BREAKING: Closing Dates Announced for MuppetVision 3D and PizzeRizzo!

As we officially learned a few months ago, MuppetVision 3D is set to close for good this year and we now know the show will take it's final curtail call on June 7.

Walt Disney World announced the closing dates not only for MuppetVision 3D, but PizzeRizzo and the non-Muppet restaurant Mama Melrose as well. 

The final day to see MuppetVision will be June 7 which will also be the last day to enjoy a meal at PizzeRizzo, relieve yourself at Gonzo's Royal Flush, enjoy the exterior of the Stage 1 Company Store, see the Muppet fountain, or the rest of the Grand Avenue area as it stands now. 

Non-Muppet themed Italian restaurant, Mama Melrose, will close a month earlier on May 10.

“ the Grand Avenue area will begin a phase closing in May, with the last day to dine at Melrose’s Ristorante Italiano on May 10. Following that, Muppet*Vision 3D and PizzeRizzo will close, with the last day to experience both locations on June 7. But, the Muppet foolishness doesn’t stop there — Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and more of their friends will be moving right along to Sunset Boulevard! The Muppets will be taking over Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, teaming up with some of music’s biggest stars for a rockin’ music festival!“

This all makes way as Hollywood Studios theme park prepares to retheme Muppet Courtyard Grand Avenue to a “Monsters, Inc.” themed land.

Massive Amount Muppet Exclusives Released at Destination D23!

Disney released a plethora of jaw dropping items featuring The Muppets at their exclusive Destination D23 event. 

The Muppet area included a few new Muppets Haunted Mansion items including a new shirt and print:

A section of Muppet*Vision 3D items, including black and white shirts, sweatshirts, and coffee mugs:

The Muppets Studio had a whole selection of shirts, hats, bags, and more featuring the newest Muppet logo:

They also had a Muppets Studio box (?)

And directors chair! 

UPDATE: the chair is a prop and not for sale

That's not all, after years teasing park visitors with PizzeRizzo merch you couldn't buy, they had a ton of PizzeRizzo items including shirts, smocks, hats, jackets, and mugs. 

No word yet on if this items are truly exclusive to the event, or are test items Disney plans to release openly in the parks. These are stuff Muppet fans have been asking Disney to release for years and I hope Disney makes them available to as many fans as possible. 

Muppets Haunted Mansion Confectionery and More Cameos Revealed!

Disney recently served Muppet fans with two different types of marketing to promote Muppets Haunted Mansion.

At Walt Disney World's Hollywood Studios Pizzerizzo customers can literally take a bite out of the marketing for Muppets Haunted Mansion as Disney is serving up Muppets Haunted Mansion eclairs. Yes, that right Muppets Haunted Mansion eclairs. 

The chocolate filled confectionery feature the Muppets parodying the famous stretching portraits.

Crazy Harry as the Dynamite Man and Janice as the tightrope walker:

Link, Dr. Strangepork and Miss Poogy as the quicksand trio and Muppets take on Mansion's iconic wallpaper:
 

Here you can see the inside:

In addition to confectionary Disney has revealed a few more famous cameos we can expect from the upcoming special. 

The signing busts are: 

Pat Sajak (Wheel of Fortune):

Justina Machado (One Day at a Time):

Skai Jackson (Jessie):

Geoff Keighly (video game journalist):

Craig Robinson (The Office, Hot Tub Time Machine):

Celebrity with also be making cameos as ghost paintings as well:

Jeannie Mai (How Do I Look?):

Chrissy Metz (This is Us) as the Opera Singer:

Alfonso Ribeiro (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air):

Shasheer Zamata (Saturday Night Live):

and constant Muppet prisoner Danny Trejo (Machete, Muppets Most Wanted)

In their social media post announcing some of these cameos The Muppets proclaimed that "more chilling cameos will be revealed soon."

It's has now also been reveled that legendary actor Ed Asner (Mary Tyler Moore) will appear posthumously as well. 

Asner's involvement in the special was teased somewhat when they posted the following about his recent death. "Ed Asner was a great friend of The Muppets. Few have ever been as funny, talented, and kind as he was. We will miss him dearly."

Ed Asner was a great friend of The Muppets. Few have ever been as funny, talented, and kind as he was. We will miss him dearly.

— The Muppets (@TheMuppets) August 29, 2021

And that's not all, with the announcement of Asner, The Muppets tweeted, that even "more surprise guests to be revealed soon."

Muppets Haunted Mansion starts streaming October 8 on Disney+.

Breaking: PizzeRizzo May Close by End of Month!

According to rumors heard by Orlando Weekly Disney may looking to close PizzeRizzo by the end October!

So far this is only a rumor, but like most bad news revolving around Disney closures many prove to be true. If you heading to Hollywood Studios this month, make sure to stop in and tell them how much you like it. It may be your last chance!

PizzeRizzo Open For Business!

PizzeRizzo, the new Muppet themed restaurant, is now open in The Muppets Courtyard at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

The Disney Parks Blog released the first ever images of the interior today:

UPDATE:
Inside the magic was at the opening today and took these additional photos:

Ordering ques:

Specials board:

Menu:

Wall of Al Hirschfeld inspired Muppet caricatures:

You can check out the menu and exterior transformation here.