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Yesterday was a sad day for Muppets fans all around, as we officially said goodbye to Muppets Courtyard in Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Muppets Courtyard in Hollywood Studios
PizzeRizzo and Muppet*Vision 3D were the final two areas to close in the Grand Avenue section of Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and we knew we needed to head back first thing this morning to see what the area looks like now. Let’s just say, it truly is the end of an era.
BIG news, people! When one door closes, another one opens, and that’s exactly what’s happening over at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Let’s start with the bad news: Muppets Courtyard is closed as of June 8th, 2025. The good news? The Muppets are heading over to a NEW location!
Muppet Courtyard
Where are the Muppets going? To Sunset Boulevard! The Muppets will be taking over the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster attraction with new music, a new design, and lots of Muppet mayhem. Now, Disney just announced the CLOSING TIMELINE for Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, and it’s sooner than you might think.
While Disney’s latest show has made a good impression, some fans wish it were something different.
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May 27, 2025, saw the opening of two new shows at Hollywood Studios, The Little Mermaid — A Musical Adventure, AND Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After. The latter, a “spellbinding show with moving music and a most memorable finale—where you help decide who has been treated most unfairly” is our focus today.
Muppets fans are coming out of the woodwork these days!
Miss Piggy and Kermit Topiaries
With Muppet*Vision 3D and the rest of Muppets Courtyard closing at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster getting a Muppet overlay in the future, there’s a lot of focus on the comedic puppets these days. And if you’re in search of some Muppet merch to add to your collection, we found the best Miss Piggy souvenirs on Amazon!
Disney’s Hollywood Studios is changing a lot over the next few years, and whether Disney fans like it or not, that also includes one iconic ride.
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster
Whether you are flying across the galaxy or dropping in for some fun on the Tower of Terror, Hollywood Studios holds a lot of adventure. There are also some BIG changes heading to this Disney park to make way for a new land and with that, Disney fans are left saying goodbye (for now) to the Muppets.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park is in a state of transition, during which some spaces that have gone LONG unused are finally being dragged into the park’s future!
Welcome to Hollywood Studios!
Some of these buildings date back to the park’s original Disney-MGM Studios days, meaning that they are nearly 40 years old at this point.
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s THE MUPPETS!
The Muppets
This year is the 70th anniversary of The Muppets (and the 70th anniversary of Disneyland, too) and we’ve been loving our last trips to MuppetVision and eating at PizzaRizzo but only true Muppet fans will appreciate this new decoration at Disney World.
Well, the end of an era is happening in Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Muppets Courtyard in Hollywood Studios
The first of the Muppets Courtyard closure is underway, starting with Mama Melrose’s, followed by Muppet*Vision 3D and PizzeRizzo. By June 8th, the entire area will be permanently closed to make way for a new Monsters, INC. land. Well, Disney recently filed a permit for a store in the area that will soon be demolished. So, yep, it’s really happening, folks.
Unless you’ve been living under a pretty large rock for the last 8 months when it comes to Disney World news, you’re aware that Hollywood Studios is about to go through some MASSIVE changes.
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The entire Grand Avenue area of the park, including Muppet*Vision 3D, PizzeRizzo, and Mama Melrose, is going to close to make way for a brand new land based around Monsters, Inc. While we’re ecstatic for Monstropolis – – seriously, we’ve been daydreaming about that door coaster since 2001 — we’re going to miss the original Muppets area of the park.
The Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster is about to change forever, as longtime headliners Aerosmith are about to cede the attraction to the Muppets. However before the Bad Boys of Boston turn the keys to their super-stretch lim0 over to Kermit and co., we’re looking back at nearly 30 years of Hollywood Studios’ most rockin’ ride.
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster
The Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith first roared to life at Hollywood Studios – – then known as Disney/MGM Studios – – in 1999. However, the road to the ride’s opening had nearly as many twists and turns as the Vekoma coaster itself.
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