Hollywood Studios News

• Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets gets a holiday overlay with four new songs — From November 4 through January 6, Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets at Disney's Hollywood Studios becomes the Obligatory Holiday Overlay. The Elect…
• Monstropolis dining: an eight-armed sushi chef at Harryhausen's and frozen Blort at Archie's — Disney's culinary team has previewed the food planned for Monstropolis, the Monsters, Inc. land opening at Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2027. Harryhausen's wi…
• Cyndi Lauper and The Electric Mayhem bring "Silver Bells" to the Muppets coaster on November 4 — Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets at Disney's Hollywood Studios will play "Silver Bells," recorded by Cyndi Lauper and The Electric Mayhem, starting…
• Savi's Workshop at Hollywood Studios debuts white and gold High Republic hilts and new blade effects — Savi's Workshop: Handbuilt Lightsabers in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge added a new series of its Protection and Defense hilt theme on October 5, 2026, finished in…
• Savi's Workshop Has Its Lightsaber Parts Menus Back, Two Weeks After They Started to Crack — The printed parts menus are back in guests' hands at Savi's Workshop at Disney's Hollywood Studios, after being pulled in early September when the old ones beg…
• Toy Story 5's Lilypad takes over the Alien Swirling Saucers soundtrack on September 25 — Starting Friday, September 25, Alien Swirling Saucers in Toy Story Land at Disney's Hollywood Studios switches to Lilypad's Jams, a new soundtrack hosted by th…
• Disney names all six Off the Page! character meets at The Magic of Disney Animation — A Disney Parks video posted September 17 walks through Off the Page!, the character greeting area inside The Magic of Disney Animation at Disney's Hollywood St…
• Monstropolis' Door Coaster Puts Up Its Two Lift Towers as Dark Avenue Trenches a New Fountain — Two vertical lift structures now stand at the Monsters, Inc. Door Coaster site at Disney's Hollywood Studios, with the M-shaped arches of the load station visi…
• Vacation Fun closes again October 28, a month after returning to the Mickey Shorts Theater — Vacation Fun: An Original Animated Short with Mickey & Minnie will be temporarily closed at Disney's Hollywood Studios from October 28, according to Disney's a…
• Drawn to Wonderland is built for ages 6 months to 5 years, Disney says — Disney has put a number on who Drawn to Wonderland is for: children from 6 months to 5 years old. The indoor Alice in Wonderland playground inside The Magic of…
• Disney gathers 60 characters for a picture day to open The Magic of Disney Animation — Disney Parks marked the September 14 opening of The Magic of Disney Animation at Disney's Hollywood Studios with a three-minute video of 60 characters assembli…
• Baymax Sipper Filled With Ani-Made Arrives in Animation Courtyard at Disney's Hollywood Studios — Disney's Hollywood Studios is selling a Baymax Sipper in the reimagined Animation Courtyard, served with Ani-Made, a mix of Minute Maid Premium Lemonade, DOLE…
• Jazzy Holidays at the Brown Derby Books September 17, With Bison Sliders and a Cranberry-Jalapeño Margarita on the Jollywood Nights Menu — Disney has posted the Jazzy Holidays page for Disney Jollywood Nights 2026 at The Hollywood Brown Derby: live jazz, craft cocktails and an event-exclusive smal…
• Disney posts a full walkthrough of The Magic of Disney Animation, five days before it opens — Disney Parks has posted a six and a half minute point of view tour of The Magic of Disney Animation at Disney's Hollywood Studios, five days before the attract…
• Imagineers name the Easter eggs hidden inside The Magic of Disney Animation — Walt Disney Imagineering's WED Walks series has toured The Magic of Disney Animation at Disney's Hollywood Studios room by room, with Imagineers naming the det…
• Baymax Is the Decorator and Olaf Teaches the Drawing Class Inside The Magic of Disney Animation, Opening September 14 — Disney walked Orlando media through The Magic of Disney Animation at Disney's Hollywood Studios ahead of its September 14, 2026 opening. The walk-in recreation…
• Typhoon Lagoon Closes, the Railroad Goes Down September 28, and Tiana's Bayou Adventure Follows November 2 — Four things guests plan around close at Walt Disney World between September 9 and November 2: Disney's Typhoon Lagoon, the Walt Disney World Railroad, Scat Cat…
