Tag: Walter
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Peter Linz | DISNEY THIS DAY | June 28, 1967
On this day in 1967, puppeteer and Muppet performer Peter Linz was born. Linz loved puppets from an early age, starting the craft at age 3 and giving his first performance for birthday party guests at age 8. He began working with the Muppets in 1991 and has since become most well known for performing…
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Man or Muppet | DISNEY THIS DAY | February 26, 2012
On this day in 2012, the song “Man or Muppet” from the 2011 film ‘The Muppets’ won an Academy Award for Original Song. The Oscar winning song was composed by the film’s musical supervisor Bret McKenzie, part of the comedy duo Flight of the Conchords. Jason Segel and Peter Linz performed the vocals, with Linz…
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Knott’s Berry Farm Celebrating 100 Years of Southern California Fun Next Summer
Summer of 2020, Knott’s Berry Farm will be celebrating its 100th anniversary! It is a remarkable achievement to reach for this theme park, that originally started as a Boysenberry farm. I’ve been looking forward to this celebration because of what this park means to me and the community at large. Walter Knott was consulted by…
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The Muppets and Oscar
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE This Sunday, February 26th, tune in to ABC for the 84th Academy Awards ceremony broadcasting live! Kermit, Piggy, Walter and all of the Muppets will be rooting for “Man or Muppet,” music and lyrics by Bret McKenzie to take home the gold statue for Best Music (Original Song).…
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The Biggest Muppet Adventure Ever Comes Home!
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE The Must-Own Movie For The Entire Family Debuts on Blu-ray ™ Combo Pack, Digital and On-Demand March 20, 2012 Debut Release Offers Fans the Full Movie Soundtrack with DVD Release and as part of a ‘Wocka-Wocka’ Pack for the Ultimate Muppets Experience! BURBANK, Calif.,…
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Music Video: Jason Segel and Walter – “Man Or Muppet” from Disney’s “The Muppets”
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs Walt Disney Records has released a music video for Man or Muppet from Disney’s The Muppets on youtube. In The Muppets Gary and his friend Walter work to re-unite The Muppets in an effort to save their old theater from an evil oil magnate. The music…
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Welcome Back Muppets! – A Review of The Muppets by Mr. DAPs
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs Could they do it again? The question has been in the forefront of the minds Muppet fans ever since it was first announced that there would be a new Muppet movie. To put it simply, yes. The Muppets are back and in a movie that all Muppet fans…
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It’s Time to Play The Muppets
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs It’s time to play the music! … the music to the soundtrack to Disney The Muppets, in theaters on November 23, 2011. The soundtrack to The Muppets is a 30 track album with both music and brief sound clips. This soundtrack includes some classics from the old The…
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It’s Time For Some Fun Facts About Disney’s The Muppets!
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE FUN FACTS BY THE NUMBERS LUCKY NUMBER SEVEN — Disney’s “The Muppets” is the 7th feature film featuring the Muppets. MANY MUPPETS — More than 120 Muppets appear in the film. STEPPIN’ OUT – The film tapped 60 dancers to perform with Jason Segel and…
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Character Descriptions for Disney’s The Muppets
DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS GARY (Jason Segel) is loyal to his brother Walter—the two do everything together. “Gary is fromSmalltown,USA,” says Jason Segel (TV’s “How I Met Your Mother,” “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”), a longtime Muppet fan who created the role with himself in mind. “He’s very naïve, sweet and innocent,…