Muppet Stuff Video: Retro Con 2022 Haul!

Join me as I look thorough a mystery box of donations as well my pick ups from Retro Con 2022.

Watch Cinema Sickness and I search the con. 

More info about Retro Con here.

Cinema Sickness and I will be at Retro Con this weekend, Sept 9th -10th in Oaks, PA. 

Stop by and say hi!

Be sure to check out more videos on our Youtube Channel.

The Storyteller Augment Reality Pop-Up Book!

Canadian production company Felix & Paul Studios has made an augment reality pop-up book based Jim Henson's The Storyteller: The Seven Ravens.

Enter a realm of enchantment with Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: The Seven Ravens, an augmented reality pop-up book that draws from advancements in AR to transport you to the heart of a timeless tale narrated by award-winning author Neil Gaiman.

The magic of the fairy tale classic is reimagined through cutting-edge technology, creating a spellbinding experience that transcends traditional storytelling. Captivating visuals and interactive elements merge to bring the story to life.

 

You can watch a trailer showing how the story comes to life below:

CNET has more on this including this paragraph on when you can experience it for yourself.

The Magic Leap-based Storyteller experience was created five years ago and was intended to debut back in 2020. It was delayed because of the pandemic and because Magic Leap changed its path, shifting from creative-focused experiments to a business-targeted relaunch.

 The Storyteller experience emerged from the ashes to launch at the Venice Film Festival, but Felix & Paul Studios' co-founder, Paul Raphael, now sees the experience as being a stepping stone to making an actual book product for headsets sometime soon, possibly even for mixed-reality devices like Apple's Vision Pro or the Meta Quest 3.

Thanks to Lorna Mitchell for the info. 

Sneak Preview of Upcoming Muppet Pins!

Disney Pins Blog attended the Magic Hap-Pins 2023 pin event at Coronado Springs Resort and among the assortment of upcoming Disney pins were a few featuring The Muppets.

Three pins feature animated versions Animal with his drum set, Kermit with his banjo, and Miss Piggy with her dressing room mirror. While a fourth featured Fozzie and Kermit with The Muppets logo.


No release date was given, but I think we can expect to se them released before the end of the year.


You can watch the entire preview video below.

Thanks to Lorna Mitchell for the info.

FUN.com Dark Crystal and Labyrinth Shoes!

FUN.com has a pair of Dark Crystal & Labyrinth shoes.

The Dark Crystal shoe feature a fuzzy Fizzgig on the tongue, with Skeksis and Gelflings on the sides. 

The Labyrinth shoe has one of the iconic movie poster images on the sides of the shoes.

You can purchase them using the links below:

Dark Crystal Shoe: https://www.fun.com/the-dark-crystal-skeksis-high-top-shoes.html

Labyrinth Shoe: https://www.fun.com/labyrinth-shoe.html

Happy Labor Day!

Happy Labor Day, or today as we're calling it La-BO-Day, as we salute The Muppets second custodian, handyman, and sometime taxi driver, Beauregard!

 

RIP Jimmy Buffett (1946 - 2023)

Tropical rocker Jimmy Buffett has died. 

Best known for his 70's hits "Margaritaville", "Volcano", and "Cheeseburger in Paradise" with a large fan base of  followers known as "Parrotheads."

The singer songwriter sang "Mr. Spaceman with with Gonzo and Rizzo on Kermit Unpigged,

and performed "Caribbean Amphibian" with Kermit on Elmopalooza.

You can read more about his life at Variety. 

Jimmy Buffett was 76.

Exclusive Loungefly Animal Mini Backpack!

Loungelfly has new Mini Backpack featuring Animal and it's being released TODAY!

The mini backpack will be exclusively available through Your WDW Store beginning at 12pm EST. 

Below is the official description:

It's time to play the music, It's time to light the lights, It's time to meet the Muppets on the Muppet Show tonight!It's time to put on makeup, It's time to dress up right, It's time to raise the curtain on the Muppet Show tonight!

Waldorf: Why do we always come here

Statler: I guess we'll never know

Waldorf: It's like a kind of torture

Both: To have to watch the show

Kermit: It's time to introduce our guest star, That's what I'm here to do!

So it really makes me happy, To introduce to you...

ANIMAL!!!!!!!! AN-IM-MAL!!! Ya-Ya-Ya-Ya!

This mini-backpack is made of faux leather, has a top zipper closure, adjustable shoulder straps, side pockets, sturdy gunmetal colored hardware, matching themed lining, and features a zipper pull charm, applique, embroidered, debossed, and printed details.

It measures approximately 9”W x 10.5”H x 4.5”D. (Please note: width is measured across the bottom of the bag.)

Price: $90.00

Note: THERE WILL BE A STRICT LIMIT OF 2 PER ADDRESS. ANY EXTRAS WILL BE CANCELED.

You can order the Loungefly Animal Mini Backpack at Your WDW Store beginning at 12pm EST.