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

[Timothy_Q]

Nice to see RNRC get an updated logo too

 

[Disney Analyst]

Square peg into a round hole. There are tons of better ideas for the muppets than in an upside down thrill coaster, this was just the quickest and cheapest way to keep them in the parks.

May be quick, may be cheap, but I actually think it's an excellent use of the IP.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Right now it's about as close to perfection as I could have hoped for. Two more things I'd love to see from this change and we're at 100%:

1) One song option is an Aerosmith cover.
2) Bean Bunny something, somewhere in the attraction, queue or gift shop. I don't care if it's an "employee of the month" photo on the wall or them selling plushies of him again. Literally just get Bean Bunny into this somehow.

I'd also love if the sneak in a few elements from the MV3D preshow too

 

[LSLS]

The guitar looks a bit weird to me, but I think it's just the artist rendering (I like the design of it, something just seems weird). Honestly this is very much what I expected, and I think it makes a ton of sense. The last bit will be what they choose for music.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Hope there is a neat close collision of Gonzo and his balloons inside..

 

[JohnD]

Looks like a great retheme. Still not a fan of loops so have never been on it. I'll be happy to go through the queue then take Gonzo's Chicken Out exit.

 

[lazyboy97o]

The guitar looks a bit weird to me, but I think it's just the artist rendering (I like the design of it, something just seems weird). Honestly this is very much what I expected, and I think it makes a ton of sense. The last bit will be what they choose for music.

It feels like it would look off if the guitar wasn’t upside down, which makes it seem off because the guitar is upside down. Pickguards also don’t float, so it’s a bit odd to highlight it as if it is with lighting.

 

[EagleScout610]

I need the Great Gonzo to have crashed into one of the landmarks.

Or....

 

[AidenRodriguez731]

Or....
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Or a funny reveal of the "driver" of the limo being either Fozzy or Gonzo as a voice line right before the launch.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Or....
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I'm sure that car will get "Mayhem-ed" up too..

 

[AidenRodriguez731]

Ngl, really loving what I'm seeing here so far! I think the music choices are still important so I'm excited to hear those!
True perfection would be moving an updated Muppetvision or new Muppets show (for kids/not big fan of rollercoasters) and adding in the Piggy Fountain + a bunch of Muppet Themed food trucks with covered seating somewhere.

Well I mean TRUE perfection would also include the Muppet GMR but I pick my battles

I like to imagine the food trucks being Swedish Chef, Miss Piggy, and either Rizzo or Pepe themed

 

[Timothy_Q]

It's wild that Aerosmith didn't get removed earlier
It kinda feels like one of those weird DCA 1.0 yesterland stuff

 

[LSLS]

It feels like it would look off if the guitar wasn’t upside, which makes it seem off because the guitar is upside down. Pickguards also don’t float, so it’s a bit odd to highlight it as if it is with lighting.

Yeah, you know, the pickguard lighting might be what is so off to me.

 

[Purduevian]

Trigger warning...

as the label has recently come under new management

 

[wdwmagic]

I think this is about a best case scenario for the future of RnR. Well done to WDI on this one!

 

[Horizons '83]

I'm not over the loss of Muppet Vision but I'm happy there is still something in the parks that has the Muppets stamp on it. This isn't a new attraction, and not one I ride frequently but I do think they are making a great use here.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

I think this is about a best case scenario for the future of RnR. Well done to WDI on this one!

I would only say "well done" once we actually see the result. Concept art can be deceiving. I'm certainly optimistic about this.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

It's wild that Aerosmith didn't get removed earlier
It kinda feels like one of those weird DCA 1.0 yesterland stuff

Oh how those tables turned several years back with this crossover..

 

[Disney Analyst]

I think this is about a best case scenario for the future of RnR. Well done to WDI on this one!

I also think, if a goal is hopefully to actually start rebuilding the audience, or gaining a new audience for The Muppets, giving them a “cool” ride, like a roller coaster, is a good step.

 

[gerarar]