney Imagineering designed the Muppet Mobile Lab, a free-roving vehicle with audio-animatronics '''and other special effects, in 2007; it features Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and his assistant Beaker. The attraction premiered for a few days in September''' at Epcot in Walt Disney World, and was later previewed at California Adventure in Disneyland, and is currently deployed at Hong Kong Disneyland. '''It is part of Disney's Living Character Initiative. '''

Original Contribution
Since the D23 Expo in August 2015, rumors have been circulating about the permanent closure of Muppet*Vision at both California Adventure and Hollywood Studios due to the newly announced Star Wars Land expansion. However, at a September 2015 Dragon Con panel, Debbie McCllelan, the creative director for the Muppet brand at The Walt Disney Company and vice president of Muppet Studios LLC, dispelled these rumors, stating that the park is in fact outlining new Muppets projects. "We are looking at doing some of what they call 'pop-up' shows [with characters puppeteered live in the parks]," McCllelan said. "The hope is that if the [ABC] show does well, we'll have another movie."

Disney has released numerous collector pins featuring the Muppets since the full aquisition of the franchise in 2003. These include Limited Edition pins, Hidden Mickey pin collections, mystery pin sets, 2008 pin sets promoting the film The Muppets, cast lanyard pins, and assorted individual rack pins. Over 100 pins displaying the characters have been released overall.

In 2010, the Muppets were the face of the "Give A Day, Get A Disney Day" charity campaign. Guests could register for a select service activity on the Disney website, and in return for completing the service work, participants could print a voucher for a free one-day admission ticket to Disneyland or Walt Disney World Resort. The Muppets appeared in television and print ads for the campaign, and were featured prominently on the campaign's website.