Walt Disney Imagineering Files Permit for Trailer Near Rock 'n' Roller Coaster

Walt Disney Imagineering Files Permit for Trailer Near Rock 'n' Roller Coaster

Walt Disney Imagineering has filed a new Notice of Commencement for the Imagineering trailer located just outside Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The permit lists general construction work and is tied to the trailer, which has long served as a support space for on-site WDI activity.

While the filing does not confirm what project the trailer work is related to, its proximity to Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster comes after Disney announced a Muppets-themed reimagining of the attraction. That overhaul is scheduled to begin in 2026, with the ride remaining open through the end of 2025.

The new permit may indicate early prep work for the creative and logistical planning needed for the upcoming transformation. It’s common for WDI to set up nearby infrastructure and staging areas ahead of major in-park changes.

No timeline or new project details have been shared as part of the permit. Disney previously revealed that the Muppets will take over the ride, teaming up with music stars for a “rockin’ music festival” storyline.

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↩ replying to HMF
They seem to very good at putting up construction trailers?
I wonder what music we will be getting. Im hoping we get a muppet version of Parliment's Give up the Funk. That could make for an interesting choice as it feels close to their roots.
↩ replying to jeanericuser001
I pulling hard for Queen’s Don’t Stop Me Now. That song needed to be used on a Roller Coaster YEARS ago
↩ replying to monothingie
CONFIRMED!!
↩ replying to The Leader of the Club
I thought about that but if this is gonna be a large band with multiple singers. Add in the fact that the band itself has always had a sort of 70s feel to it. I can also not imagine one of the muppets having a voice as good as freddy mercury.
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↩ replying to The Leader of the Club
Probably not a good idea for Disney. While that song is now generally interpreted in a sanitized way, the meaning Freddie Mercury originally intend was not family-friendly, let's say, and we would be in an analogous situation to the hand sign of Steven Tyler's that had to be edited out.

I would suggest "I Can't Drive 55" by Sammy Hagar but that's not really their style.
↩ replying to jeanericuser001
Considering how rushed this project appears to be, I wouldn't be surprised if they just didn't use Can You Picture That from the tv show.
↩ replying to WondersOfLife
The Mayhem soundtrack has several good options (including a pretty good cover of KISS’s Rock & Roll all Nite)
Im hoping for a medley of classic songs seamlessly blended together with alt lyrics that keep it family friendly yet distinctly Muppets using puns and wordplay with a funky rock style befitting Electric Mayhem. Anything short of that, is a fail.

And wouldn't be opposed to a cameo from Weird Al.
Are the Muppets still culturally relevant these days?

No one in my family has even heard of them other than my grandparents.
↩ replying to DonniePeverley
That seems like a personal problem.
↩ replying to DonniePeverley
I have a hard time believing that neither of your parents could recognize Kermit the Frog.
↩ replying to The Leader of the Club
My elementary age kid can figure out how to get on to social media (not that I let her)— so we can’t rule out this like like 10 year old whose parents had him/her before they were teenagers.