DHS Monster Inc Land Coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios

[TheMaxRebo]

Not sure if this has been discussed before. So apologize if it has, but is the door coaster going to be as small as I think it is? I’m usually pretty optimistic at what Disney has in store, but this whole land has underwhelming written all over it.

Not sure how small you think it will be - just did some measuring and it is around 50,000 sq feet

similar as Rock N Rollercoaster ... Guardians gravity building is about 50% larger than that. It's a bit larger than Remy.

obviously will depend how far it goes into the parking lot - but should be decent sized, not huge but sufficient

 

[EagleScout610]

Demolition Continues in Muppets Courtyard Area Ahead of Monsters Inc. Takeover

Walt Disney World has continued the process of demolishing an old Streets of America facade in the Muppets Courtyard area

blogmickey.com

 

[Andrew25]

Updated my tracker as Disney might be starting initial prep work for this land faster than I thought.

I'm expecting a full 2 year build with Muppets closing this time next year. WDW is shaping up for a strong 2027.

Red -> estimated closure dates
Green -> estimate opening dates
Yellow -> construction time

 

[Gusey]

Demolition Continues in Muppets Courtyard Area Ahead of Monsters Inc. Takeover

Walt Disney World has continued the process of demolishing an old Streets of America facade in the Muppets Courtyard area

blogmickey.com

Since this is where the Door Coaster is going, it definitely seems like they're going to work on the Door Coaster as much as possible before closing Muppet Courtyard

 

[Andrew25]

Since this is where the Door Coaster is going, it definitely seems like they're going to work on the Door Coaster as much as possible before closing Muppet Courtyard

Yup, wouldn't be surprised to see the gravity building nearly complete before they even touch Muppets.

 

[JackCH]

Wonder if the Door Coaster will be considered a D or E Ticket.

 

[TheRealSkull]

Wonder if the Door Coaster will be considered a D or E Ticket.

100% an E-ticket. D-ticket coaster would be more like Barnstormer.

 

[JackCH]

100% an E-ticket. D-ticket coaster would be more like Barnstormer.

I think Barnstormer is more of a C. I think Slinky is a D-Ticket and 7DMT is on the line of D/E.

 

[TheRealSkull]

I think Barnstormer is more of a C. I think Slinky is a D-Ticket and 7DMT is on the line of D/E.

Fair enough. I would still guess the door coaster is an E-Ticket based off the fact it's a suspended coaster.

 

[co10064]

Updated my tracker as Disney might be starting initial prep work for this land faster than I thought.

View attachment 835289I'm expecting a full 2 year build with Muppets closing this time next year. WDW is shaping up for a strong 2027.

Red -> estimated closure dates
Green -> estimate opening dates
Yellow -> construction time

This really helps map things out visually, good work!

Only thing I would say is I doubt Space Mountain (or any other MK E-ticket) would go down until after Big Thunder has reopened.

 

[TheRealSkull]

Since this is where the Door Coaster is going, it definitely seems like they're going to work on the Door Coaster as much as possible before closing Muppet Courtyard

Makes sense. DHS is one of those parks that desperately, more than others, needs as much open as possible.

 

[JD80]

Fair enough. I would still guess the door coaster is an E-Ticket based off the fact it's a suspended coaster.

Anything that is a LLSP or Tier 1 LLMP is an E Ticket

 

[maddoxdisney]

Wonder if the Door Coaster will be considered a D or E Ticket.

Definitely an E ticket. That seems to be all Disney is interested in building these days (particularly in Hollywood Studios)

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Definitely an E ticket. That seems to be all Disney is interested in building these days (particularly in Hollywood Studios)

I feel like all the projects of late are like minilands (or full lands) with an E-ticket and a C/D ticket

in DHS you have TSL they built Slinky which is an E-ticket and then AS2 that is a C ... Galaxy's Edge have Rise that is an E ticket and Falcon that is a D ticket. In Pandora have FOP that is a E-Ticket and then Navi that is C ticket

So for Monsters I suspect it will be the coaster as an E-ticket and the show as a C/D ticket

 

[Professortango1]

I feel like all the projects of late are like minilands (or full lands) with an E-ticket and a C/D ticket

in DHS you have TSL they built Slinky which is an E-ticket and then AS2 that is a C ... Galaxy's Edge have Rise that is an E ticket and Falcon that is a D ticket. In Pandora have FOP that is a E-Ticket and then Navi that is C ticket

So for Monsters I suspect it will be the coaster as an E-ticket and the show as a C/D ticket

Slinky is an E-ticket? Oh how far we have fallen.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Slinky is an E-ticket? Oh how far we have fallen.

Diet E-ticket? E-ticket lite? It puts the “E” in litE?

 

[JackCH]

I think Slinky is generously a D Ticket. TSMM is the main ride of that land. And even it is probably closer to a D than an E.

 

[WaltWiz1901]

Anything that is a LLSP or Tier 1 LLMP is an E Ticket

in DHS you have TSL they built Slinky which is an E-ticket and then AS2 that is a C

Slinky is an E-ticket? Oh how far we have fallen.

Just as good a time as any to point out that the ticket levels are, contemporarily, used internally to communicate the scale and scope of an attraction more than anything else - it has nothing to do with demand or enjoyment factor or Lightning Lane monetization

Peter Pan's Flight, very much an old-school C-ticket dark ride (and even designated as a C on many of the ticket books from which the classifications originated), is a Multi Pass attraction - does that make Pan an E now?

Slinky Dog Dash is very much a slightly beefed-up junior coaster - is the Barnstormer a D or E too?

And if basic flat rides like Swirling Saucers are Cs, then are basic dark rides (Snow White, Toad, Pooh, Pinocchio, etc.) Ds?

 

[Professortango1]

I think Slinky is generously a D Ticket. TSMM is the main ride of that land. And even it is probably closer to a D than an E.

TSMM is a D ticket with an E-ticket boarding area. Slinky is like someone cross-bred Barnstormer/Go-Coaster with a D-ticket. If they had bothered to actually do the landscaping as planned, there might be an argument for a light E-Ticket, but simply being a little bigger than a kiddie coaster without much more Disney-quality storytelling/themeing doesn't qualify it in my opinion. It's kind of the inverse of SDMT, which is a C-ticket coaster/darkride trying to wear the clothes of an E-ticket. If either had just a little more, they would be satisfying for what they are. But both feel lackluster like the experience we receive isn't equal to the experience the attraction sells you on.

 

[TheRealSkull]

Anything that is a LLSP or Tier 1 LLMP is an E Ticket

This is my personal choice, but I don't base my ticket level opinions according to how Lightning Lane ranks them.