Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (franchise)
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Honey, I Shrunk the Kids is an American Disney comedy
franchise
that consists of two theatrical films, one direct-to-video
film, a TV series
, a 3D theme park attraction
, and a playground
. It focuses on Wayne Szalinski, a "nutty" inventor who develops electronic machines that cause havoc.
The original film, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
, was released in 1989 by Walt Disney Pictures
and Silver Screen Partners III, who had previously worked with Disney on The Great Mouse Detective
and other animated films. Written by Stuart Gordon
, Ed Naha, Brian Yuzna
, and Tom Schulman
, it has been one of Disney's most successful franchises. It is no longer into continuation.
) is a "nutty" professor who makes a living by inventing weird machines in his attic while not at work. He lives at home with his wife, Diane (Marcia Strassman
), a real-estate agent, and his two kids, Amy and Nick. He and Diane are constantly arguing. While she is at her parents' house, he accidentally shrinks his and the neighbors' (Matt Frewer
and Kristine Sutherland
) kids and sends them to his overgrowing backyard with the trash. They try to make their way across the miles of grass, ants, bees, and lawn mowers. They find their way back and end up going back to normal size.
) is going crazy over this girl at school named Mandy (Keri Russell
) despite his nerdy being. While Wayne is at work, Adam is accidentally zapped by a machine. Everywhere there is electricity, he soon grows bigger and bigger and is now headed to Las Vegas
. Mandy tries to help Wayne and Diane shrink him back to normal size. Soon the police and other officials take notice and try to help. He is soon back to his normal size again.
(FDA) and Diane. Nick is now away at college and Adam is ten years old. Diane is planning a vacation with Patti (Robin Bartlett
), her sister-in-law, while Wayne and his brother, Gordon (Stuart Pankin
), watch Adam and his cousins (Allison Mack
and Jake Richardson
). While tampering with the shrink ray, Wayne accidentally shrinks himself, Diane, Gordon, and Patti. The kids have a party in the house after thinking they have it to themselves. The adults try their hardest to get the kids' attention and finally do near the end of the movie.
gave the film a "fresh" 72% rating.
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid opened on July 17, 1992 to 2,429 theatres, almost double the original film. It grossed $58,662,452 domestic and wasn't played overseas. It received mixed reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and received 40% "rotten". The next film in franchise was released direct-to-video
.
taking on the role of Wayne. The Szalinski family has moved from Nevada
to Matheson, Colorado
. The Disney Channel
picked up the series and produced it until it was cancelled in 2000, due to Disney's unwritten policy of not producing shows after 65 episodes. It was last seen on there during the early mornings in 2004. Barbara Alyn Woods
, Hillary Tuck
, and Thomas Dekker
also star as Diane, Amy, and Nick Szalinski.
, a whole pavilion is dedicated to the franchise. Imagination!
, the pavilion on the west of "Future World", features the 3D attraction called Honey, I Shrunk the Audience
. Rick Moranis
, Marcia Strassman
, Robert Oliveri
, and the Shalikar twins reprise their roles from the films. While being given an award by Dr. Nigel Channing (Eric Idle
) about his shrink ray, Wayne accidentally shrinks the audience and sends them on an adventure with rats, snakes, and babies.
In 1999, Journey into Imagination was rethemed and featured Dr. Nigel Channing, from Honey, I Shrunk the Audience, with the purple dragon Figment
in a show retitled as Journey into Imagination with Figment
. Dr. Channing also hosts an area known as the Imagination Institute. His grandfather created the institute and features Wayne Szalinski and Dr. Philip Brainard (from Flubber) as the recipients of the Inventor of the Year award. Walt Disney
and Thomas Edison
also make an appearance.
Another attraction, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: Movie Set Adventure
, is a playground at Disney's Hollywood Studios
designed to look like the outdoor backyard of the first film.
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
franchise
Media franchise
A media franchise is an intellectual property involving the characters, setting and trademarks of an original work of media , such as a film, a work of literature, a television program or a video game. Generally, a whole series is made in a particular medium, along with merchandising and endorsements...
that consists of two theatrical films, one direct-to-video
Direct-to-video
Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television...
film, a TV series
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show is an American syndicated science fiction sitcom based on the 1989 film, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. It expands upon the original film's concept of a shrinking experiment gone wrong to include a myriad of experiments gone awry...
, a 3D theme park attraction
Honey, I Shrunk the Audience
Honey, I Shrunk The Audience! was a 3-D film spin off of the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids film series that was shown at several Disney theme parks.-Synopsis:...
