New Detailed Concept Art Reveals Closer Look at Monsters, Inc. Land Coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios

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Monsters Inc. Land Concept Art Final Version November 2024

Posted: Monday November 25, 2024 11:30am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has released new high-resolution concept art showcasing the upcoming Monsters, Inc. land coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios. The latest artwork gives fans a closer look at what's planned for the area, offering insights into familiar locations from the movie reimagined as theme park attractions.

A Closer Look at Monstropolis

The newly released high-resolution concept art gives a detailed look at the transformation happening at Disney's Hollywood Studios. The Monstropolis-themed courtyard and attention to detail throughout the land will aim to immerse guests in the universe of Monsters, Inc., giving them a new way to experience the humor, heart, and thrill of the Pixar film.

Wide view of the Monsters Inc. Land

Monstropolis Central Courtyard

The central courtyard has been reworked into Monstropolis, with notable changes to give it the feel of the monster city. The Muppets fountain has been replaced by a statue of Mike Wazowski, serving as a focal point for the redesigned area. New landscaping, colorful building facades, and busy streets are meant to bring Monstropolis to life, allowing guests to feel like they're part of the Monsters, Inc. world.

Center of Monsters Inc. Land

The Monstro Theater: Replacing MuppetVision 3D

The Monstro Theater is also shown in the concept art, taking over the space that previously housed MuppetVision 3D. The updated theater facade has been designed to fit the aesthetics of Monstropolis, aiming to evoke the bustling city atmosphere from the films. Disney says a new show will be presented at the updated theater.

The Monstro Theater in Monsters Inc. Land

Harryhausen's Restaurant: Replacing Mama Melrose's

The concept art features Harryhausen's, a restaurant from the original Monsters, Inc. film. This location will replace the former Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano, transforming the area into an immersive dining space inspired by the movie.

Harryhausen's Restaurant

Flying Door Coaster: A New Addition

In the back of the new land, the concept art shows a glimpse of the planned flying door rollercoaster set within the door warehouse. Inspired by the door vault sequence from Monsters, Inc., this new family-friendly roller coaster ride is intended to offer an exciting experience for guests of all ages. The warehouse design captures the industrial feel of the movie, adding a significant landmark to the land.

Monsters Inc. Roller Coaster

Construction on the new Monsters Inc. land is set to begin sometime in 2025, although Disney has not yet announced closure dates for the existing Muppets Courtyard area.

Disney Confirms MuppetVision 3D Closure for New Monsters, Inc. Coaster at Hollywood Studios

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Moth2 hours ago

I don't envy where Vogel is right now in regards to Kermit. I pray that the outcry in regards to MV3D gave Disney some sort of signal that there's a thirst for these characters to be shown more, that people love these characters. I want Vogel to get his break out role as Kermit, I want to see him succeed and thrive as Kermit. I wish I could take the RNRC retheme as a sign Disney wants to invest in the Muppets more, but I'm aware it's a placating move. It sucks, I'm 21 but I've grown up my whole life surrounded by Henson properties, from Bear in the Big Blue House, Sesame Street, Dinosaurs, Dark Crystal, and the Muppets, and it's just saddening to see the Muppets get treated like a circus trick by Disney versus a brand they want to nurture. Maybe things have to die, but if we can see Toy Story 5 and ten trillion attempts being talked about for another Star Wars trilogy, we can get another Muppet project greenlit, and if anything sounds appealing to the cut throat executives running Disney currently, it's a film that sells itself as... The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made.

Charlie The Chatbox Ghost2 hours ago

Yeah, Whitmire never sounded like Henson, but his voice still FEELS like Kermit. He has the nuances and performance down, plus he was Kermit for nearly 30 years, which allows people to get used to the difference. Vogel is much closer voice-wise to Henson, at least in pitch (though he's a little deeper than Jim), but his Kermit still sounds off. He doesn't have the right "rubbery" quality to his voice, it's too clear.

