News Monster Inc Land Coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios

[Aramar]

Monstropolis looks better than I expected, and seeing how the coaster will be an actual expansion pleases me. I'm curious to see what the new Monster show looks like and if Disney gets rid of the Laughter floor at the Magic Kingdom.

Muppets in Rock'n'RollerCoaster sounds good to me, but I understand that people who don't ride coasters won't have access to the Muppets (well only to the store). I agree it would be nice if Muppet Vision 3D could replace the villains show in the future and make from this corner a little Muppets Studio area.

Also, could MuppetVision be moved to the 3D theater in Epcot next to Figment? I think that theater is empty.

 

[JohnD]

That’s really really interesting about preserving the show. They also say ‘other parts of the experience’ which leads me to believe that it will be moving somewhere possibly as that wording insinuates that it will be more than just the film playing on loop in a gift shop.

Maybe we’ll be getting Muppet Studios after all

Animation Courtyard becomes Muppet Studios. Fits in neatly with Hollywood Studios. Include MuppetVision 3D. Connect it to Sunset Blvd and the new Muppet coaster.

 

[GhostHost1000]

They could have moved Muppets to Star Tours and had a muppets in space themed simulator with funny moments and lots of different characters and star tours wouldn’t feel so odd outside of the Star Wars area

Then just add random rock music to the existing RNRC and keep the main theme

 

[Earlie the Pearlie]

First they came for Maelstrom….

And I did not speak up, for I was not a troll.

Then they came for Great Movie Ride…

And I did not speak up, for I was not a Munchkin.

Then they came for Splash Mountain….

And I did not speak up, for I was not a log flume.

Then they came for the Country Bears…

And I did not speak up, for I was not a bear.

Then they came for Muppet Vision….

And I did not speak up, for I was not a puppet.

 

[zipadee999]

It feels like we are Padme telling Anakin that they’d never touch ToT and he’s just looking back at us…

As it currently stands, ToT and Indy are the only two classic MGM attractions still standing. If Indy is on the chopping block because he’s moving to AK, they need to throw us fans a bone and at least protect ToT. After they took GMR from us ToT is the backbone of the entire park

 

[JD80]

You can fit several rides on the Indy footprint and increase capacity as well as dramatically shift guest flow in the park.

Indy is like half the sq ft of TSL. So you can probably get a decent dark ride and a flat in there easily.

Except there are no bathrooms.

 

[MichWolv]

Too many thoughts on this. In this post, I'll hit on the overlay of RnRC.

Great idea. It fits. It doesn't have the problem of trying find a group that everybody likes, while having to pay for it. Doesn't have the problem of any filmed scenes aging poorly -- Aerosmith members don't really look like that anymore, for exmaple. Disney got lucky that Aerosmith remainined popular (as a band) as long as they did, but it was getting to the point that some kind of replacement was needed.

No problem, I assume, with music rights. And keeps the Muppets alive and hopeuflly relevant. I thought Muppets Mayhem was really well done, and this might well turn into a sequel of sorts to that.

And RnRC with Can You Picture That playing works just as well as Sweet Emotion. Plus, the pre and post-show could have audio animatronic Muppets instead of only filmed stuff. I think this'll be great, and we might wind up with a Muppet meet and greet out of it as well.

Plus, the Muppets fit in a Hollywood-based area. Much better than Incredibles or GotG or any other IP that might have been used.

I'm looking forward to riding this one.

 

[WaltWiz1901]

I knew there was a reason why they were completely silent about where they were going to be putting Monstropolis at D23...because they were dead-set on doing this.

That they're thinking about preserving MuppetVision in some form gives me a small glimmer of hope, but there are still so many unanswered questions: of the two hypothetical locations for Monstropolis, which one really won out? Did more people internally aim for Animation Courtyard yet they went ahead with Grand Avenue regardless because cost reasons? Why are they so adamant on keeping the stagnant Launch Bay (and AC in general) the way it is? How out of touch with their audience is TDO?

Spoiler

The answer to that last one, by the way, is very.

And just throwing the Muppets into RNRC, without seemingly any all-ages stuff to balance it out, is just weird

 

[WondersOfLife]

Yeah, but the stuff Uni replaced wasn’t very good and didn’t have decades of nostalgia and cultural meaning attached.