• Thirteen real artifacts fill the Animators' Office at The Magic of Disney Animation, opening September 14 — Walt Disney Imagineering has walked fans through the Animators' Office inside The Magic of Disney Animation at Disney's Hollywood Studios, pointing out thirtee…
• Launch racks are back on the fireworks pads near Hollywood Studios that went quiet in 2020 — New aerial photographs show the fireworks launch site off World Drive near Disney's Hollywood Studios stocked with dozens of launch racks in rows across its co…
• The Hollywood Brown Derby Lounge is back open under a red awning after a summer of construction — The outdoor Hollywood Brown Derby Lounge at Disney's Hollywood Studios has reopened with a permanent overhang, a red awning that matches the restaurant's entra…
• Scaffolding Reaches the Tower of Terror's Corner as Grey Paint Spreads Across the Facade — Scaffolding on The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror has extended onto the corner beside the tower shaft and now covers most of the facade above the Hollywood Towe…
• Hollywood Studios' Dormant World Drive Fireworks Pad Fired Again for the First Time Since 2020 — The purpose-built fireworks launch site across World Drive from Disney's Hollywood Studios was used on the night of September 2, firing four identical shells r…
• Glob Theater's Clocktower Emerges From Scaffolding, and Randy Newman Wrote the Song the Show Is Named After — Scaffolding has come down from the clocktower and entrance facade of the Glob Theater at Disney's Hollywood Studios, revealing rebuilt brickwork and the posts…
• Brown Derby Lounge's New Patio Overhang Gets Its Awning, Fans and Lanterns While the Walk-Up Lounge Keeps Pouring From the Side Patio — The permanent overhang over The Hollywood Brown Derby Lounge patio at Disney's Hollywood Studios is nearly finished, with a red awning, ceiling fans, hanging l…
• Randy Newman wrote his first Disney theme park song for Monstropolis — Disney Parks has debuted "Welcome to Monstropolis," a song Disney Legend Randy Newman wrote for the Monsters, Inc. land coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios. D…
• Imagineering breaks down the Burbank references hidden in Animation Courtyard — Walt Disney World posted a behind the scenes clip on Animation Courtyard at Disney's Hollywood Studios, narrated by Walt Disney Imagineering creative director…
• Hollywood Studios Takes Over Extended Evening Hours This Fall, Starting September 16 — Extended Evening Theme Park Hours move from Magic Kingdom to Disney's Hollywood Studios this fall, with five dates published so far: September 16, 23 and 30 an…
• A hanging coaster and a Randy Newman original: Monstropolis details have Hollywood Studios fans buzzing — Walt Disney Imagineering's Michael Hundgen shared new details about Monstropolis, the Monsters, Inc. land opening at Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2027, includ…
• Monstropolis opens its doors in 2027: new show, restaurants, and shop detailed for Hollywood Studios — Disney used D23 to detail the Monsters Inc. land coming to Hollywood Studios: the rest of Monstropolis opens in 2027 with a new Globe Theatre show, Archie's Sc…
• Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run Now Connects to Fortnite at Disney's Hollywood Studios — Disney announced at D23 that Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run at Disney's Hollywood Studios now links to Smugglers Gambit, a new Star Wars island in Fortnite,…
• An Animatronic Olaf Will Teach You to Draw: Hollywood Studios Fans Get Their Animation Class Back — Disney's Hollywood Studios is bringing back drawing classes with "Olaf Draws!," an Animation Academy experience hosted by an audio-animatronic Olaf with new di…
• Droid Depot Adds Interactive Batuu Adventure Buddies, With Hollywood Studios Next in Line — Disney is adding Batuu Adventure Buddies to Droid Depot, a line of three interactive Star Wars companions that starts with a motorized Ewok on August 13, 2026.…
• The Muppets Coaster Kiosk Is Serving Two Drinks in a Novelty Cup, While Supplies Last — Disney Parks says Pink Le-moi-nade and Pond Water Limeade are now both served in an exclusive Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets novelty cup at FØØD…
