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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Monsters Inc. Land Concept Art

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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Marc Davis Fan1 hour ago

This re-raises the question: will it just be the Muppets Courtyard / Grand Park area that’s being rethemed, or will it also be the “Avenue” section of Grand Avenue (i.e., the street with Baseline at one end and the Galaxy’s Edge tunnel at the other)? I’m hoping it’s the former, so the “Avenue” area functions as a visual transition that can still be Los Angeles when viewed from the Star Tours area and Commissary Lane while part of Monstropolis when viewed from inside the former Muppet Courtyard / Grand Park. The only issue is, if it’s indeed the former, what land will it be a part of? Will it be its own mini-land like Pixar Plaza? Or might they be able to rename Commissary Lane and Grand Avenue something like “Downtown LA”?

The Leader of the Club10 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.

JackCH1 day 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.

SpectreJordan1 day 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.