After 32 Years, Disney Is Making Controversial Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin Change

Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin first opened in 1994 at Disneyland Park as part of Mickey’s Toontown. Inspired by the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit, it still serves as one of the land’s headline attractions to this day, blending dark ride storytelling with interactive, spin-controlled vehicles.

The ride places guests inside Lenny the Cab, twisting through scenes based on Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) as they search for Jessica Rabbit. Its exaggerated sets, practical effects, and chaotic motion captured the film’s tone, helping it remain a distinctive, long-running Disney attraction.

That’s why the latest changes have left fans feeling so frustrated.

Disney Park Fans Furious After Quiet Roger Rabbit Change

Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin has just reopened following refurbishment, but the update has caught guests off guard.

Multiple visitors say the ride’s signature spinning element is no longer fully in their control, with vehicles now rotating automatically in select scenes. The steering wheel remains in place, but several guests reported that it no longer functions as it once did.

“The spinning aspect has been removed from the attraction with little fanfare,” one X, formerly known as Twitter, user wrote. “The vehicle now ‘auto spins’ in certain sections of track. It was a surprise to guests and everyone looked confused as the wheel is still present.”

The spinning aspect has been removed from the attraction with little fanfare. The vehicle now “auto spins” in certain sections of track. It was a surprise to guests and everyone looked confused as the wheel is still present. https://t.co/lrNvpKhg6i

— Tristen Tierney (@TristenTierney) May 1, 2026

Others said Disney appears to have removed instructions that previously explained how to control the spin, adding to the confusion once the ride begins.

That change has sparked immediate backlash, particularly from returning visitors who remember the ride’s original format.

“This doesn’t make any sense,” one guest wrote. “The spinning is what made this ride stand out from all the other dark rides.”

Another added, “It’s absolutely a huge L and one of the worst decisions they’ve made for a ride lately.”

The frustration largely centers on the loss of interactivity, which has long set the attraction apart within Mickey’s Toontown. Without it, the ride experience now plays more like a traditional dark ride, rather than something guests can actively influence.

Does the Ride Face Potential Closure?

Some fans have gone further, speculating about what the change could mean for Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin’s future.

“There’s a rumor going around that they want to shut this ride down, so this sort of adds to that theory in order to make it less popular and give them a reason to close it,” one Reddit user wrote.

The attraction has already seen notable updates in recent years. In 2021, Disney reworked Jessica Rabbit’s role, shifting her from a damsel in distress to a private investigator. Her abduction scene was removed and replaced with sequences of her tracking the weasels, marking one of the ride’s most significant story changes since opening.

Not every reaction has been negative. Some guests pointed to Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin’s long-standing maintenance issues, noting that the spinning function had become inconsistent across vehicles in recent years.

“Although it is a loss for the interactive element, half of the vehicles barely spun at all,” one X user wrote. “I wish they could have been maintained better.”

Disney has not publicly announced the change, and it remains unclear whether the update is permanent. There’s also currently no indication from Disney that the attraction is set to close, and the company has not commented on the update.