DHS Monster Inc Land Coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios

[Charlie The Chatbox Ghost]

Good for Tom! Thanks for telling us.
I missed that. Where did he say that?

The latest episode of his news show on YouTube. I can't post the link here cause it'll get filtered out lmao. "Site that shall not be named" and all that

 

[Casper Gutman]

Fully agree. People are trying to argue that Monsters Inc is not popular, let alone less popular than the Muppets which...is just a blatant lie . It sucks to lose Muppetvision, but it's in such a weird spot to begin with. It's positioned in a dead end like an E-ticket would be, but people obviously don't flock to it like that. They also aren't going full erasure campaign like they did with an extremely popular attraction they just replaced, so I'm not so sure I understand the dramatics from Muppet fans. If anything, they should be more upset that the RNRC retheme will be lazy.

As an IP, Muppets are a lot more popular then Song of the South. And anyone who is a big “fan” of SotS (not Splash, which hasn’t been erased, but SotS) probably has some… interesting opinions.

 

[celluloid]

Disney undertook a very thorough pre-emptive remediation process starting back at the turn of the century. Even if there is still asbestos in the building it it would be a reason to keep the building, not one for demolition.


It is not. Disney generally stopped using asbestos by the mid-to-late 70s.

Space Mt had it and it was removed in the 2011 massive refurb while they were in there

 

[Disstevefan1]

The latest episode of his news show on YouTube. I can't post the link here cause it'll get filtered out lmao. "Site that shall not be named" and all that

Ah, posted one hour ago.
Thanks. No worries. I am subscribed

 

[Unbanshee]

Tom just publicly called the closure of MuppetVision a "short-sighted mistake"

I would say the same thing if I had a blog and was peddling fake rumors and proven wrong by Disney too

 

[Casper Gutman]

I’m also not understanding some people here and on Twitter taking the perspective of losing non-capacity attractions that little ones and non-ride fans can enjoy. They said in the announcement that the land is getting a new show and the concept also seems to suggest that MILF is moving over. So not only are we replacing a non-capacity show for another non-capacity show we are potentially gaining another non-capacity show in this park, both of which feature characters that I think the little ones might like more than the Muppets.

MILF is not moving over. We have insiders making that clear. And the “show” is incredibly vague and very likely not to happen. Even if it does, Monsters isn’t very well suited to a stage show and there is absolutely no chance - none - it will be as clever or enjoyable as MV3D.

 

[Captain Barbossa]

I can't post the link here cause it'll get filtered out lmao. "Site that shall not be named" and all that

And there’s reasons for that. You Tom worshipers can go kick rocks.

 

[lazyboy97o]

You’re right that it’s not true it’s a capacity addition, but the rationalization itself is correct. Popular things tend to eat more people away from other attractions.

That’s also not how it works and is also not correct. If you’re pulling people away you’re also pulling people in. The park lacks capacity. It desperately needs capacity that doesn’t induce more demand. It needs pressure relief, not maintenance.

 

[SplashJacket]

If it’s any consolation in regards to RnRc, the retheme can’t be any worse than what they did the RnRc in Paris with Flight Force.

when you look at it, Monsters Inc going where it is, will give the biggest return for the lowest amount of capital spending which I am absolutely fine with if it’s done well and makes sense. ( I think it makes sense)

Hot take, Flight Force is a substantial improvement over Paris’s old RnRc, and Flight Force is an improvement over DHS’s RnRc

 

[JohnD]

Totally agree! Tiana is (at the very least) still a fun log flume because it was a overlay.

ToT's replacement, assuming it wont get bulldozed and be an overlay, will still be a fun attraction.

Disney is gonna do what Disney's gonna do!

I think you missed his point. Its already engagimg. Why change it? What differemcw does it make if ToT uses a CBS IP vs HM which has its own story without an IP if both engage the guest?

 

[Charlie The Chatbox Ghost]

And there’s reasons for that. You Tom worshipers can go kick rocks.

"Worshipper" is a strong word, but okay, be rude if you want. Kinda proving my "this fandom is full of pointless toxicity" point right lol

 

[Mr. Sullivan]

Excuse me? Sole purpose? I think it was Walt himself who said something to the effect of, "We didn't go into Disneyland just with the idea of making money"

It wasn’t his sole purpose, no, but you’re buying into a very fictionalized idea of who Walt Disney was if you think one of his largest motivations in life wasn’t money. Creative, sure, but the man was a hardcore capitalist.

 

[Mr. Sullivan]

The skin was perfectly fine.

Agree to disagree! Aerosmith doesn’t exist anymore and Steven Tyler is an admitted predator so I can’t imagine a good reason to keep them around.

 

[BrerFoxesBayouAdventure]

Agree to disagree! Aerosmith doesn’t exist anymore and Steven Tyler is an admitted predator so I can’t imagine a good reason to keep them around.

I wasn't talking about Aerosmith, I was talking about Splash Mountain.

 

[Dear Prudence]

Agree to disagree! Aerosmith doesn’t exist anymore and Steven Tyler is an admitted predator so I can’t imagine a good reason to keep them around.

There are way more relevant bands, honestly.....without predators

 

[Nevermore525]

I think you missed his point. Its already engagimg. Why change it? What differemcw does it make if ToT uses a CBS IP vs HM which has its own story without an IP if both engage the guest?

The difference, at least to Disney, is that HM is an original IP created by them.

While I wouldn’t personally change ToT, it’s not that hard to see them doing it to make the attractions all something they have direct ownership of the content in some capacity (unless another company is footing the bill).

 

[lazyboy97o]

It wasn’t his sole purpose, no, but you’re buying into a very fictionalized idea of who Walt Disney was if you think one of his largest motivations in life wasn’t money. Creative, sure, but the man was a hardcore capitalist.

Being a capitalist hasn’t always meant trying to be Gordon Gekko cranked up to 11. The contemporary notion of corporate purpose and maximizing shareholder value would be completely foreign to most businessmen who died in the 60s.

 

[Mr. Sullivan]

MILF is not moving over. We have insiders making that clear. And the “show” is incredibly vague and very likely not to happen. Even if it does, Monsters isn’t very well suited to a stage show and there is absolutely no chance - none - it will be as clever or enjoyable as MV3D.

Oh hard disagree in it not being a good fit for a stage show. That’s what I do for a living (I’m an actor/director), and there’s lots of room for various types of shows with this IP.

 

[Mr. Sullivan]

I wasn't talking about Aerosmith, I was talking about Splash Mountain.

In response to my comment about Rock n Roller Coaster? Why?

 

[Mr. Sullivan]

Being a capitalist hasn’t always meant trying to be Gordon Gekko cranked up to 11. The contemporary notion of corporate purpose and maximizing shareholder value would be completely foreign to most businessmen who died in the 60s.

Walt Disney did quite a bit in the pursuit of making the most money he could. Yes modern corporate culture would be unfamiliar to him and them, but they had their own corporate massaging culture.