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DHS Monster Inc Land Coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios

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Quietmouse

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DKampy said:
That is what I said.,. My guess for cars was 2029…. With Monsters inc being 2028… IMO The biggest Issue with new attractions when it comes to Disney is they announce projects too early… usually Months… sometimes years before construction begins… Universsl will keep things secretive even well into construction… which is to their advantage… but then again they don’t have a fan event like D23 where fans will come at Disney with
Pitchforks if they don’t get any new announcements

I have no idea if Villains or Monsters will be the better land… I have not experienced either… but Monsters most definitely got the ball rolling on Villains
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Disagree that villains has anything related with monsters in epic universe.

I would say it’s more in relation to Nintendo than anything else.
 
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djlaosc

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So, if we are now back to looking at Animation Courtyard and the area behind it, what parts of the area in yellow need to remain in order for the park to run (ie, what is potential expansion space, either for this, or something else, and what needs to remain existing, or would need to be moved elsewhere within this space for the park to continue operating? What would be completely off the table to build guest accessible areas on?


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doctornick

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SCOTLORR said:
If monsters is set far back enough into AC, you can theoretically keep mermaid open as a miscellaneous street with Walt Disney Presents and the current “Pixar Plaza” area that has the incredibles stuff (renamed by that point of course).

I could see them making an effort to keep mermaid in any case since they just invested into it.
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That’s what I’m hoping. There’s no reason to have the existing actual Animation Courtyard as part of Monsters. IMHO they should start that land at the entrance of Launch Bay or so and it should be built largely on current backstage. Plenty of room there for a more robust land which should have more than just the door coaster.

I am hoping that at most the only existing things that are part of this land (in addition to the Launch Bay footprint) are Disney Jr and Take Five (the backstage cast cafeteria).

Keep Walt Disney Presents and Mermaid along with Pixar Place and make that a “land” (I’d call it Animation Avenue since it’s basically just a street)
 
SCOTLORR

SCOTLORR

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doctornick said:
That’s what I’m hoping. There’s no reason to have the existing actual Animation Courtyard as part of Monsters. IMHO they should start that land at the entrance of Launch Bay or so and it should be built largely on current backstage. Plenty of room there for a more robust land which should have more than just the door coaster.

I am hoping that at most the only existing things that are part of this land (in addition to the Launch Bay footprint) are Disney Jr and Take Five (the backstage cast cafeteria).

Keep Walt Disney Presents and Mermaid along with Pixar Place and make that a “land” (I’d call it Animation Avenue since it’s basically just a street)
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Perfect name. Merges the two names of Mickey Avenue and Animation Courtyard plus alliteration!
 
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Streetway

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Moth said:
I can't imagine HS without the ToT. Even if Disney does divorce itself from TTZ branding, using the Paris story would be perfect
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TOT kinda IS dhs at this point. In all the merch and marketing. Kidna is the parks only nostalgia at this point. Muppets too, but more so tot. I have a feeling it took splash’s place in All the merch and marketing, but that’s just me
 
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Spideeey_24

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Surferboy567 said:
Let’s say for argument sake, it goes in Animation Courtyard.

How would this practically work? How large of an area are we talking here? Does Little Mermaid run for a few years and then is folded in the land?

Another thing in terms of land reveals, I doubt they are just gonna put a giant monsters inc building right off from the hub. So I imagine the land will be set back a bit, easing us into Monsters giving us a proper “wow” moment and reveal.

Correct me if I’m wrong but the surface area of AC seems much larger then Muppets. This should (in theory) enable a much more ambitious land.

So what are we thinking:

1 E Ticket (Door Coaster and Factory)
1 show (Laugh Floor?)
1 dining location (Harry’s)
1 store
1 character meet and greet location
Streets of Monstropolis

Another thing what is a reasonable time to expect this to open? If it’s a new build from scratch I’d say 2028 - 2029?
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The show is just “put that thing back where it came from” company show
 
zipadee999

zipadee999

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SCOTLORR said:
Perfect name. Merges the two names of Mickey Avenue and Animation Courtyard plus alliteration!
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It also balances the park. The front half of the park is themed to the golden age of Hollywood with Hollywood Boulevard and Sunset Boulevard. The back half is themed to different forms of media. The left side is themed to live action media with Indy, Muppets, Star Wars, Sci Fi, etc. The right side is themed to animation with Mickey, Monsters, Toy Story, Little Mermaid, etc.

My biggest concern is Hollywood Studios losing its live-action film representation, but putting Monsters in the courtyard at least clumps the animated IPs close together so they don’t overtake the entire park
 
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doctornick

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zipadee999 said:
It also balances the park. The front half of the park is themed to the golden age of Hollywood with Hollywood Boulevard and Sunset Boulevard. The back half is themed to different forms of media. The left side is themed to live action media with Indy, Muppets, Star Wars, Sci Fi, etc. The right side is themed to animation with Mickey, Monsters, Toy Story, Little Mermaid, etc.

My biggest concern is Hollywood Studios losing its live-action film representation, but putting Monsters in the courtyard at least clumps the animated IPs close together so they don’t overtake the entire park
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Then replace the IJ stunt show with the Shanghai POTC ride and you keep live action in the area
 
Pi on my Cake

Pi on my Cake

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In the Parks
Yes
CaptainAmerica said:
Splash Mountain was arguably the most iconic theme park attraction in the planet. Nothing is sacred.
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I feel that comparison is a little disingenuous. Nothing else at any Disney park is based on a movie that's been banned by the company for decades for being racist.

A more apt comparison would be Great Movie Ride or Backlot Tour which were park icons and then got replaced by more popular IPs
 
EeyoreFan#24

EeyoreFan#24

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The more I think about it, AC makes the most sense. It would be reducing an IP foot print and introducing a brand new one with a land. Opens up the possibility for more shops and restaurants, with new revenue.

Muppets would just be a retheme to an existing area, mostly just replacing existing revenue with hopefully better ones.

Also apologies, this has probably been mentioned about 23 times already.
 
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Streetway

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Pi on my Cake said:
I feel that comparison is a little disingenuous. Nothing else at any Disney park is based on a movie that's been banned by the company for decades for being racist.
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Yeah. Spalsh was a diff situation too. They just were going all in on merch for splash for the 30th, even up into January of 2020. It was just an unprecedented scenario. I miss the great movie ride still.
 

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