News Monster Inc Land Coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios

[The Leader of the Club]

I say, if Disney does have plans for AC, why not start with those and do Monster's after? It's not like Monster's Inc 3: Peak and Boo is coming out soon.

Monsters is probably cheaper than whatever they plan to build in Animation Courtyard

 

[HauntedPirate]

They could move but you’d need to budget rebuilding all of that stuff which they just aren’t budgeting for in this project. The next CEO can find that money. Or not.

But people around here said dozens of times that D+ would be profitable and the money spigot for the $60 billion for parks and experiences would start flowing cash on October 1, 2024.

 

[Haymarket2008]

To be fair, the films Jim made are on Disney+. But, perhaps they could add a recording of this.

As they should be!

I'm suggesting that they give this the historical preservation treatment that it deserves.

 

[JD80]

Missed a few days here due to work, but has anyone discuss that TWDC has a "10 year plan" and all we've seen is the next 5 years? Monsters may go here because it's saving the space in Animation Courtyard for the back half of the 10 years of building?

I don't think this is the end all be all of turbocharged parks for a decade.

 

[ednamodedarling]

I really think Zootopia is the plan for AC ... it will be more expensive to build & they will likely have to develop a new attraction that isn't a clone of the trackless from shanghai to keep the offerings in DHS not to similar. If this is the case & they will relocate Muppets in due time ... I am okay with the placement of monsters.

 

[hopemax]

I think we'll be somewhere in the 2 minute territory.

You can walk up to Muppets, spend a half hour between the preshow and main show, where you get to sit in A/C and laugh at corny jokes and cheap 3D tricks… and people want to swap that out for a LL fee or an 80 minute wait on your feet, and 2 minutes! Sometimes I really hate people… cue Agent K from MIB.

 

[LSLS]

I really think Zootopia is the plan for AC ... it will be more expensive to build & they will likely have to develop a new attraction that isn't a clone of the trackless from shanghai to keep the offerings in DHS not to similar. If this is the case & they will relocate Muppets in due time ... I am okay with the placement of monsters.

It probably is, but as has been pointed out, those plans often change. Phase 2's get pushed off for long periods of time (heck this is what, like a decade for the door coaster?). Very realistically you could be looking at a minimum of 10 years before a Zootopia land opens. To me the bigger issue is that whatever the plan is for AC, it should come first, not second. And if that meant holding off for another 2 years to announce and start, so be it. You could easily add some small things to make refresh DHS a bit without needing a whole land right now.

 

[Captain Barbossa]

MV is quintessential MGM studios

Which is why it must go, in Disney’s eyes. They want to wash their hands of anything MGM related since the park’s theme has shifted. MV and Indy are candidates to be replaced by something entirely new. RnRC and ToT will be rethemed. Star Tours is safe, for now.

 

[Disstevefan1]

You can walk up to Muppets, spend a half hour between the preshow and main show, where you get to sit in A/C and laugh at corny jokes and cheap 3D tricks… and people want to swap that out for a LL fee or an 80 minute wait on your feet, and 2 minutes! Sometimes I really hate people… cue Agent K from MIB.

This is a big fear I have is Disney wants to get rid of all theater shows! We need some indoor, cool, seated attractions!

 

[Captain Barbossa]

This is a big fear I have is Disney wants to get rid of all theater shows! We need some indoor, cool, seated attractions!

That’s what the restaurants and lounges are for, and why we’re seeing/going to see more of them. You want something that’s indoor, cool and seated? Pay up.

 

[DKampy]

Cars will not be open until 2029-2030.

Plenty of time for that to be altered quite a bit.

Indy and Zootopia are the only definites. Encanto ride is going to happen scale may dissapoint. Monsters Inc Coaster is the only solid after.
Monsters as a land will likely not feature as much as people will think.

So many grounds have broken to false promises before.

Cars is happening… they already have permits filed… the only land I am iffy about is Villans land…. But I suspect that is a goal with Universals Monsters on the prowl

 

[Disstevefan1]

That’s what the restaurants and lounges are for, and why we’re seeing/going to see more of them. You want something that’s indoor, cool and seated? Pay up.

Very bad, but not surprised.

 

[Moth]

For those it may concern.

Please see Kermit at his home in Hollywood Studios sooner rather than later.

Unless a huge upset happens, which would be unprecedented this close to construction, I've been informed by all those that I talk to that Muppets Courtyard is the definitive development space for Monsters Inc.

Say what?

 

[easyrowrdw]

Missed a few days here due to work, but has anyone discuss that TWDC has a "10 year plan" and all we've seen is the next 5 years? Monsters may go here because it's saving the space in Animation Courtyard for the back half of the 10 years of building?

I don't think this is the end all be all of turbocharged parks for a decade.

At this point, I don’t trust their 10 year plan.

 

[Captain Barbossa]

Cars is happening… they already have permits filed… the only land I am iffy about is Villans land…. But I suspect that is a goal with Universals Monsters on the prowl

Keep in mind that just because permits have been filed doesn’t mean things won’t be altered or built. We’ve seen that happen a many of times. But I don’t think Cars will be one of those instances. But that’s a discussion for a different thread.

 

[JD80]

At this point, I don’t trust their 10 year plan.

Any 10 year plan for any corporation is blue skybasically. Why would you trust it, so much could change for any company.

Heck did anyone in 2002 have a 10 year plan for what would they do once the iphone came out in 2007?

 

[Disstevefan1]

At this point, I don’t trust their 10 year plan.

I don't trust them day to day.

 

[Moth]

I don't trust them day to day.

I don't trust them hour to hour at this point.

 

[WorldExplorer]

You can walk up to Muppets, spend a half hour between the preshow and main show, where you get to sit in A/C and laugh at corny jokes and cheap 3D tricks… and people want to swap that out for a LL fee or an 80 minute wait on your feet, and 2 minutes! Sometimes I really hate people… cue Agent K from MIB.

Don't forget; anyone could wander up to Muppets to do so! They're replacing it with a rollercoaster, so that's going to bar people from getting in.

They keep replacing calm experiences (relatively speaking, in the Muppet's case) with thrill rides.

And adding a flat ride doesn't make up for it. This was a solid half an hour of quality entertainment in the air conditioning. A mocked up tilt a whirl that lasts one minute and has a ridiculously long line isn't the same.

 

[mattpeto]

For those it may concern.

Please see Kermit at his home in Hollywood Studios sooner rather than later.

Unless a huge upset happens, which would be unprecedented this close to construction, I've been informed by all those that I talk to that Muppets Courtyard is the definitive development space for Monsters Inc.

Maybe the re-route is the best case scenario to MV. But that might mean they open Monsters with just one attraction, which feels like overkill for a "land".