Disney World Reveals MuppetVision 3D Closing Date & Details
Walt Disney World has announced closing dates in Muppet Courtyard, including the Mama Melrose and PizzeRizzo restaurants, as well as MuppetVision 3D. Here’s everything we know about when these experiences will permanently close, what this means for the construction timelines and everything else. (Updated May 19, 2025.)
In case you’re new to this saga, this is part of a big shakeup at Disney’s Hollywood Studios that began with the announcement of a Monsters Inc. Door Coaster and Monstropolis miniland. It was later revealed that this reimagined area would replace Muppet Courtyard. On a positive note, this means the Muppets taking over Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster and replacing Aerosmith.
It also means MuppetVision 3D closing to make way for the Monsters, Inc. Doors Coaster and Monstropolis. However, there are reasons to remain cautiously optimistic, as Walt Disney World also said this: “As we move forward with these changes, we are having creative conversations and exploring ways to preserve the film and other parts of the experience for fans to enjoy in the future.”
To make way for the monsters, the Grand Avenue area will begin a phase closing in May 2025. The last day to dine at Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italiano was on May 10, 2025. Following that, Muppet*Vision 3D and PizzeRizzo will close, with the last day to experience both locations on June 7, 2025.
But, the Muppet foolishness doesn’t stop there — Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and more of their friends will be moving right along to Sunset Boulevard! The Muppets will be taking over Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, teaming up with some of music’s biggest stars for a rockin’ music festival!
Shortly after permanently closing, construction walls will go up around the entirety of Muppet Courtyard. Walt Disney World has already filed permits to demolish Stage 1 Company Store, so it’s expected that’ll be the first visible work to occur.
May 19, 2025 Update: After Muppet Courtyard closes to the general public and ‘progress walls’ go up, but before demolition begins, there will be a Cast Member send-off to the area.
Walt Disney World has confirmed that Cast Members will be the final guests who get to experience MuppetVision 3D after it permanently closes on June 8, 2025. A couple of days later, a party for Disney’s Hollywood Studios Cast Members will take place on June 10, 2025.
During that final farewell to Muppet Courtyard, Cast Members will have access to showings of MuppetVision 3D, PizzeRizzo, and even the long-shuttered Stage 1 Company Store. As part of the special CM event, there will be fun, food & games, and other activities. Think of it as a salute to all things in this courtyard, but mostly MuppetVision 3D.
This is great to hear. Well, not the “MuppetVision 3D closing permanently” part. We still think that’s a major mistake, but it’s also not new-news. What we appreciate is that Cast Members at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be the last people to experience MuppetVision–it’s nice to see Disney honoring the people who make the magic with this type of offering.
Honestly, it’s also nice to disincentivize regular guests from trying to be the very last ones to experience attractions. In addition to wanting to be ‘first’ to do everything, certain bloggers, vloggers, influencers and diehard locals have developed a reputation for “competing” to be the final ones to experience things that are closing.
This has turned what should be celebratory sendoffs where the community comes together into unpleasant and tense situations. It’s gotten to the point where we actively avoid closing dates now, preferring to say our goodbyes in peace in the days and weeks leading up to closures.
Walt Disney World has not provided a closing date for Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith, nor opening dates for anything.
My strong suspicion is that the Muppet Mayhem reimagining of Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster is not that far in development. The concept probably didn’t receive the greenlight until shortly before the announcement was made last holiday season, and needs more time before work is ready to begin.
I still would expect Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster to close in its current incarnation and reopen as the Muppets Mayhem version before Monstropolis. Being a roller coaster in the dark with minimal props, there’s probably a decent amount of prepwork that could be done after hours while the attraction is still operational without guests noticing. The trickier changes will happen in the queue and pre-show.
Regardless, the turnaround time on a Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster reimagining should be 6 months or less.
Disney previously indicated that work would start on Monstropolis in 2025. Our expectation has been that the miniland and Monsters, Inc. Doors Coaster would open in 2028, as opposed to earlier or later.
While Disney has yet to confirm this, Monstropolis is the simplest project of the major new lands, so it’ll almost assuredly open before Cars Land and Villains Land in Magic Kingdom. Walt Disney World likely wants a cadence of one new big addition coming online per year–and we already know Tropical Americas is debuting in 2027. That puts Monstropolis in 2028 by process of elimination.
