Disney Shares First Look Inside the Upcoming Villains Show at Disney's Hollywood Studios

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Posted: Thursday March 27, 2025 3:35pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has released a behind-the-scenes video offering the first look inside Sunset Showcase as staging preparations begin for Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After, the new live show debuting this summer at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

The video, shared on the official Disney Parks channels, gives fans a glimpse at the early work happening inside the theater space. While the full set and show elements have not yet been revealed, the footage shows stage construction in progress, rigging being installed, and creative teams preparing the venue for what Disney promises will be a bold, theatrical production.

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Set in the mysterious realm of the Magic Mirror, Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After will feature iconic characters like Cruella de Vil, Captain Hook, and Maleficent as they take the stage to argue that they’ve been misunderstood. The show will include live music, special effects, and an interactive finale where the audience helps decide the villains’ fate.

Disney officially announced earlier this week that two new live entertainment productions—The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure and Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After—will both debut at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on May 27, 2025.

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EagleScout6101 day ago

Its a joke.... I do that

Mr. Sullivan1 day ago

Is there like a cash prize involved for how many threads can get turned into Splash Mountain discourse because you all are hungry for it

Giss Neric1 day ago

Aint this villain show on a limited time? They could move Muppets 3D there after knowing they would improve the seats and its right next door to another Muppets themed ride 😉

EagleScout6101 day ago

If being banished by the company counts as being "Treated unfairly" we have our winners -

Animaniac93-981 day ago

Glad the show will have comfortable seats as apposed to uncomfortable seats as originally rumored ;)

lazyboy97o1 day ago

Part of the appeal of theme parks is that they are highly designed and ordered experiences. People assume that their creation must be similarly ordered. The idea that the park operators thinks and cares as much as oneself is comforting and common narrative in the fan community. This isn’t the only thread where people are trying divine decisions that won’t be made for years by entirely different people.

Agent H1 day ago

This seems like statire of that trope.

James Alucobond1 day ago

I agree that Muppet*Vision probably wouldn't get ported in. It requires a purpose-built space. However, I could definitely see them wanting to convert it back to something with fewer live entertainment roles at some point, and I wouldn't immediately discount something Muppets-related if the RNRC retheme goes over well.

BrianLo1 day ago

It’s the jump of logic that they already know what they are going to do “afterwards”. I realize it is sort of a black box theatre. Though Disney rarely carries through. And we have very mild precedent of popular things moving like the Lion King Show. Still, it’s too much foresight for a company that loves to fly by the seat of its pants in decisions sometimes.

donaldtoo1 day ago

I don’t even understand the concept of “unfairly treated villains”…WTH does that even mean…they’re freakin’ villains…?!?!?! :cyclops:

James Alucobond1 day ago

Lightning McQueen lasted five or so years. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to assume this might have a similar lifespan unless it becomes unexpectedly popular.

BrianLo1 day ago

I think there’s just a bit too much irrational hope for me to fully onboard that the are putting in a brand new show, just to immediately replace it with something they just ditched. Ya there’d be logic for Muppet Vision to go there and migrate Villains… but then why not do that in the first place.

WondersOfLife1 day ago

If muppets goes there, they really need to make sure they keep EVERY. SINGLE. PHYSICAL. EFFECT. Sweetums coming out, animatronics, waldo projections, bubbles, arrows, fireworks, wall destruction, pengiun orchestra... Also... all the little muppets details that were actually in the theater too.