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Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!

Honey, I Shrunk the Audience! is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Honey, I Shrunk the Audience! rather than just read about it. In short: Honey, I Shrunk the Audience (known as MicroAdventure! in Tokyo Disneyland) was a 4D film spin-off of the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids film series that was shown at several Disney theme parks. The audience wore 3D glasses, and the gimbal-mounted theater would shake and rock, creating the illusion of moving along with the characters in the film.

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Reference excerpt

Honey, I Shrunk the Audience (known as MicroAdventure! in Tokyo Disneyland) was a 4D film spin-off of the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids film series that was shown at several Disney theme parks. The audience wore 3D glasses, and the gimbal-mounted theater would shake and rock, creating the illusion of moving along with the characters in the film.

History In November 1993, Epcot announced that a new attraction themed after the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids movie franchise would be replacing Captain EO for the 1994 season. The new attraction would be called Honey, I Shrunk the Theater, a 3D film featuring special effects, such as vibrating chairs and water sprays. However, in February 1994, it was revealed that the name would be changed to Honey, I Shrunk the Audience. Captain EO closed on July 6, 1994, and work swiftly began on the new attraction. Honey, I Shrunk the Audience would open to the public on November 21, 1994. The attraction was an instant hit and met with positive reception from guests.

Following the success of Honey, I Shrunk the Audience at Epcot, other Disney resort locations followed suit. A similar installation at Tokyo Disneyland called MicroAdventure! opened on April 15, 1997. It replaced Captain EO, which closed on September 1, 1996. In early 1996, Disneyland announced they had received their installation of Honey, I Shrunk The Audience. Like other locations, it replaced the park's Captain EO attraction that was set to close on April 7, 1997. Honey, I Shrunk the Audience officially opened at Disneyland on May 22, 1998, along with a remodeled Tomorrowland section of the park. On March 28, 1999, Honey, I Shrunk the Audience opened at Disneyland Paris. The attraction replaced Captain EO, which closed on August 17, 1998. This location was also called Chérie, j'ai rétréci le public. The Epcot location received a new FASTPASS entrance a year later in 2000. For the 2003 season, the attraction's pre-show was upgraded. This would involve replacing the original "True Colors" pre-show. The new version featured memory making and scenes covering the lives of families. These scenes included a child who could not find his dog and a frog causing mayhem on a wedding. Eric Idle would tell guests to follow the safety instructions at the end of the pre-show. After Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009, Captain EO regained popularity on social media. In September, the Disneyland location was temporarily closed to allow Michael Jackson's family to watch Captain EO on private screenings. On December 18, 2009, it was announced that Captain EO would be coming back to Disneyland. This would mean that Honey, I Shrunk the Audience would be closing. The attraction would close at midnight on January 4, 2010. Honey, I Shrunk the Audience was stated to be closed temporarily for Captain EO, but it did not return. The Disneyland Paris location closed on May 3, 2010. This was followed by the Epcot location on May 9. Finally, the Tokyo Disneyland location closed for good on May 10. All four attractions were replaced by the Captain EO Tribute.

Synopsis Viewers enter the Imagination Institute's theater for the Inventor of the Year Award Ceremony, in which Professor Wayne Szalinski is receiving the award. The show opens with the crew of the show searching for Szalinski, when he flies on stage riding one of his inventions.

Wayne accidentally drops the control box, which sends him and the machine flying off behind the stage out of control. Then the show starts with Christie Smithers introducing the chairman of Imagination Institute, Dr. Nigel Channing. Dr. Channing welcomes the audience and introduces Szalinski. Szalinski returns, crashing into the "Inventor of the Year Award" sign over the audience. Channing attempts to introduce Diane Szalinski, Wayne's wife, but she says that she has to go and help find Wayne. Channing then introduces Wayne's sons, Nick and Adam. Nick then demonstrates his father's Dimensional Duplicator, a copy machine, to kill time while the crew searches for him. Wayne's youngest son, Adam, puts his pet mouse in the copy machine, and the mouse quickly multiplies into hundreds of copies. The mice escape into the audience, running under their seats. To scare the mice away, Nick uses Wayne's Holo-Pet Generator, which first takes the form of a cat, which then transforms into a lion which swipes at the audience's faces. Shortly after, Wayne returns himself back to normal using the shrinking machine. He then attempts to use the device on a family's luggage. The machine goes haywire and shrinks the audience, and Nick. Wayne inspects Nick and the audience and informs them that the machine has blown a fuse. Diane re-enters, searching for Nick. Upon spotting him, she faints and is dragged away. Adam takes a flash photo of the audience before picking up the theater to show his mother. Diane and Dr. Channing urge Adam to put the theater back where he found it, and eventually he does. Adam's pet snake returns, lunging at the audience. He is shooed off by the Szalinskis's dog Quark. Finally, Wayne fixes the machine and returns the audience and Nick back to normal size. Noticeably, Quark runs through the beam Wayne accepts his award and begins his speech, but he is interrupted by Nick warning him. Diane then says, "Wayne, you didn't!" He then responds with, "Honey, I did! I blew up the dog!" The now-giant Quark walks out onto the stage and the curtain closes while viewers hear the Imagination Institute's crew trying to wrangle him. He then finds his way through the curtain and sneezes on the audience, closing the show. As the audience leaves, the commotion from backstage continue.

Additional information The show was sponsored by Kodak. The film movie was directed by Randal Kleiser, who directed the franchise's 1992 release Honey, I Blew Up the Kid along with several classic films such as Grease, The Blue Lagoon, and Disney's Flight of the Navigator. The movie was presented in 3D by using polarized glasses and projectors. The entire audience was on a platform that moved up to four inches high during the presentation to simulate the theater moving and the floor shaking. The song "True Colors" was played as part of the original pre-show film as an advertisement for Kodak. In Disneyland & Epcot, the song is sung by various artists, one of which is Luther Vandross. In the Disneyland Paris version, it is sung by Cyndi Lauper.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Honey, I Shrunk the Audience! claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Honey, I Shrunk the Audience! before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Honey, I Shrunk the Audience! ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!

In research: Honey, I Shrunk the Audience! appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Honey, I Shrunk the Audience! in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Honey, I Shrunk the Audience! is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1990s 3D films, 1994 establishments in Florida, 1994 films, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Honey, I Shrunk the Audience! outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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