The big surprise of this news is how soon MuppetVision–and everything else, for that matter–is closing.
Our previous expectation was that the current guest areas would remain open through at least Summer 2025 and close in the off-season at the earliest. Maybe sometime in September, perhaps immediately after the Destination D23 fan event.
Our hope was that we’d have an even longer goodbye, with MuppetVision 3D not closing until sometime in early 2026, if not even later than that. After all, there’s a tremendous amount of work that needs to be done backstage. The construction of the roller coaster and gravity building around that, along with the queue and facade for the Monsters, Inc. Door Coaster, all will take much longer than preparing the MuppetVision theater for a new show.
It seemed possible that Walt Disney World would pull from a similar playbook as is being used with Dinoland USA, where Dino-Rama just closed to be replaced by the Encanto Madrigal Casita dark ride–a new build–but where DINOSAUR and everything else that’s just being reimagined or repurposed won’t close until early 2026.
With Monstropolis presumably debuting in 2028, it stood to reason that MuppetVision would have even more time since it’s assumed to be another more simple reimagining. Given everything we thought we knew, it wouldn’t have been unrealistic for MuppetVision to close in early 2027. Well, we thought wrong.
There are a couple of possible explanations for this. The first is that Walt Disney World management feels that Disney’s Hollywood Studios doesn’t need the capacity offered by the restaurants and MuppetVision over the course of the next couple of years and is opting for the longer closure to save operating expenses. (Whereas DINOSAUR and the remnants of Dinoland are integral to the already light lineup at Animal Kingdom.)
This wouldn’t surprise me in the least. It’s common practice for Walt Disney World to find ways to save on operating expenses at times when capital expenditures are increasing. On top of that, it’s unlikely that there will be any organic growth this year at Walt Disney World, so the company will resort to cost-cutting to achieve whatever targets it might have.
The second possibility is that this project is more involved than previously thought, and it’s not a simple repurposing of the existing restaurant, retail, and attraction spaces.
This could be the case, but we doubt it. The concept art strongly suggests we’re getting one-for-one replacements of these restaurants and a new show in the MuppetVision theater. It does not seem like they are not being fundamentally transformed.
I fully expect the table service Mama Melrose to become the table service Harryhausen’s. It’s likely that PizzeRizzo is going to reimagined into a counter service restaurant with an identical footprint in a manner similar to the conversion of Pizza Planet into PizzeRizzo. And MuppetVision will likely become a new show. There’s nothing in the newest Monstropolis concept art (above) to suggest any major layout changes to Muppet Courtyard/Grand Avenue.
A final possibility is that Disney has opted to fast-track Monstropolis, or at least a portion of it, and it has leapfrogged Tropical Americas for a 2026 opening. Or that both will debut in 2027, but with Monstropolis in the first half of the year and Tropical Americas in the second half.
Disney fast-tracking projects would defy recent trends, but it certainly is possible, especially if the company anticipates construction costs rising. So there might be motivation to frontload some of this work, as opposed to backloading everything. This coupled with the operational cost-savings of shuttering Grand Avenue venues during a timeframe they won’t be “needed” strikes me as the most plausible explanation.
The entirety of Monstropolis opening in 2026 strikes me as impossible–and Walt Disney World has likely learned its lesson about doing phased openings after this area’s next door neighbor, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, fell flat upon its partial opening in mid-2019. My best guess is that Monstropolis is still coming after 2026, with the only question being whether it’s now a 2027 project or still 2028.
As for commentary beyond that, I’m mostly just heartbroken.
I’ve mostly come to terms with MuppetVision permanently closing, at least at Walt Disney World, and not being relocated to the Imagination pavilion at EPCOT or the Mickey Shorts Theater at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Even though I do think there are fairly obvious underutilized spaces at Walt Disney World where MuppetVision would be an asset.
I’ve wanted to hold out hope that if enough passionate fans make their voices heard, plans would change. That if the gang gets together and puts on a show to raise $10 million, they can save the show. In my heart, I know all of that isn’t true. Walt Disney World and Imagineering took their time on this one because they wanted to evaluate all possible options and feedback, and this is the conclusion of the saga–not a starting point for a story about saving MuppetVision.
