WHAT IF… Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Entered the Twilight Zone? An Armchair Imagineering Pitch

Every day at Walt Disney Imagineering, designers ask themselves and each other the same question: “What if?” In the so-called “Blue Sky” phase of design, there’s no limit; no capacity; no technology; no budget. The idea is to dream big and let reality hem in the project’s scope later. In this new monthly Park Lore Possibilityland mini-series, we invite you to “Blue Sky” with us, and to reimagine a ride that could use a refresh.

This time, it’s all about Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, an unusually-aged leftover of another era at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Check out our solution for this could-be classic, then submit your own!

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