DHS Monster Inc Land Coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios

[celluloid]

Another coaster with a height requirement rushed to anchor a boutique land of single Disney movie owned IP is the last attraction Disney needs at any of their parks. Particularly DHS.

 

[Stripes]

I love Star Tours. I love Tower of Terror. I love Runaway Railroad. I love Muppets. I love all of those attractions despite applying the same “scrutiny” that I bring to Resistance.

And I love Rise, love Tower of Terror, love Muppets and I dislike Star Tours and Runaway Railway.

Everyone is allowed an opinion. The thing is, my mom‘s favorite attraction of all time is Ratatouille. I disagree with her but I don’t slam my disagreement in her face because I want her to enjoy what she enjoys and I don’t want to rain on her parade.

If you were talking to your family on this forum, I have a feeling you’d be wording your posts a bit differently.

 

[Trauma]

Popped into this thread to see if any announcement has been made, what’s going on in here?

We have new members of the shield defending Disneys decline into the dumpster.

I don’t know why we are discussing Rise but it’s a good ride in a land that leaves much to be desired.

Pandora is the last addition to the parks that I feel was Disney quality. Unfortunately, that Imagineer is no longer employed by Disney.

 

[Marc Davis Fan]

I fail to see how it’s a great concept for a ride. It’s a rollercoaster in an industrial warehouse, likely with some door-sized screens. It seems like a vastly inferior ride concept compared to Tokyos Monsters ride.

I’m similarly skeptical of the door coaster. It feels like the excitement about it is based on how great the “door chase” movie scene was, and how it makes us want to ride a door… but, based on the concept art and model, I can’t tell what would elements could be of visual/thematic/storytelling interest. Hopefully, they‘ve come up with something clever that they’re concealing in their choices of materials released thus far…

Apropos of nothing, count me as a huge fan of RotR’s multiple pre-shows. For me, they help make it feel like a more complete story/adventure. I’d really enjoy it if Disney continued in that “multi-part, extended experience” direction in these new additions. Speaking of which… do any of our insiders have thoughts on whether the door coaster and/or other new attractions will indeed follow this trend?

 

[bwr827]

Feel free to point out the “falsities.” Or, for that matter the negative “hyperbole” regarding a ride I consider to merit 4 out of 5 stars.

Your review of Rise is the weirdest 4-star review I’ve read in a long time.

If you left the “4 out of 5 stars” part out, and polled people on what they think your rating is, zero people would guess 4 stars.

If you additionally left out the “it’s a pretty good ride”, I bet the guesses would peak at 2.5 stars at best.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

the vertical lift for the door coaster looks really cool - definitely a cool design for a suspended coaster and something everyone will love. The rest of the coaster looks very compact but that goes with the theming so it works.

Definitely putting money on the second lift getting cut - that’s got to be the most expensive part of the attraction.

 

[J4546]

can someone map out the track layout for me?

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

can someone map out the track layout for me?

The model that was on display was pretty basic.

 

[Casper Gutman]

And I love Rise, love Tower of Terror, love Muppets and I dislike Star Tours and Runaway Railway.

Everyone is allowed an opinion. The thing is, my mom‘s favorite attraction of all time is Ratatouille. I disagree with her but I don’t slam my disagreement in her face because I want her to enjoy what she enjoys and I don’t want to rain on her parade.

If you were talking to your family on this forum, I have a feeling you’d be wording your posts a bit differently.

I invite you to review which posters have been personally attacking other posters for having their own opinion.

Also, while I respect the opinions of a lot of the posters here, you’re not my family. You’re fellow fans on a discussion board discussing opinions.

 

[EagleScout610]

can someone map out the track layout for me?

 

[seabreezept813]

Another coaster with a height requirement rushed to anchor a boutique land of single Disney movie owned IP is the last attraction Disney needs at any of their parks. Particularly DHS.

Yup we were at HS recently with kids 20, 6, and 3. My thought was next time just hop there for 3 hours to do ToT, TSM, Mickey, and Fantasmic. The Star Wars rides are good but that park is freaking exhausting when every attraction is a Rider Swap. Granted by the time Monsters opens maybe my kids won’t be terrified of Slinky but all big rides isn’t super appealing to us. We like variety.

 

[phillip9698]

In tech, true... Resistance is much more complex.

