News Monster Inc Land Coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios

[SpectreJordan]

I love Cosmic Rewind, I just wish they put it in HS. Perhaps with a Star Tours retheme and a Dr Strange ride to make a little Marvel area?

Guardians & Dr Strange as a Marvel land with an expansion pad for a potential Avengers ride (or a Marvel property that they can use in Orlando that eventually becomes popular) should've been what they did.

It's crazy that this wasn't what happened; they're obsessed with lands & this could've made DHS even bigger.

 

[JackCH]

Guardians & Dr Strange as a Marvel land with an expansion pad for a potential Avengers ride (or a Marvel property that they can use in Orlando that eventually becomes popular) should've been what they did.

It's crazy that this wasn't what happened; they're obsessed with lands & this could've made DHS even bigger.

I had an imagineering thing from a while ago which was a Marvel Land to replace Indy/Star Tours at DHS... Star Tours became themed to Incredibles and had a little mini-Land around it, and then Cosmic Rewind and a Dr Strange Dark Ride would replace the area at Indy and the parking lot to make a superhero section of the park.

 

[The Leader of the Club]

Guardians & Dr Strange as a Marvel land with an expansion pad for a potential Avengers ride (or a Marvel property that they can use in Orlando that eventually becomes popular) should've been what they did.

It's crazy that this wasn't what happened; they're obsessed with lands & this could've made DHS even bigger.

I think Disney just doesn’t want Marvel & Star Wars in the same park. They want to separate them so people feel like they have to visit multiple parks. That would also explain why WDSP isn’t getting Galaxy’s Edge anymore.

 

[Marc Davis Fan]

Even if they used Animation courtyard and other expansion spots first, with how Disney is, of course they would want to get rid of grand avenue, with underperforming shops and restaurants, and retheme it to something else.

This re-raises the question: will it just be the Muppets Courtyard / Grand Park area that’s being rethemed, or will it also be the “Avenue” section of Grand Avenue (i.e., the street with Baseline at one end and the Galaxy’s Edge tunnel at the other)?

I’m hoping it’s the former, so the “Avenue” area functions as a visual transition that can still be Los Angeles when viewed from the Star Tours area and Commissary Lane while part of Monstropolis when viewed from inside the former Muppet Courtyard / Grand Park.

The only issue is, if it’s indeed the former, what land will it be a part of? Will it be its own mini-land like Pixar Plaza? Or might they be able to rename Commissary Lane and Grand Avenue something like “Downtown LA”?

 

[JackCH]

This re-raises the question: will it just be the Muppets Courtyard / Grand Park area that’s being rethemed, or will it also be the “Avenue” section of Grand Avenue (i.e., the street with Baseline at one end and the Galaxy’s Edge tunnel at the other)?

I’m hoping it’s the former, so the “Avenue” area functions as a visual transition that can still be Los Angeles when viewed from the Star Tours area and Commissary Lane while part of Monstropolis when viewed from inside the former Muppet Courtyard / Grand Park.

The only issue is, if it’s indeed the former, what land will it be a part of? Will it be its own mini-land like Pixar Plaza? Or might they be able to rename Commissary Lane and Grand Avenue something like “Downtown LA”?

Pretty sure it is the former, based off the concept art. I see some "monster cars" in the street outside but that's it.

It wouldn't really make sense to theme it outside that archway. Much easier to keep it in that space.

They'll probably just have it be part of Commissary Lane for now.