Show cancellation likely puts an end to potential Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Muppets Mayhem retheme plans

donaldtoo23 hours ago

They’re old (Steven Tyler is 76), but they were still good. But, after Tyler injured his vocal cords and fractured his larynx, during the middle of their Peace Out farewell tour on Sept. 10th of this year, the band has retired from touring. He spent several weeks trying to recover, but the damage was too extensive, unfortunately. I grew up with them blasting on my home stereo and car radio. They could still produce albums using AI, if they wanted to, I guess, but their touring days are over. Tyler’s injury, and the bands subsequent retirement from touring, provided the perfect opportunity for Disney to replace them in the attraction. Hmmm… I wonder if we get hit in the face with a virtual 3D cream pie during that very quick first inversion, or if that’s the finale…?!!!!! 🤔:hilarious:;)

MagicHappens19711 day ago

I am genuinely surprised, although I wouldn’t be surprised if there is eventual a Taylor Swift attraction of some sort at DHS.

HauntedMansionFLA1 day ago

Surprised no Taylor Swift 😂😂😂

celluloid1 day ago

Best we can hope for is a short film feel for preshow content with Beretta and a better Kermit voice than recent as a part of it. It is sad becuase I don't think we are going to get any or much physical representation of The Muppets. Just on screen. Muppet Vision and Great Moments in Muppet History has had many of them physically present.

Robbiem1 day ago

With the recent Disney plus collaborations its a pity they never did a deal with the Beatle. A psychedelic yellow submarine retheme would have been great

Eric Graham2 days ago

Maybe we'll all be living on the edge when the new ride opens 🙃

Ragerunner2 days ago

I also think this is a nice compromise and will be a hit.

kurtk2 days ago

Sad to see Muppetvision 3D going but this is a nice compromise. At least the Muppets stay in the park and Aerosmith is an old band by this point.

Phroobar3 days ago

Eric Graham3 days ago

To me the muppets are more popular and timely than dr teeth and electric mayhem, but that's just my opinion...I do really like animal though!

markham3 days ago

Oh…hey there 😍

FigmentFan82Sep 25, 2024

Great points here! And with the out of left field D23 announcement of Incredibles 3 I think the rumor is very strong of a potential re-theme to Incredibles. And I think you could actually get away really well with that 1950s atomic retro-future look that Incredibles has all over it and work well on Sunset Blvd and adjacent to ToT

Marc Davis FanSep 25, 2024

Since Incredibles is indeed being considered (per insider), and is likely the leading proposal... I'm optimistic about this concept for a few reasons: It allows them to maintain the "Rock n' Roller Coaster" archway or reconfigure it to the Midcentury Modern (ish) version at the entrance to DCA's Incredicoaster, either of which would not severely undercut the arch's careful placement that was done to avoid distracting from the Tower of Terror approach experience. Honestly, this is my biggest concern about anything touching RnRC. My fingers are crossed that they don't extend the entrance further into Sunset Boulevard, and that they don't make the new archway too much larger or more colorful. Incredicoaster is "auto-themed," that is, it's themed to be a roller coaster. This basically allows it to be "prima facie immersive." On the one hand, auto-theming is somewhat of a cheat, as it's never going to be exceptionally creative or emotionally compelling. On the other hand, it's better than a poor concept and/or poorly-executed attempt at immersion. I would argue that RnRc is both of the latter - it's not emotionally compelling to be riding in "a really fast car" through Los Angeles, and it's not believable since the vehicle is an obvious roller coaster train on a visible track while the "scenery" is flats of cartoon images. (I.e., it's not emotionally compelling like "a rocket through space," and it's not believable like "a train through the mountains.") So auto-theming - while inferior to something that's emotionally compelling or believable - is superior to pseudo-immersion that's neither. And if an indoor Incredicoaster allows for a roller coaster premise, the passable storyline of DCA's Incredicoaster, and hopefully an upgrade from the static figures of DCA's outdoor version, we've at least got a winner compared to RnRC. That's just my thought anyway.

FigmentFan82Sep 19, 2024

Probz will end up being our Incredicoaster, what with Incredibles 3 being announced at D23