Puppet Pals 4-D

Puppet Pals 4D is a 4D film at Disney theme parks around world. It is currently shown in Paris, and formerly in California and Florida, where it closed on September 22, 2017 to make way for Fox Animation Studios Theatre attraction while Florida version closed on October 12, 2018 to make way for Alaina Glenn Imaginary Insanity. Puppet Pals 4D was 1 unveiled during a press conference at Walt Disney World in 2007.

Main film

 * Jesse Mccartney as Nathan Ritter, an pampered boy.
 * Anne Hathaway as Princess Joanna, a beautiful mysterious girl who is lost princess of Tinywood.
 * Josh Peck as Toby, a magical and geeky lizard like creature.
 * Seth Rogen as Jeremy Johnson, an overweight and lazy boy from Tinywood and is an acquaintance of Princess Joanna and Puppet Pals.
 * Sandra Bullock as Rosie Storm
 * Chris Wedge as Slippy Dog
 * Cedric Entertainer as John, 1 of Rosie Storm henchmen.
 * William Shatner as Dave, 1 of Rosie Storm henchmen.
 * Patton Oswalt as Steve Smiley

Pre-show

 * Sarah Vowell as Natalia Miller, an cheerful and kind teen girl who is youngest member of the Puppet Pals.
 * Kevin Michael Richardson as Ryan Woods, an tough and strong man who is 1 of members of Puppet Pals.
 * John Goodman as Mayor Adam, mayor of Tinywood.
 * Matthew Broderick as Captain Matt
 * Tom Kenny as Magic Ball
 * Jason Lee as Rob Storm, Rosie Storm son

Amusement park integration
Disney Parks have implemented movie into 5 of their amusement parks. 1 park to show film was in Disney California Adventure at Disney Land Resort in Anaheim, California, on May 30, 2008. This was followed by Walt Disney World on June 20, 2008 and Disney Land Paris in 2010.

Other releases
In 2009, attraction was released on DVD with original Puppet Pals film as Puppet Pals 3D with both 3D and 2D versions included. Release included pairs of 2 color 3D glasses. DVD included an anaglyph 3D version along with a conventional version without 3D effects. DVD release also included a preview of Puppet Pals 2. It was later released as a special feature on Puppet Pals 2 DVD.

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

Overview
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 show. Water spray are attached to back of each seat, to spray face of ride sitting behind it. Water spray on ceiling spray riders seated on front row. Multiple lighting effects are used, such as projected images of a moving waterfall on walls, or an flicker light. Air blasters on front of every seat blow air against riders neck and head. Leg ticklers are also used to simulate spiders crawling across theater. Stationary seats, which do not move during film, are marked and available for those who want to watch film without motion or vibration. Every other effect is available for stationary seats. Auditorium contains 2 subwoofer speakers in back and a Dolby 61 surround sound system.

In 2012, to coincide with release of Puppet Pals 3, California version projectors were give an overhaul and upgraded to 4K 60 fps. In 2015, projectors at Walt Disney World version of ride were upgraded to 4K 60 fps. Around 10 lines of new dialogue exclusive to Florida version was spliced into film.

Despite being produced by Fox Animation Studios, animation in film was actually done by some animators at Fox and mainly uses 3D computer generated imagery modeled, animated, and rendered by Culver City based visual effects company Blur Studio.

Queue
In Disney parks, guests wait outside build house in a 1920 art deco movie theater in California and in an soundstage in Florida and Paris where they watch various clips from 1 Puppet Pals film run on a loop. Queue also includes multiple posters for fake advertisements for attractions. Guests then enter a prison in Rosie Storm old palace where storyline for attraction will be revealed.

Trivia

 * Ride is set between Puppet Pals and Puppet Pals 2.
 * Ride was originally sponsored by Kodak, from 2008 to 2012.
 * Ride open 2 weeks after Simpsons Ride, a another 20 Century Fox franchise themed ride, open to public at Universal theme parks.