Muppet*Vision 3D has unexpectedly received an update. The attraction opened at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in 1991 and, beyond refurbishments, has been largely unchanged since then. Disney has used modern technology to enhance a scene in the 32-year-old show with projection mapping.
When Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker create Waldo C. Graphic, and Waldo begins going wild, he splits into multiples and declares, “Now I can start my own football team!” During this sequence, new projection mapping shows dozens of Waldos flying across the walls.
Beaker and Bunsen then use a vacuum to suck up all the Waldos (except one who escapes).
You may be thinking that this effect isn’t new. Well before now, the attraction used GOBOs to put Waldos on the walls — these were essentially moving stencils that projected otherwise static images. With the new projection mapping, each Waldo appears to be doing his own thing, and they stand out more clearly.