Puppet Pals 4-D

Puppet Pals 4-D (also known as Puppet Pals 3-D for the DVD release and The Revenge of Rosie Storm for the other home media releases) is a 4D simulator ride attraction with motion-based effects and water sprayers located at various Disney theme parks around the world. It is currently shown at Disneyland Paris and previously in Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort, where it closed on September 22, 2017 in Anaheim, California to make way for the Fox Animation Theatre attraction while the one in Orlando closed on January 31, 2020 to make way for a Twentieth Toons-themed attraction titled "Funhouse Factory" staled to open in 2022. A spin-off attraction titled Tinywood Emporium is located at the Florida venue.

Main film

 * Jesse McCartney as Nathan Ritter, a pampered man.
 * Anne Hathaway as Princess Joanna, a beautiful young princess.
 * Josh Peck as Toby, a geeky lizard.
 * Sandra Bullock as Rosie Storm
 * Chris Wedge as Slippy the Dog
 * Cedric the Entertainer as John, one of Rosie Storm's henchmen.

Pre-show

 * Seth Rogen as Jeremy Johnson, an lazy guy from Tinywood.
 * Sarah Vowell as Natalia Miller, a cheerful and kind teenage girl who is the youngest member of the Puppet Pals.
 * John Goodman as Mayor Adam, the mayor of Tinywood.
 * Matthew Broderick as Captain Matt, the leader of the Puppet Pals.
 * Tom Kenny as The Magic Ball
 * Jason Lee as Rob Storm, Rosie Storm's son.
 * Patton Oswalt as Steve Smiley, a magical talking yellow round creature.

History
On May 7, 2007, Disney entered into an exclusive, long-term licensing agreement with 20th Century Fox for the worldwide theme park rights to the Puppet Pals film. Disney agreed to pay Fox a licensing fee and a percentage of merchandise sales.

Amusement park integration
Disney Parks have implemented the movie into three of their amusement parks. The first park to show the film was in Disney California Adventure at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, on April 18, 2008. This was followed by Walt Disney World on May 23, 2008 and Disneyland Paris in November 2009. The Florida location hosted a 10th anniversary party on May 25, 2018 with a giant birthday cake, along with appearances from Nathan Ritter, Princess Joanna, and Toby the Lizard.

Closures
On September 22, 2017, Disney California Adventure retired its Puppet Pals 4-D attraction to make way for the Fox Animation Theatre attraction. Walt Disney World announced in September 2019 that its Puppet Pals 4-D attraction was closing with its last day of operation being on January 31, 2020.

Other releases
On November 17, 2009, the attraction was released on DVD with the original Puppet Pals film as Puppet Pals 3-D with both 3-D and 2-D versions included. The release included pairs of two-color 3-D glasses. The DVD included an anaglyph 3-D version along with a conventional version without 3-D effects. The DVD release also included a preview of Puppet Pals 2. It was later released as a special feature on the Puppet Pals 2 DVD, being titled "The Revenge of Rosie Storm". It was later included in the Fox Animation Short Films Collection on Blu-ray/DVD on October 16, 2012.

A comic adaptation of the film was featured as issue #1 of the Puppet Pals comic book mini-series published by Dark Horse Comics.

Overview
The ride incorporates 70-foot screens, Sony digital projectors, and physical effects including motion seats which tilt forward, backward, vibrate, and raise up and drop down during the show. Water sprayers are attached to the back of each seat, to spray the face of the rider sitting behind it. More water sprayers, which are on the ceiling, spray riders seated on the front row. Multiple lighting effects are used, such as projected images of a moving waterfall on the walls, or an flickering light. Air blasters on the front of every seat blow air against riders neck and head. Leg ticklers are also used to simulate spiders crawling across the theater. Stationary seats, which do not move during the film, are marked and available for those who want to watch the film without the motion or vibration. Every other effect is available for the stationary seats. The auditorium's sound system contains 2 extra JBL subwoofers in the rear and a Dolby EX 6.1 surround system.

In February 2013, to coincide with the release of Puppet Pals 3, the California version’s projectors were given an overhaul and upgraded to 4K 60fps. In July 2015, the projectors at Walt Disney World’s version of the ride were upgraded to 4K 60fps.

Queue
In Disney parks, guests wait outside the building (housed in a 1920s art deco movie theater in California and in an soundstage in Florida and Paris) where they watch various clips from the first Puppet Pals film running on a loop. The queue also includes multiple posters for fake advertisements for attractions and movies. Guests then enter a prison in Rosie Storm's old palace where the storyline for the attraction will be revealed.

Pre-show
Participants are given their "Torture Goggles" (3D glasses) as they enter a prison-like room with two giant television screens on either side. While loading the pre-show room cast members commonly make jokes to encourage people to move closer to each other in order to fit the capacity audience in the room as the television screens display facts about the city of Tinywood. The pre-show room also included a scrolling LED monitor which displayed various messages and jokes that interacted with guests while counting down to showtime.

The pre-show begins with Mayor Adam welcoming the guests to the amazing city of Tinywood and showing the history of the city and the wonderful and peaceful lives of the citizens, before the video feed is hijacked by Rob Storm. More coming soon!

Spin-off attraction
In Walt Disney World, Tinywood Emporium is a meet and greet attraction and gift shop that opened in May 2008 alongside the film. The attraction consists of guests walking up to meet Nathan Ritter, Princess Joanna, and Toby the Lizard. The guests have their picture taken with Nathan, Joanna, and Toby. These photos can then be purchased in the gift shop.

Trivia

 * The ride is set between Puppet Pals and Puppet Pals 2.
 * The ride was originally sponsored by Kodak, from 2008 to 2013.
 * The ride opened a month before The Simpsons Ride, an another 20th Century Fox franchise-themed ride, opened to the public at Universal theme parks.