Walt Disney International has given us all behind the curtain passes (wait a minute…I really like that concept) for a sneak peek at Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring the Muppets. This comprises brand-new idea artwork, backstory concerning the reimagined experience, and information about how the Muppets are going to take over G-Drive Data and are compatible into the pre-show and display scenes vacated by way of Aerosmith.
Previous this summer time, MuppetVision 3-d and extra closed to make manner for Monstropolis. Partitions are actually up round Muppets Courtyard, and paintings has already began within the space, with the long-shuttered Degree 1 Corporate Retailer already demolished. Themed parts and props have additionally been got rid of, as Imagineering works to turn into the world to the Monsters, Inc. land.
When saying the closure of Muppets Courtyard, Walt Disney International published that Kermit the Frog, Pass over Piggy and extra in their pals will likely be transferring proper alongside to Sundown Street. The Muppets will likely be taking up Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster, teaming up with a few of tune’s greatest stars for a rockin’ tune pageant. With nowadays’s replace, the ones strikes previous this summer time make a little bit extra sense.
The Electrical Mayhem are headlining their greatest Hollywood live performance ever! Somebody who’s any person is in attendance to witness Animal, Dr. Tooth, and the remainder of this groove-tastic workforce rock the home down. There’s only one little downside: the band is nowhere to be discovered.
Throughout the city at G-Drive Data, we’re handled to a VIP excursion of the mythical rock and roll recording studio. Issues may glance a little bit other round this Hollywood establishment, because the label has just lately come below new control – The Muppets!
The colourful team has landed some new digs, with just a bit lend a hand from Scooter’s uncle, actual property multi-millionaire and proprietor of the Muppet Theatre, J.P. Grosse (he places the G in G-Drive). Simply wait till you notice how they’ve made those hallowed halls their very own, growing the easiest position to make candy, candy Muppet tune in combination!
Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Courtyard
For fanatics of that massive guitar (for now the one comically massive icon in DHS…till the Sorcerer Hat makes its triumphant go back to the Magic of Disney Animation), you’ll be stoked to grasp that the most recent citizens of Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster are hanging their very own spin on that ruby crimson paint task.
A colourful and psychedelic new design will grace the ground of the guitar (impressed by way of a vintage Muppet automotive paint task); the piano motif on the base will function a golden key as a nod to Dr. Tooth. In a different way, it looks as if the courtyard is most commonly unchanged, as is the true facade of the construction.
This was once to be anticipated, as previously-filed building lets in indicated that the guitar was once being repainted. It wouldn’t have made sense to repaint it so with reference to closure…or to repaint it after which take away the guitar. However stranger issues have took place, and one hand doesn’t all the time know what the opposite is doing.
Welcome to the Studio
Along with your VIP passes, you’ll be welcomed within the recording studio, the place you’ll to find the Electrical Mayhem are cranking out some severely rocking tunes. At the side of the best audio engineers (all penguins, in fact) we’ll see Scooter doing his splendid to persuade Electrical Mayhem to prevent jamming and get to their an increasing number of stressed fanatics. However will or not it’s sufficient to get the band throughout the city and onstage in time?
As is most likely beautiful glaring, this pre-show occupies the very same area as the present Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring Aerosmith. It even makes use of the similar taste, with the Electrical Mayhem Band at the different facet of the recording studio “glass” by means of a big display. Additionally showing on separate monitors flanking the primary one are Kermit and Pass over Piggy.
What’s much less glaring is that Scooter and the penguin audio engineers are Audio Animatronics! It is a massive win for an enchantment that we formerly anticipated to be an effective and affordable challenge–a “no dough” reimagining that was once a zeal challenge for Imagineers, versus a well-funded one.
Whilst Walt Disney International hasn’t showed that the latter are being repurposed from MuppetVision, that turns out relatively glaring. They’re now not precisely core characters that will warrant inclusion however for the belongings already current in MuppetVision.
This isn’t complaint by any means, form or shape. We’re truly, truly pleasantly stunned by way of this. Penguins as audio engineers is funny–similar to penguins as an orchestra. And it’s a pleasing nod to MuppetVision.
