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Muppet Mobile Lab is a free-roving,Audio-Animatronics entertainment attraction designed byWalt Disney Imagineering, that has been tested atDisney California Adventure inAnaheim, California, atWalt Disney World inOrlando, Florida and atHong Kong Disneyland inHong Kong.[1]
Implemented on aSegway platform, the Muppet Mobile Lab is a two-wheeled science-lab vehicle that resembles a small rocket ship. TwoMuppet characters,Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and his assistant,Beaker, pilot the vehicle through the park, interacting with guests and deploying special effects such as foggers, flashing lights, moving signs, confetti cannons and spray jets.[2]
The two animatronics characters and the special effects aboard the vehicle are controlled remotely by puppeteers, thanks to an advanced control system that allows the controllers to be located up to several miles away from the show location. On-board cameras, microphones and speakers allow the puppeteers to see and hear guests and interact with them.[1] Muppet performersDave Goelz (Bunsen) andSteve Whitmire (Beaker) assisted in the development of the project.[3][4]
The project began as a continuation of Disney's "Living Character Initiative", a program that has generated other interactive shows at Disney theme parks includingLucky the Dinosaur,Turtle Talk with Crush,Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor, andStitch Encounter.
In 2009, the attraction was honored with the Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement (Technical) from theThemed Entertainment Association.[5]
In October 2016, the Muppet Mobile Lab returned to Epcot for a limited time.[6]
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