Nevertheless, I thought we all had more time to say goodbye to MuppetVision 3D. I really expected this to be a great summer–Disney Starlight Night Parade and the new shows at Disney’s Hollywood Studios debuting, and saying goodbye to all of the departing stuff. Opening one chapter and closing another, so to speak.
I was confident about MuppetVision sticking around into 2026, especially once it was confirmed DINOSAUR wouldn’t go extinct until then. After all, if DINOSAUR being reimagined into Indiana Jones Adventure will only take 16-18 months, why on earth would transforming MuppetVision 3D into a different show take longer than that?
The answer is that it won’t, so hopefully Walt Disney World has a good reason for this approach, rather than just shuttering Muppet Courtyard early to save money. That would be insult on top of injury for many longtime fans.
Beyond that, I’m not sure what else to even say–so I’ll just repeat what I’ve written before. It’s no secret that we’re huge fans of MuppetVision 3D, and view it alongside the OG Country Bear Jamboree as one of Walt Disney World’s candidates for UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
It’s impossible for me to be unbiased when it comes to MuppetVision, but I personally believe that it still stands the test of time. It’s not just a simple 3D film, it’s truly an attraction and the funniest at Walt Disney World.
The artistic significance of MuppetVision 3D is almost immeasurable. It owns a special place in both Walt Disney World history and American culture. It’s one of the last projects that Muppet creator Jim Henson was involved in prior to his passing. It is widely regarded as an exemplar of Muppet humor and storytelling; a true masterpiece and work of art.
Finally, I want to once again direct your attention to this excerpt from Jim Henson: The Biography: “Disney would be good for the Muppets as well. If there was any organization that knew how to preserve and promote iconic characters beyond the lifetimes of their respective creators, it was the Walt Disney Company.”
“For Jim, finding such a suitable home for the Muppets was important…and if he couldn’t always tend to their well-being, he wanted to ensure they were with someone else who would. ‘Looking way back down the road to when I stop sitting in my rocking chair and working Kermit the Frog, I really like the idea of characters living on in the Disney parks,’ said Jim. ‘It’s a wonderful future for these characters. It’s as close to an eternal life as a little green frog can get.'”
While there’s some truth to the superficial sentiment that “Disney is not a museum” that’s bandied about by fans and the company to justify otherwise poor decisions, there’s also truth to the notion that some attractions are untouchable. Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean, and “it’s a small world” all would fit this bill. Among a certain segment of fans, this also extends to MuppetVision 3D. I am one of those fans, so I’m pretty heartbroken about this news. That’s still the case even though this does come with a consolation prize: Muppets taking over Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster.
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YOUR THOUGHTS
Are you surprised that MuppetVision 3D and everything else in Muppet Courtyard is closing so soon…or did you expect this? What do you think of Monstropolis replacing MuppetVision? Is this addition still “worth it” to you now that it’s replacing Grand Avenue and MuppetVision 3D? Thoughts on preserving the film somehow? Do you agree or disagree with our assessments? Any questions we can help you answer? Hearing your feedback–even when you disagree with us–is both interesting to us and helpful to other readers, so please share your thoughts below in the comments!
Nooooo…
Gonna JUST miss it. My kids will lament.
Can we all just admit that this is less about losing MuppetVision and more about Disney’s track record of replacement attractions being worse than their predecessors?
I don’t think that’s categorically true.
Indiana Jones Adventure and Encanto will almost certainly be better than what they’re replacing in Dinosaur and Dinoland, for example. I also think the Doors Coaster will be a good addition, as will the Monstropolis miniland, generally. It’s just the show, in particular, is unlikely to surpass MuppetVision–or stand the test of time. It’s also a huge blow to history to lose Jim Henson’s final project.
Hi Tom:
Thanks for the update. We are going to WDW to say our goodbyes and salute all things Hollywood Studios, but mostly Muppetvision. Due to work schedules, the only day we could make it is closing day (June 7), flying in the night before. We don’t need or care about being the “last” to see Muppetvision – we just want to see it once or twice at any point that day. Will this be chaos? Will the park be chaos?
We’re going to get Lightning Lane Multi Pass – based on experience of other “final days” do you recommend using one of our first three Lightning Lanes for Muppetvision that day? (A sentence I never thought I’d write!)