It additionally may just lend a hand give an explanation for why MuppetVision closed when it did. If Imagineering is beginning off-site prepwork on Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster at this time, it’s conceivable that they want the Audio Animatronics and different belongings to start the repurposing procedure now.
I’m now not announcing this is the absolute case, however the extra we see recycled from MV3D, the easier I’ll really feel about dropping the display kind of a 12 months earlier than it apparently had to shut for the sake of Monstropolis building. (As a result of, once more, the curler coaster goes to take so much longer to construct than the prevailing courtyard will to reimagine.)
Some fanatics may view this negatively, as a last nail within the coffin for a comeback of MuppetVision. We’d warning by contrast line of pondering. For something, it was once all the time not likely that MV3D would ever go back to the parks.
For any other, reusing some MuppetVision belongings doesn’t preclude the display’s go back. For my part, I wouldn’t whinge if the orchestra was once brief a few penguins. Now not simplest that, however there’s the truth that that is the second one MuppetVision to near, and probably the most DCA belongings most likely were given archived.
Our viewpoint is that the extra formidable the reimagining of Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring the Muppets, the much more likely it’s to stay round for the lengthy haul. And in flip, that will increase the possibility of Muppets Courtyard 2.0 as soon as Villains Unfairly Ever After ends. I nonetheless don’t assume this situation is much more likely than to not occur, nevertheless it’s now much more likely (in my thoughts) than it was once the day before today.
A Rock ‘n’ Roll Highway Commute
With the lend a hand from our pals at Muppet Labs and an excessively rapid limousine, we’ll take a twisting, turning, and screamingly a laugh street shuttle throughout Hollywood to achieve the live performance in time. The long-lasting surroundings and landmarks of Tinseltown will function a Muppet twist.
And all through the adventure, you’ll listen the Electrical Mayhem taking part in probably the most maximum iconic, rockin’ hits on your ears to stay the tune and adrenaline pumping. Walt Disney International additionally teased that G-Drive Data may just free up a live performance setlist quickly.
There also are a pair main points right here which can be notable to me, the primary of which is that Electrical Mayhem goes to be acting the tune performed at the experience. Be aware that it says “the” rockin’ hits versus “their” rockin’ hits, suggesting Electrical Mayhem will play covers of hits.
I’m stunned by way of this, however now not the covers phase. Some fanatics believed this supposed “Rainbow Connection” on Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster, however my expectation was once all the time that the on-ride portion was once just about the place the Muppets portion of the enchantment ended. That they’d be used as a framing tool for the queue and pre-show, however then there’d be a “tale excuse” to play a unique band or mainstream hits.
I’m more than happy to be improper about that! Once more, this demonstrates that Disney is all-in on the idea that and making an investment extra money than formerly idea at the reimagining. I simply hope it doesn’t backfire.
One of the crucial nice strengths of Cosmic Rewind is its crowd-pleasing tune. I concern that the Muppets don’t have the fanbase to enhance a standard curler coaster and gained’t resonate with most of the people. Alternatively, the typical visitor would possibly not care by hook or by crook–the thrills are sufficient for them.
It’s additionally attention-grabbing that the surroundings of Tinseltown will function a Muppet twist. I’d consider which means numerous the prevailing visuals will likely be repurposed, which was once exactly what we anticipated, however that there will likely be Muppet visible gags added to the landmarks. I wouldn’t be expecting the cut-out taste of the surroundings to modify (in any case, we’ll taste be zooming round in an excessively rapid limo at midnight), however it might be implausible if there’s extra to look alongside the best way.
With all of those new main points, it’s price revisiting the query of simply how lengthy the Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster reimagining will take. Take a look at Observe was once about 365 days. Giant Thunder Mountain Railroad will likely be no less than that lengthy. DINOSAUR’s conversion into Indiana Jones Journey will (confidently) take no less than 18 months.
If RnRC’s reimagining is similar, Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring Aerosmith would wish to shut ASAP in 2026 to house. We could be speaking a January last simply to have a possibility at a November 2026 opening. Even with those promising new updates, we suspect the RnRC reimagining gained’t take that lengthy.
