Disney Legend Josh Gad Voices Support for Muppets Amid Monsters, Inc. Land Rumors at Disney's Hollywood Studios

Aug 14, 2024 in "Monsters Inc. Land"

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Posted: Wednesday August 14, 2024 12:50pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney Legend Josh Gad has taken to social media to express his concerns over the future of the beloved Muppets at Disney's Hollywood Studios. With recent announcements hinting at a new Monsters, Inc. Land potentially replacing the Muppets Courtyard, Gad's comments have added a significant voice to the ongoing discussion among Disney fans.

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Gad, best known for his role as Olaf in Disney's Frozen franchise, posted on Threads today, stating simply, "The Muppets must be protected at all costs."

His support for the Muppets comes at a time when speculation is rife that MuppetVision 3D and its surrounding area could be on the chopping block to make way for the new Monsters, Inc. Land, which was recently announced by Disney Parks Chairman Josh D'Amaro.

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The announcement of a Monsters, Inc. Land has been met with excitement, but it also raised immediate questions about where the new attraction would be built. Disney's Hollywood Studios, unlike other Walt Disney World parks, faces significant space limitations due to surrounding roadways and existing attractions. As a result, speculation has centered on two possible locations: Animation Courtyard and Muppets Courtyard.

While both courtyards have been presented as potential sites, recent information suggests that Muppets Courtyard is the frontrunner. This would mean the removal of MuppetVision 3D, an iconic attraction that has been a fixture at Disney's Hollywood Studios since its debut in 1991. The show, which was one of the last projects Jim Henson worked on before his passing, holds a special place in Disney history and the hearts of fans.

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EagleScout6101 hour ago

Where's the Incredibles rumor?

celluloid1 hour ago

It is interesting, from a marketing perspective a huge benefit to this push in timeline has been for SEO with Monsters at Universal. So when monsters theme park land is searched. You will see The Search engine results of Monsters Inc Land at WDW in the mix

WondersOfLife1 hour ago

No its not. i wasnt looking for a re skin. i'd think otherwise with how often its down. Interesting.

WondersOfLife1 hour ago

Agreed. I dont know why everyone consistently thinks I am against common sense logic. But Disney has moved past common since so I'm just trying to think of solutions in Disney's head that would keep muppets. And with Rockin's consistent maintenance problems and downtime, and it already having the big coaster building, I thought it'd make sense. Who's to say we couldnt get something ELSE new in Launch Bay???

doctornick3 hours ago

That's an even worse idea than it replacing MV. Also, wouldn't really make any sense as the door coaster concept if a completely different roller coaster design than RNR so would basically mean just tearing it out and completely replacing which would defeat the purpose of using RNR. Nothing wrong with RNR's ride system that would warrant tearing it out. That being said, insiders have hinted that RNR is getting an Incredibles theme at some point down the road.

MisterPenguin4 hours ago

1. It violates the law of "don't replace, add," albeit that's just a fan law that Disney doesn't care about. 2. It *could* replace RnRC if and only if you remove the existing track. Monsters is a hanging coaster and the RnRC track is incompatible with that. I'm sorry for veering off topic and talking about Monstropolis.

Mr. Sullivan5 hours ago

I gotta echo @ToTBellHop I don’t think what they’ve done to EPCOT (bar CommuniCore Hall) is ugly, it just is a very mostly nondescript modernist design. I rather like the trees and garden. I also can’t say that area of EPCOT was a visual marvel to start with (the awnings were especially unsightly). Less an ugly downgrde more a lateral movement with some small patches of improvement.

Sneaky5 hours ago

AT THIS TIME OF DAY, AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY, LOCALIZED ENTIRELY WITHIN YOUR STUDIO THEME PARK? In all seriousness, I am 110% down. Bring it on.

SoFloMagic5 hours ago

I believe this is the chilled water plant for Epcot. I don't imagine they'd love to move that. And we all know WOL is gonna be PLAY! any day now... 😂

UNCgolf5 hours ago

I think this is the issue more than Zootopia itself -- while I don't care about Zootopia as an IP, I'd have no problem with it going into DHS. The Shanghai ride looks mediocre, though, and it's hard to imagine they'd design a completely new attraction when they could just reuse that one. I think most people are not especially enthusiastic about that ride or the idea of it coming to WDW over something else.

Brer Panther6 hours ago

Apparently, Disney also wants to put... ugh... The Simpsons in Hollywood Studios.

doctornick6 hours ago

If I had my way, I would not put it in the ToL - ITTBAB is great and doesn't need to be changed - and would just put a land at DHS. I think Zootopia actually is a good choice for a well fleshed out single IP land, but it needs to be in the correct park (which would be DHS and definitely not DAK). Whatever DHS gets after Monsters Inc though should be something with multiple attractions. The park desperately needs smaller things that aren't scheduled shows to "round things out".

ᗩLᘿᑕ ✨︎ ᗩζᗩᗰ6 hours ago

That makes too much sense! So naturally, Never gonna happen.

ᗩLᘿᑕ ✨︎ ᗩζᗩᗰ6 hours ago

It was considered in the past, yes. Who knows now. I think parking it in DHS is still the top contender. Definitely the fan favorite at the moment but what fans what and what Disney wants are two very different things. Could you imagine Zootopia in the Land Pavilion? Crazy to think.