Disney Confirms Muppets Reimagining of Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Begins in 2026

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Muppets will be taking over Rock 'n' Roller Coaster

Posted: Saturday June 7, 2025 9:00am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney says Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster will remain open through 2025, with work on the previously announced Muppets-themed reimagining beginning in 2026.

Muppets will be taking over Rock 'n' Roller Coaster

The ride’s current version, featuring Aerosmith, will continue to operate at Disney’s Hollywood Studios while development continues behind the scenes on the updated concept. Disney has not yet shared a closure date for the attraction, but confirms that guests will have the rest of 2025 to ride before the transformation begins.

Hi Ho everyone! @TheMuppets are packing up and moving to Sunset Blvd for their first ever coaster! Grab your guitar (or banjo), because Rock ’N’ Roller Coaster Starring @TheMuppets speeds into Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2026! pic.twitter.com/ldltI3dGmi
— Walt Disney World (@WaltDisneyWorld) June 7, 2025

Back in November 2024, Disney officially announced that the Muppets would replace Aerosmith in the long-running thrill ride. According to the announcement, the Muppets will “team up with some of music’s biggest stars for a rockin’ music festival.” Specifics about the storyline and show scenes have not been released.

The update follows years of speculation about the future of the attraction and Aerosmith’s involvement. In 2023, Jeff Yorkes—co-creator of The Muppets Mayhem—hinted at the idea on Twitter, noting that a Muppets takeover had been part of an original pitch for the Disney+ series.

Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster reopened in 2024 after a months-long refurbishment focused on the ride system and lighting effects. That refresh did not alter the attraction’s theme or soundtrack, but the 2026 reimagining will mark a full creative overhaul.

The Muppets coaster project is part of a broader reshaping of the Muppets’ presence in the park. MuppetVision 3D will permanently close at the end of operations today, with the theater space repurposed for the upcoming Monsters Inc. land.

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osian1 hour ago

I can understand the stomach-in-mouth feelings on hills, like a humpback bridge, the "tickle-tummy" feeling. It's an acquired taste! I think I don't particularly like it myself though I'm a big fan of airtime, I think it just depends on the actual shape and speed as to the sensation it actually gives you. I tend to get it during the backwards helix on Expedition Everset, high-acceleration launches, and also the backwards vertical loop on boomerangs as you come down from the top of the loop backwards. But it wouldn't stop me from riding a good coaster. Airtime parabolic hills, big drops, vertical drops etc, don't really give me that feeling and just enjoy the floaty weightlessness for what it is. Rock 'n Roller Coaster in particular I don't think has any of those sorts of moments in the inversions. There's a small airtime hill towards the end, as you leapfrog over the launch track, and of course the launch itself, but the inversions themselves are constant high G and I don't think give you that rapid changing weight sensation that gives you the stomach-in-mouth feeling. But that's just the way I experience it. It's quite aggressive and rough so I can totally understand why people wouldn't like it on those terms!

Ayla3 hours ago

Not for all of us. 😂

Castle Cake Apologist4 hours ago

That's the best part!

Ayla4 hours ago

The backward helix is what kills me on Everest. I think that is why so many people refuse to ride it again. Without that part, it's a pretty standard coaster.

WorldExplorer4 hours ago

I don't like the feeling you get in your stomach on hills. I used to be okay with minor coasters like Big Thunder, but I tried stretching my limit by going on Everest and that knocked all the bravery right out of me. Honestly, I feel a little nervous just watching people enter the line for something as intense as RnR.

JEANYLASER6 hours ago

Drew Smith has a good Disney News for the Muppets ride for this one.

osian6 hours ago

Out of interest, is this because of motion sickness, the way it makes you feel, or the fear of gettng stuck upside down? Or something else?

larryz6 hours ago

Easy fix. Get a versatile voice actor to dub in "I am a ride machine, ready to reload" and it fits just fine.

WorldExplorer7 hours ago

Since we're going to start getting more about this, I want to say for the record that I am not getting on a looped rollercoaster no matter what happens. So in the off off off chance whoever decides the budget for this is visited by three spirits and starts throwing money at it and Disney finally manages to be funny again after at least a decade of a humor drought, I do not care because I am never getting on it. And I normally just ignore it when they make something I just won't get on, but people upset about the loss of Muppet Vision were told to be grateful because this is happening. So I want people to remember how absurd that is when MV was a show and RnR is a looped rollercoaster.

eddie10412 hours ago

jeanericuser0013 days ago

Okay gave me a good chuckle. Doubtful it would be usable but still pretty funny.

solidyne3 days ago

Probably not. Fraggles would be aware of the Muppets.

WondersOfLife3 days ago

TO be fair, this is literally the plot point of the 2011 movie... but also... Does your family live under a rock? Lol

Brer Panther3 days ago

Ever hear Gonzo's cover of "Dancing With Myself"? He totally has a voice as good as Freddie Mercury: Of course, I doubt Gonzo will even be in this attraction. At least Dave Goelz will still be present in the parks as Figment over in EPCOT.