The curler coaster monitor and format are virtually indisputably going to stay unchanged within the present gravity construction, and adjustments to any of that’s what would balloon the timeline of this challenge. It’s most likely now not getting a brand new facade or any structural adjustments to the outside.
Given the idea that artwork, we all know the experience automobiles don’t seem to be converting (except for cosmetically). It’s additionally most probably that the burden space, release, and dump will most probably keep the similar. From what’s been published, Imagineering has created tale contrivances that supply substantial overlap with Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring Aerosmith.
Being a curler coaster at midnight with minimum props, there’s most likely a good quantity of prepwork which may be accomplished after hours whilst Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring Aerosmith remains to be operational with out visitors noticing. It’s additionally completely conceivable that the “Muppet twist” to the props truly simply method tacking on Muppetized (if that’s now not an actual phrase, it must be) visuals to the prevailing apartments. Or growing new ones that cross in the similar spots and the use of the similar infrastructure for the set up.
The trickier and time-consuming adjustments will occur within the queue and pre-show. There are no less than 3 Audio Animatronics being added to the pre-show, and that’s now not merely an issue of plopping down figures. There’s a wide variety {of electrical} and different paintings that must be accomplished to prep the gap (simply have a look at how lengthy the Hatbox Ghost set up took). We’d additionally be expecting fashionable new monitors within the pre-show and a variety of different adjustments.
With all of that stated, it’s our figuring out that Disney has had contingency plans in position for years that will permit for the in a single day elimination of all references to Aerosmith. That Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster may just proceed working, with out closure, within the match of an Aerosmith scandal that required Disney to distance itself from the band in an instant.
This tangent is related as a result of that very same contingency plan may just permit for a reimagining with minimum downtime. It’s completely conceivable that Imagineering may just wall-off the pre-show to perform no less than a portion of what is going to be the largest and probably maximum time-consuming adjustments to the enchantment whilst it’s nonetheless operational. It’s because, not like many different sights, the non-skippable protection spiel isn’t all through the pre-show.
With the doorways open on that pre-show room bearing in mind visitors to cross by way of, this theoretically opens the door for the Muppets Mayhem takeover to return to existence with much less downtime than would differently be required. At this level, we all know sufficient to slightly imagine this gained’t be an in a single day switchover. However there’s numerous paintings that would occur in a single day whilst the experience remains to be operating if that’s what Walt Disney International sought after to do. That is how the Jungle Cruise reimagining was once carried out post-COVID, for reference.
My wager is this finally ends up being someplace in between, and the reimagining into Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring the Muppets takes no less than 6 months. Once more, my viewpoint is just about: the longer, the easier.
Perhaps it’s now not simply Audio Animatronics within the pre-show, possibly the following large wonder divulge will likely be Statler and Waldorf on the finale (or release!). I’d love not anything greater than for this experience to make somewhat formidable adjustments to the queue, pre-show, and post-show. If it one way or the other takes a complete 365 days, this is completely out of the ordinary in my e-book.
Now not simplest does it imply that Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring the Muppets will likely be a greater enchantment, nevertheless it will increase the possibility that the fun experience will stick round for no less than a decade, in all probability extra. The longer the closure and the extra money spent, the longer Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring the Muppets sticks round.
My honest hope is that Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring Aerosmith closes on January 5, 2026 and Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring the Muppets opens on December 11, 2026. That will be the absolute best-case situation in line with what we now know. That’s what I wrote earlier than, whilst additionally announcing that I extremely doubted it’d be that long of a challenge. I nonetheless doubt it’ll take that lengthy, however minus the “extremely” phase.
An affordable middle-of-the-road timeline can be last the present model after Spring Destroy season (mid-April 2026) and Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring the Muppets debuting between Fall Destroy and Veterans Day 2026. A timeline on this ballpark is sensible, and likewise may imply that each the reimagined Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster and reimagined Animation Courtyard may just debut at or round the similar time.
Some other very actual risk is that the closure and opening happen apparently at random. This has been happening an increasing number of with Walt Disney International closures and openings. It’s additionally conceivable that timelines are dictated by way of when Millennium Falcon Smugglers Run is going down–if it is going down. And even by way of regimen refurbishments. There are numerous transferring items, and DHS needs to be cautious with timing (now not the intense extent as Animal Kingdom, however extra so than Magic Kingdom).
