It looks like Walt Disney Imagineering continues to lay the groundwork for a relatively quick turnaround for the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster retheme from Aerosmith to The Muppets. Imagineering has filed another permit for the retheme even though the Aerosmith version of the attraction will remain open for nearly another two months. Here’s the latest.
Imagineering Files Another Permit for Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets
Earlier today, Walt Disney Imagineering filed a permit for the Muppets retheme of the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster attraction. The Notice of Commencement permit lists the scope of work as “install set elements”, and the contractor listed is the Jon Richards Company.
This is the second permit for the installation of set elements in as many months. The previous permit was assigned to Mecca Productions. The address resolves to the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster building, which includes both the queue area and the attraction.
If I had to guess, I would say that the work is related to the pre-show area, which quietly closed in early December. While the attraction remains open to guests, the pre-show area is now boarded up, which means that any Aerosmith visuals are now gone. Guests can still enjoy Aerosmith songs on the attraction through early March.
Here’s a look at previously released concept art for the reimagined pre-show. The pre-show will feature multiple Audio-Animatronics, including the penguins and Scooter. With your VIP passes, you’ll be welcomed inside the recording studio, where – wouldn’t you know it – you’ll find the Electric Mayhem are cranking out some seriously rocking tunes. Along with the finest audio engineers (all penguins, of course) we’ll see Scooter doing his best to convince Electric Mayhem to stop jamming and get to their increasingly restless fans. But will it be enough to get the band across town and onstage in time?
With the help from our friends at Muppet Labs and a very fast limousine, we’ll take a twisting, turning, and screamingly fun road trip across Hollywood to reach the concert in time. The iconic scenery and landmarks of Tinseltown will feature a Muppet twist when the attraction debuts in summer 2026.
From the sounds of it, there will be a light retheming of the actual attraction space. It sounds like most of the work will take place in the pre-show area, which is likely why it closed early. It looks like Imagineering is really trying to keep attraction downtime to a minimum here, getting some work done early for a quick turnaround.
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster starring Aerosmith will have its final day of operation on March 1, 2026. The Muppets takeover will open sometime during Summer 2026.
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