The very lastMuppetsprojectJim Hensonworked on before his deathis closing.Thats been the rumor for months, ever since Disney announced they were adding a whole new land based onMonsters Inc.to its Hollywood Studios theme park in Walt Disney World. But now its confirmed. An article on Disney Parks Blog states that to make way for the monsters, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and more of their friendsmoving right alongto Sunset Boulevard!In other words, HensonsMuppet*Vision 3Dfilm will close in order to make room for the new land. The Muppets will instead become the newsubjects of the parks Rock n Roller Coaster, which opened in1999 and is currently themed around the band Aerosmith.Muppet*Vision 3Dfirst opened in 1991, and it is one of the oldestattractions atDisney Hollywood Studios (formerly Disney-MGM Studios) still in operation. It is particularly notable amongMuppet fans because it was one of Jim Hensons very last projects before his death.Although Henson died in 1990, before the attraction officially opened, he directed the film a 3D movie with additional in-theater effects as well as puppeteered Kermit the Frog and several other Muppet characters in it.Disney released this concept art for the new version of Rock n Roller Coaster:DisneyDisneyloading...READ MORE: Disney Is Building the First Spider-Man Roller CoasterAlthough theMuppet*Vision 3Dfilmwas also at Disneys California Adventure park for a time, it closed there in 2014. When the film closes in Florida, that will be the end of the attraction and perhaps the last time Muppet fans will be able to watch this very popular and beloved Henson project.The Disney Parks Blog does say that the company is having creative conversations and exploring ways to preserve the film and other parts of the experience for fans to enjoy in the future. That suggests the film could be made available on streaming or home video although without the various 3D and 4D in-theater effects, Im not sure it will be quite the same thing. (And if theyre removing the theater where it plays in order to make room forMonsters Inc.stuff, Im not sure how you could preserve the full experience.)Given thatRock n Roller Coaster is themed around a band that formally retired from touring earlier this year, it is more than overdue for some kind of update. At Walt Disney Studios Park in Paris, their version of the Rock n Roller Coaster has already been reskinned to be an Avengers ride. But the deal between Marvel and Universal for the latterssuper hero area at their Islands of Adventure theme parkensures that conceptis not allowed at Disneys Florida parks. Using the Muppetsinstead sounds like a fun alternative. Whether that lessens the sting of the closure ofMuppet*Vision 3Dfor hardcore Muppetfanatics remains to be seen.Disney did not announce closure dates forMuppet*Vision 3Dor the Aerosmith version ofRock n Roller Coaster yet, saying only theres still enough time to catch a super-stretchlimo to the Forum to enjoy Rock n Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith and catch Muppet*Vision 3D again before their final curtain calls.Get our free mobile appAmazing Theme Park Rides Based on Movies That Were Never BuiltFiled Under: Disney, Jim Henson, The Muppets, Walt Disney WorldCategories: Longform, TV News