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Rock n Roller Coaster exterior refurbishment
Aug 08, 2008
Rock n Roller Coaster is undergoing some exterior refurb work. The car suspended at the main entry sign has been removed for work, and the entire area on the left hand side of the main entry (the smok...
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Hanes to be sponsor at Walt Disney World
Nov 01, 2007
Hanes have signed a deal with the Walt Disney Company to become a sponsor for various parts of the Disney theme parks. As part of the deal, Hanes will become the sponsor the Disney-MGM Studios Rock 'n...
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FASTPASS downtime at Rock n Roller Coaster
Jul 02, 2007
FASTPASS will not be available at the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster from July 12th-17th and will reopen on July 18th. During this time the software will be updated and the new ticket stock introduced (as pr...
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Rock n Roller Coaster reopens after refurbishment
Jan 22, 2007
Rock n Roller Coaster reopened to day after its refurbishment closure. Whilst no significant changes are yet visible to guests, work has been ongoing to put into place a new queue system, featuring a ...
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1 Year of Rock n Roller Coaster
Sep 11, 2000
To mark the 1 year anniversary of the coaster (July 29) - Disney took 80 Corvettes and made the signature guitar in the Studios parking lot!
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Eisner rides Rock n Roller Coaster
Nov 01, 1999
Michael Eisner CEO of Disney finally made it over to WDW to ride Rock n Roller Coaster on October 26 1999. He rode 3 times, and commented "Wow!!!". Take that as he liked it!
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Opening Day Report by Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith
Aug 05, 1999
Sorry. I just woke up. Actually I've been home for a couple of weeks now and I'm finally adapting to civilian (i.e. off the road) life. As a matter of fact, I'm starting to really like it.
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Rock n Roller Coaster name change
Aug 02, 1999
The name has changed to "Rock 'n' RollerCoaster Starring Aerosmith". A new logo has also been produced with the new title.
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Rock n Roller Coaster grand opening day
Jul 29, 1999
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (July 29, 1999) -- For nearly 30 years, Aerosmith has been on top of the charts. Now, the legendary group is on top of the world -- Walt Disney World -- as the five members of t...
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Annual Pass previews
Jul 27, 1999
Get up a little early on August 13, 14 and 16 and you’ll get to ride our newest attraction before our day guests arrive. Heck, we’ll even treat you to coffee and Danish as long as the supply holds out...
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Britney Spears to perform at Rock n Roller
Jul 16, 1999
BURBANK, California -- July 15, 1999 -- Queen of Teen, Jive recording artist Britney Spears and teen idol Joey McIntyre team up for their first television special, "Britney Spears and Joey McIntyre In...
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Rock n Roller Coaster grand opening date
Jul 13, 1999
Well - seem like the July 29 is the press day, with official grand opening rumored to be August 1st. It is still unclear whether Aerosmith will be attending.
We have had reports that s...
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Rock n Roller Coaster running regularly
Jul 09, 1999
RnR has been running every day since June 26. Earlier it was running from 6pm to 11pm, but more recently has been running from 10am to 11pm.
Reports from the crew indicate excellent relia...
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Rock n Roller is in soft opening today at 6pm
Jun 26, 1999
The overnight work on the gate area removed the large RnR poster, and left just 3 bushes on movable bases infront of the gate. A CM was also posted at the gate.
At 6pm the bushes were m...
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Rock n Roller Coaster audio tracks
Jun 17, 1999
1. 9 Lives
2. Sweet Emotion
3. Back in the Saddle/Dude Looks Like a Lady
4. Love in an Elevator/Walk This Way
5. Multi track, ends with Love in an Elevator
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Contractor Appreciation Event last night
Jun 12, 1999
Last night WDI and WDW held a private party for all the contractors that worked on Rock n Roller. The party of course included sampling the attraction first hand!
This is an early desc...
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Cast member soft opening dates
Jun 02, 1999
OK, we had no soft open today as rumoured, but we now have official confirmation that cast previews will be held on 12-16 June 1999. Lets hope that public soft opening follows!
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A look at the themed vehicles
May 10, 1999
These are 2 shots of the actual ride vehicles. You can just make out 2 of the actual speakers in the seat. Looks like they have done a great job with the car theming!
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A look inside the maintenance area and test cars
May 07, 1999
The interior shot shows the Rock n Roller work room. This is where cars are serviced and stored when not in use. This area is within one of the main adjoining buildings.
It is not clea...
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Aerosmith comment on the ride
May 06, 1999
Aerosmith bass player Tom Hamilton made this comment on RnR, taken from the Aerosmith.com website.
Well here's some news I can finally lay on ya. We are going to part of a Disney Rolle...
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Rock n Roller Coaster close to finished
Apr 28, 1999
Good news, according to a source at WDW the coaster is now finished, as of Monday this week!
The safety inspectors have signed it off, so now it is in the hands of Disney bosses as to ...
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Rock n Roller Coaster testing update
Mar 28, 1999
The cars are currently doing circuits fitted with sand bags to simulate riders. Each car requires 100 circuits with sandbags, and 100 without. Further LIM tweaking is being performed for optimum launc...
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Rock n Roller Coaster testing update
Mar 26, 1999
We can now clarify the current state of the test cars inside the building.
2 stripped down test cars (no body, sound system etc)
2 finished cars (1 fitted previously, 1...
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Rock n Roller Coaster testing underway
Mar 18, 1999
There are currently at least 3 cars inside the building, themed as red and blue Cadillacs.
The cars are stored and worked on in a "work room", which is accessed by a track section flip...
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Disney Resort Information Channel shows coaster
Mar 12, 1999
Disney Resort Information Channel is showing computer generated previews of Rock n Roller. It shows a car blasting through one of the O's in Hollywood and passing under Freeway signs. It also gives de...
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Exterior details now installed
Mar 11, 1999
The huge red guitar is now in place on the exterior of the building (as in the picture below). Initial concerns that Rock n Roller may look out of place next to Tower of Terror seem to be unfounded. T...
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Rock n Roller Coaster now totally enclosed
Oct 21, 1998
Rock n Roller is now completely enclosed in a light colored building, much like the other backstage buildings at Disney Studios. It is very hard to tell there is even a coaster in there now! Construct...
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Aerosmith confirm to be part of the project
Mar 02, 1998
Aerosmith gave an interview at the Grammy's where they said their latest project is a working with Disney on an upcoming attraction. Looks good for Aerosmith for the RnR sound track!
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