The Muppets are taking over Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster and cast member previews are happening right now and we have a lot to tell you.
Let us start with the practical stuff because some of you are riding during previews and need to know this before you walk in. Banks Lee shared a photo on X of the signage posted outside the attraction during cast previews and it lays out exactly what is allowed. Photos and videos: yes. Live streaming: no. Sharing anything you take publicly: not until May 20th when the embargo lifts. If you ride during previews and post before May 20th, you are violating the terms. May 20th is the date.
Allowing! pic.twitter.com/2cWlDgT1CX
— Banks Lee (@BanksLee) May 16, 2026
The embargo means Disney has something inside worth protecting the reveal of, and based on everything that has been confirmed about this attraction, that tracks completely. This is not a coat of Muppet paint on an existing coaster. This is a full reimagining of one of Hollywood Studios’ most iconic rides and the details are genuinely exciting. Let us go through all of them.
What Is Actually Inside the Ride
The entire backstory has been rebuilt. G-Force Records, the record label that powered the original Aerosmith version of the attraction, has been purchased by J.P. Grosse, the Muppet Theatre-owning businessman from the Muppet universe. His nephew Scooter is running the show when guests arrive for their backstage VIP tour. The Electric Mayhem is in the recording studio rehearsing for a massive concert, performing “Can You Picture That?” as guests move through the queue.
And then there is Scooter himself. The attraction features the very first full-scale Scooter Audio-Animatronic in Disney history, and the way they built him is remarkable. The Imagineers did not just animate the character the conventional way. They used motion-capture technology to record an actual Scooter puppet performance, then fed that data into the animatronic so that his movements, expressions, and body language match what fans know from the real puppet performances. The goal was for Scooter to look and move like Scooter. Not like a robot version of Scooter. Scooter.
We are going to be honest: that detail got us.
The queue also brings back something that a lot of Muppet fans have been quietly grieving since MuppetVision 3D closed. A group of penguin audio engineers is running the studio, and they appear to be characters resembling Elmer, Eugene, and Estelle, the Emperor Penguins from MuppetVision 3D. We are not going to pretend that is not emotional for a certain generation of Hollywood Studios guests. It is.
After the studio tour, guests head through the alley behind Studio C and board the L.I.M.O. ride vehicles. The coaster does what the coaster does and it does it with Muppet chaos soundtrack attached.
The Soundtrack Is Actually Multiple Soundtracks
This is the detail that has us most interested from a repeat ride perspective. Rather than one core track the way the Aerosmith version worked, the attraction is built around multiple songs with different styles and energy. Here is the confirmed set list:
“Song 2” performed by The Electric Mayhem. “Born To Be Wild” featuring Camilla the Chicken, which is a sentence that should not work but absolutely does. “Love Rollercoaster” with Jennifer Hudson and Questlove. “Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)” alongside Def Leppard. “Walking on Sunshine” with Kelly Clarkson.
Disney has also hinted that bonus tracks may already be recorded and could be introduced over time or rotated seasonally. That last part matters a lot if you are the kind of Disney guest who rides the same coaster ten times in a row. If the soundtrack changes, every ride actually changes. That is a meaningful design choice and we think it is a smart one.
The Food Situation and We Are Very Here for It
The anchor menu items are the Wocka Wocking Nachos, the Churro Drumstick, and the Mayhem Soft-Serve Float. We have not eaten these yet and we are already thinking about the Churro Drumstick specifically. The broader menu includes mini corn dogs with chips, chocolate chip cookies, assorted chips, waffle cones in vanilla, chocolate, or swirl, frozen Coke and Barq’s Root Beer floats, fountain drinks, and Frozen Blue Raspberry beverages. The Frozen Blue Raspberry is also available with Bacardi Superior Rum or Tito’s Handmade Vodka for adult guests.
Full coverage of everything on the FØØD by Swedish Chef menu is coming once the embargo lifts on May 20th and we can get in there properly. We have opinions already just from the descriptions.
The Merchandise Is Loud and Correct
The new merchandise location is called Rock Around the Shop. Here is what is available:
A guitar-shaped Loungefly crossbody bag featuring Animal and Kermit with “ROCK ON!” across the design. That bag is going to sell out immediately and we are calling it now. Electric Mayhem-themed shirts. A novelty license plate magnet reading “LET’S ROLL” with the plate number “MUPP3T5,” which is exactly the kind of thing the Muppets should be selling. A women’s shirt featuring Miss Piggy in sparkling artwork with the attraction logo. And an on-ride PhotoPass image designed to look like a classic concert poster, which is a genuinely smart souvenir concept for a concert-themed coaster.
Hollywood Studios in May Is a Different Park Than It Was Six Months Ago
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets opens May 26th alongside The Walt Disney Studios area, a new section of the park inspired by the original Burbank studio lot. The Little Mermaid: A Musical Adventure continues in the space alongside the new Disney Jr. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Live! inside a nearby soundstage. The Magic of Disney Animation arrives later this summer with character encounters at Off The Page, the Drawn to Wonderland playground, and Olaf-led drawing lessons.
And before any of that, on May 22nd, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run gets a brand-new mission featuring the Mandalorian and Grogu inside Galaxy’s Edge.
Hollywood Studios is moving faster right now than it has in years. May is genuinely one of the most stacked opening months the park has had in a long time. If you have been putting off a Hollywood Studios visit, stop putting it off.
May 20th is when the cast preview embargo lifts and everything from inside the attraction starts surfacing publicly. We will have full food coverage of FØØD by Swedish Chef the moment we can get in there, and our full ride review will follow. If Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets is on your Hollywood Studios list, follow our coverage this week for everything you need to know before you ride.
