Disney Confirms Muppets Take Over Rock 'n' Roller Coaster at Hollywood Studios

Nov 22, 2024 in "Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith"

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Muppets will be taking over Rock 'n' Roller Coaster

Posted: Friday November 22, 2024 10:11am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has officially announced that the Muppets will be taking over Rock 'n' Roller Coaster at Disney's Hollywood Studios, replacing Aerosmith. The news comes after years of speculation about the future of Aerosmith's involvement with the popular thrill ride at Walt Disney World.

Muppets will be taking over Rock 'n' Roller Coaster

The first hint of a Muppets-themed makeover came from Jeff Yorkes, co-creator of "The Muppets Mayhem" on Disney+. Back in June 2023, Yorkes hinted at the idea on Twitter, responding to a rumor article with, "Not gonna lie-- this was absolutely part of our original pitch and is another piece of this dream. Fingers-crossed that it happens."

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, known for its high-speed thrills and iconic rock soundtrack, recently reopened after an extensive refurbishment. The ride improvements focused on the ride system and lighting, but kept the Aerosmith storyline intact—at least for now. With Disney's announcement, the coaster will soon feature a new Muppets-themed experience, adding fresh energy and humor to one of Walt Disney World's fan-favorite thrill rides.

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster overview

This announcement coincides with another major shift for the Muppets at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Disney has also confirmed that MuppetVision 3D will close to make way for the upcoming Monsters Inc. Land.

Details on the new Muppets storyline for Rock 'n' Roller Coaster are still under wraps, but Disney says "The Muppets will be taking over Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, teaming up with some of music's biggest stars for a rockin' music festival!"

Disney has yet to give a closing date for the current version of Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, but for now, fans of Aerosmith's iconic coaster have a limited time to catch their favorite band in action before the Muppets bring their unique twist to this high-speed adventure.

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster overview

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Agent H10 days ago

I bet olivea Rodrigo is sad she wasn’t in this ad

Agent H10 days ago

Muppets are always a good thing

Cmdr_Crimson10 days ago

So I'm sure many have seen the new Booking commercial with the Muppets.. It feels like they are just there to be there...At least no Matt Vogel Kermit voice is in it..*Phew*

ChewbaccaYourMum21 days ago

Maybe this isn't what the other poster meant, but I believe they were more speaking to people understanding the general story of Splash Mountain, but not the climax of the story where Brer Rabbit is apparently tricking Brer Fox to throw him into the briar patch so he can escape... Which if that's the case, I completely agree that I personally never knew that was the climax of the story until someone wrote it on here within the last year. And I have been going on Splash Mountain all of my life (since it opened) and I am in my 30s.

HauntedPirate21 days ago

If it took someone more than 2 rides to figure out the story on Splash, that is a sad statement. It's really not that complicated. In fact, I think... I think... Brer Rabbit even explained it in the ride. Something about leaving his home to go looking for his laughing place and then discovering that his home was his laughing place all along. 🤷‍♂️ Anywho... I really don't know how they are going to drop Muppets onto RnRC. It just feels... wrong. As does the fact that most RnRC merchandise is already gone. For example - the empty drums where the drumsticks used to be sold is now filled with pre-packaged popcorn. :oops:

Nobody nobody22 days ago

One thing that is a bummer about this specific retheme, is that it is the exact worst spot in the park to build anything muppets related around. I know people are saying they want a “land”, but with the existing space, RNRC is butt up against a road, the TOT queue, backstage space, and the animation courtyard expansion plot. I mean yeah you could do a show when/IF villians ends, but that still would kinda be a crappy land that is just big boxes, not really mupppety, without even a restaurant. Attached an illustration of a pie in the sky hypothetical of where anything could go, but it’s still probably mostly impossible, as people use some of these things, or maybe it’s partly where the AC replacement goes. Also the coaster seems easily retheme-able or replace-able after a while. Either way, not a good spot long term imo. I almost wish we would’ve had a few years without muppets at wdw if it meant we get a proper muppetvision sucessor in a more permanent feeling spot or more built out, but lord knows how unlikely that is.

joanna7198528 days ago

So heartbroken about MuppetVision closing 😭

Agent H28 days ago

My guess is rock’n’roller coaster closes after this summer and reopens in spring or summer 2026 considering they currently have nothing else scheduled to open in 2026.

Fox&Hound28 days ago

I wish they moved Muppet Vision 3D to the theatre next to Figment. It seems like such a natural fit next to the imagination pavilion.

PoTCGuy28 days ago

This makes me sad. I love MuppetVision 3D!

IanDLBZF28 days ago

My guess is that this will happen either in late 2025 or sometime in 2026.

wdwmagic28 days ago

Disney Sets MuppetVision 3D Closure Date, Stays Silent on Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Timeline https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/rock-n-roller-coaster-starring-aerosmith/news/24jan2025-disney-sets-muppetvision-3d-closure-date,-stays-silent-on-rock-n-roller-coaster-timeline.htm

bmr1591Jan 10, 2025

I'm a few pages late, but a lot of people are discussing how you can't really understand the story. I just wanted to say that that was also the case to most fans for Splash Mountain, but that didn't make it any less iconic.

etc98Jan 10, 2025

But to be fair, it’s a queue in a space where a queue sort of makes sense. We’ve been taken in for processing before interrogation, so it makes sense we’re waiting for them to get through the backlog of all the people they captured. They made sure that in the places where there’s a sense of urgency (after the first Rey preshow as we rush to the ship, and after the interrogation preshow when we’re escaping), that there is no line. In the places where there is a line, they put a break in the story. They made sure that the story beats match the operational realities of running the attraction