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==Show History==
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]]. After taking the tour, guests 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 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 [[MuppetVision 3D ]] was completed <ref name= "studios"> http://www.studioscentral.com/column/remember-when/here-come-muppets </ref>. After running for eighteen months, Here Come the Muppets closed <ref name= "studios"/>.
Following the run of Here Come the Muppets, Imagineers created a new stage show titled 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>.
