My Favorite Ride at Disney Has Reopened Earlier Than Expected
I just did my first Disney World visit with the Q105 crew last month. We got to check out Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. I finally got to jump on the Tron ride for the first time – I got in a daytime and night ride. But it bummed me out that my My favorite ride at Disney was still closed.
Aerosmith’s Rock n’ Roller Coaster closed back in January. The ride had been experiencing a lot of downtime so they decided to shut it down and do some work to refurbish the ride. According to the WDW Magic blog, the original reopening date was going to be later this month on July 27. Apparently they worked efficiently.
As of today (July 2), the ride is up and running. A quick scan of the Disney World ride wait times I found online, there’s currently a 75 minute wait to jump in that super stretch limo to get to the Aerosmith concert.
Why it’s my favorite ride at Disney
If you’ve never been on Rock n’ Roller Coaster, it’s a blast. It’s probably my favorite ride at Disney because it incorporates Aerosmith’s music. It’s a lot spicier than “It’s a Small World.” As the gas pedal is slammed at the start, you get whisked off into the darkness, riding in and around Hollywood, sometimes going upside down in the darkness.
Before the ride, you hang out with the band in the recording studio. Steven Tyler gets pushed into a limo to get to a show on time. But he doesn’t want you left behind so the band orders you a fast super stretch limo that’ll get to the venue in time. You arrive “backstage” at an Aerosmith concert.
Disney had confirmed that there would be no changes to the theme, but it’ll be fun to see if they’ve made any upgrades to the ride experience that are noticeable.