I wouldn’t expect the entire park to be chaos, but MuppetVision will definitely have a line–except maybe early on, you probably won’t be able to walk right in. Lightning Lane may not be a bad idea, but it won’t be strictly necessary.
Well, I tried. I wrote the letter and the executive feedback team called back but too late apparently. Another terrible decision to add to Kitchen Kabaret and Cranium Command. We live in a burn-it-down era of progress. Better not say that too loud in case the Carousel of Progress is next.
Can I just lament here for a moment? Muppet Vision 3D is special to me. For one thing, it was my introduction to the Muppets as characters. I’m a 90s kid, born a month before Henson’s death, so my formative years were during a huge lull in Muppet content. I first went to the parks when I was 10, and that’s how I got to know the characters and become a fan. I’d obviously seen Kermit, Piggy, and Fozzie before, but this show introduced me to Gonzo, Rizzo, Bunsen and Beaker, and my favourite, Sam Eagle. And I’m Canadian! Sorry, Sam.
Also, Muppet Vision 3D is the only 3D movie at any theme park (not just at Disney, theme parks period) that my overactive sensory system can tolerate. No mice crawling up your legs, no hornets stinging you in the back, just some cheap 3D tricks and a good time. Good riddance, It’s Tough to Be a Bug, you traumatized me big time on the first attraction I did at a Disney park and I’ll never forgive you!
But it’s definitely not good riddance to the Muppets. I’m sorry to see it go. Even if they do upload it do Disney+, it’s not the same without the key under the mat, the funny signs in the queue, or the fiber optic fireworks during the Salute to All Nations (but mostly America)!
MV3D is full of AAs, and all of that hardware needs to be removed to convert the theater into anything else. Maybe, just maybe, they are doing this work early so things can be relocated in time for it to re-open with RnRC. Even if not being relocated, if they are saving anything it needs to be done carefully, and that takes longer. Converting that theater into another show is only a quick turn around if the props and AAs are getting destroyed.
We love the Muppets and all Muppets stuff. we live in Ca. and try to go every other year. Jim Henson last project before… some of the happiest memories ar of eating at pizza rizo. And we just get on no height required. I always ride t rocking roller coaster it’s a fun ride. Hopefully they change their mind move somewhere. thank you very much
Maybe its just me but I’m wondering if WDW is not trying to keep up with Universal? I’m finding it harder and harder to
find rides that small children, older people, and those with any disabilities can ride on at Disney. I am not in any of those categories but have taken people who were and the rides are getting scarce. The kids rides in Fantasyland have some of the longest wait times in the parks. (I always felt that they should have a fast lane for families with kids 6 and under) Not much for the non-thrill ride group in HS or AK either. Epcot has a few but not many. (Universal Studios has mostly thrill rides which is why I don’t see nearly as many babies and older folks there.) I know people that spend their vacations at Disney all of the time and mostly walk around, eat and do just a couple of rides.Seems like Disney Imagineers are creating more coasters and less “all ages rides”, which was at the heart of Walt’s vision for his parks. “A place where young and old” could ALL have fun together. I see SO many folks with older people and babies and wonder what they do all day at WDW? I ask friends what they do and many of them say, “OH, I just walk around and look, and ride on “It’s a Small World.”
There are more “easy” rides at DL and I wish WDW would add some as well. We are all getting older and even us thrill seekers will eventually get to the point where we can’t do those rides any longer. It would be nice to see that there is still a place for us to have fun with our families, babies, kids, adults, and grandparents…together!
Hey careful what you’re saying about old people, I’m almost 57 and still do all the biggest coasters ; ) As someone who goes to Universal more than Disney and as stated in my previous post, many theme parks all over the world. I don’t think Disney is trying to “match” Universal. They each have their market and while there is certainly crossover the core demographic is not really the same. We, and I know many people well into their 60’s and 70’s who would agree, do not consider anything at Disney as extreme or a major thrill ride. That’s not why they’re fun, it’s the theming and storyline. People who are spending the money to go to Disney to just walk around, eat, go to shows and ride a few things are probably not going to stop due to the ride lineup; it’s because they like doing those things and taking it slow. Silver Dollar City is a kind of similar example. It has some very big time coasters. Like enthusiasts travel from around the world for them, but because of the area it is in there are a huge number of people that come for the atmosphere, food, people watching, shows, etc……more or less of certain rides is not going to move the needle much for them.
