D23 Brazil: Disney Holds Back Monsters, Inc. Land Location Announcement as Mystery Persists

Nov 09, 2024 in "Monsters Inc. Land"

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Disney Parks Chairman Announces Monsters, Inc. Land

Posted: Saturday November 9, 2024 11:00am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Today's D23 Brazil event saw a much-anticipated presentation by Disney Parks Chairman Josh D'Amaro, who took to the stage to discuss the latest developments at Disney parks worldwide.

Disney Parks Chairman Announces Monsters, Inc. Land

Fans hoping for new insights into upcoming projects were left disappointed; however, no additional details were revealed regarding the rumored Monsters, Inc. land planned for Disney's Hollywood Studios. The presentation repeated the information shared during the D23 Ultimate Fan event held earlier this year.

As in the previous panel, D'Amaro showcased two pieces of concept art that continue to keep fans guessing. These artworks, which depict two potential layouts for Monsters, Inc. land, once again hinted at both Animation Courtyard and Muppets Courtyard as possible locations for the new themed area.

Monsters Inc Land in Animation Courtyard Concept Art

Monsters Inc Land in Muppets Courtyard Concept Art

The choice between these two sites has fueled considerable fan speculation, as each location presents unique possibilities and challenges for integrating the world of Monsters, Inc. into Disney's Hollywood Studios. Read more about the impacts of each location in this previous article - Disney's Hollywood Studios: Will Monsters, Inc. Land Replace Muppets Courtyard or Animation Courtyard?

For now, the mystery of Monsters, Inc. land's future location remains unsolved. Fans will have to wait a bit longer for official confirmation on which area of Disney's Hollywood Studios will eventually become home to the world of Monsters, Inc.

Monsters Inc. Land Concept Art

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The Leader of the Club2 hours ago

I think Disney just doesn’t want Marvel & Star Wars in the same park. They want to separate them so people feel like they have to visit multiple parks. That would also explain why WDSP isn’t getting Galaxy’s Edge anymore.

JackCH19 hours ago

I had an imagineering thing from a while ago which was a Marvel Land to replace Indy/Star Tours at DHS... Star Tours became themed to Incredibles and had a little mini-Land around it, and then Cosmic Rewind and a Dr Strange Dark Ride would replace the area at Indy and the parking lot to make a superhero section of the park.

SpectreJordan19 hours ago

Guardians & Dr Strange as a Marvel land with an expansion pad for a potential Avengers ride (or a Marvel property that they can use in Orlando that eventually becomes popular) should've been what they did. It's crazy that this wasn't what happened; they're obsessed with lands & this could've made DHS even bigger.

Cmdr_Crimson1 day ago

Does bring up the question as to what happened to the other pieces (Fozzie, Gonzo, Animal, and the other rats) if they went into the Archives or if they could reuse them..

ToTBellHop1 day ago

The statue? Sure. But not the fountain.

Blobbles1 day ago

Yknow, if it was only the statue, it make sense to be in front of an attraction about American history…

The Leader of the Club1 day ago

Sources inside Disney have reportedly told Muppet fansite ToughPigs that they are “investigating options for a new location for the statue.” So it’s possible, albeit unlikely, we see it return over there.

ToTBellHop1 day ago

splah1 day ago

What are the chances they move the miss piggy fountain to RnRC? It's such a nice dynamic fountian

Cmdr_Crimson4 days ago

Eric Jacobson took most of Frank Oz's roles...

EagleScout6104 days ago

You're right that's extremely close to Jim and Steve. Whoever voices Bert is pretty spot on too.

celluloid4 days ago

And to be clear a since it was recently asked if we really want Diney to do what Uni is doing, I don't think anyone wants Disney to do what Universal is doing per se, but Universal at their best is better than whatever current Disney is doing.

aladdin20074 days ago

And to add to that we wont even start on the tiana mess, so agree with all the above. One can't blame one for thinking Imagineerings chops are not what they use to be and lack the artistic creative skilled approach they use to have, they are techys using tablets now and not so much artists show designers.

Casper Gutman4 days ago

Chapek was hand-picked by Iger and continued most of his overarching philosophy concerning WDW. I’ve seemingly been around much longer then you and I can say, based on long experience of Disney replacements and changes to Imagineering over that time, there is absolutely no chance that whatever replaces Muppets will be better then or equal to the current attraction. I love MMRR, but that’s the PEAK of replacement attractions and it was only a lateral move. Replacements simply don’t surpass originals, and it certainly won’t happen with an attraction largely created by a once-in-a-generation genius. We have ample evidence that modern Imagineering simply cannot write comedy - the Bears overhaul removed almost all humor and the writing in GotG is appalling.