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Credit: Inside the MagicGuests don’t have much time left with this Disney World classic.
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Walt Disney World Resort has announced the final day to ride Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be March 1, 2026. The thrill ride will close permanently on March 2 to make way for its upcoming transformation.
Disney confirmed earlier this year that Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster would be undergoing a Muppets-themed overhaul. That’s right, Kermit, Miss Piggy, and the rest of the Muppets crew will be the new headlining act of Disney World’s iconic music-themed roller coaster.
Legendary rock band Aerosmith has been the centerpiece of the ride since it opened in 1999, but the musical group will play its final show inside the ride early next year.
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This is hardly the only change guests can expect to see at Hollywood Studios, as the park’s former Muppets Courtyard area is in the process of its own overhaul. The colorful Muppets-themed hub shut down permanently this summer to make way for Monstropolis, a new land inspired by Pixar’s Monsters Inc.
Monstropolis will feature new locations to explore and characters to meet, as well as one major thrill ride. This new attraction will be Disney World’s first suspended roller coaster, and if concept art is anything to go by, it looks to be one of the resort’s most exciting projects yet.
Big updates aren’t exclusive to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, as Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom are also set to receive some significant changes in the coming years.
Magic Kingdom will eventually be home to its own Pixar-inspired land, Piston Peak, which is set in the world of Cars. Piston Peak will be located where the former site of Magic Kingdom’s Rivers of America once stood. The artificial rivers ran dry this summer following their closure.
Tom Sawyer Island and Liberty Square Riverboat also closed permanently to make way for Piston Peak.
Animal Kingdom is also getting a new land, although the park’s impending expansion is an entirely original creation. Called Tropical Americas, this new land seeks to shake up Animal Kingdom’s selection of rides and attractions in a major way, taking over the former footprint of DinoLand U.S.A.
The prehistoric land will close forever in February 2026 to make way for Tropical Americas.
Stay tuned here at Inside the Magic for all Walt Disney World news and updates.