Overview
- Walt Disney Imagineering’s new Pardon Our Pixie Dust episode, released Tuesday, spotlights progress on Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster’s Muppets retheme, Big Thunder Mountain, and the under-construction Lakeshore Lodge.
- The video shows Muppet-packed queue details near the load area, including a Gonzo statue from The Muppet Movie, a crate marked “The Great Gonzo Weird Stuff,” rubber chickens, a vintage camera, and feather boas.
- Outside the coaster, the 40‑foot Stratocaster is getting a psychedelic Electric Mayhem–style repaint, with vivid purples and blues now visible through construction scrims.
- Big Thunder Mountain reopens May 3 after a lengthy refurbishment that included full retracking and newly themed pavement, and the ride’s height requirement drops to 38 inches.
- Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets opens May 26 with a re-recorded rock setlist, and Disney says previews for cast members, Disney Vacation Club members, and Annual Passholders will be announced before the public debut.