Changes

The theater that currently houses the Voyage of the Little Mermaid was originally the finale of the walking tour section of the [[Studio Backlot Tour]]. HereAfter taking the tour, guests could would enter the theater and watch previews for upcoming Disney films. In 1990, the theater was separated from the tour and subsequently used to house a new attraction called Here Come the Muppets. Here Come the Muppets was only open the first part of Disney's plan to integrate the Mupppets into Disney-MGM Studios. In fact, the attraction was always viewed as a temporary attraction that would operate until Muppet Vision 3D was completed <ref name= "studios"> http://www.studioscentral.com/column/remember-when/here-come-muppets </ref>. After running for eighteen months however, as Here Come the addition Muppets closed <ref name= "studios"/>.  Following the run of [[MuppetVision 3D]] made Here Come the Muppets, Imagineers created a new stage show redundanttitled Voyage of the Little Mermaid. Created with a budget of only 5.5 million dollars <ref name= "Hill"/>, Imagineers initially thought that the new show would run for a year or two <ref name= "Hill"> http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2004/11/23/501.aspx </ref>.  Finally, in January 1992 Voyage of the Little Mermaid replaced Here Come the Muppetsopened to guests <ref name= "Hill"/>. Since its creation the show has seen no major changes.