, and a playground
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: Movie Set Adventure
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: Movie Set Adventure is a playground at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida. It is located in the Streets of America area and is based on the 1989 film, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. The playground, which opened almost a year after the film, features blades of grass...
. It focuses on Wayne Szalinski, a "nutty" inventor who develops electronic machines that cause havoc.
The original film, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids is a 1989 comedy film. The directorial debut of Joe Johnston and released through Walt Disney Pictures and Silver Screen Partners III, the film tells the story of an inventor who accidentally shrinks his and his neighbor's kids to 1/4 of an inch with his electromagnetic...
, was released in 1989 by Walt Disney Pictures
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
and Silver Screen Partners III, who had previously worked with Disney on The Great Mouse Detective
The Great Mouse Detective
The Great Mouse Detective is a 1986 animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, originally released to movie theaters on July 2, 1986 by Walt Disney Pictures...
and other animated films. Written by Stuart Gordon
Stuart Gordon
After the University of Wisconsin demanded future theatrical productions by Screw Theater be overseen by a University Professor, Gordon cut his University ties to form Broom Street Theater. Its first production, the new translation of the risque Lysistrata, premiered in May 1969. Gordon is...
, Ed Naha, Brian Yuzna
Brian Yuzna
Brian Yuzna is a director, writer and producer of films.- Life :Yuzna grew up in Nicaragua, Puerto Rico and Panama before moving to the United States in the 1960s.- Career :...
, and Tom Schulman
Tom Schulman
Thomas H. Schulman is an American screenwriter most famous for his screenplay Dead Poets Society which won the Best Screenplay Academy Award for 1989....
, it has been one of Disney's most successful franchises. It is no longer into continuation.
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Wayne Szalinski (Rick MoranisRick Moranis
Frederick Allan "Rick" Moranis is a Canadian comedian, actor, musician, and a magician. Moranis came to prominence in the late 1970s on the sketch comedy show Second City Television, and later appeared in several Hollywood films including Strange Brew; Ghostbusters; Spaceballs; Little Shop of...
) is a "nutty" professor who makes a living by inventing weird machines in his attic while not at work. He lives at home with his wife, Diane (Marcia Strassman
Marcia Strassman
Marcia A. Strassman is an American actress best known for her roles as Julie Kotter in the TV sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter and Diane Szalinski in the 1989 feature film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, its first sequel Honey, I Blew Up the Kid and the 3-D film spin-off Honey, I Shrunk the Audience! which...
), a real-estate agent, and his two kids, Amy and Nick. He and Diane are constantly arguing. While she is at her parents' house, he accidentally shrinks his and the neighbors' (Matt Frewer
Matt Frewer
Matthew "Matt" Frewer is a Canadian American stage, TV and film actor. Acting since 1983, he is known for portraying the 1980s icon Max Headroom and the retired villain Moloch in the film adaptation of Watchmen.-Life and career:...
and Kristine Sutherland
Kristine Sutherland
Kristine Sutherland is an actress best known for her role as Buffy Summers' mother Joyce Summers on the television show Buffy The Vampire Slayer.-Early life:...
) kids and sends them to his overgrowing backyard with the trash. They try to make their way across the miles of grass, ants, bees, and lawn mowers. They find their way back and end up going back to normal size.
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
Wayne still enjoys making machines in his attic. Diane is now staying at home taking care of their new baby boy, Adam, who is now two years old. Amy is leaving for college and Nick (Robert OliveriRobert Oliveri
Robert Oliveri is a former American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Nick Szalinski in the 1989 Disney film, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, for which he was nominated for a Young Artist Award and a Saturn Award. He reprised the role in the 1992 sequel, Honey, I Blew Up the Kid and the 3D...
) is going crazy over this girl at school named Mandy (Keri Russell
Keri Russell
Keri Lynn Russell is an American actress and dancer. After appearing in a number of made-for-television films and series during the mid-1990s, she came to fame for portraying the title role of Felicity Porter on the series Felicity, which ran from 1998 to 2002, and for which she won a Golden Globe...
) despite his nerdy being. While Wayne is at work, Adam is accidentally zapped by a machine. Everywhere there is electricity, he soon grows bigger and bigger and is now headed to Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
. Mandy tries to help Wayne and Diane shrink him back to normal size. Soon the police and other officials take notice and try to help. He is soon back to his normal size again.
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves
Wayne is now banned from using his shrink ray by the U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationFood and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments...
(FDA) and Diane. Nick is now away at college and Adam is ten years old. Diane is planning a vacation with Patti (Robin Bartlett
Robin Bartlett
Robin Bartlett is an American actress who grew up in Switzerland.She was formerly married to the actor Alan Rosenberg....