Until they truly paintings laborious to stay the experience operational whilst paintings is being accomplished to the outside, pre-show and experience portion of Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster, I simply don’t see this reimagining being a lot shorter than 6 months. In all probability it’s nonetheless wishful pondering on my phase, however I now totally be expecting Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster to be closed for extra of 2026 than it’s open. Most probably sounds unusual to hope for extra downtime of a headliner, however I’m taking part in the long-game on a Muppetized experience I need to revel in for the following decade-plus.
As all the time, the largest saving grace for Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring the Muppets is that there are hardcore Muppets fanatics in Walt Disney Imagineering. We identified formerly that this implies they’ll battle for a wholesome finances, slightly lengthy reimagining, reusing parts from MuppetVision that will differently be discarded, and having as a lot distinctive Muppets humor as conceivable.
This being a zeal challenge is an excellent factor, even supposing it’s achieved on a good finances (that’s how we were given PizzeRizzo). It now seems as though no less than a few of that is correct, so kudos to the WDI challenge group. I will be able to’t wait to look how they pull off this experience reimagining, even supposing it’ll by no means totally substitute MuppetVision. On the other hand, possibly it gained’t must…in the event that they do this type of just right task that this ends up in a long term Muppets Courtyard on this space!
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YOUR THOUGHTS
Does this new divulge have you ever extra excited for Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring the Muppets? Satisfied to look it’ll have Audio Animatronics and different adjustments to the outside, queue, pre-show, and ride-through? Predictions on last and opening dates? Assume this will likely be a brief reimagining or a long one? Are you dissatisfied concerning the Muppets changing Aerosmith, Monsters changing MuppetVision, or each? Do you compromise or disagree with our tests? Any questions we will can help you solution? Listening to your comments–even whilst you disagree with us–is each attention-grabbing to us and useful to different readers, so please proportion your ideas underneath within the feedback!
Walt Disney International has given us all behind the curtain passes (wait a minute…I really like that concept) for a sneak peek at Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring the Muppets. This comprises brand-new idea artwork, backstory concerning the reimagined experience, and information about how the Muppets are going to take over G-Drive Data and are compatible into the pre-show and display scenes vacated by way of Aerosmith.
Previous this summer time, MuppetVision 3-d and extra closed to make manner for Monstropolis. Partitions are actually up round Muppets Courtyard, and paintings has already began within the space, with the long-shuttered Degree 1 Corporate Retailer already demolished. Themed parts and props have additionally been got rid of, as Imagineering works to turn into the world to the Monsters, Inc. land.
When saying the closure of Muppets Courtyard, Walt Disney International published that Kermit the Frog, Pass over Piggy and extra in their pals will likely be transferring proper alongside to Sundown Street. The Muppets will likely be taking up Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster, teaming up with a few of tune’s greatest stars for a rockin’ tune pageant. With nowadays’s replace, the ones strikes previous this summer time make a little bit extra sense.
The Electrical Mayhem are headlining their greatest Hollywood live performance ever! Somebody who’s any person is in attendance to witness Animal, Dr. Tooth, and the remainder of this groove-tastic workforce rock the home down. There’s only one little downside: the band is nowhere to be discovered.
Throughout the city at G-Drive Data, we’re handled to a VIP excursion of the mythical rock and roll recording studio. Issues may glance a little bit other round this Hollywood establishment, because the label has just lately come below new control – The Muppets!
The colourful team has landed some new digs, with just a bit lend a hand from Scooter’s uncle, actual property multi-millionaire and proprietor of the Muppet Theatre, J.P. Grosse (he places the G in G-Drive). Simply wait till you notice how they’ve made those hallowed halls their very own, growing the easiest position to make candy, candy Muppet tune in combination!
Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Courtyard
For fanatics of that massive guitar (for now the one comically massive icon in DHS…till the Sorcerer Hat makes its triumphant go back to the Magic of Disney Animation), you’ll be stoked to grasp that the most recent citizens of Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster are hanging their very own spin on that ruby crimson paint task.