We are not Disney diehards, nor do we fit into the category of once in a lifetime visitors; but rather a third although probably smaller group of theme park/roller coaster enthusiasts. My son and I have ridden over 500 coasters and been to about 75 theme parks around the world. In other words I very much appreciate the theming and nostalgia of Disney but I’m probably not as caught up in the characters as some on here. Having said that I have been to Muppet Vision a few times and as a kid raised on Sesame Street always appreciated the unique humor presented there. I’m also not wringing my hands over it as I accept parks are always changing and moving on. This is absolutely NOT to start an argument, I understand why many on here are upset and agree it’s valid, just presenting an alternative point of view that some repeat visitors have that might not have been considered in previous discussions.
However, (and this comes from an Aerosmith fan although I agree their heyday is long gone), if they don’t have Statler and Waldorf at the end of the rethemed Rock n Roller complaining about the ride, I will be highly disappointed. Highly. Disappointed.
This is a totally fair perspective! As with all things Muppets, it’s highly popular with a passionate but fairly small fanbase.
With that said, it’s my understanding that it still has pretty high guest satisfaction scores by stage show standards.
Totally agree about reusing the Statler and Waldorf AAs…but I’d nevertheless prepare to be highly disappointed on that.
i needed 24 hours before commenting… it didn’t help. i’m truly heartbroken. i know this would be a total pipe dream, but to me it would make the most sense if they simply reopened MV3D at california adventure. do we really need mickey’s philharmagic on both coasts? no. then literally everyone wins and has a chance to see everything at one park or another. but disney doesn’t seem to do those everyone wins scenarios much anymore.
I wonder if this accelerated timeline is another casualty of Disney’s silly and destructive contract with Pixar mandating Pixar IP insertions into the parks on a regular basis.
Wishful thinking, but I would have liked the Muppets to move to the Lightning McQueen Racing Academy and then relocate the Miss Piggy Fountain nearby to turn that area into a Muppet area. Villains show that is planned for Lightning McQueen space should be at Magic where they are making a whole land, not Hollywood — seems off to me to squeeze that in without proper theming.
Would I rather have 2005 WDW, 2015 WDW, or 2025 WDW? It’s an intriguing question. 40 million dollar Bob has a graveyard filled now gone attractions, entertainment, and complimentary perks. He and his team seem to lack any sort of empathy or respect to theme, atmosphere, and nostalgia. The things he’s added don’t offset the losses by a large amount in my opinion.
My heart goes out to you. I am very sad to see MuppetVision go, but my kids are grown … I had a chance to realize them on this. Rizzo the Rat doing the Mickey Mouse Club song is part of our shared language, and none of us can hear “Dream a Little Dream” without picturing Miss Piggy being dragged off by a tow-rope. I’m sure you were hoping —counting on — being able to share this with Megatron longer, when she might remember it. I hope it returns somewhere in a way that allows this show to find its way onto her heart and shape her sense of humor, as it should.
Losing Splash was a much bigger heartbreak for me, but I am too very sad to see Muppet Vision go. In a way I wish we didn’t get so attached to these attractions. It’s so hard to say goodbye! I guess that’s what makes the Disney park experience so special in the first place; how much we love the things they create.
This is a bummer. The Muppets were a big part of my childhood, and I still carry a torch for them as an adult. As really the only Muppets fan in my family, I dragged my wife and kids to see MuppetVision 3D for the first (and now, last) time when we visited WDW this past Christmas. I’m glad we at least got to witness it once before it closed. Now this news kind of makes me wish I’d grabbed a quick bite from PizzeRizzo’s while we were there — I know it’s not great food, but just for nostalgia’s sake later on.
“…there’s also truth to the notion that some attractions are untouchable. Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean, and “it’s a small world” all would fit this bill.”
Uh…the new Disney seems perfectly willing to keep “touching” these rides, and not for the better (removing Red, adding Ariel, Woody, and Tinkerbell to Small World, and don’t get me started on the Haunted Mansion).
Touché.
“Untouchable” is probably the wrong term–although perhaps they should be.
Are Reds removal, etc at WDW?
