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

NelsonRD

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The music being popular doesn’t necessarily correlate to the attraction being “something people from all over the world came and marveled at.”

If that were the case, we’d probably be getting ready for Rock N Roller Coaster: Starring Taylor Swift.
Rock music is by far more popular than the Muppets.
Aerosmith music is better than Mayhem.
Based on sales, streams views, and pop culture.
 

FiestaFunKid

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Globally, pop music is more popular than rock music.

So, we're back to Tay Tay.
Depends on the metric. Album sales yes, but those trends/tastes are more trendy and fleeting (especially when you remove TS)

Rock still dominates live music ticket sales by almost 2x, 30% to 17% for pop, according to Billboard (with rap and country in single digits).

Comparing Aerosmith to Mayhem is like comparing Zeppelin to The Archies
 

FiestaFunKid

Well-Known Member
This may be true but I doubt it will have any measurable difference to the number of people choosing to ride ore not ride the coaster following the changes.
I agree - but an exciting new update for a ~30 year old ride as this is being billed should improve ridership, so this is more of a critique of the choice to change to The Muppets.
 

Incomudro

Well-Known Member
You said you don't think the theme was something people from all over the world came and marveled at.
Given the bands worldwide popularity, I believe otherwise.
Tyler's performance at the Ozzy tribute nearly stole the show this past May in Burmingham England.
Were it not for the damage to Tyler's voice, they would still have the ability to sell out arenas around the world.
 

BlindChow

Well-Known Member
You said you don't think the theme was something people from all over the world came and marveled at.
Given the bands worldwide popularity, I believe otherwise.
Tyler's performance at the Ozzy tribute nearly stole the show this past May in Burmingham England.
Were it not for the damage to Tyler's voice, they would still have the ability to sell out arenas around the world.
It could have been any reasonably popular artist, and it would have made no difference. Pop star(s) or rock star(s), people would ride it because it was a roller coaster.

The band doesn't actually perform at the end of the ride, you know. You don't actually get to go to a music concert afterwards. I doubt the band chosen was driving the ride's popularity for most people; Disney just had to make sure it wasn't one that was unpopular...

I suspect for a vast majority of riders, the "headliner" was incidental. Obviously, people who have an emotional connection to the music will find it more meaningful, but that would apply to any group chosen (particularly an older band or artist). It would have made sense at this point to refresh the ride with an artist/group that even more people would connect to, not just the older set who grew up with Aerosmith.

That's why Olivia Rodrigo would have been the
 

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