A colourful and psychedelic new design will grace the ground of the guitar (impressed by way of a vintage Muppet automotive paint task); the piano motif on the base will function a golden key as a nod to Dr. Tooth. In a different way, it looks as if the courtyard is most commonly unchanged, as is the true facade of the construction.
This was once to be anticipated, as previously-filed building lets in indicated that the guitar was once being repainted. It wouldn’t have made sense to repaint it so with reference to closure…or to repaint it after which take away the guitar. However stranger issues have took place, and one hand doesn’t all the time know what the opposite is doing.
Welcome to the Studio
Along with your VIP passes, you’ll be welcomed within the recording studio, the place you’ll to find the Electrical Mayhem are cranking out some severely rocking tunes. At the side of the best audio engineers (all penguins, in fact) we’ll see Scooter doing his splendid to persuade Electrical Mayhem to prevent jamming and get to their an increasing number of stressed fanatics. However will or not it’s sufficient to get the band throughout the city and onstage in time?
As is most likely beautiful glaring, this pre-show occupies the very same area as the present Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring Aerosmith. It even makes use of the similar taste, with the Electrical Mayhem Band at the different facet of the recording studio “glass” by means of a big display. Additionally showing on separate monitors flanking the primary one are Kermit and Pass over Piggy.
What’s much less glaring is that Scooter and the penguin audio engineers are Audio Animatronics! It is a massive win for an enchantment that we formerly anticipated to be an effective and affordable challenge–a “no dough” reimagining that was once a zeal challenge for Imagineers, versus a well-funded one.
Whilst Walt Disney International hasn’t showed that the latter are being repurposed from MuppetVision, that turns out relatively glaring. They’re now not precisely core characters that will warrant inclusion however for the belongings already current in MuppetVision.
This isn’t complaint by any means, form or shape. We’re truly, truly pleasantly stunned by way of this. Penguins as audio engineers is funny–similar to penguins as an orchestra. And it’s a pleasing nod to MuppetVision.
It additionally may just lend a hand give an explanation for why MuppetVision closed when it did. If Imagineering is beginning off-site prepwork on Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster at this time, it’s conceivable that they want the Audio Animatronics and different belongings to start the repurposing procedure now.
I’m now not announcing this is the absolute case, however the extra we see recycled from MV3D, the easier I’ll really feel about dropping the display kind of a 12 months earlier than it apparently had to shut for the sake of Monstropolis building. (As a result of, once more, the curler coaster goes to take so much longer to construct than the prevailing courtyard will to reimagine.)
Some fanatics may view this negatively, as a last nail within the coffin for a comeback of MuppetVision. We’d warning by contrast line of pondering. For something, it was once all the time not likely that MV3D would ever go back to the parks.
For any other, reusing some MuppetVision belongings doesn’t preclude the display’s go back. For my part, I wouldn’t whinge if the orchestra was once brief a few penguins. Now not simplest that, however there’s the truth that that is the second one MuppetVision to near, and probably the most DCA belongings most likely were given archived.
Our viewpoint is that the extra formidable the reimagining of Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring the Muppets, the much more likely it’s to stay round for the lengthy haul. And in flip, that will increase the possibility of Muppets Courtyard 2.0 as soon as Villains Unfairly Ever After ends. I nonetheless don’t assume this situation is much more likely than to not occur, nevertheless it’s now much more likely (in my thoughts) than it was once the day before today.
A Rock ‘n’ Roll Highway Commute
With the lend a hand from our pals at Muppet Labs and an excessively rapid limousine, we’ll take a twisting, turning, and screamingly a laugh street shuttle throughout Hollywood to achieve the live performance in time. The long-lasting surroundings and landmarks of Tinseltown will function a Muppet twist.
And all through the adventure, you’ll listen the Electrical Mayhem taking part in probably the most maximum iconic, rockin’ hits on your ears to stay the tune and adrenaline pumping. Walt Disney International additionally teased that G-Drive Data may just free up a live performance setlist quickly.
