Muppet*Vision 3D Gets Extended Hours For Final Day at Disney's Hollywood Studios

Wendy PleakleyMar 02, 2026

Releasing MV3D for headsets is great news. Some people are dismissive of VR as a passing fad or think it should just be a regular Disney+ release, but I don't think they understand what the Vision Pro in particular is capable of. The Vision Pro is a very powerful spatial computer, it's not "just a VR headset" that allows for remarkable media viewing. You can, for example, watch Avatar: Way of Water on Disney+ and it actually feels like watching it on a movie theater sized screen. The 3D and high frame rate aspects are there as well. The ability to recreate a theater experience for older films is a great way to preserve the experience and it's a great home theater alternative. They are going to be able to present the filmed show in a high quality environment that looks like the real thing, and will maintain the feeling of watching in a large theater. A Meta Quest version won't have the same visual quality but should provide a good experience as well. Some people dismiss this because of Apple's relatively small install base to date. That's not a reason not to do this. The technology should become more accessible in time, they're rumoured to be developing a "budget" version. Meta Quest may graduate to 4K displays in the future as well. I've always been okay with the theme park attraction ending because it is dated. I'm very happy that Jim Henson's final project can be preserved this way.

TrainsOfDisneyMar 01, 2026

This is indeed the most out of touch thing they could have possibly done. And by they I mean both Disney and Apple. Both are companies I have long been a fan of but really don’t seem to understand what their customers want. Simple things like headphone jacks and free Fastpass! Haha

TouchdownMar 01, 2026

In 10 years that will be how much a five day park hopper will cost.

V_L_RaptorMar 01, 2026

Yes, re-live MV3D… with a ~$3.5k barrier to entry. Wow. Thanks, Disney!

Biff215Feb 28, 2026

Zero interest in investing time or money into a VR experience like this, just not my thing. Happy for those who do enjoy it though.

dolbymanFeb 27, 2026

Some 3D source video files resulting from this apple collaboration would be just what I need for my project. All I am saying is, that is why I am budgeting for a JVC NZ-800 3D laser projector for my build ;)

TrainsOfDisneyFeb 27, 2026

And Andrew Barth Feldmans musical tribute! Back to back would be a great double feature for YouTube to advertise! Haha

HMFFeb 27, 2026

I think I would legitimately prefer watching @marni1971's tribute video of Muppet Vision to this.

StarWarsGirlFeb 26, 2026

I wish they would just straight up put it on D+ like they did for Disneyland attraction videos. I personally cannot use VR because it will set off a migraine, but would love it if Muppets were on D+.

DarkRideGuyFeb 26, 2026

Although I don’t own a Vision Pro, this is still exciting to me. Eventually, these devices and similar ones are going to be become more accessible and we can revisit our favorite, defunct, attractions. This could pave the way for some really cool virtual theme park experiences on the platform.

mattpetoFeb 26, 2026

I'd love to experience classic attractions on VR at some point, but I can't imagine it would be more than a one and done - I could be wrong though. I do think this sort of thing makes it much unlikley that MV3D will ever return. Maybe we'll get a new Muppets show attraction though.

MrPromeyFeb 26, 2026

The problem here is that in the nearly two years of release, I think they've only sold around 500k of these headsets worldwide so releasing almost anything to AVP is effectively like not releasing it at all. This must be part of the 3D exclusivity deal they still have in place with Apple. Once that expires and the content can move to the other headset platforms (Particularly Meta's), it'll become much more accessible. Obviously, there is money and probably was "prestige" in being an Apple exclusive at the time the deal was struck but I kind of wonder if Disney's first foray into 3D streaming was being done on a limited platform, intentionally. 3D video eats considerably more bandwith and for it to work in headsets, it pretty much has to be the highest resolutions so this may have been intentional as the start of a phased rollout to work out the system... at least, that's what I tell myself. 🤷🏻‍♂️

rd805Feb 26, 2026

It's cool - but VR hasn't really been something "neat" for like 6 years now.

Wall-eFeb 26, 2026

Since there’s alway so much negativity on the internet I wanted to take the time to say I appreciate this development and I think somewhere down the line this needs to be something we can enjoy with other experiences that may leave us.