Charlie The Chatbox Ghost2 hours ago

In that case, you can at least chalk it up to the character being much older in the movie than the TV show, so the voice difference makes sense. I saw the movie before the show so the show was jarring to me!

Charlie The Chatbox Ghost2 hours ago

If there's one thing that's important to a character, it's the voice. It's why people always have a hard time when a legacy character gets a new VA- Mickey, Bugs Bunny, even recently with Mario and Luigi. The voice is what really makes a character.

celluloid2 hours ago

See the second part with the writing. That is not how Disney handled The Muppets nor its Main Character.

The Leader of the Club2 hours ago

The thing is, Whitmire doesn’t sound like Henson. At all. BUT Whitmire was given enough projects that he was able to get a grasp on the character and audiences were given time to adjust. I still think he sounds off in Christmas Carol, but by Treasure Island he’s come into his own and it doesn’t bother me. Vogel hasn’t had any opportunity to get a handle on Kermit. He’s barely in Muppets Now, not in Mayhem at all, has 3 scenes in Haunted Mansion, and other than that it’s just YouTube videos and D23 panels. He needs the chance to really bring the character into his own, and the he just hasn’t gotten that. I don’t know if he ever will given how hard it is to get substantial Muppet projects green lit.

Moth2 hours ago

A good performance, especially one that fits the setting they're going for, can make a lot of complaints vanish into thin air. The issue with the current Kermit is that the voice just feels, bored? It lacks an Energy that Henson and Whitmire had. He feels too much like a Boss character and not much like a friend. When I see a performance done by Whitmire and Henson, he feels like a friend, Kermit feels like an alive, dynamic character, when I see the performance done by Vogel it just feels flat, and it's disappointing because Vogel is a good performer, he's just not the choice they should have done for Kermit.

Professortango12 hours ago

If it's good, we can accept it. I remember liking Goof Troop and wondering how they could get Max's voice so wrong with A Goofy Movie. But then I saw the film, and I stopped caring because it's great.

celluloid3 hours ago

Yes. Mix the main character being off model in voice and tone and writing typically off you ruined what is essentially as timeless as a property can get.

Moth4 hours ago

The Family Guy wrong sounding Muppets bit rings eternal. It's hard for people to get attached to an IP if they all feel the main character feels "wrong".

Charlie The Chatbox Ghost4 hours ago

I honestly hope that whenever they get back to doing big productions, they consider hiring Whitmire back solely for Rizzo and other roles of his they retired. He's still close friends with the rest of the Muppet cast, he's expressed that he'd come back if they offered, even Brian Henson has spoken positively about him in recent years (which really makes me believe Disney paid off the Henson kids to help make their decision seem morally justified). The Kermit ship has sailed, and it'd be cruel to take the role back, but there is no Rizzo without Steve. And honestly, the Muppets without Rizzo feels weird- Muppets Haunted Mansion made his absence super noticeable. It's likely never going to happen, but I can dream haha.

The Leader of the Club6 hours ago

And DHS is… That being said, I think the most we’ll get for DHS is a similar retheme to DLP. Keep what works about Tower (the worldbuilding, backstory, and spooky vibes) while removing the non-Disney IP.

GoofGoof6 hours ago

They can likely start work on Door Coaster and a lot of the rest of Monster Land while also keeping Muppets open. Eventually Muppets will likely close first and then they would do RNRC unless they don’t plan to reuse anything from MV3D. I assume they will use some of the props from the MV3D lobby area probably in the queue for RNRC. They could in theory add the old guy AAs to the wall in the load area or right before the launch. Hard to use them during the ride since it just moves too fast. Maybe at the exit but they don’t want people standing around at exit. This could work. Maybe replace the screen showing Aerosmith on a loop right where the ride photos are.

Professortango16 hours ago

I don't work for WDI. I'm just saying that DL's design is more fitted for an action retheme than the other towers. And it would fit that park considering it's now mostly lands themed to movies.