A park-used Kermit the Frog ornament from Muppet*Vision 3D brought $115,900 Sunday during the Disney Experiences Auction at D23 in Anaheim. It led the final sold totals posted for 46 of the sale's 50 lots.
The posted totals include a 22 percent buyer's premium, but not shipping or tax. At 7:34 p.m. CDT Sunday, four lot pages still displayed pre-auction values, so the rankings below cover the 46 pages with final sold totals rather than the entire catalog.
Kermit and Big Thunder Led the 10 Highest Posted Results
| Rank | Park-used item | Sold total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muppet*Vision 3D Kermit ornament | $115,900 |
| 2 | Customized Big Thunder Mountain vehicle | $79,300 |
| 3 | Muppet*Vision 3D Miss Piggy figure | $73,200 |
| 4 | Original Big Thunder Mountain vehicle | $51,240 |
| 5 | King Triton's Carousel otter | $31,720 |
| 6 | King Triton's Carousel sea lion | $26,840 |
| 7 | Jessie's Critter Carousel turtle | $23,180 |
| 8 | Muppet*Vision 3D glasses bin | $21,960 |
| 9 | Dumbo the Flying Elephant stork ornament | $18,910 |
| 10 | Haunted Mansion mummy sarcophagus | $15,860 |
Kermit, Miss Piggy and the pre-show glasses bin brought $211,060 combined. The Kermit ornament once sat above the theater doors at Disney's Hollywood Studios; Miss Piggy stood high on the theater wall beside the stage.
Two Big Thunder Vehicles Brought $130,540
A customized park-used vehicle from Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Magic Kingdom sold for $79,300. Disney artisans mounted the last passenger row from car 502 on faux track and added Big Thunder Iron Works boiler plates and a Cinderella Castle emblem.
A second, original Big Thunder Mountain vehicle sold for $51,240. Together, the two vehicles brought $130,540.
Five Lowest Posted Results Started at $1,342
| Rank | Park-used item | Sold total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tambu Lounge drink-menu topper | $1,342 |
| 2 | Stitch “Stocking Stuffers!” display | $1,464 |
| 3 | Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party Donald display | $1,769 |
| 4 | Big Thunder Ranch washboard | $1,830 |
| 5 | Treasures in Paradise carousel rounding board | $2,013 |
The least expensive posted result was a small drink-menu topper used at the Tambu Lounge in Disney's Polynesian Village Resort. Even the low end was recognizably park-specific: a seasonal Donald Duck display, a Big Thunder Ranch washboard and a former carousel panel all landed in the bottom five.
Disney Trash Cans Cleared Five Figures
A Wilderness Lodge trash can brought $12,200. A Tomorrowland trash can from Disneyland sold for $10,980. Neither cracked the top 10, though both comfortably beat dozens of signs, displays and smaller props.
The four lot pages still lacking final totals were the DisneyFest sign, Goofy's Candy Company rug, 45th-anniversary The Empire Strikes Back display and Disney Store Magic Key. This story will keep the posted-results qualifier unless those pages are updated with final sold totals.
Image credit: Heritage Auctions.