Friday, February 12, 2021

D23 Muppet Mayhem!

D23, the official Disney Fan Club is hosting a "celebrational muppetational" week of "Muppet Mayhem."

With so many milestones to celebrate this year, from 25th anniversary of Muppet Treasure Island and the 30th anniversary of Dinosaurs, to The Muppet Show arriving on Disney+, it takes a whole week of Muppet mayhem to express our excitement!

First, join D23 on Tuesday February 16 as they celebrating the 25th anniversary of Muppet Treasure Island with a two-part “Cabin Fever” Watch Party!


At 3 p.m. EST/12 p.m. PST Set sail with a special look behind the “seas” with a panel of some of the swashbuckling crew that brought this high-seas adventure to the big screen! Join Director Brian Henson, Puppeteers Dave Goelz and Bill Barretta, Jim Hawkins actor Kevin Bishop, and host Leigh Slaughter, Vice President of Muppets Studio, as they share stories about bringing Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic pirate tale to the screen in the most Muppetational way!
Watch Here: D23.com | Facebook.com/DisneyD23 | YouTube.com/DisneyD23

Then drop anchor to Disney+ and Twitter as D23 and some of your favorite Muppets live tweet along with Muppet Treasure Island. We’ll uncover some buried gems as fans everywhere watch together!

HOW TO JOIN:

Watch Party at 7 p.m. EST/4 p.m. PST

Twitter.com/DisneyD23

Join the conversation & follow along using: #D23MuppetMayhem


Then on Thursday February 18th D23 is hosting the premiere of "A Muppetational Legacy with D23"

It’s time to play the music and light the lights as D23: The Official Disney Fan Club takes us on a celebrational Muppetational journey looking at the legacy of The Muppets with those that know them best.

Host Leigh Slaughter (Vice President, Muppets Studio) is joined by legendary Bill Barretta (Puppeteer, Pepe, Rowlf, Swedish Chef), Dave Goelz (Puppeteer, Gonzo, Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf), Kevin Bishop (actor, Jim Hawkins), and Brian Henson (Puppeteer, Director, Producer, Chairman of The Jim Henson Company) for a fun, wide-ranging conversation that looks back at Disney Legend Jim Henson and the long and successful collaboration between The Muppets and Disney.
"A Muppetational Legacy with D23" will premiere Thursday, February 18, 2021, at 7pm EST

Where to watch:

D23.com
Facebook.com/DisneyD23
YouTube.com/DisneyD23


D23 Inside the Disney podcast will have a Muppet episode Thursday, February 18, as well. You can find the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and TuneIn.

But that's not all, to further celebrate these milestones D23 is giving fans an opportunity to “dress up right.”


BoxLunch has an exclusive discount for D23 members in honor of Muppet Mayhem. February 11, 2021 - February 20, 2021, D23 members can get 30 percent off online orders by entering the promo code: D2330 when shopping at BoxLunch.com.

Items include this 
Disney The Muppets Dr. Teeth Band T-Shirt: 

Dr. Teeth


Support your favorite Muppets band with this tee featuring Dr. Teeth and all of the Electric Mayhem: Floyd Pepper, Zoot, Janice, and, of course, Animal. BoxLunch will provide the T-shirt, and you can provide the psychedelic bus. 

And Disney The Muppets Kermit The Frog Lying Down Pose White Zip Around Wallet:

Kermit

This handy wallet, which happens to be made from vegan leather, offers a convenient place to hold your phone and other essentials—and we would argue that Kermit’s smiling face makes this an essential in and of itself. Keep Kermit close at hand whenever you’re on the go.

D23 highlights these and a few more items, but head over to BunchLunch for many more. 

"Muppet Mayhem" continues for D23 Gold Members with two exclusive Muppet Treasure Island pins, created in stunning gold enamel exclusively for D23 by Disney artist Sofi Ouhri.

Featuring Kermit as the dashing Captain Smollett and Fozzie as Squire Trelawney (and Mr. Bimbo!), these D23 Gold Member-exclusive pins chart a course across the “big blue wet thing”! 

Each pin is a limited edition of 1,500, will be available exclusively to D23 Gold Members on shopDisney.com at 7 a.m. PT on February 15, 2021.

Each pin is sold separately for $12.99 each. 1 pin of each style per membership.


D23's "Muppet Mayhem" week culminates with the launch of The Muppet Show of Disney+ February 19th!

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