I feel the Muppets were played as pawns in an internal Disney Co. polical war (a war that had absolutely nothing to do with the Muppets). It appears that some at Disney wanted to axe most of Eisner's ideas - for better or for worse. Now that is over, it will be interesting to see what is will happen.
Dave Goelz expressed excitement in the Muppets being on and part of the Disney lot so I'll follow that excitement!
I am unhappy with the closing of California's Muppetvision, but lets face it - it was unlikely that I'd ever go. I'm not much for crowded theme parks (just a personality trait of mine) and I caught most of the show (except the 3D-ness) on You Tube.
I do see the concern of some fans with the Muppets being promoted with flavor-of-the-month Disney Channel "stars" but hey, at least they are out there and to an audience that may not have been exposed to the characters the way we have.
I remember sitting on a plane next to a (very talkative) girl several years ago. She had no idea who Kermit was. I know, product of bad parenting or something, but i was freaked. A world without Kermit?
No way. So, long story short - if this new Disney Channel Muppet "mini movie ads" is going to help that, I'm for it!