), her sister-in-law, while Wayne and his brother, Gordon (Stuart Pankin
Stuart Pankin
Stuart Pankin is an American film and television actor.-Early life:Pankin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended Dickinson College, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and Columbia University.-Career:...
), watch Adam and his cousins (Allison Mack
Allison Mack
Not to be confused with Alison MacAllison Mack is an American actress. She is best known for her role of Chloe Sullivan on the Superman-inspired television series Smallville.-Early life:...
and Jake Richardson
Jake Richardson
Jacob Matthew Richardson is an American actor, currently acting mostly in TV series. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the film Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves and the TV series Fudge.-Career:...
). While tampering with the shrink ray, Wayne accidentally shrinks himself, Diane, Gordon, and Patti. The kids have a party in the house after thinking they have it to themselves. The adults try their hardest to get the kids' attention and finally do near the end of the movie.
Box office
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids opened on June 23, 1989 to 1,498 theatres. It grossed $130,742,172 domestic and $92,000,000 overseas totaling to $222,724,172, one of the highest grossing Disney films, making it very successful. Reviews were generally positive and Rotten TomatoesRotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films—widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at a poor stage performance...
gave the film a "fresh" 72% rating.
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid opened on July 17, 1992 to 2,429 theatres, almost double the original film. It grossed $58,662,452 domestic and wasn't played overseas. It received mixed reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and received 40% "rotten". The next film in franchise was released direct-to-video
Direct-to-video
Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television...
.
Television Show
A syndicated series was produced in 1997, featuring Peter ScolariPeter Scolari
Peter Scolari is an American television, film and stage actor best known for his roles in the television shows Newhart, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show, and Bosom Buddies.-Career:...
taking on the role of Wayne. The Szalinski family has moved from Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
to Matheson, Colorado
Matheson, Colorado
Matheson is an unincorporated town and a U.S. Post Office in Elbert County, Colorado, United States. The Matheson Post Office has the ZIP Code 80830.Established in the mid 1880's by Duncan Matheson a native of Scotland.Mr...
. The Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
picked up the series and produced it until it was cancelled in 2000, due to Disney's unwritten policy of not producing shows after 65 episodes. It was last seen on there during the early mornings in 2004. Barbara Alyn Woods
Barbara Alyn Woods
Barbara Alyn Woods is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in One Tree Hill, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show, and Striptease.-Filmography:...
, Hillary Tuck
Hillary Tuck
Hillary Tuck is an American actress, who is perhaps best known for her co-starring roles in the NBC Saturday Morning sitcom Hang Time and Disney's Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show...
, and Thomas Dekker
Thomas Dekker (actor)
Thomas Alexander Dekker is an American film and television actor and a musician. He is also a singer and has written and produced two albums. He is best known for his roles as John Connor in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Nick Szalinski on Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show, and Zach...
also star as Diane, Amy, and Nick Szalinski.
Principal cast
| Character | Film | TV Show | |||
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| Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Honey, I Shrunk the Kids is a 1989 comedy film. The directorial debut of Joe Johnston and released through Walt Disney Pictures and Silver Screen Partners III, the film tells the story of an inventor who accidentally shrinks his and his neighbor's kids to 1/4 of an inch with his electromagnetic... |
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid Honey, I Blew Up the Kid Honey, I Blew Up the Kid is the 1992 sequel to the 1989 film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. Directed by Randal Kleiser and released by Walt Disney Pictures, the film stars Rick Moranis, Marcia Strassman, Robert Oliveri and Amy O'Neill, who reprise their roles as Wayne, Diane, Nick, and Amy Szalinski... |
Honey, I Shrunk the Audience Honey, I Shrunk the Audience Honey, I Shrunk The Audience! was a 3-D film spin off of the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids film series that was shown at several Disney theme parks.-Synopsis:... |
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves is a 1997 direct-to-video sequel to Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and Honey, I Blew Up the Kid. It is the last film in the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids franchise... |
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show is an American syndicated science fiction sitcom based on the 1989 film, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. It expands upon the original film's concept of a shrinking experiment gone wrong to include a myriad of experiments gone awry... |
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| Wayne Szalinski | Rick Moranis Rick Moranis Frederick Allan "Rick" Moranis is a Canadian comedian, actor, musician, and a magician. Moranis came to prominence in the late 1970s on the sketch comedy show Second City Television, and later appeared in several Hollywood films including Strange Brew; Ghostbusters; Spaceballs; Little Shop of... |
Peter Scolari Peter Scolari Peter Scolari is an American television, film and stage actor best known for his roles in the television shows Newhart, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show, and Bosom Buddies.-Career:... |
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| Diane Szalinski | Marcia Strassman Marcia Strassman Marcia A. Strassman is an American actress best known for her roles as Julie Kotter in the TV sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter and Diane Szalinski in the 1989 feature film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, its first sequel Honey, I Blew Up the Kid and the 3-D film spin-off Honey, I Shrunk the Audience! which... |
Eve Gordan | Barbara Alyn Woods Barbara Alyn Woods Barbara Alyn Woods is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in One Tree Hill, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show, and Striptease.-Filmography:... |
