DHS Monster Inc Land Coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios

[celluloid]

It is wild to think that some people think that Muppets does not qualify in timeless popularity enough to keep a single 3D theater attraction, but Monsters Inc somehow deserves to be fleshed out as an environment into an entire land. We probably need the compromise of Muppet Vision 3D staying and getting a Monsters Inc Ride. A variety in properties would be nice and something DHS really lacks.

Some color tones on citytscapes change, and based on the concept art, not enough to make it look like that world as it should. Still looks more Brookyln than what Monstropolis mostly visibly borrows from.
The other parts of Streets of America that were bulldozed years ago actually suit the change better.

 

[Blobbles]

 

[J4546]

Alas, poor Miss Piggy. Replaced with...an eyeball
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Hey I like the eyeball! Hopefully miss piggy fountain is relocated though, IM sure they wont just tear it apart

 

[J4546]

What if they moved M3D into the hyperion in CA?

 

[lazyboy97o]

I've also heard that Universal can't change the land without approval. Only maintain. So it's essentially stuck exactly as it is with the only thing being refurbs. Even character costumes cant be updated without approval(that i know for fact cause i have a friend in Universal Entertainment). And Disney has no incentive to approve an expansion or change of it.

At some point, I do believe Universal will find more value in changing it to something else rather than keeping it as is. There is a lot of value in keeping the rights away from Disney. But Universal's product has continued to get stronger and stronger. They don't need to handcuff Disney to compete anymore.

Spiderman might be the best ride I've been on, but I feel like denying the possibility Universal would ever change that land is foolish.

Marvel has reasonable approval. They are not allowed to just deny. So long as the content matches their style guides and brand identity then they have to approve.

 

[threvester]

Theme parks are actively moving away from 3D right now. Universal is converting 3D rides to 2D. Stationary 3D movies are considered utterly passé. Disney hasn’t built one in two decades. Do we really think they’re going to build two at the same time?

I’d be very surprised if Disney has anything more than the vaguest notion of what is going in that theater. Nothing was mentioned at D23. This was empty PR copy to cover the fact that they are killing the Muppets but leaving the theater.

get a horse

 

[danlb_2000]

Universal can do whatever they want with the Marvel characters they control. The contract is exceptionally generous to Universal because Marvel was desperate and nearly dead when they agreed to it.

The contract is online. You can read it. MARVEL IS NOT LEAVING UNIVERSAL. You might as well fantasize about Disney getting the rights to Jurassic Park.

The one big limitation is that they must stay consistent with the comic book style, they can not introduce MCU versions of the characters.

 

[monothingie]

Imagine consistently doing things that the general fans and guests dislike while running a theme park reliant on happy fans and guests.

I'd imagine repeatedly doing stupid things like that would cause less people to want to go there...

 

[monothingie]

The one big limitation is that they must stay consistent with the comic book style, they can not introduce MCU versions of the characters.

Thank goodness. I was worried then we wouldn't be getting the good MCU IP in the parks. Shang-Chi, Eternals, and Dr. Strange are all deserving of their own E-Tickets at the Magic Kingdom.

 

[James Alucobond]

What an uninteresting looking land.

I think most probably agree with the sentiment that the trend of everything being a unified IP land is tired, but I’m not really bothered by the appearance of this area. It looks like a nicely refreshed version of what is already there, and it blends well with whatever will remain of the original cityscape corridor just outside of it. It obviously begs the question of why it needs to be a Monsters land in the first place, but I don’t think it looks uninteresting. I suppose what you mean is that Monsters is not a fanciful enough IP to warrant converting this entire area when it could’ve just been placed into a more unassuming facade in the area and still worked seamlessly alongside Muppets, but that’s a bit different from the area looking uninteresting; if it is so now, then it always has been.

 

[harrisonm]

Disney has released a high-res version of the Monsters, Inc. land concept rendering:

 

[lazyboy97o]

The one big limitation is that they must stay consistent with the comic book style, they can not introduce MCU versions of the characters.

That’s not actually stated in the contract and is undermined by the use of the television design and art direction. The contract says it has to follow certain style guides, if those guides have adopted anything from the movies then it would be available. The contract was written with the intent that Universal would be the global forever home of Marvel, it makes no sense that it would have stuck everything in 1994.

 

[Gringrinngghost]

Theme parks are actively moving away from 3D right now. Universal is converting 3D rides to 2D.

Universal's moving away for budget cuts.

 

[andre85]

What an uninteresting looking land.

Right. It's mostly just a city. Literally no one has wanted to visit that city; why is it getting an entire land?

 

[Marc Davis Fan]

I do think having fully-finished building facades - rather than "sets" that randomly end to reveal warehouse-style buildings - will be a great improvement upon the existing design/aesthetics of the area.

I am confused by one thing, though: to what extent is Grand Avenue itself (i.e., to the right of the gate/archway) also being converted into part of Monstropolis? It would be nice to have Grand Avenue be a "cross fade" that remains "Los Angeles" but meshes with the aesthetic of the bordering land, a la classic Imagineering design principles. But if Grand Avenue is being subsumed, then where the heck does Monstropolis start - immediately past Star Tours and Sci-Fi Dine-In?!

 

[ToTBellHop]

Right. It's mostly just a city. Literally no one has wanted to visit that city; why is it getting an entire land?

We spent 20 years begging for this coaster and got buyer’s remorse when it was finally announced? Then we said, “I hope it’s not just a ride replacing a 20-minute show,” and they said, “fine, you can have a new show AND the coaster,” and we said, “no, thanks.”

smh

 

[James Alucobond]

I am confused by one thing, though: to what extent is Grand Avenue itself (i.e., to the right of the gate/archway) also being converted into part of Monstropolis? It would be nice to have Grand Avenue be a "cross fade" that remains "Los Angeles" but meshes with the aesthetic of the bordering land, a la classic Imagineering design principles. But if Grand Avenue is being subsumed, then where the heck does Monstropolis start - immediately past Star Tours and Sci-Fi Dine-In?!

I assume the iron arch is the delineator, so you’ll still have BaseLine and that block of shop facades across the street.

 

[andre85]

We spent 20 years begging for this coaster and got buyer’s remorse when it was finally announced? Then we said, “I hope it’s not just a ride replacing a 20-minute show,” and they said, “fine, you can have a new show AND the coaster,” and we said, “no, thanks.”

smh

Who's "we"?

Point is not everything needs an entire land, and that very coaster could have co-existed alongside MuppetVision rather than replacing it for...reasons.

 

[Blobbles]

We spent 20 years begging for this coaster and got buyer’s remorse when it was finally announced? Then we said, “I hope it’s not just a ride replacing a 20-minute show,” and they said, “fine, you can have a new show AND the coaster,” and we said, “no, thanks.”

smh

And THEN they said “Fine we will give the muppets a new home in another fan favorite idea in RNRC, and also (presumably) work with the Jim Henson Company to preserve the muppetvision show” and people said “nah”.
I get your sadness but it’s kinda frustrating. They are legit giving us EVERYTHING we asked for, even if the circumstances suck.

 

[andre85]

And THEN they said “Fine we will give the muppets a new home in another fan favorite idea in RNRC, and also (presumably) work with the Jim Henson Company to preserve the muppetvision show” and people said “nah”.
I get your sadness but it’s kinda frustrating. They are legit giving us EVERYTHING we asked for, even if the circumstances suck.

They haven't told us how it's being "preserved." Unless it's replicated exactly as is elsewhere, it's an empty promise intended only to tempter the expected blowback