There also are a pair main points right here which can be notable to me, the primary of which is that Electrical Mayhem goes to be acting the tune performed at the experience. Be aware that it says “the” rockin’ hits versus “their” rockin’ hits, suggesting Electrical Mayhem will play covers of hits.
I’m stunned by way of this, however now not the covers phase. Some fanatics believed this supposed “Rainbow Connection” on Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster, however my expectation was once all the time that the on-ride portion was once just about the place the Muppets portion of the enchantment ended. That they’d be used as a framing tool for the queue and pre-show, however then there’d be a “tale excuse” to play a unique band or mainstream hits.
I’m more than happy to be improper about that! Once more, this demonstrates that Disney is all-in on the idea that and making an investment extra money than formerly idea at the reimagining. I simply hope it doesn’t backfire.
One of the crucial nice strengths of Cosmic Rewind is its crowd-pleasing tune. I concern that the Muppets don’t have the fanbase to enhance a standard curler coaster and gained’t resonate with most of the people. Alternatively, the typical visitor would possibly not care by hook or by crook–the thrills are sufficient for them.
It’s additionally attention-grabbing that the surroundings of Tinseltown will function a Muppet twist. I’d consider which means numerous the prevailing visuals will likely be repurposed, which was once exactly what we anticipated, however that there will likely be Muppet visible gags added to the landmarks. I wouldn’t be expecting the cut-out taste of the surroundings to modify (in any case, we’ll taste be zooming round in an excessively rapid limo at midnight), however it might be implausible if there’s extra to look alongside the best way.
With all of those new main points, it’s price revisiting the query of simply how lengthy the Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster reimagining will take. Take a look at Observe was once about 365 days. Giant Thunder Mountain Railroad will likely be no less than that lengthy. DINOSAUR’s conversion into Indiana Jones Journey will (confidently) take no less than 18 months.
If RnRC’s reimagining is similar, Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring Aerosmith would wish to shut ASAP in 2026 to house. We could be speaking a January last simply to have a possibility at a November 2026 opening. Even with those promising new updates, we suspect the RnRC reimagining gained’t take that lengthy.
The curler coaster monitor and format are virtually indisputably going to stay unchanged within the present gravity construction, and adjustments to any of that’s what would balloon the timeline of this challenge. It’s most likely now not getting a brand new facade or any structural adjustments to the outside.
Given the idea that artwork, we all know the experience automobiles don’t seem to be converting (except for cosmetically). It’s additionally most probably that the burden space, release, and dump will most probably keep the similar. From what’s been published, Imagineering has created tale contrivances that supply substantial overlap with Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring Aerosmith.
Being a curler coaster at midnight with minimum props, there’s most likely a good quantity of prepwork which may be accomplished after hours whilst Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring Aerosmith remains to be operational with out visitors noticing. It’s additionally completely conceivable that the “Muppet twist” to the props truly simply method tacking on Muppetized (if that’s now not an actual phrase, it must be) visuals to the prevailing apartments. Or growing new ones that cross in the similar spots and the use of the similar infrastructure for the set up.
The trickier and time-consuming adjustments will occur within the queue and pre-show. There are no less than 3 Audio Animatronics being added to the pre-show, and that’s now not merely an issue of plopping down figures. There’s a wide variety {of electrical} and different paintings that must be accomplished to prep the gap (simply have a look at how lengthy the Hatbox Ghost set up took). We’d additionally be expecting fashionable new monitors within the pre-show and a variety of different adjustments.
With all of that stated, it’s our figuring out that Disney has had contingency plans in position for years that will permit for the in a single day elimination of all references to Aerosmith. That Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster may just proceed working, with out closure, within the match of an Aerosmith scandal that required Disney to distance itself from the band in an instant.
This tangent is related as a result of that very same contingency plan may just permit for a reimagining with minimum downtime. It’s completely conceivable that Imagineering may just wall-off the pre-show to perform no less than a portion of what is going to be the largest and probably maximum time-consuming adjustments to the enchantment whilst it’s nonetheless operational. It’s because, not like many different sights, the non-skippable protection spiel isn’t all through the pre-show.
