DHS Monster Inc Land Coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios

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koc1723

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SobchakSecurity said:
Well, he never said he had "apizza."

I prefer Zuppardi's, but Modern is probably the best of the original 3.
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"Original 3", what the heck is that. I grew (70's and 80's) up in New Haven and frankly speaking Modern was small at the time, it was all about the big 2 and you really were a Pepe's or Sally's person. It was a huge debate between the 2. I can honestly not recall Modern entering the discussion until much later in my life (ie the 90's and 2000's). Modern today is just as a big as the other 2 in NH.


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We just got back from WDW and had 'our last' Mama Melrose meal. It was good and would recommend it to all. I am sad to hear it is closing.
 
Timothy_Q

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Saying people don't want to visit Monstropolis because it's just like the real world is a very weird statement

The centerpiece of the park is the literally the Chinese Theater lol
World Showcase, most of Animal Kingdom and several other sections of both Disney and Universal parks are also recreations of the real world

Monstropolis is very similar to Radiator Springs in that they're essentially real world places with small design flourishes of monsters/cars elements
 
LittleBuford

LittleBuford

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Timothy_Q said:
Saying people don't want to visit Monstropolis because it's just like the real world is a very weird statement

The centerpiece of the park is the literally the Chinese Theater lol
World Showcase, most of Animal Kingdom and several other sections of both Disney and Universal parks are also recreations of the real world

Monstropolis is very similar to Radiator Springs in that they're essentially real world places with small design flourishes of monsters/cars elements
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I think it’s clear what @Casper Gutman means. There’s obviously a difference between recreating interesting environments or famous landmarks and recreating an everyday urban setting. His point is a fair one. That said, @James Alucobond is right in noting that the area as it currently exists is already pretty everyday in appearance, so it’s not like there’ll be a major shift in the aesthetic sensibility of the land.
 
ToTBellHop

ToTBellHop

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Brer Panther said:
Harryhausen's NEEDS to have an animatronic of the octopus chef. It doesn't even have to be a fancy A100.

That said, if they DID use an A100, the flailing arm thing they all do would actually work well for this character.
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I don’t think much of this land works without AA monsters. Screens are okay in windows as you’re walking, but I hope they learned from SWGE that a city needs citizens. As you suggest, many could be simple animated figures, though.
 
sedati

sedati

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Timothy_Q said:
Saying people don't want to visit Monstropolis because it's just like the real world is a very weird statement

The centerpiece of the park is the literally the Chinese Theater lol
World Showcase, most of Animal Kingdom and several other sections of both Disney and Universal parks are also recreations of the real world

Monstropolis is very similar to Radiator Springs in that they're essentially real world places with small design flourishes of monsters/cars elements
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And Wizard Paris is very much like real Paris.
 
SobchakSecurity

SobchakSecurity

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koc1723 said:
"Original 3", what the heck is that. I grew (70's and 80's) up in New Haven and frankly speaking Modern was small at the time, it was all about the big 2 and you really were a Pepe's or Sally's person. It was a huge debate between the 2. I can honestly not recall Modern entering the discussion until much later in my life (ie the 90's and 2000's). Modern today is just as a big as the other 2 in NH.


back to the topic...
We just got back from WDW and had 'our last' Mama Melrose meal. It was good and would recommend it to all. I am sad to hear it is closing.
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I grew up in the 90s, so to me Modern was already on that pedestal with Sally's and Pepe's. It's almost as old as them as well and was my family's favorite in New Haven (my grandmother grew up next to Pepe's yet preferred Modern). Today, there are descendants of the three New Haven pizzerias all over the area (I even have one near me in Cheshire that is uneven but can be better than Pepe's on a good day) that I consider the 3 New Haven places the originals. It doesn't really matter anyway, because I grew up in West Haven and thus consider Zuppardi's the best lol.

Needless to say, when I go to Florida I like something different, so I'm excited for the change to Harryhausen's. I'm a fan of his work as I'm sure many Imagineers are and so hopefully the restaurant can be both Monsters themed and have a ton of nods to Ray Harryhausen's work.
 
ToTBellHop

ToTBellHop

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SobchakSecurity said:
I grew up in the 90s, so to me Modern was already on that pedestal with Sally's and Pepe's. It's almost as old as them as well and was my family's favorite in New Haven (my grandmother grew up next to Pepe's yet preferred Modern). Today, there are descendants of the three New Haven pizzerias all over the area (I even have one near me in Cheshire that is uneven but can be better than Pepe's on a good day) that I consider the 3 New Haven places the originals. It doesn't really matter anyway, because I grew up in West Haven and thus consider Zuppardi's the best lol.

Needless to say, when I go to Florida I like something different, so I'm excited for the change to Harryhausen's. I'm a fan of his work as I'm sure many Imagineers are and so hopefully the restaurant can be both Monsters themed and have a ton of nods to Ray Harryhausen's work.
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I actually like Via Napoli’s pizza.

Wife actually asked for Modern for Mother’s Day. If I must, I must….hehe

Box says “New Haven 1934”

Long enough for me.
 
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