Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy will soon be featured on the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster ride at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Fla. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Nov. 23 (UPI) — Walt Disney World’s Muppet Vision 3D movie attraction is closing at Walt Disney World’s Hollywood Studios in Florida, but its iconic characters are set to take over the Orlando theme park’s Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster. Disney announced the changes Friday. Advertisement
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, which opened in 1999, previously had music and a story-line inspired by the rock music of Aerosmith.
The new version will see Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and other Muppets mingling with music stars for a festival.
The Muppet Vision 3D attraction, which opened in 1991, is being shuttered to make way for a new area dedicated to the animated Monsters Inc. franchise.
Construction on the Monsters Inc. land is expected to begin next year.
No specific closing dates for the current interactions have been announced yet.
‘Muppets Most Wanted’ premiere
Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy attend the premiere of the motion picture comedy “Muppets Most Wanted” at the El Capitan Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on March 11, 2014. Storyline: While on a grand world tour, The Muppets find themselves wrapped into an European jewel-heist caper headed by a Kermit the Frog look-alike and his dastardly sidekick. UPI/Jim Ruymen | License Photo