Walt Disney World's Rock 'n' Roller Coaster now closed for long refurbishment

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Posted: Monday January 8, 2024 7:24am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World has now closed to begin another extended refurbishment that will see a multi-month downtime of the guest-favorite attraction.

The hugely popular roller coaster ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios is now closed for refurbishment

The Aerosmith-themed rollercoaster closure began on January 8, 2024, and a Disney spokesperson has told WDWMAGIC that it will reopen in the summer of 2024. Disney has also confirmed that the closure is a routine refurbishment, and no changes will be made to the theme.

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster ride vehicle

The ride has been experiencing extended downtimes in recent years, and a lengthy refurbishment in 2023 was expected to address those issues. However, since the 2023 refurbishment, reliability issues have persisted, and this refurbishment may be another attempt at a resolution.

A precise reopening date for Rock 'n' Roller Coaster has yet to be made available, although the 2023 refurbishment reopened in late May, so we may see something similar this year.

View all current and upcoming Walt Disney World refurbishments.

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster will be closed for at least a couple of months in 2024

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imagineer9714 hours ago

Trust RCDB, Duane knows his stuff.

Lilofan14 hours ago

In Wiki it states 0-57 in 2.8 sec but the cast member at launch bay let us know it was 0-60mph at 2.9 sec.

SteveAZee14 hours ago

Is that stat for RnR launch real? Interesting.

ToTBellHop18 hours ago

RnRC only reaches 57 mph because of the aforementioned egos of the five band members. Joe Perry takes 1 mph off all by himself.

Lilofan18 hours ago

Many will never ride or drive the new 2024 Porsche 911 Turbo S, O-60 in 2.1 sec. The launch at RnR is 0-60 in 2.9 sec.

ToTBellHop18 hours ago

I thought we NEEDED to burn rubber to get to the concert on time!

Disstevefan119 hours ago

I think the current problem is they changed the vendor they get the brakes from and the new ones are burning?

nestface8419 hours ago

Chances of it being fixed in 1st 2 weeks of July? Coming from the UK so hoping i get Tiana Bayou and RNR timed right

trainplane31 day ago

Just standard maintenance along with some brake system work/rebuild. Literally nothing out of the ordinary. All coasters go through similar but smaller seasonal work. It's only remotely noteworthy because RnRC has been running year round for over twenty years with only minor closures during that time.

MouseEarsMom331 day ago

I rode it during Jollywood Nights. Walk on with barely anyone in the car. I love the last seat of roller coasters but made a mistake to request it that night. My head was shaken around so much I was afraid I was actually going to get injured. I'm not sure I will ride it again.

imagineer971 day ago

I don't know that I would ride it if I knew there was more work to still be done. I don't know, it just seems a little dangerous, but I guess that depends on what the work actually is.

ToTBellHop1 day ago

It actually was remarkably smooth last summer. I was surprised.

Magicart871 day ago

It'll be themed to Inside Out 3 where we discover Riley is bipolar.

networkpro1 day ago

IMHO that was more about depression than any other mental heathy topic. We'd need something with more ups and down like Alice who was of many minds depending on the situation.