Agreed it would require a bunch of the surrounding area, but....
Oh for that, yeah I can’t really comment. I was not as deep into the theme park twitter sphere then. That was also before Twitter Blue where engagement bait made you money so I was more willing to take what people said at face value than I am now lmao
I mean these days that is considered a full "land". Because other than MB being lumped in, AC didn't open with much more than that with Web Slingers, Web Suppliers, and Pym's.
I love Monsters Inc the movie, definitely one of the best Pixar films but the ride is just mediocre. The Metropolis scene is the only impressive scene imo but a lot of the figures are super lifeless and the ride leaves something to be desired. This is not to say that the ride is bad because if it was somewhere else in the land, it would be fine. It’s just in such a horrendous looking area with a cheap exterior and getting rid of this area and building something entirely new is for the greater good. Some ppl are acting like this is Spalsh Mountain all over again but there is no comparison. The ride was never truly popular and the only reason it’s an hour wait a lot of the time is because the slow loading process and Genie Plus.
Monsters Inc is nothing more of a quick band aid fix.
I imagine that's just a matter of perspective and it being very small in the concept art so it isn't as detailed.
First, you need an access road still behind there. Second, you have restrooms, and the closest other restrooms are between Grizzly and Mermaid, and at San Fransokyo. Third, that's a lot of restaurant capacity, and without it, you don't have any large capacity quick service location in the entire west side of the park. And fourth, assuming the parade gate is going away for Coco, that leaves somewhere in this area to be the only possible relocation if you want the parade to take the same route (maybe it could go through Cars Land instead, but I'm not sure how feasible that is). What I could see is Pizza and Pasta turns Mexican with a Coco plaza, a parade gate goes between Pizza and Pasta and Garden Grill. I drew what feasibly could be done with the area in my own opinion. I don't know what Disney is actually cooking up though
Monsters Inc is my personal favorite film of all time (which may sound odd considering film is what I do semi-professionally and I'm a hardcore cinephile but I just love it okay?!), so the ride existing period was special to me. And I rode it about a dozen times when I finally got to visit DLR. But I also had to be honest with myself about it's faults.
They should have brought Heimlich to the pier and themed it to inside out while doing that.
I'd be thrilled if Disney made a U.S.-based E-ticket attraction I could actually ride instead of constant motion sickness-mobiles. I'm not sure they've done so since before I was born. Unless you count Frozen Ever After as an E-Ticket?
I feel like this is going to be much more extensive, just based on what we have seen already.
I think some people put too much stock in catering to a very small age group. Most kids reach 4 feet at like 6 to 8 years old. They so quickly go from toddlers who nap in a stroller and meet characters to kids who wish they were tall enough for the more thrilling rides. Disney is in almost zero danger of losing families with very young kids, but they’re in increasing competition for slightly older kids and beyond, so it makes sense to mostly add thrilling-ish rides especially because they’re easier to advertise anyway.
Well, I mean, it could have a drop... and if they just follow the simple rule of not installing a lap bar...
And when they listen to my armchair imagineering and bring Mickey to the Hyperion for Big Band Beat and use Philharmagic for a second Avatar attractionNot much has changed. They just exaggerated how far they were in the development process, which really didn’t even start until March 2023. It was always a bit surprising how much they had to show off 18 months later.
Still a Shanghai Boat ride, it still goes outdoors, still a restaurant and still Hyperion.
Also - this will be an all ages accessible ride with no height restriction.
