What happened to the Aerosmith ride?

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith closed on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, to undergo refurbishment, according to Walt Disney World's website, and is expected to reopen sometime over the summer. This rocktastic attraction will resume its super-stretch limo rides in summer 2023, reads a note on Disney's website.



The iconic Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith at Disney's Hollywood Studios is officially scheduled for a permanent closure on March 2, 2026. After over 25 years of high-speed "limo" rides through the neon streets of Los Angeles, the attraction's licensing agreement with the band Aerosmith has concluded. The final day for guests to experience the ride in its original form is March 1, 2026. However, the roller coaster itself is not being demolished; instead, it is undergoing a massive "retheming" project. Disney has announced that the attraction will reopen in Summer 2026 as a brand-new experience featuring The Muppets. While the track layout and the intense "0 to 57 mph" launch will remain the same, the storyline will shift from a frantic race to a rock concert to a Muppets-themed musical adventure. This change follows a similar trend seen at Disneyland Paris, where their version of the ride was closed in 2019 to be transformed into Avengers Assemble: Flight Force. For fans of the original, the 2026 closure marks the end of an era for one of Disney's only "looping" coasters, trading the classic rock of Steven Tyler for the legendary humor and mayhem of Kermit and Miss Piggy.

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It was widely speculated that Disney would use the extended closure of Rock 'N' Roller Coaster to either eliminate Aerosmith or at least downplay its role in the ride. That has not happened. Disney's Hollywood Studios has begun a soft relaunch of Rock 'N' Roller Coaster, and it's still very clearly featuring Aerosmith.

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Rock 'n' Roller Coaster closed in February 2023 for a refurbishment that seems to have only included general maintenance. The refurbishment quietly completed today, and we saw guests being allowed into the G-Force Records building once more.

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After that, Disney asked KISS, who also asked for more money than Disney was prepared to pay, and U2, who weren't interested in being part of a thrill ride. And so, as their fourth choice, Disney contacted Aerosmith, with whom their movie department was working on the soundtrack for the disaster movie Armageddon.

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Disney has not confirmed that they are changing the ride at all, let alone to include music from Queen. As for Disney, the only public-facing statement they have made is the following: Beginning February 21, 2023, Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith will be temporarily closed for refurbishment.

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