With the doorways open on that pre-show room bearing in mind visitors to cross by way of, this theoretically opens the door for the Muppets Mayhem takeover to return to existence with much less downtime than would differently be required. At this level, we all know sufficient to slightly imagine this gained’t be an in a single day switchover. However there’s numerous paintings that would occur in a single day whilst the experience remains to be operating if that’s what Walt Disney International sought after to do. That is how the Jungle Cruise reimagining was once carried out post-COVID, for reference.
My wager is this finally ends up being someplace in between, and the reimagining into Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring the Muppets takes no less than 6 months. Once more, my viewpoint is just about: the longer, the easier.
Perhaps it’s now not simply Audio Animatronics within the pre-show, possibly the following large wonder divulge will likely be Statler and Waldorf on the finale (or release!). I’d love not anything greater than for this experience to make somewhat formidable adjustments to the queue, pre-show, and post-show. If it one way or the other takes a complete 365 days, this is completely out of the ordinary in my e-book.
Now not simplest does it imply that Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring the Muppets will likely be a greater enchantment, nevertheless it will increase the possibility that the fun experience will stick round for no less than a decade, in all probability extra. The longer the closure and the extra money spent, the longer Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring the Muppets sticks round.
My honest hope is that Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring Aerosmith closes on January 5, 2026 and Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring the Muppets opens on December 11, 2026. That will be the absolute best-case situation in line with what we now know. That’s what I wrote earlier than, whilst additionally announcing that I extremely doubted it’d be that long of a challenge. I nonetheless doubt it’ll take that lengthy, however minus the “extremely” phase.
An affordable middle-of-the-road timeline can be last the present model after Spring Destroy season (mid-April 2026) and Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring the Muppets debuting between Fall Destroy and Veterans Day 2026. A timeline on this ballpark is sensible, and likewise may imply that each the reimagined Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster and reimagined Animation Courtyard may just debut at or round the similar time.
Some other very actual risk is that the closure and opening happen apparently at random. This has been happening an increasing number of with Walt Disney International closures and openings. It’s additionally conceivable that timelines are dictated by way of when Millennium Falcon Smugglers Run is going down–if it is going down. And even by way of regimen refurbishments. There are numerous transferring items, and DHS needs to be cautious with timing (now not the intense extent as Animal Kingdom, however extra so than Magic Kingdom).
Until they truly paintings laborious to stay the experience operational whilst paintings is being accomplished to the outside, pre-show and experience portion of Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster, I simply don’t see this reimagining being a lot shorter than 6 months. In all probability it’s nonetheless wishful pondering on my phase, however I now totally be expecting Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster to be closed for extra of 2026 than it’s open. Most probably sounds unusual to hope for extra downtime of a headliner, however I’m taking part in the long-game on a Muppetized experience I need to revel in for the following decade-plus.
As all the time, the largest saving grace for Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring the Muppets is that there are hardcore Muppets fanatics in Walt Disney Imagineering. We identified formerly that this implies they’ll battle for a wholesome finances, slightly lengthy reimagining, reusing parts from MuppetVision that will differently be discarded, and having as a lot distinctive Muppets humor as conceivable.
This being a zeal challenge is an excellent factor, even supposing it’s achieved on a good finances (that’s how we were given PizzeRizzo). It now seems as though no less than a few of that is correct, so kudos to the WDI challenge group. I will be able to’t wait to look how they pull off this experience reimagining, even supposing it’ll by no means totally substitute MuppetVision. On the other hand, possibly it gained’t must…in the event that they do this type of just right task that this ends up in a long term Muppets Courtyard on this space!
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Does this new divulge have you ever extra excited for Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring the Muppets? Satisfied to look it’ll have Audio Animatronics and different adjustments to the outside, queue, pre-show, and ride-through? Predictions on last and opening dates? Assume this will likely be a brief reimagining or a long one? Are you dissatisfied concerning the Muppets changing Aerosmith, Monsters changing MuppetVision, or each? Do you compromise or disagree with our tests? Any questions we will can help you solution? Listening to your comments–even whilst you disagree with us–is each attention-grabbing to us and useful to different readers, so please proportion your ideas underneath within the feedback!