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| Nick Szalinski | Robert Oliveri Robert Oliveri Robert Oliveri is a former American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Nick Szalinski in the 1989 Disney film, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, for which he was nominated for a Young Artist Award and a Saturn Award. He reprised the role in the 1992 sequel, Honey, I Blew Up the Kid and the 3D... |
Thomas Dekker Thomas Dekker (actor) Thomas Alexander Dekker is an American film and television actor and a musician. He is also a singer and has written and produced two albums. He is best known for his roles as John Connor in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Nick Szalinski on Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show, and Zach... |
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| Amy Szalinski | Amy O'Neill Amy O'Neill Amy O'Neill is a performer and a former actress. After appearing in several sitcoms and starring as Molly Stark on The Young and the Restless in 1986, she was cast as Amy Szalinski in the 1989 Disney film, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, for which she was nominated for a Young Artist Award... |
Hillary Tuck Hillary Tuck Hillary Tuck is an American actress, who is perhaps best known for her co-starring roles in the NBC Saturday Morning sitcom Hang Time and Disney's Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show... |
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| Adam Szalinski | Joshua and Daniel Shalikar | Bug Hall Bug Hall Brandon "Bug" Hall is an American actor, acting teacher and musician.-Biography:Brandon Hall, nicknamed "Bug" by his family, was born in Fort Worth, Texas on February 4, 1985. He is the second oldest in his family... |
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| Russell Thompson Sr. | Matt Frewer Matt Frewer Matthew "Matt" Frewer is a Canadian American stage, TV and film actor. Acting since 1983, he is known for portraying the 1980s icon Max Headroom and the retired villain Moloch in the film adaptation of Watchmen.-Life and career:... |
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| Mae Thompson | Kristine Sutherland Kristine Sutherland Kristine Sutherland is an actress best known for her role as Buffy Summers' mother Joyce Summers on the television show Buffy The Vampire Slayer.-Early life:... |
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| Russell Thompson Jr. | Thomas Wilson Brown Thomas Wilson Brown Thomas Wilson Brown is an American actor, who began his career at the age of eleven by playing Augie, the nephew of Scott Glenn and Kevin Costners' characters in the Lawrence Kasden western classic Silverado.... |
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| Ron Thompson | Jared Rushton Jared Rushton Jared Michael Rushton is an American musician and former actor. He is best known for his roles in numerous late eighties films including Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Big, and Overboard. He has been nominated for a total of two Saturn Awards and two Young Artist Awards... |
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| Clifford Sterling | Lloyd Bridges Lloyd Bridges Lloyd Vernet Bridges, Jr. was an American actor who starred in a number of television series and appeared in more than 150 feature films. Bridges is best known for his role of Mike Nelson in Sea Hunt, the most-popular syndicated American TV series in 1958... |
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| Mandy Park | Keri Russell Keri Russell Keri Lynn Russell is an American actress and dancer. After appearing in a number of made-for-television films and series during the mid-1990s, she came to fame for portraying the title role of Felicity Porter on the series Felicity, which ran from 1998 to 2002, and for which she won a Golden Globe... |
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| Dr. Charles Hendrickson | John Shea John Shea John Victor Shea III is an American actor and director who has starred on stage, television and in film. He is best known for his role as Lex Luthor in the 1990s TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and also starred in the short lived 1990s TV series WIOU as Hank Zaret... |
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| Marshall Brooks | Ron Canada Ron Canada Ron Canada is an American actor. He began as a television newscaster during the 1970s in the Baltimore-Washington area mainly on WBAL-TV Channel 11 in Baltimore, until the early 1980s when he became an actor. He was a tour guide at NBC studios at 30 Rockefeller Plaza... |
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| Dr. Nigel Channing | Eric Idle Eric Idle Eric Idle is an English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer, and comedic composer. He was as a member of the British comedy group Monty Python, a member of the The Rutles on Saturday Night Live and author of the play, Spamalot.... |
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| Gordon Szalinski | Stuart Pankin Stuart Pankin Stuart Pankin is an American film and television actor.-Early life:Pankin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended Dickinson College, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and Columbia University.-Career:... |
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| Patti Szalinski | Robin Bartlett Robin Bartlett Robin Bartlett is an American actress who grew up in Switzerland.She was formerly married to the actor Alan Rosenberg.... |
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| Jenny Szalinski | Allison Mack Allison Mack Not to be confused with Alison MacAllison Mack is an American actress. She is best known for her role of Chloe Sullivan on the Superman-inspired television series Smallville.-Early life:... |
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| Mitch Szalinski | Jake Richardson Jake Richardson Jacob Matthew Richardson is an American actor, currently acting mostly in TV series. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the film Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves and the TV series Fudge.-Career:... |
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| Chief Jake McKenna | George Buza George Buza George Buza is an American-born Canadian actor who is best known for voicing Beast in the X-Men Animated Series.-Biography:Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he moved to Canada as a young man and became a Canadian citizen in 1998. He appeared as Chief Jake McKenna multiple times in the TV series Honey, I... |
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Theme park attractions
At EpcotEpcot
Epcot is a theme park in the Walt Disney World Resort, located near Orlando, Florida. The park is dedicated to the celebration of human achievement, namely international culture and technological innovation. The second park built at the resort, it opened on October 1, 1982 and was initially named...