• Two New Stage Shows, One Park Day: Building a Villains and Mermaids Itinerary at Hollywood Studios — Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After and The Little Mermaid - A Musical Adventure have given Disney's Hollywood Studios two new stage shows to plan a day aroun…
• The Mandalorian and Grogu Take Over Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, and the Falcon Finally Picks Its Own Route — Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run has an all-new mission built with Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni that sends flight crews after ex-Imperial officers with Din Djar…
• Inside Cool KIDS' SUMMER: A First Disney World Trip at Pop Century — Walt Disney World's Cool KIDS' SUMMER layers free resort activities, arrival gifts, and a nightly pajama party onto a standard stay. A cast member tested it wi…
• Oga's Cantina pours a new Alderaanian Fizz for Oga's birthday — Disney Parks has revealed a new limited-time cocktail at Oga's Cantina in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. The Alderaanian Fizz mixes mandarin orange vodka, blue cura…
• The Magic of Disney Animation returns to Hollywood Studios on September 14 — Disney Parks confirmed a September 14 opening for The Magic of Disney Animation, a reimagined experience at Disney's Hollywood Studios. The building brings bac…
• Locals Take Note: Disney World's Summer Florida Resident Tickets Start at $65 a Day With No Blockout Dates — Walt Disney World is offering Florida residents multi-day tickets from $65 per day, valid May 17 through October 3 with no blockout dates. Residents can also s…
• How Imagineering wrote Smugglers Run's new 80-page Mandalorian mission — Walt Disney Imagineering has revealed how the new Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run mission was scripted. In a behind-the-scenes featurette, senior story lead R…
• Summer Reading Guide: A Disney Book Stack for Every Parks Travel Personality — From rope droppers to resort-pool regulars, this summer reading guide matches Disney books to six distinct parks travel personalities. Picks span Birnbaum guid…
• Go Behind the Chaos: Disney Unscripted Reveals How The Muppets Took Over Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster — A new Disney Unscripted episode goes behind the scenes on Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets, the reimagined Disney's Hollywood Studios attraction no…
• Come Sit With Us: Inside Roundup Rodeo BBQ in Toy Story Land — Roundup Rodeo BBQ serves up all-you-care-to-eat, family-style barbecue inside Andy's backyard in Toy Story Land at Disney's Hollywood Studios. This full menu t…
• Hidden Details and Easter Eggs in Toy Story Land at Disney's Hollywood Studios — Toy Story Land at Disney's Hollywood Studios is packed with Pixar Easter eggs, from a secret date hidden in a Toy Story Mania! barcode to a Little Golden Book…
• How to Score Big on Toy Story Mania!: A Game-by-Game High-Score Guide — With Toy Story 5 in theaters, fans are revisiting Toy Story Mania! at Disney's Hollywood Studios, Disney California Adventure and Tokyo DisneySea. This game-by…
• Disney Jollywood Nights 2026: Dates, Tickets, and a First Look at the Glam Holiday Party — Disney Jollywood Nights returns to Disney’s Hollywood Studios on select nights from November 7, 2026 to January 5, 2027 — extending into January for the first…
• Toy Story 5 Takes Over Disney Parks: New Looks, Treats, Shows, and Merch Worldwide — Disney and Pixar's Toy Story 5 hits theaters June 19, 2026, and the celebration spans Disney parks worldwide. From the new Bullseye Bucket snack and themed tre…
• Monstropolis opens to humans in 2027, with the door coaster still under construction — Disney used the Horizons showcase at D23 to put a date and names on Monstropolis, the Monsters, Inc. land rising on the west side of Disney's Hollywood Studios…
• 'The Boulder Didn't Stop You': Disney's Indiana Jones Stunt Hero Is Back on Stage — Robert Herrick, a 30-year veteran of Disney's Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular, stepped into the path of a runaway 400-pound boulder prop to protect the au…
• 'The Magic of Disney Animation' Coming to Hollywood Studios Late Summer 2026 — Disney's Hollywood Studios is transforming its Animation Courtyard into a new family destination called The Magic of Disney Animation, inspired by the Emmy Awa…