Muppets,a Mattress,& Marty: December (and muppet) covers

[JiminyCrick91]

I think we need a page for the covers of the new muppet discs,Walt Disney Treasures,and never-aired-on-TV-but-still-made-for-TV movie Once Upon a Mattress with Carol Burnett & Tracey Ullman as I cant find pages inwhich these whould go. SO as you most likely saw http://www.ultimatedisney.com/coverart.html#novmup here you can see the amazing cover art for the new discs.

[Timon/Pumbaa fan]

The covers are great. I'm most excited about the Donald tin. I still need to somehow order the first tin at Amazon if it's possible!

[SofaKing381222]

I love the new Muppet covers. How come they all (4) weren't released at the same time? Just b/c these 2 were Disney films? I like the theme that the Muppets are the focal point of the cover. It really makes the movies feel like a "Muppet Collection"

[Edge]

FYI

The disneystore online has pictures of all the movies. Covers are pretty nice.

[SofaKing381222]

FYI

The disneystore online has pictures of all the movies. Covers are pretty nice.

Cool thanks. I didn't notice them.

Those are pretty cool. I like the sparkly logo for the Muppet movie.

[Edge]

I was on there looking at the New Orleans Square stuff and stumbled onto all kinds of new stuff.

It's not a very organized website, new stuff would come out that i'd find on accident.

[orestes.]

I like the covers but I prefer the older Muppets covers. They can't just reuse them I suppose. (much like the PE Lady and the Tramp cover... it's like the original DVD release but that one was just too good to surpass I suppose).

[Edge]

They don't have the rights to Muppets Take Manhattan do they? That's a tri-star property if i am not mistaken.

Gonna be interesting to see if they try a last second effort to take advantage of it for the 50th birthday.

[orestes.]

Nope Disney doesn't have Muppets Take Manhatten or Muppets From Space. As soon as I heard this I bought them really cheap. In my area, and I assume most areas, they are pretty cheap right now. I believe I got them for about $7.88 each and that is Canadian (so that is good)

[Disneykid]

It depresses me that Disney doesn't own Muppets Take Manhattan as that's my 2nd favorite Muppet movie after the original. I guess I'll have to pick up the Columbia disc.

As for the covers, I really like them. They have a nice uniform look to them, which is rare considering this is Disney we're talking about. If Disneystore.com is correct, Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island apparently duplicate the features found on their current discs, with no additions at all. The first two Muppet movies mention "Backstage Disney" (this could hold a number of things) and "Pepe Presents" profiles on Kermit (on The Muppet Movie disc) and Miss Piggy (on The Great Muppet Caper disc). Hopefully the "Backstage Disney" sections of both contain real featurettes and commentaries. I suppose asking for trailers would be too much, too.

[Edge]

I'm actually kinda torn about buying these.

On the one hand i am a huge muppet fan and love the idea of better picture quality and widescreen formats.

On the other hand, i am sick and tired of re-buying DVD's. There is so much out/coming out that i want, that i just don't want to spend the money getting stuff i already have because they decided to not do it right the first time.

On the flip side of that i always fear that everyone else is thinking like me and i'm sealing the products fate. The muppets (like the disney cartoon series releases) need results to keep going and if everyone thinks like me than they don't sell and everything goes away.

Ya know it almost sounds like a sickness doesnt it?

[JiminyCrick91]

If Disneystore.com is correct, Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island apparently duplicate the features found on their current discs, with no additions at all. The first two Muppet movies mention "Backstage Disney" (this could hold a number of things) and "Pepe Presents" profiles on Kermit (on The Muppet Movie disc) and Miss Piggy (on The Great Muppet Caper disc). Hopefully the "Backstage Disney" sections of both contain real featurettes and commentaries. I suppose asking for trailers would be too much, too.

Well do we know if it is just new covers or a new widescreen version?

Also I still dont know what Swap Fox and the other is about and the cover was not what I thought it was. I also think thay should not have put Alice on the cover of the one it should have been like Lambert or something.But they did Don, Spin & Marty right.I love thouse two.

