Monsters Inc. Door Coaster Announced for Disney's Hollywood Studios as Part of All-New Land

Aug 11, 2024 in "Monsters Inc. Land"

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Posted: Sunday August 11, 2024 11:53pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney's Hollywood Studios will be home to Disney's first suspended rollercoaster, with construction beginning in 2025 on the brand-new land themed around Disney and Pixar's "Monsters, Inc."

Monsters Inc. Land Concept Art

Disney Experiences Chairman Josh D'Amaro, with a little help from Disney Legend Billy Crystal, took to the stage to reveal plans to build a living, breathing, and not-at-all-scary Monsters-inspired area where you'll be able to stroll the streets alongside some of your favorite monsters.

Monsters Inc. Land Concept Art

Picking up after the events of Pixar Animation Studios' beloved film, humans have now been invited to visit the world of Monsters, Inc. — and the monsters need laughter to power the city and keep it running smoothly. But it's not a true visit without the factory itself. You'll be able to see the sights, hear the laughs and zoom through the building just like James P. Sullivan (a.k.a. Sulley) and Mike Wazowski — via a door!

You'll go into the factory and experience the first suspended coaster ever in a Disney park. The coaster will put you right in the middle of the monster action.

Work on the project is slated to begin in 2025, although Disney is yet to announce where in Disney's Hollywood Studios the new land will be located. Possible locations include the existing Animation Courtyard and the Grand Avenue area.

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lazyboy97o3 minutes ago

No, it is not. This is just a rationalization that keeps getting repeated.

Disney Analyst5 minutes ago

Weren't they vacating it long ago to make room for... oh wait?

Disstevefan17 minutes ago

You need to ask the folks who occupy the office space behind the launch bay....

Disney Analyst8 minutes ago

MuppetVision is busy because the park is underdeveloped, but that's not an excuse to keep it. This land will be better utilized, attended, and more guest spending will occur. For a business, which its sole purpose is to make money... it makes sense. The question becomes what do they do with AC.

FigmentJedi8 minutes ago

It's a mix of video and live actors like how the Academy was a mix of video and an animatronic.

Indy_UK9 minutes ago

my only slight worry is that walkway to the ride will be a narrow bottleneck

Charlie The Chatbox Ghost10 minutes ago

MuppetVision is still extremely popular though. Every time I've been there my entire life (and as recently as 2023), the theater is pretty full. There's never a wait longer than one show ahead of you, mind you, but the theater is still packed.

Nevermore52510 minutes ago

Yeah, they make it work enough with Ratatouille being a dead end. We’ll see what happens here

drkarcher2211 minutes ago

Hey as long as the Muppets are taking over Sunset Boulevard I’d legit love a Muppets holiday overlay for Tower of Terror. Just do Tower but with Muppets as the characters. Gonzo as Rod Sterling, Kermit as the Bellhop, Piggy as the Movie star, Fozzy as a failing comedian, Statler and Waldorf as a pair of Hollywood critics who make fun of the whole thing. I like Muppets and stupid fun. Plus I genuinely think Disney will one day get rid of the Twilight Zone theme and make it something like the Disney Sea version since it’s a licensed property in its current state.

Indy_UK13 minutes ago

If it’s any consolation in regards to RnRc, the retheme can’t be any worse than what they did the RnRc in Paris with Flight Force. when you look at it, Monsters Inc going where it is, will give the biggest return for the lowest amount of capital spending which I am absolutely fine with if it’s done well and makes sense. ( I think it makes sense)

Disney Analyst13 minutes ago

Devil's advocate ... A land that people actually want to go into, with a new e-ticket, and a c-ticket show is probably a net gain +10. VS An area people avoid unless they have nothing else to do in the park, or want a tummy ache. If I was an evil capitalistic CEO... I'd probably do the same. I assume bigger plans are coming for AC.

Charlie The Chatbox Ghost18 minutes ago

Disney isn't great at thinking ahead with these modern projects, so that checks out. Instead of building two new attractions on land that has been rotting for a decade, they decided to close one attraction and replace it with another, build an entirely new one, and then retheme another attraction, leaving the park at -2 attractions for capacity while construction is going on and then only gaining a net +1, rather than -0 by building it in the AC (you could easily keep the Little Mermaid show open, there's more than enough room to build the entire Monsters land behind it) and gaining a net +2. Seriously, insiders were saying it was going in the AC for awhile and now suddenly it's going in Muppets instead because it's likely cheaper to do so, and in the end it'll tank the park's capacity and offerings when it's already dying for more.