DHS Disney Confirms Muppets Take Over Rock 'n' Roller Coaster at Hollywood Studios

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Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Transformation Update: Limo Paint and Guitar Work Progress​

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Transformation Update: Limo Paint and Guitar Work Progress

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Transformation Update: Limo Paint and Guitar Work Progress

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[HauntedPirate]

Is that paint job supposed to be Muppet-inspired? If someone can point me to something similar from Muppets, I'm all eyes.

 

[JohnD]

Is that paint job supposed to be Muppet-inspired? If someone can point me to something similar from Muppets, I'm all eyes.

It does have some wacky waves on it similar to the Mayhem bus from The Muppet Movie but we won't know until completely finished.

 

[EagleScout610]

What do we think the nod to Aerosmith will be? A record on a wall? A Muppet of Steven Tyler?

 

[LSLS]

That can't be done yet for the paint.

 

[Pizza Moon]

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Transformation Update: Limo Paint and Guitar Work Progress​

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Transformation Update: Limo Paint and Guitar Work Progress

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Transformation Update: Limo Paint and Guitar Work Progress

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It looks meh.

 

[James Alucobond]

“Half-done thing looks bad!”

We know.

 

[wdwmagic]

That can't be done yet for the paint.

They are not done

 

[DisneyJayBama]

It does have some wacky waves on it similar to the Mayhem bus from The Muppet Movie but we won't know until completely finished.

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Can you picture that!!?

 

[Nickm2022]

However this turns out, at least they're moving quick

 

[Touchdown]

Don’t forget this car too.

 

[owlsandcoffee]

I think it looks good. I honestly think the Muppets are a good fit for RnRC and I'm glad they'll still have a presence at DHS. I'm obviously sad about MV3D but I think there's an opportunity for Muppetizing this area further too.

 

[𝐌𝖆𝖓 𝖎𝖓 𝐖𝖊𝖇]

Nope. Just as I feared. Too busy (to try hard) losing all the detail of the Cadillac.

 

[Touchdown]

Nope. Just as I feared. Too busy (to try hard) losing all the detail of the Cadillac.

You do realize that is the style of the electric mayhem (see the car picture I posted above, that car is canonically painted by the band in the muppet movie.)

 

[Marc Davis Fan]

For those of you who have seen this in person, what are your thoughts on how distracting it is while walking past it from Sunset Boulevard's main stretch to Tower of Terror?

The original design was very careful to avoid competing with the Tower of Terror approach experience: (1) the archway was set back from the street, (2) the archway's style matched the areas's aesthetic (it's art deco -inspired), and (3) the car's shape and color blended it into the archway when viewed from one's periphery while walking towards Tower of Terror.

The first two remain as they were (unless a jarring "Muppets" sign is added to the archway), but (3) has of course changed somewhat via the car's color scheme (recognizing that it's not finished, but is already colorful and will surely be when complete). I hope the change is not enough to draw attention to the car in a way that breaks the spell of the Tower of Terror approach experience.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Muppet movie came out in 1979 - what year are we supposed to be in when looking at tower?

 

[sedati]

Muppet movie came out in 1979 - what year are we supposed to be in when looking at tower?

Don't confuse when the lightning struck the Tower with when we visit it. If anything, the Muppet overlay could conceivably move us further back than say, Aerosmith.

 

[HMF]

The guitar and Cadillac are the last remnants of the loud and gaudy design era in WDI. Other examples include the Castle Cake, Wand, Hat, old COP marquee and All-Star Resorts.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Don't confuse when the lightning struck the Tower with when we visit it. If anything, the Muppet overlay could conceivably move us further back than say, Aerosmith.

Oh for sure! Is there an actual timeline for sunset? There’s a few contradictions. Trolley wire is still up, but trolley tracks are partially paved over so at least some trolley lines are now out of service. But red car trolley service is still being advertised so that’s before 1961.

So it seems sunset is 1945-55 era?

 

[JohnD]

For those of you who have seen this in person, what are your thoughts on how distracting it is while walking past it from Sunset Boulevard's main stretch to Tower of Terror?

The original design was very careful to avoid competing with the Tower of Terror approach experience: (1) the archway was set back from the street, (2) the archway's style matched the areas's aesthetic (it's art deco -inspired), and (3) the car's shape and color blended it into the archway when viewed from one's periphery while walking towards Tower of Terror.

The first two remain as they were (unless a jarring "Muppets" sign is added to the archway), but (3) has of course changed somewhat via the car's color scheme (recognizing that it's not finished, but is already colorful and will surely be when complete). I hope the change is not enough to draw attention to the car in a way that breaks the spell of the Tower of Terror approach experience.

You're overthinking it. ToT is from the 1930s. The original RnRC was basically set in the present to visit Aerosmith. Now's it's the Muppets. You walk around a corner, out of view of the RnRC entrance to enter ToT anyway.