Jaws, Back to the Future, Kongfrontation, Earthquake/Disaster....

....you are wrong. Simply wrong. Lol

 

[JD80]

As it currently stands, ToT and Indy are the only two classic MGM attractions still standing. If Indy is on the chopping block because he’s moving to AK, they need to throw us fans a bone and at least protect ToT. After they took GMR from us ToT is the backbone of the entire park

The only thing not safe about ToT is the Twilight Zone part of the plot.

 

[duncedoof]

That’s really really interesting about preserving the show. They also say ‘other parts of the experience’ which leads me to believe that it will be moving somewhere possibly as that wording insinuates that it will be more than just the film playing on loop in a gift shop.

Maybe we’ll be getting Muppet Studios after all

I think they'll consider moving it elsewhere, but they left it ambiguous enough that if that fails they'll just stick it in Disney Plus and call it a day.

 

[FN2BFRE]

There is, amazingly, still a shoe to drop for DHS for 2025.

From your keyboard to God's eyes, my friend.

Hmm. Stitch's Great Escape RE-opening in the Star Wars Launch Bay confirmed, performances start January 1, 2025???????

 

[Casper Gutman]

If Disney does find a way to meaningfully “preserve” MV3D, full credit to them. THAT would be the kind of thoughtful fanservice they SHOULD be practicing.

But they won’t.

 

[JD80]

I knew there was a reason why they were completely silent about where they were going to be putting Monstropolis at D23...because they were dead-set on doing this.

That they're thinking about preserving MuppetVision in some form gives me a small glimmer of hope, but there are still so many unanswered questions: of the two hypothetical locations for Monstropolis, which one really won out? Did more people aim for Animation Courtyard yet they went ahead with Grand Avenue regardless because cost reasons? Why are they so adamant on keeping the stagnant Launch Bay (and AC in general) the way it is? How out of touch with their audience is TDO?

Spoiler

The answer to that last one, by the way, is very.

And just throwing the Muppets into RNRC, without seemingly any all-ages stuff to balance it out, is just weird

Animation Courtyard is going to be used for something bigger.

 

[zipadee999]

The only thing not safe about ToT is the Twilight Zone part of the plot.

While the plot is what makes the attraction for me, as long as the hotel remains I can live with it. I just don’t want it to become Dr Strange Magical Fortress Adventure

 

[lentesta]

Phase 2 of what?

Disney's said they're spending $60B over 10 years on Parks & Experiences.

Keeping in mind that time is a construct and words have no inherent meaning...consider this.

All the stuff they've announced so far - Cars Land, Villains Land, Tropical Americas, etc. - is basically Phase 1 of the plan, for 2025 to 2029 - the first 5 years of that 10 year spend.

We know this because all of those projects don't add up to anything close to $60B, even accounting for inflation, the fact that nobody's ever said whether it's CapEx, OpEx, or both, and so on.

Since everything they've announced fits into the first 5 years of the 10 year announcement, there'll be a Phase 2 announced probably around D23 2028 or so. I think they need to see how Epic U does, whether the economy returns to pre-pandemic inflation levels, etc.

 

[ToTBellHop]

At a minimum, this is an upgrade for that corner of the park.

Implications elsewhere are what troubles me.

 

[Casper Gutman]

Animation Courtyard is going to be used for something bigger.

Yup. MGM should be due for another “reimagining” in about 15 years. Gotta preserve that space for hypotheticals!

 

[Chip Chipperson]

I don't like this. While it's good that they are keeping the Muppets in the parks in some way, the only Muppets attraction will be a roller coaster with inversions and a 48" height requirement - not exactly something accessible to all guests like MV3D. Whatever eventually goes into the AC space better be worth it because they had a great opportunity to have their Pixar franchises in one area with the possibility of adding more PIxar between Monsters and Toy Story Land had they put Monsters in AC. Now they've removed a great show and have a classic family-friendly IP on a coaster many kids can't even ride.

 

[Ichabod Crane]

If Laugh Floor actually gets moved over to the land then instead of having a second show in the current MV3D theater spot they should bring over ride and go seek or the DCA dark ride for that spot instead. Studios could use a dark ride like that and the DCA one is about to get ripped out for Avatar anyway.