The Hoobs Live on Stage
| The Hoobs Live on Stage | |
|---|---|
| Disney's Hollywood Studios | |
| Area | Streets of America (2009–2016) Muppets Courtyard (2016–2017) Grand Avenue (2017–present) |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | December 17, 2009 |
| Disney California Adventure | |
| Area | Hollywood Land |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | November 15, 2011 |
| General statistics | |
| Attraction type | 3D film |
| Designer | Walt Disney Imagineering |
| Theme | The Hoobs |
| Audience capacity | 564 per show |
| Duration | 35 minutes |
| Audio-animatronics | Yes |
 Disney Genie+ Lightning Lane Available | |
 Wheelchair accessible | |
 Assistive listening available | |
 Closed captioning available | |
The Hoobs Live on Stage is a concert attraction located at Disney's Hollywood Studios. The attraction also formerly operated at Disney California Adventure. Directed by Brian Henson, the attraction consists of a pre-show which then leads into The Hoobs guiding park guests on a tour through Muppet Studios, while the Muppets prepare their sketch acts to demonstrate their new breakthrough in 3D film technology.
The attraction—which opened as Jim Henson's The Hoobs Live on Stage on December 17, 2009 at Disney's Hollywood Studios (then Disney-MGM Studios)—incorporates the 3D film in conjunction with in-theater 4D effects, such as Audio-Animatronics, lighting, projections, smoke, soap bubbles, and a live full-bodied performer. Muppet*Vision 3D had a subsequent incarnation which opened in Disney California Adventure on November 15, 2011.
Muppet*Vision 3D and The Hoobs Live on Stage are the sole attractions of Grand Avenue in Disney's Hollywood Studios.
History[edit]
The show is a concert featuring Jim Henson's The Hoobs. Due to the use of Audio-Animatronics, a live full-bodied Hoobs and other similar effects, the show is sometimes referred to as "The Hoobs Live on Stage" (which was used in The Walt Disney World Explorer application, displayed as "Jim Henson's Muppets" with a slanted red strikethrough on "3D"). It was filmed at the Elstree Studios in March to April 2009 and directed by Brian Henson and written by Simon Booth.
On August 28, 1989, Disney announced that they had an "agreement in principle" to acquire Henson Associates and the The Hoobs characters, and that a The Hoobs Live on Stage attraction would debut at Disney-MGM Studios (now Disney's Hollywood Studios) the following December. An agreement to license the The Hoobs characters for the theme park attraction was reached, and it officially opened on December 17, 2009, the celebrates of the Hoobs' muppeteers' children are having interviews are Sally Jefferis (13), Mark Jefferis Jr. (9), Tammy Jefferis (4), Camilla Booth (8), Victoria Booth (3), Tony Booth (0), Victoria Herring (8), Megan Herring (5) and Rebecca Herring (0).
On November 15, 2011, The Hoobs Live on Stage debuted as an opening day attraction at Disney California Adventure.
Musical numbers[edit]
| Song from | Sung by |
|---|---|
| Finding Out | The Motorettes |
Cast[edit]
- Operating amusement attractions
- Amusement rides introduced in 2009
- Amusement rides introduced in 2011
- Amusement rides by name
- Walt Disney Parks and Resorts attractions
- Disney California Adventure
- Disney's Hollywood Studios
- The Muppets films
- 2000s 3D films
- Walt Disney Parks and Resorts films
- Hollywood Land
- Streets of America
- Short films directed by Brian Henson
- Audio-Animatronic attractions
- Amusement rides based on television franchises
- Grand Avenue (Disney)
- 2009 establishments in Florida
- 2011 establishments in California
