Walt Disney World's Rock 'n' Roller Coaster now closed for long refurbishment

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Posted: Monday January 8, 2024 7:24am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World has now closed to begin another extended refurbishment that will see a multi-month downtime of the guest-favorite attraction.

The hugely popular roller coaster ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios is now closed for refurbishment

The Aerosmith-themed rollercoaster closure began on January 8, 2024, and a Disney spokesperson has told WDWMAGIC that it will reopen in the summer of 2024. Disney has also confirmed that the closure is a routine refurbishment, and no changes will be made to the theme.

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster ride vehicle

The ride has been experiencing extended downtimes in recent years, and a lengthy refurbishment in 2023 was expected to address those issues. However, since the 2023 refurbishment, reliability issues have persisted, and this refurbishment may be another attempt at a resolution.

A precise reopening date for Rock 'n' Roller Coaster has yet to be made available, although the 2023 refurbishment reopened in late May, so we may see something similar this year.

View all current and upcoming Walt Disney World refurbishments.

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster will be closed for at least a couple of months in 2024

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JoeCamel13 days ago

Steven passed on that fine piece of pork? I'm surprised, I thought he would do any.......

mysto13 days ago

Miss Piggy was snubbed by Tyler, he'll hath no fury....

TheMaxRebo13 days ago

Likely a combination - bet they have been at least open to rethemeing it/removing Aerosmith for a while and so this became a good spot to move Muppets when they wanted to appease Muppet fans by not fully removing them from the parks

Disstevefan113 days ago

Then I will stick with: Since they are destroying Muppets 3D they wanted to do something for the fans and make this Muppets. ;)

ToTBellHop13 days ago

3. Aerosmith is retired and their music is no longer culturally relevant. I think we can ignore its problematic lead singer as he was always problematic. Yet they waited.

Disstevefan113 days ago

I think they are doing it for two reasons: 1, They don't want to pay Aerosmith anymore. 2. Since they are destroying Muppets 3D they wanted to do something for the fans and make this Muppets.

Cmdr_Crimson14 days ago

It's interesting that all of the tie in with them was due to the success of Bruckheimer's Armageddon film and their song "Don't Want To Miss a Thing" since it loudly played in the exit hall when you left the store..

Cmdr_Crimson14 days ago

Also this is now a version of them where Steven Tyler's Larynx isn't damaged and they didn't retire last year..... Seems like a good time to drop what doesn't exist anymore...

Prince-114 days ago

The theme and music will be changing but not the coaster itself. All will be good.

dmc49314 days ago

What do you mean? I was on a tour of the music studio and they dragged us to their show... backstage passes too!

Mr. Sullivan14 days ago

I don't think that making it a Muppets overlay is really going to change anything about the ride experience. It's the same ride everyone loved this whole time, just with Muppets rather than Aerosmith. Was anyone really getting on RnRC just for Aerosmith?