Major Disney Refurb and Construction Completion Dates Worldwide 2.0

[thanxfornoticin]

Muppets Mayhem was also great fun - a relatively successful Disney show not that long ago. I still listen to the awesome music on that soundtrack, and I'm hoping that's what I'll be hearing in the new coaster theming! Aerosmith had run its course. The new Muppets sounds fun to me. And ultimately, the ride is probably changing very little outside the story and the music - it's still going to throw me around while flying along the same track!

 

[Gusey]

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[Duck143]

I doubt the end goal was to make RNRC appeal to younger audiences. It’s the only true thrill coaster at WDW and that by itself will draw crowds. Especially given it’a in a park with so little to do.

Most likely, Disney no longer wanted to pay royalties. As I mentioned earlier, the NYT reported years ago that Disney sources indicated the ride would be rethemed when the agreement ended in 2020. They may have renewed it’d but it’s been a long time coming.

Muppets are a good choice because they don’t have to pay royalties, can stimulate merchandise sales, keep Muppet fans happy, avoid paying millions in royalties and avoid drama.

It’s a low cost refurb but I’m still excited for it. Rumor is it’ll be a ‘Muppets take over the RNRC’ spoof on the original attraction. So, probably not much will change.

I'm wondering how long the refurb will last. I'm hoping it opens before Memorial Day.