Disney Reveals New Details on Monsters Inc. Door Vault Coaster at Hollywood Studios

Mar 08, 2025 in "Monsters Inc. Land"

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Posted: Saturday March 8, 2025 1:!2pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has revealed new details about the upcoming Monsters, Inc.-themed roller coaster set to open at Disney’s Hollywood Studios as part of the new Monstropolis expansion.

Monsters Inc. Land Concept Art

During The Future of World-Building at Disney panel at SXSW, Pixar Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter and Imagineer Michael Hundgen shared updates on the highly anticipated attraction. The coaster will be the first-ever suspended roller coaster at a Disney Park and will include a vertical lift, designed to replicate the iconic door vault sequence from Monsters, Inc.

Vertical lift design at the Monsters Inc. Door Vault Coaster

According to Hundgen, Imagineers have been eager to bring this memorable scene to life since the film’s release. The new attraction will see guests board their ride vehicle before being hoisted into the air to zip through the chaotic maze of doors seen in the film’s climax.

Monsters Inc. Coaster Concept Model Track Layout

While additional details remain limited, Docter expressed Pixar’s excitement about the project, calling it “like a dream come true.” Watch the video below to see the lift in action at the load station.

The Monstropolis expansion was first announced during the D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event in 2024, with Imagineers working to recreate the bustling streets of the monster city. The upcoming Monsters, Inc. land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will replace the Grand Avenue area, with phased closures beginning in May 2025. Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italiano will close on May 10, followed by MuppetVision 3D and PizzeRizzo, both of which will have their final day of operation on June 7, 2025. The new land will include Harryhausen’s Restaurant, the Monstro Theater featuring a new Monsters, Inc. show, and a flying door rollercoaster housed in the iconic door warehouse. Disney has not yet announced an opening date for the new land.

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mergatroid1 hour ago

Some 'educated guesses' or 'predictions' from DSNY Newcast

EagleScout6105 days ago

Already camped out in front of the theater

Bocabear5 days ago

Who can really tell anything from the concept art? Yeah, I see tracks in a few spaces, but the art is as vague as possible....and most likely just a placeholder until they actually cement some of the details.... That coaster could easily just be another Seven Dwarfs Coaster with redressing...and aside from that, all that is shown is some craggy mountain rockwork set pieces....

Giss Neric5 days ago

I think the main issue here is the visibility of the coaster tracks. The more thrilling the coaster (higher drops and inversions) the more likely the tracks will be visible that's why they prefer indoor ones. Tron has an outdoor track but it's covered by a canopy. From the Villains land art, there will be a rollercoaster but It looks like it will still be indoor with a partial outdoor portion.

gerarar5 days ago

2 months to go...

DisneyDean976 days ago

Why can't Disney do both? But I agree with you, they have been coaster heavy lately, and seem to continue that trend with Monsters Inc and the rumored coaster for Villains land. I would love to see Disney innovate a new ride system for a dark ride.

celluloid6 days ago

It depends on what the audience is calling for. Personally I want more dark rides but lately DIsney has been coaster heavy, if not thrilling, coaster heavy due to competition's success. I prefer one or two great that have a thrill with a balance of Dark Rides and Shows for the rest. But that is not the norm as audiences have gotten braver and coaster types becoming more accessible.

DisneyDean976 days ago

I agree, Disney can produce thrilling coasters if they want to. Unfortunately, the 90s was a different era, but who knows, maybe with the success of Velocicoaster and Stardust Racers, Disney might want to compete again in that market. But I just don't see current Disney building a coaster with inversions.

FerretAfros6 days ago

The 10-Miler passed along Grand Ave but did not enter the Muppets Courtyard area where the walls would be, so that is not the cause of any percieved delay. This is different from Dinoland's closure following the Marathon in January, since that course passed directly through the area that's now closed off, including exiting the park through the backstage gate there. Additionally, the mere presence of a race would not preclude crews working overnight that same night, as long as they're able to clear the area in time. MK's Christmas tree is often removed during Marathon Weekend, when the last day guests can be in the park until after 1am (at least, with the park's old hours) and the course needs to be secure for runners by 4:30am. Work that's farther from the course itself in a park with shorter operating hours like this would have even more flexibility. You joke, but that's not too far off from the Disneyland Half Marathon in 2011, during the peak of DCA's overhaul. Running the walled-in gauntlet over uneven trolley tracks was quite the experience!

disney19086 days ago

For what it’s worth was just at Mama Melrose's yesterday for a dinner and our waiter told us they have already been reassigned jobs. He told us they close May 11 and then the very next day work is to begin.

YodaMan6 days ago

Don’t they sell the May the Fourth merch in that store every year? I know they just announced more new merch for this year. Maybe the Powers That Be asked them to hold off on construction until after then?

MisterPenguin6 days ago

It's not a real race unless you have to shimmy over walls.

NeedMoreMickey6 days ago

runDisney 10miler went through HS today so maybe the walls had to wait until after the race weekend

celluloid6 days ago

Never say never. RnR was on par intense for it's time. Paris built a looping coaster and a launching inverting Space Mt in the 90s coaster and park war era.