Muppet*Vision 3D began operating as the Crown Jewel Theatre and presented , a musical stage show based on "Frozen". The attraction operated until April 17, 2016. The location was renamed to the Sunset Showcase Theater and began showing Walt Disney Studios film previews in May 2016. Before guests are seated in the theater where the film is shown, they go through the queue, which winds through "Muppet Labs", home of Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and his assistant Beaker. The audience passes several office doors, all featuring outlandish job descriptions and spoof movie posters featuring the Muppets, including "The Bride of Froggen-Schwein", "The Pigseidon
The Muppets was canceled after Henson's death in 1990. Nevertheless, Disney entered into a licensing agreement with Jim Henson Productions to use the characters in the theme parks. The following year, Muppet*Vision 3D debuted at Disney-MGM Studios, the only attraction to be successfully developed from the original Imagineering plans. Retaining interest in the franchise, Disney co-produced the fourth and fifth Muppet films, "The Muppet Christmas Carol" and "Muppet Treasure Island", with Henson in 1992 and 1996, respectively. Following those films, the characters starred in "Muppets Tonight", which ran on ABC and later on Disney Channel from 1996 to 1998; and a sixth