Three Walt Disney World rides trade their playlists for holiday songs, starting Nov. 4

By entgrove · November 6, 2026

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets and Alien Swirling Saucers at Hollywood Studios switch to holiday music on Nov. 4, and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT follows on Nov. 25. The Muppets coaster also gets a holiday courtyard soundtrack and an updated pre-show.

Three Walt Disney World rides trade their playlists for holiday songs, starting Nov. 4

Three Walt Disney World rides are swapping their usual soundtracks for holiday music this season. Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets and Alien Swirling Saucers at Hollywood Studios make the switch on Nov. 4, and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT joins them on Nov. 25.

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Key Details

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster: Nov. 4, 2026, through Jan. 6, 2027, at Hollywood Studios
Alien Swirling Saucers: from Nov. 4, 2026, in Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios
Cosmic Rewind: Nov. 25, 2026, through Jan. 6, 2027, at EPCOT

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster gets the Obligatory Holiday Overlay

The Muppets coaster gets the biggest change of the three, with new songs, courtyard music and a refreshed pre-show.

The official name. Disney calls the seasonal version of the coaster the "Obligatory Holiday Overlay."
Band on the bill. Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, the Muppet rock band the coaster is built around, trade their standard set list for holiday covers.
Courtyard music. A holiday soundtrack will also play in the courtyard outside the attraction.
Updated pre-show. The pre-show now finds Dr. Teeth and the band "deep in rehearsals for their holiday spectacular," in Disney's words.

FOX 35 Orlando reported the song lists from Disney's announcement, which covers two Hollywood Studios rides and one at EPCOT.

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The four holiday songs on the Muppets coaster

Four covers make up the holiday set list, with Muppet performers joined by two guest singers.

The Electric Mayhem. The band covers "Little Saint Nick," the Beach Boys' 1963 Christmas single.
Kermit and Fozzie. Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear feature on "Holiday Road," the theme song from the 1983 film National Lampoon's Vacation.
Jennifer Hudson. The singer and actress joins the band on "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)," first recorded by Darlene Love in 1963.
Cyndi Lauper. Lauper is featured on the band's version of "Silver Bells."

Alien Swirling Saucers plays four holiday tracks in Toy Story Land

The Toy Story Land spinner swaps its usual playlist for four holiday tracks starting Nov. 4.

The ride. Alien Swirling Saucers is the family spinning ride in Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios, themed to the Little Green Men from Toy Story.
Two classics. "Toyland" and "Deck the Halls" are on the holiday playlist.
Two ride originals. "Swirling, Swirling, Saucers" and "Joy to the Swirl" borrow their titles from the ride itself.
No end date. Disney's announcement gives a Nov. 4 start for the Saucers playlist but does not say when it ends.

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Cosmic Rewind's holiday remix arrives Nov. 25

EPCOT's Guardians of the Galaxy coaster gets a holiday remix three weeks after the Hollywood Studios rides change over.

Three songs. The remix playlist has three tracks, down from the ride's usual lineup of rock and pop hits.
The Waitresses. "Christmas Wrapping," the band's 1981 new wave holiday song, is on the list.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra. The rock orchestra's "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24" is the second track.
Andy Williams. His recording of "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" rounds out the remix.

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Nov. 25 to Jan. 6 is the window for all three

Guests who want every holiday version in one trip need to visit between Nov. 25 and Jan. 6.

Shared end date. The Muppets coaster and Cosmic Rewind both keep their holiday music through Jan. 6, 2027.
Two parks. Two of the rides are at Hollywood Studios and one is at EPCOT, so riding all three takes two park days or a Park Hopper ticket.
Christmas party. The overlays join Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, the separately ticketed Magic Kingdom evening event, on the holiday calendar.
Jollywood Nights. Hollywood Studios also hosts Jollywood Nights, its own separately ticketed holiday evening event.
Around the parks. Festive decor and Santa meet-and-greets are also part of the Walt Disney World holiday season.

Our take. If the Cosmic Rewind remix matters to you, plan your EPCOT day for Nov. 25 or later, since the coaster keeps its regular soundtrack until then. The two Hollywood Studios rides are already in holiday mode from Nov. 4.

Originally reported by fox35orlando.com. GenieGrove rewrote this story; the original reporting is theirs.