Disney provides update on Rock 'n' Roller Coaster reopening at Walt Disney World

Disney provides update on Rock 'n' Roller Coaster reopening at Walt Disney World

Disney has provided a brief update on the reopening of Rock 'n' Roller Coaster at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

The official website has updated the notice from "Please check back here for updates" to "This attraction is planned to reopen in summer 2024."

According to the operating calendar, the ride remains closed as far out as the schedule goes, which is currently June 30, 2024.

The Aerosmith-themed rollercoaster closure began on January 8, 2024. Disney has also confirmed that the closure is a routine refurbishment, and no changes will be made to the theme.

A permit has been filed for the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster project with Adena Corporation. Adena has worked on several Disney projects, including TRON Lightcycle Run and recent work on the EPCOT redevelopment. Adena was also the contractor on Rock 'n' Roller Coaster's three-month-long refurbishment in the first half of 2023.

The ride has been experiencing extended downtimes in recent years, and this refurbishment likely addresses some of those issues and continues the progress made in 2023.

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will this be ready for first 2 weeks of july
Not only is Olivia Rodrigo not getting RnRC themed to her, the opening dates of her UK tour have been cancelled due to problems with the arena. Sort of a double-whammy for her really. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0dekg0r4xno
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Then that will free her up to devote 100% of her time to getting the coaster done........
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Time for another whiny song.
Really hope they do what is needed to be done here, the park can't handle constant closures again.
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It was interesting that they actually opened it earlier than anticipated last year. I wonder if, during their work, they discovered something that needed more time than needed to fix and decided to push it all off to this year. Between Tower of Terror's work for a couple years and now RnRC last year and this year, Sunset Blvd. has been a problem for years. Plus with constant work there, they can't take anything else down for refurbishment.
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Works for Taylor
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Oh, no no no. It’s not whiny when Taylor dates a guy for a few weeks, ends it, and immediately writes a song about it. It’s empowering and brave.
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Can't wait for her song about how football is stupid.
“The Wall”

🎶He was down there
I was standing aroun’
No clue what’s goin’ on
They said that it’s first down 🎵

🎵Now he left me in the stands
Went to the locker room
My friend says
Taylor, when ya gonna let that boy become your groom?🎶

🎵Chorus: Now, I’m crying! Cry cry cryyyyyyyyy crying!
It’s so hot here I feel like I’m dying!
Every time he threw the ball
He started to put up a wall.🎶
Looking at the pictures, even when the ride is closed, they still station five cast members outside just to stand there and do nothing. What a waste of resources. A big FAQ sign board would suffice.
She's hard at work (had to do a bit of brush work to elevate her vernacular to acceptable standards... even construction workers have them.

But can she perform maintenance on rolling stock ?
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And Miley dates a guy for years and gets **** when she starts dating someone else a few weeks after their breakup. Taylor dates 24 guys in a year and is celebrated.
Anywho…

I wonder if they are testing the newer braking materials a lot before announcing a re-open date? Since it seems they old brakes were causing a significant number of unexpected ride closures.