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

[Tom Morrow]

RnRc was always a bit of a clash with the area so they had to drum up a backstory about G Force records seeing a spike in business from the intrigue surrounding the Hollywood Tower Hotel.

But that’s the same method as putting a carnival in DAK and then saying it’s there because of backstory and not because it was easy and cheap to do at the time.

All that said, RnRc was like a baby step in mismatched theming, the Muppets changes are only incrementally more as long as they show restraint, which they most likely are either by choice or the constraints of the budget and/or timeframe for this project.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

the Muppets changes are only incrementally more as long as they show restraint,

They could be a huge improvement if we end up with that area being “Muppet Studios” one day.

 

[JEANYLASER]

They could be a huge improvement if we end up with that area being “Muppet Studios” one day.

They could be a huge improvement if we end up that area "Muppet Studios" too.

 

[sedati]

A simple way to add more visual cohesion with the new paint design is to add some colorful plants/flowers. Put some more color into the Market area in the corner by the Arch. Doesn't have to be dramatic, but some flower power will make the change less abrupt.

 

[𝐌𝖆𝖓 𝖎𝖓 𝐖𝖊𝖇]

I'm not digging this. If everything is painted technicolor vomitus it renders the aesthetic itself pointless. The Mayhem Bus for example, worked because its gonzo design stood out against an otherwise normal world; that contrast made it whimsical.

But treating that kind of visual madness as the default “Muppets look” misses the point. If every surface is pushed into exaggerated spectacle, it becomes empty noise instead of charm. The tone that defined The Muppets was closer to "quirky understatement" than constant chaos, with oddball elements slipping casually into ordinary settings. What WDI is doing here feels tonally off.

 

[HMF]

They could be a huge improvement if we end up with that area being “Muppet Studios” one day.

If only the Studio framework was still a thing.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

If only the Studio framework was still a thing.

I can’t figure out if it is or not! And I don’t think Disney does either haha.

 

[Tom Morrow]

I'm not digging this. If everything is painted technicolor vomitus it renders the aesthetic itself pointless. The Mayhem Bus for example, worked because its gonzo design stood out against an otherwise normal world; that contrast made it whimsical.

But treating that kind of visual madness as the default “Muppets look” misses the point. If every surface is pushed into exaggerated spectacle, it becomes empty noise instead of charm. The tone that defined The Muppets was closer to "quirky understatement" than constant chaos, with oddball elements slipping casually into ordinary settings. What WDI is doing here feels tonally off.

I think it's just going to be the car and some swirls on the guitar. If that's all they do, I think it's okay and a way to signify that the attraction is different than before. However, if they paint the whole building in technicolor and place silly props all over, like the gift shop that was adjacent to MuppetVision, then that would be inappropriate for this space.

 

[HMF]

I can’t figure out if it is or not! And I don’t think Disney does either haha.

Indeed!

 

[HMF]

I think it's just going to be the car and some swirls on the guitar. If that's all they do, I think it's okay and a way to signify that the attraction is different than before. However, if they paint the whole building in technicolor and place silly props all over, like the gift shop that was adjacent to MuppetVision, then that would be inappropriate for this space.

The building always was quite minimalist theme-wise and would look even worse in that case.

 

[eddie104]

I'm not digging this. If everything is painted technicolor vomitus it renders the aesthetic itself pointless. The Mayhem Bus for example, worked because its gonzo design stood out against an otherwise normal world; that contrast made it whimsical.

But treating that kind of visual madness as the default “Muppets look” misses the point. If every surface is pushed into exaggerated spectacle, it becomes empty noise instead of charm. The tone that defined The Muppets was closer to "quirky understatement" than constant chaos, with oddball elements slipping casually into ordinary settings. What WDI is doing here feels tonally off.

Why does this post come off as very ChatGPT like ?

 

[Chester&Hester Enthusiast]

Why does this post come off as very ChatGPT like ?

Probably because the only thing you know how to do is be dismissive to people you don't agree with? Nothing about that post seems AI-generated at all, and every detector I ran it through agrees, including the ones we use at work to detect student use.

Seems pretty consistent with that member's usual writing style.

To keep this relevant, because I'm capable of understanding that posts like yours that contribute absolutely nothing to the conversation are against the rules, and I actually respect Steve enough to not flagrantly violate his policies every chance I get, I will say that the post you're dismissing with no rebuttal is not incorrect in any way. The humor of The Muppets is derived from their contrast against the mundane. That's why Muppets Courtyard was a somewhat pedestrian space that had been enhanced with Muppet touches. The entire thing wasn't one big in-your-face zany reference to The Muppets.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Why does this post come off as very ChatGPT like ?

It's the use of the semicolon. No one knows what it does or how to use it. Wouldn't be surprised if they were an alien.

 

[AidenRodriguez731]

I'm not digging this. If everything is painted technicolor vomitus it renders the aesthetic itself pointless. The Mayhem Bus for example, worked because its gonzo design stood out against an otherwise normal world; that contrast made it whimsical.

But treating that kind of visual madness as the default “Muppets look” misses the point. If every surface is pushed into exaggerated spectacle, it becomes empty noise instead of charm. The tone that defined The Muppets was closer to "quirky understatement" than constant chaos, with oddball elements slipping casually into ordinary settings. What WDI is doing here feels tonally off.

I mean like... isn't that exactly what it is?
You have a normal standard archway + building with muppets contrasting on the large oversized guitar and fun upside down car. Honestly if people didn't know this was an Aerosmith coaster first that would seem about right for the muppets

 

[Chester&Hester Enthusiast]

It's the use of the semicolon. No one knows what it does or how to use it. Wouldn't be surprised if they were an alien.

I genuinely hate that we've reached a point where using certain types of punctuation causes people to immediately think something is AI. Em dashes are another good example.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I genuinely hate that we've reached a point where using certain types of punctuation causes people to immediately think something is AI. Em dashes are another good example.

Em dashes are the hyphens of the devil!!

 

[𝐌𝖆𝖓 𝖎𝖓 𝐖𝖊𝖇]

Em dashes are the hyphens of the devil!!

Run-ons and ellipses ftw!

 

[MisterPenguin]

Run-ons and ellipses ftw!

Semicolons and ellipses are for cowards who don't have the guts to start a new sentence with a conjunction!!

 

[Brer Panther]

If they're so insistent on not putting MuppetVision in the nearby theater, could they at least replace it with a Muppets dark ride so Muppet fans who don't like roller coasters have something to do?

 

[Ayla]

I genuinely hate that we've reached a point where using certain types of punctuation causes people to immediately think something is AI. Em dashes are another good example.

It's because critical thinking is beyond the majority of people. Anything that sounds reasonably intelligent is deemed suspicious and fake.