Walt Disney World's Rock 'n' Roller Coaster closing for lengthy refurbishment in early 2024

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Posted: Wednesday December 20, 2023 6:43am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World will close for refurbishment in early 2024.

The hugely popular roller coaster ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios will close Janaury 8 2024 to begin refurbishment

The fan-favorite rollercoaster will close on January 8, 2024, and a Disney spokesperson has told WDWMAGIC that it will reopen in summer 2024. Disney has also confirmed that the closure is a routine refurbishment.

The ride has been experiencing extended downtimes in recent years, and a lengthy refurbishment in 2023 was expected to address those issues. However, since the 2023 refurbishment, reliability issues have persisted, and this refurbishment may be another attempt at a resolution.

The possibility of a retheme of Rock 'n' Roller Coaster lingers, although there are no plans that we are aware of. Speculation has surrounded Aerosmith's involvement with Rock 'n' Roller Coaster for years, and recent accusations against frontman Steve Tyler have intensified rumors of a replacement for the band.

The Muppets Mayhem creator Jeff Yorkes, co-creator, added weight to speculation that a Muppets Mayhem makeover may be coming to Rock 'n' Roller Coaster. Posting on Twitter in response to a June 2023 article discussing the rumor, Yorkes said, "Not gonna lie-- this was absolutely part of our original pitch and is another piece of this dream. Fingers-crossed that it happens." However, it was recently reported that The Muppets Mayhem has been canceled after only one season on the Disney+ streaming platform, making a Muppet retheme now seem unlikely.

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster will be closed for at least a couple of months in 2024

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ToTBellHop2 hours ago

It’s routine just taking awhile. But they’re almost done. Maybe they will finish early. Ops still wants/wanted it for July 4 so we will see if they can trim the schedule (while still completing the work, of course). They really need indoor rides in summer. But it was breaking down so much that they need everything properly fixed. The hope is that it will finally run reliably after this.

Vclguy902 hours ago

Did you find out what's going on?

nestface842 hours ago

Damn. I’m there first 2 weeks. Thanks for finding out. Much appreciated

ToTBellHop2 hours ago

I dug. I believe this reopens the last weekend of July.

HauntedPirate2 days ago

Nothing in the past 48 hours since you last asked.

nestface842 days ago

Any new rumours or updates?

nestface844 days ago

damn. i was hoping this would be fixed. i thought 6months would be enough time. im hoping by the 13th july it will be done so at least i can get it in once

ToTBellHop4 days ago

Wasn’t RnRC only down a few months last year?

Andrew254 days ago

Yes, but I imagine that wasn't a proper update to any ride mechanics - don't believe we saw any significant permit last year for that refurb.

bmr15914 days ago

While I don’t disagree, and I know it has no bearing on the current work, RNRC went down for over half of last year as well.

Andrew254 days ago

It took Universal around 8 months to reopen Mummy after it's long refurb from improved mechanics in the launching system and general upkeep. Rides at DHS have needed this sort of refurb for years now.