A section of Animation Courtyard in Disney’s Hollywood Studios has reopened as construction walls start to come down. Though most of the courtyard is still blocked from guests, there is now significantly more space next to the theater for “The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure.” Animation Courtyard Construction Three new flowerbeds have been revealed close … Read more
Over the weekend, aerial photographer bioreconstruct compiled several new photos of Monstropolis at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. These show significant progress near the roller coaster and the former Muppets Courtyard areas. Monstropolis Construction From above the main Monstropolis area, we can see that the slate of the former Muppets Courtyard area is being wiped clean for … Read more
Although scaffolding is still in place, the scrim hiding the refurbished Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster guitar is now gone, revealing a psychedelic new color scheme. Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Guitar Refurbishment Even on our visit yesterday, the guitar was still covered in scrim. But now that it’s gone, we can see the vivid colors of … Read more
The Animation Courtyard reimagining at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will include the retro Walt Disney Studios billboard. Crews have almost completed the design directly on the theater housing “The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure.” In addition, the stripes appear to be almost (or completely) painted on the The Magic of Disney Animation building as well. Retro … Read more
The left half of The Magic of Disney Animation in Disney’s Hollywood Studios now has red stripes to match the right half. The paint scheme is inspired by the Roy E. Disney Animation Building at Walt Disney Studios in California. The Magic of Disney Animation Stripes We saw the stripes on the left half of … Read more
The Animation Courtyard reimagining at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will include the retro Walt Disney Studios billboard. Crews have added more details to the design directly on the theater housing “The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure.” Retro Walt Disney Studios Billboard at Disney’s Hollywood Studios There’s a big white rectangle on the side of the theater, … Read more
The Animation Courtyard reimagining at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will include the retro Walt Disney Studios billboard. Crews are preparing to paint the design directly on the theater housing “The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure.” Retro Walt Disney Studios Billboard at Disney’s Hollywood Studios There’s a big white rectangle on the side of the theater, which … Read more
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