I cant wait to see Once Upon a Mattress because I love Carol Burnett and I like the story as a child ( ).The cover looks great but something looks wrong with Tracey Ullman (and I'm not trying to be mean because I like Ullman) something just looks werid with here.

[Disneykid]

Well do we know if it is just new covers or a new widescreen version?

They'll be new widescreen versions, but it seems like the features are the same. I guess I'd just like to see Disney take advantage of these reissues by adding more things.

[JiminyCrick91]

Well I hope they keep the animated menus from the last discs they were great. Also does anyone know if the Muppet Movie will be the 97 min UK cut or the 94 us cut like the sony disc? (here is more about the extended UK scenes from "Boober_Gorg" a member of the Muppet Central forum: http://forum.muppetcentral.com/showpost ... ostcount=9)

[Kram Nebuer]

I agree with Edge. I need more money for all the DVDs I want to gRapuet this fall/winter! Hopefully I'll get lucky this Christmas like last Christmas. I got mostly DVDs last year so hopefully I have the same luck.

I have Muppet Christmas Carol on VHS ($1.99 at Boscovs!) and I taped Muppet Treasure Island off of the Disney Channel back in the day. I'd love to get the DVDs of all the Muppet movies! Though there are many Disney ones I want too!

This Once Upon a Mattress is interesting. From the main page it seems like it was a recent production. I don't think Disney would wait such a very long time to release this movie somehow. From the DVD cover it seems like it was made a while ago. When was this made? I've never seen a movie version of the Princess and the Pea. Hmmm...wonder why Disney hasn't done this animated yet or has any plans to do so. You think they'll tackle it after Rapunzel?

[JiminyCrick91]

This Once Upon a Mattress is interesting. From the main page it seems like it was a recent production. I don't think Disney would wait such a very long time to release this movie somehow. From the DVD cover it seems like it was made a while ago. When was this made? I've never seen a movie version of the Princess and the Pea.

I think it was made (and was to air) last year or 2 years ago.

[Zoltack]

What's up with this "Muppet Madness." I mean we got 5 threads on Muppets. Are they coming out with a new movie that I'm not aware of or something? I mean this is why I joined UD so I can get some info.

[MickeyMousePal]

Wow there is so much to buy at the end of the year Treasures, Muppets, Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers, Gargoyles and DuckTales.

But I'm more excited about the Treasures for some reason.

Maybe we will see Gummi Bears and Wuzzles at the beginning of next year along with Lilo and Stitch:SE.

[Kram Nebuer]

What's up with this "Muppet Madness." I mean we got 5 threads on Muppets. Are they coming out with a new movie that I'm not aware of or something? I mean this is why I joined UD so I can get some info.

Have you been reading the threads?

No, they aren't making a new movie (there are rumors of another Christmas movie, though). We're all excited that Disney is finally doing something with the Muppets property they bought last year. We have this "Muppet Madness" due to the fact of the following releases of DVDs:
~ The Muppet Show Season 1
~ The Muppets Wizard of Oz
~ SE's of:
1. The Muppet Movie
2. The Great Muppet Caper
3. Muppet Christmas Carol
4. Muppet Treasure Island

This thread is a thread about the cover art of the last two DVDs listed and the other DVD cover art Luke showed on the main page with the Muppet ones. We've had threads like this before in which we comment about the cover art and sometimes branch off with our enthusiasm for the upcoming DVD releases.

The other threads have to do with Muppet business matters, what Disney exactly owns with the Muppets, the possibility of future Muppet DVD releases (Muppet Babies, Muppet Specials) and other threads about the already released Muppet DVDs.

If you joined Ultimate Disney just for news on new theatrical movies, than you better look at the banner again. This is the Ultimate Guide to Disney DVDs. If you don't plan on discussing Disney DVDs, then maybe you'll find better luck in Off Topic.

lol, I hope I didn't sound mean. I was just confused at why you were confused. To answer your question again, the only new Muppet movie I've heard of is the aforementioned rumored Christmas movie.

[goofy108]

Here's covers for the other two muppets. This way you won't have to travel to the Disney Store to see them (Sorry about the lithograph in the picture):