Hollywood Studios Overhaul Accelerates With Muppets Coaster Retheme, Monstropolis Land
The swift construction signals a refocus on franchise-heavy spaces to ease pressure on a compact park.
Overview
- Fresh reports Wednesday detail fast-moving work across Disney's Hollywood Studios as several areas change at once.
- Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster, which closed March 2, now previews its Muppets retheme with an overhauled entrance car showing red‑orange flames, a cleaned black interior, and stars with musical notes.
- Crews are clearing Muppet Courtyard for Monstropolis, a Monsters, Inc.–inspired land that includes a suspended roller coaster, where trains hang beneath the track, described as the first of its kind at Walt Disney World.
- Animation Courtyard is closed for conversion into The Walt Disney Studios with a reworked Magic of Disney Animation where an Olaf animatronic will teach guests to draw.
- Disney has not announced opening dates, and the rapid changes could shift guest flow as closures funnel visitors to the park’s remaining high-demand rides.