I’m so frustrated/saddened/perplexed by this update. I have no idea what is going on inside the heads of the WDW brass (especially in regard to practical aspects like prematurely reducing dining/attraction capacity at DHS for no discernable reason). The only explanation I can come up with is the least plausible one — that Disney is on a more aggressive timeline for the new WDW expansion projects than Tom or any other reasonable/informed observers would expect.
There’s a big emotional/nostalgic component to my reaction to this imminent loss, but if I try to get out of that mindset and think logically/rationally, I still don’t see any reason why completely demolishing all physical elements of the attraction and losing it to the pages of history is a “win” for any of the stakeholders involved. MuppetVision 3D is something that still has a lot of value from a lot of different perspectives and to a lot of different entities beyond just guests/fans. Disney could still utilize it somewhere as an appealing guest experience, or possibly sell it . The Henson company has a desire to see it preserved (could it be moved to somewhere like the Museum of the Moving Image in NYC, adjacent to the Henson workshop and the Sesame Street studios?). From legal or contractual standpoints, there’s no motivation to get out of a licensing or IP rights deal. There’s no windfall tax write-off like with scrapping Galactic Starcruiser. It’s just a matter of who can give it the space it needs and the maintenance/upkeep it needs. People will always want to see it.
“The only explanation I can come up with is the least plausible one — that Disney is on a more aggressive timeline for the new WDW expansion projects than Tom or any other reasonable/informed observers would expect.”
I really want you to be right, but I think if this were true, we’d see it happening at Animal Kingdom instead of DHS.
DAK is the park in most urgent need of additions, and instead of closing Dinosaur this January, they’re giving it another full year. I think that coupled with this news suggests the opposite is true: that these projects are going to take longer than we expect.
I’d love to be wrong about this, and for Tropical Americas and Monstropolis to have flip-flopped openings. I think that makes sense in terms of what can conceivably be built faster…but I’m skeptical, to say the least.
I mean, I don’t even think I’m right. I’m just perplexed. If I start thinking more cynically, maybe Disney is trying to stoke a bit of demand for folks to “say a last goodbye” to the Muppet areas, while secretly planning to “extend them by popular demand” as a PR win later this year. Also probably not true.
The real “too good to be true” explanation could be that Disney has already set a plan/timeline in place for moving MuppetVision3D somewhere else on “campus” (e.g., Epcot). I don’t really believe that either, but it could explain the timeline.
I’m sure we’ll eventually learn why everything is playing out the way it has been, and maybe then it’ll all make sense. Until then I don’t like this sense of unease!
It truly seems that everything we love and appreciate in Disney is being torn up and thrown away. We’re here now ( apparently bringing the cold and snow from Michigan), and will show our grandgirls our favorites. And then it’s going to be many years before we return, if ever. I’m heartbroken and bitter. We’ll rent our points and find somewhere else to go.
Disney is closing Muppet vision 3D early for 2 reasons, to save money & time. The public? To them nowadays the public is in a distant 4th place. They could have put it in the old Animation courtyard area why not? Money & the people with offices either there or close by didn’t want to move(or so I’ve read)
They are replacing it and getting rid of it because no one goes to it. It’s almost never close to capacity. The public has spoken loud and clear to Disney. If people were filling the place it wouldn’t be going away. Sorry that a minority of Disney nerds say they love it. Use your brain.
Not true. It’s pretty full in summer (August) when I go. Great spot to beat heat and for the motion sensitive among us who spend most of our HS day waiting in the sun with nowhere to sit for our families. It’s amazing how nonrider unfriendly that park is in the heat while waiting. Being replaced by another nausea inducing coaster -ugh
If people loved having a place to escape the heat or sit with their families the place would be filled more. The customers have spoken with their actions. We have data for this. You just subjectively like it, the majority wants different things. Disney should give the majority more of what it wants.
“We have data for this.”
By this logic, Walt Disney World has data showing that guests don’t want a Muppets stage show…but do want a Muppets roller coaster. It cuts both ways.
The parks absolutely need places to escape the heat and get off their feet. That’s precisely why stage shows exist in the first place despite–categorically–being less popular than thrill rides or other types of attractions. It’s better for the guest experience (and satisfaction) than people crashing in counter service seating areas or other random spots.
If the ones that exist already are not filled up- it means they have enough and can start cutting back and filling those areas with things more people actually want to do.