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

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Posted: Friday November 22, 2024 10:13am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has officially announced that Muppets Courtyard will be the site for the new Monsters, Inc. land at Disney's Hollywood Studios. This decision marks a significant change for the park, as the beloved MuppetVision 3D and surrounding areas will be replaced to make way for the new land.

New concept art shows Monsters Inc. position in Disney's Hollywood Studios

The choice of Muppets Courtyard comes after months of speculation following the Monsters, Inc. land announcement at D23 2024, with both Muppets Courtyard and Animation Courtyard being considered as potential sites. Despite recent signs that Animation Courtyard might be a strong contender, Disney has ultimately decided to repurpose Muppets Courtyard for this major new addition which will include the highly anticipated suspended door coaster.

Monsters Inc. Land Concept Art

The redevelopment will involve the closure of MuppetVision 3D, as well as the transformation of nearby restaurants such as Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano, PizzeRizzo, and the surrounding shops. Disney has not yet given a closing date, but a construction on Monsters, Inc. is planned to begin in 2025.

In a short statement about the future of MuppetVision 3D, Disney said, "As we move forward with these changes, we are having creative conversations and exploring ways to preserve the film and other parts of the experience for fans to enjoy in the future."

Disney also announced today that the Muppets will takeover Rock 'n' Rollercoaster, where they will be "teaming up with some of music’s biggest stars for a rockin’ music festival!"

Muppets will be taking over Rock 'n' Roller Coaster

Disney says the new Monsters, Inc. land will be 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.

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BocabearLess than a minute ago

So now when they announce Zootopia in the Animation Courtyard, Zootopia will have a relatively new Little Mermaid Show at it's entrance...

Sirwalterraleigh1 minute ago

Does it come with a ticket to Epic Universe too? 🤔

Disstevefan11 minute ago

Install Brave browser. Problem solved.

Disgruntled Walt5 minutes ago

Does anyone else keep getting popups here on this thread? Like this?

doctornick7 minutes ago

Okay, so I am actually pretty happy with this outcome (to a degree, more on that in a minute): 1. It's a net increase in attractions with the door coaster being a straight up addition (built on current parking) and a comparable show replacing MV3D in that building 2. Muppets are retained in the parks. Maybe not the ideal situation - I agree with the height restriction/intensity issue - but actually a decent theme for them 2a. The location does dovetail very well into replacing the future Villains show (once Villains land opens) with MV3D in the future and having that whole area be a Muppets theme. Or at least a similar theater Muppets show 2b. Also, there's possible space that if they wanted, they could try to do some sort of Muppets dark ride around RNR. I'd love for them to consider it 3. No immediate plans for Muppets to go to HoP which is great! Sorry, not sorry, but I'd rather keep HoP than MV3D given the option between the two Now the downside.... 1. My biggest issue is the timing. These plans are actually totally fine, but it will mean that both MV3D and RNR will go down before new stuff opens so DHS is going to have a capacity hit which it really cannot afford. The park is a slog to tour because of not enough stuff. IMHO, they should have knocked down Launch Bay and the backstage stuff there and build a new land with multiple rides first and when that was open, then worked on Monsters Inc/Muppets/RNR. 2. I really wanted to see Launch Bay and the old animation building torn down so we could get movement in that area. IMHO my biggest fear is that the idiots in charge end up saying things are "Good enough" and not address that area in the near to mod future when that is really the location where DHS needs expansion. It's like a decade overdue to have something substantial happen there. I don't care what it is, but they need to build something in that footprint ASAP for more attraction capacity and connect it to the RNR area for better guest flow.

Disstevefan18 minutes ago

At least if they are going to use the theater for a new show AND have the Monsters ride then its a net gain. UNLESS The NEW theater is just moving the laugh floor over to the theater and they will close the laugh floor in MK??

Sirwalterraleigh10 minutes ago

This is the same old crap…reskins and replacements… To trick you into believing there’s “more” to buy line skips and parties…which is the only reason they lift a finger in the first place. Life is short…but falling for this makes it seem like the asteroid just crossed zero barrier and we’ve gone collectively insane

JackCH11 minutes ago

This is a far more complete "land" than I thought from the concept art. A major attraction, a second "show" attraction, and a themed restaurant.

Disstevefan112 minutes ago

While I knew it was going to be a Friday announcement, I thought it would be much later in the day ;) Look on the bright side, since they are not using the Animation courtyard, all the employee office space is SAVED! And for guests, there will still be a unused, vacant space in the park to relax in the Animation courtyard. ;)

MKeeler13 minutes ago

I hope that there is a serious renovation of the MuppetVision theater before placing a Monsters show in there. The size of the theater is way too large for a Monsters show to not also suffer 75% full crowds at max. Hopefully they could rework the space to cover a show and a store?

JackCH18 minutes ago

I, for one, think this is great but I don't have the personal attachment to Muppets others seem to have. Also, Harryhausens!

Charlie The Chatbox Ghost18 minutes ago

I agree with you 100% there, he has grown a lot, and I wish more people would realize that. This online community (and pretty much every fandom under the sun) can really hold onto grudges for much longer than they should. Okay, the visual of Kermit's arms flailing has sold me a little bit. I'm not against the retheme, I'm mostly just upset it's at the cost of MV3D, haha.

ToTBellHop20 minutes ago

But I notice the portion of Star Tours we see in the art (the gift shop) doesn’t really look like the gift shop to me.

doctornick21 minutes ago

There is nothing wrong with Star Tours and it should be left as is for a while until a lot of other stuff happens at DHS (including replacing/expanding into Launch Bay and the old Animation building backstage plus replacing BatB show and Indy). I'm not saying they shouldn't touch ST in principle but it has a huge benefit in a park due to its relatively low waits and high re-rideability due to the scene randomization.