But Transformers is more fun and a MUCH better representation of the IP. Outside of the thrill of the escape pod unlatching, Resistance is more something to be admired then enjoyed, especially repeatedly. It sums up a lot of what's wrong with modern Disney Imagineering- impressive tech (some of which fails where less impressive tech would have achieved the same effect more reliably) but an overall experience that adds up to much less then the sum of its parts because of underwhelming design. See also Guardians and Tron and Pandora River and...

Transformers is nothing but a worse Spiderman. Much worse.

You can’t even tell what robot is doing what. Admittedly that’s due to the Michael Bay designs, but since they went with those they have to be included in the opinion.

 

[CJR]

FWIW and a bit ironic, Disney hasn't confirmed the closure of the Monster's Inc ride at DCA either. We also don't officially know where the Coco ride is going.

So, Florida's lack of official confirmation isn't unique.

 

[pwnbeaver]

In tech, true... Resistance is much more complex.

But Transformers is more fun and a MUCH better representation of the IP. Outside of the thrill of the escape pod unlatching, Resistance is more something to be admired then enjoyed, especially repeatedly. It sums up a lot of what's wrong with modern Disney Imagineering- impressive tech (some of which fails where less impressive tech would have achieved the same effect more reliably) but an overall experience that adds up to much less then the sum of its parts because of underwhelming design. See also Guardians and Tron and Pandora River and...

I don't know, as someone who has spent his whole life watching Transformers cartoons and reading Transformers comics I would argue the ride is a horrible representation of the IP. A worse version of Spider-Man featuring forgettable music and visuals that are hard to decipher isn't what I want in Transformers.

On Rise I get to be right next to a Mon Calamari animatronic as we ride a shuttle to what feels like a full scale Star Destroyer before we ride through one of the most visually impressive things ever done in themed entertainment. If it was Darth Vader instead of Kylo this would be universally considered the most incredible thing in American theme parks. Until next year, that is.

 

[gorillaball]

I don't know, as someone who has spent his whole life watching Transformers cartoons and reading Transformers comics I would argue the ride is a horrible representation of the IP. A worse version of Spider-Man featuring forgettable music and visuals that are hard to decipher isn't what I want in Transformers.

On Rise I get to be right next to a Mon Calamari animatronic as we ride a shuttle to what feels like a full scale Star Destroyer before we ride through one of the most visually impressive things ever done in themed entertainment. If it was Darth Vader instead of Kylo this would be universally considered the most incredible thing in American theme parks. Until next year, that is.

What’s going to be the topper? The HP ride? I can’t tell much on it yet from what little I know.

 

[pwnbeaver]

What’s going to be the topper? The HP ride? I can’t tell much on it yet from what little I know.

It's looking like both the Harry Potter ride and Monsters could surpass it. I'm trying to keep my expectations lower for Monsters though.

If you want to hear more about the rides and don't mind potential spoilers, Parkstop from Alicia Stella (YouTube or Podcast) has been detailing Epic Universe with nearly 100% accuracy for the past many years.

 

[999th Happy Haunt]

It's looking like both the Harry Potter ride and Monsters could surpass it. I'm trying to keep my expectations lower for Monsters though.

If you want to hear more about the rides and don't mind potential spoilers, Parkstop from Alicia Stella (YouTube or Podcast) has been detailing Epic Universe with nearly 100% accuracy for the past many years.

From what I’ve heard both will be incredible, but I think Monsters Unchained especially will be a strong contender for best ride in the world when it opens.

Seems like they’re tagerting a “scary even for adults” feel that hasn’t been done since Alien Encounter, and even then it sounds like the scariness of the final product is exceeding expectations. An absolute breath of fresh air, really hoping it all pans out as expected.

 

[aladdin2007]

FWIW and a bit ironic, Disney hasn't confirmed the closure of the Monster's Inc ride at DCA either. We also don't officially know where the Coco ride is going.

So, Florida's lack of official confirmation isn't unique.

also odd they said Coco would be a boat ride out there, but would not say the ride type for Encanto here...everything just sort of feels all over the place.

 

[Disstevefan1]

Just because they didn’t announce to the public doesn’t mean they don’t know where it’s going.

They are going to destroy the Muppets. I don't blame them for holding off on announcing that.

 

[Rich Brownn]

Transformers is nothing but a worse Spiderman. Much worse.

You can’t even tell what robot is doing what. Admittedly that’s due to the Michael Bay designs, but since they went with those they have to be included in the opinion.

What do you mean? Its exactly like the movies - big explosions, weird robots and a totally incomprehensible plot