Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic

Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic (2003)

Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic is a four-dimensional film at Universal Studios Japan. The attraction, which debuted on April 26, 2003, is shown at the park's "Cinema 4-D Theater", along with Shrek's 4-D Adventure.

Although originally intended for release in Japan only, the attraction eventually had a short run in the U.S., where it was renamed Lights, Camera, Imagination!, with some alterations.

Summary

Once the guests are inside the ride, a curtain opens and it shows the Sesame Street sign. Then, Big Bird, who is wearing 4-D glasses of his own, appears and compliments the audience on their 4-D glasses. Afterwards, he announces the sponsors, 4 and D, which are presented by the Twiddlebugs. The scene quickly changes to the Around the Corner area of Sesame Street, where Big Bird walks out of the subway station and sings, "Welcome to Sesame Street". Following the song, Big Bird feels so happy, but suddenly, he notices Bert, Ernie, Grover, Telly, Zoe, and Cookie Monster feeling all sad. He asks them what's wrong and Grover says that everyone was going to present their home movies to everyone, but the projector broke. Elmo then zooms down the street with his tricycle but crashes it into Oscar's trash can. Much to his dismay, Oscar yells, "Hey! What's all the racket? Keep it down!" Then, Elmo remembers that creating movies needs imagination. Therefore, he decides to let everyone show what they did in their movies by using their imaginations. This delights everyone, except Oscar, who tells Elmo to "SCRAM!". One by one, each character does their imaginative interpretation of their home movies via 4-D effects. Oscar finally gives in and does his interpretation of his own movie, which happens to be trash all over Sesame Street. Then, a chorus line of stinky socks sings, "I Love Trash". Suddenly, a thunderstorm hits, drenching all the props. Elmo feels very disappointed that his imaginative movie did not go according to as planned, but Big Bird suggests to him that he should change the movie by using his own imagination. Feeling better about himself, Elmo requests help from the audience by imagining that it's a sunny day. Then, the street changes to a birthday party scene where Elmo sings and flies away on a bunch of balloons and sings. Everyone else also chips in with the movie, making it a big success. Elmo thanks the audience for their help and everyone says goodbye. Then, Oscar, gets a bouquet of flowers but feels displeased about it. He angrily closes his trash can lid as a "The End" sign appears. Finally, the Twiddlebugs say goodbye as well and fly away.

Release Date

  • Universal Studios Japan: April 26, 2003
  • Busch Gardens Williamsburg: Spring 2009
  • Busch Gardens Tampa Bay: March 27, 2010 - 2013
  • SeaWorld San Diego: 2008 -2010
  • SeaWorld San Antonio: 2011

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