Staring on Friday, April 24, 2026, Fantasmic! at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will move to later performances. Fantasmic! Performance Times The show has been performed at 8:30 p.m. since early March. It will now be performed at 9 p.m. every day. Fridays and Saturdays through May 9 will have an additional performance at 10:30 p.m. Starting … Read more
As work continues on the refurbishment of Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, we noticed that crews are still hard at work painting the iconic guitar outside. Today, that included adding a star(s) to the guitar’s body. Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Guitar We were at Hollywood Studios yesterday, April 22, and could see the colorful striping through … Read more
The gray pavement at the entrance of Hollywood Studios is currently getting repainted for a fresher, updated look. Entrance Pavement Painting As you can see above, the area in front of and around the ticket booths has been repainted. The light gray area represents everything that has been repainted, in contrast to the worn gray … Read more
Several Star Wars-inspired menus items will be available for May the 4th 2026 a.k.a. Star Wars Day. Walt Disney World will have all the same novelties announced for Disneyland, plus several special food items at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney Springs. Disneyland Paris will offer two new dishes at Café Hyperion. Walt Disney World Resort … Read more
Vacation Fun – An Original Animated Short with Mickey & Minnie is closing later this month for refurbishment at Hollywood Studios. It was also closed last fall. Refurbishment Details Vacation Fun is closing for refurbishment later this month. The last day of operation is April 28, 2026. It will close on April 29 and does … Read more
In the debut YouTube episode of Pardon Our Pixie Dust, Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) has shared a behind-the-scenes look at the construction progress for several projects at Walt Disney World. Pardon Our Pixie Dust – Episode 1 Michael Hundgen, portfolio executive creative producer at WDI, introduces the new behind-the-scenes video series to watchers, quipping, “Pardon … Read more
The transformation of Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith into Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets is happening swiftly at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. With just over a month to go before opening, the show building is now almost entirely gray instead of beige. Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Painting Crews started painting the building gray … Read more
While Disney is slowly sharing updates on the ride experience, we’re also now seeing our first glimpses at updated paintwork on the ride facade. Updated Paint Job Coming Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster’s Giant Guitar Work is underway, both inside and out, to retheme Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster at Disney’s Hollywood Studios to its new Muppets … Read more
The Magic of Disney Animation facade at Disney’s Hollywood Studios seems to be experiencing some technical difficulties regarding its paintwork. The Magic of Disney Animation Painting Update In one of our stranger construction updates for the new Magic of Disney Animation facade at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, we noticed the return of decorative red paint stripes … Read more
Painting continues on the building at Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Projects will steadily continue as the ride approaches its opening day on May 26, 2026. Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Refurbishment During a visit to the park this morning, April 17, more paint has been added to the attraction … Read more
Stripes that were added to The Magic of Disney Animation facade at Disney’s Hollywood Studios have been removed just a few days later. The Magic of Disney Animation Painting Two dark red stripes were added to the facade earlier this month. They were on the right, next to the sorcerer hat and columns. As of … Read more
Walt Disney Imagineering has shared a video on Instagram of Dani Iglesias, creative director at The Muppets Studio, explaining how she designed the queue posters for Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Creating the Posters Iglesias explains that she wanted to show off the concert premise but dedicate each of … Read more
The water tower that previously sat on Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italiano has been removed from Disney’s Hollywood Studios as the area is turned into Monstropolis. Monstropolis Construction The water tower was on this corner of Mama Melrose’s brick facade. The restaurant will be transformed into Harryhausen’s from Monsters, Inc. with a completely different exterior including … Read more
After rebranding the Galaxy’s Edge East docking area to Docking Bay 6 last month, Docking Bay 6 is now flying First Order banners. Docking Bay 6 As you can see above, the top of the docking bay entryway now has a deep red First Order banner hanging above it. This symbolizes the First Order’s hold … Read more
The Rock Around the Shop sign has been removed, and multiple painting projects are underway now at Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Projects will steadily continue as the ride approaches its opening day on May 26, 2026. Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Refurbishment During a visit to the park this … Read more
As updates keep rolling out for Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, we now know the name of the ride vehicle. L.I.M.O. Guests will likely not be surprised to learn that the vehicles for Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster will be called what they were called all along: Limos. But, in … Read more