, a whole pavilion is dedicated to the franchise. Imagination!
Imagination!
Imagination! is a pavilion on the western side of "Future World", one of two themed areas of Epcot, a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida USA...
, the pavilion on the west of "Future World", features the 3D attraction called Honey, I Shrunk the Audience
Honey, I Shrunk the Audience
Honey, I Shrunk The Audience! was a 3-D film spin off of the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids film series that was shown at several Disney theme parks.-Synopsis:...
. Rick Moranis
Rick Moranis
Frederick Allan "Rick" Moranis is a Canadian comedian, actor, musician, and a magician. Moranis came to prominence in the late 1970s on the sketch comedy show Second City Television, and later appeared in several Hollywood films including Strange Brew; Ghostbusters; Spaceballs; Little Shop of...
, Marcia Strassman
Marcia Strassman
Marcia A. Strassman is an American actress best known for her roles as Julie Kotter in the TV sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter and Diane Szalinski in the 1989 feature film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, its first sequel Honey, I Blew Up the Kid and the 3-D film spin-off Honey, I Shrunk the Audience! which...
, Robert Oliveri
Robert Oliveri
Robert Oliveri is a former American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Nick Szalinski in the 1989 Disney film, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, for which he was nominated for a Young Artist Award and a Saturn Award. He reprised the role in the 1992 sequel, Honey, I Blew Up the Kid and the 3D...
, and the Shalikar twins reprise their roles from the films. While being given an award by Dr. Nigel Channing (Eric Idle
Eric Idle
Eric Idle is an English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer, and comedic composer. He was as a member of the British comedy group Monty Python, a member of the The Rutles on Saturday Night Live and author of the play, Spamalot....
) about his shrink ray, Wayne accidentally shrinks the audience and sends them on an adventure with rats, snakes, and babies.
In 1999, Journey into Imagination was rethemed and featured Dr. Nigel Channing, from Honey, I Shrunk the Audience, with the purple dragon Figment
Figment
Figment, a small purple dragon, occasionally seen sporting a yellow sweater, is the mascot of the Imagination! pavilion at the Epcot theme park at Walt Disney World Resort...
in a show retitled as Journey into Imagination with Figment
Journey into Imagination with Figment
Journey Into Imagination With Figment is an attraction which is contained within The Imagination! Pavilion at the Epcot theme park at Walt Disney World and opened on March 5, 1983. It has been through three incarnations over the years, two of them featuring Figment, a small purple dragon, as a...
. Dr. Channing also hosts an area known as the Imagination Institute. His grandfather created the institute and features Wayne Szalinski and Dr. Philip Brainard (from Flubber) as the recipients of the Inventor of the Year award. Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...
and Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison
Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. In addition, he created the world’s first industrial...
also make an appearance.
Another attraction, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: Movie Set Adventure
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: Movie Set Adventure
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: Movie Set Adventure is a playground at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida. It is located in the Streets of America area and is based on the 1989 film, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. The playground, which opened almost a year after the film, features blades of grass...
, is a playground at Disney's Hollywood Studios
Disney's Hollywood Studios
Disney's Hollywood Studios is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. Spanning 135 acres in size, its theme is show business, drawing inspiration from the heyday of Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s...
designed to look like the outdoor backyard of the first film.