News Monster Inc Land Coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios

[MrPromey]

Except that it would have still been behind East Main Street and not a fully realized Second Street.

I just mean as an attraction in and of itself. In DL, the theater was built into CA so the situation is obviously a little different. I'd also be happy to see this actually happen at HS and settle for them gutting the town square theater to turn the existing space back there into something that could host a show like that too (significant reworking needed, I'm sure) but they'd have to give up a meet-and-greet location to make that happen which is probably a step too far.

 

[GoofGoof]

DOES NO ONE CARE ABOUT ROCK N ROLLER COASTER!!! I CANT BELIVE THEIR DOING THIS. next up is gonna be abc commissionary redone/renamed. Then the Dino restaurant (I forget what it’s called but that whole area is gone) Then Pixar place/animation courtyard. Then star tours Then tower of terror. This will all be within the next 20 years. So be ready to say goodbye. I’m not even going to bother with the other parks.

I don’t think very many people care much about Aerosmith being replaced. The Muppets have a band, the theme will likely still revolve around music in some way but you replace Steven Tyler with classic characters. It’s just Rockin Roller Coaster featuring the Muppets (or featuring Dr Teeth and the Electric Mayhem) It actually seems like a pretty good idea. I doubt the inside of the ride changes too much. Most of the changes will likely be in the queue, pre-show area and exit/gift shop as well as the outside of the building. I wonder if they try to get some of these guys in the upside down car at the start of the area.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Don’t think star tours is gone. Thank god

It’s not gone…yet.

 

[Blobbles]

It’s not gone…yet.

Disney is slowly assasinating the remains of MGM one by one.

 

[JackCH]

It’s not gone…yet.

I’d be totally fine with a retheme if I’m being honest. Would have preferred it be connected to Galaxy’s Edge, but with Monsters that ain’t happening. It seems like a fairly easy ride system to repurpose to Incredibles or something Marvel if they ever get the rights.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I’d be totally fine with a retheme if I’m being honest. Would have preferred it be connected to Galaxy’s Edge, but with Monsters that ain’t happening. It seems like a fairly easy ride system to repurpose to Incredibles or something Marvel if they ever get the rights.

It would’ve been a perfect ride system for Guardians of the Galaxy…

 

[Blobbles]

It would’ve been a perfect ride system for Guardians of the Galaxy…

I still am a trumpeter of futurama. Fits the system perfectly. Would work for both coasts. If dhs is becoming the “stuff disney acquired” park, might as well embrace it right?

 

[JackCH]

It would’ve been a perfect ride system for Guardians of the Galaxy…

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?

 

[lazyboy97o]

Speaking of the Main Street Theater, I hope they’ve got a good survey of the area.

 

[WDWFREAK53]

Disney should have never removed this because Jim Henson had a hand in it

Pun intended?

 

[JohnD]

It’s not gone…yet.

I like it for what it is. A fun diversion that I can hop on most of the time at the drop of a big a** hat and get random scenes. SW is a great IP for this. If they retheme and keep the same concept, they need to be ready with multiple scenes and come up with a reason for the pause in the middle.

 

[Ukdisneyguys]

Just came back from Tokyo Disney and I really hope they can do theming like they do at their parks! It was so refreshing to see. Details so fantastic especially Fantasy Springs. I love the American parks but Tokyo really excelled and can only hope the new stuff they bring lives up to it.

On my vlog on YouTube Vines on the tracks I show it all off if you want to see it

 

[WorldExplorer]

DOES NO ONE CARE ABOUT ROCK N ROLLER COASTER!!! I CANT BELIVE THEIR DOING THIS. next up is gonna be abc commissionary redone/renamed. Then the Dino restaurant (I forget what it’s called but that whole area is gone) Then Pixar place/animation courtyard. Then star tours Then tower of terror. This will all be within the next 20 years. So be ready to say goodbye. I’m not even going to bother with the other parks.

My sister's upset about it, for what it's worth.

I've never been on, but I will say that the area had a general cool vibe to it that I liked and it made me wish I wasn't such a ride wimp. Like, even without knowing about Aerosmith past "a notable band", the image of a guy with an electric guitar standing on a car was an inherently awesome looking one. The area (including the gift shop) made me enthusiastic about the ride.

She said something similar, that (while it's eroded recently with less interested CMs) that was the cool ride with the cool people. She also says it had a big affect on her music tastes.

Muppets is the exact opposite of cool, so I guess I should be grateful because I won't feel tempted anymore.

 

[GoofGoof]

My sister's upset about it, for what it's worth.

I've never been on, but I will say that the area had a general cool vibe to it that I liked and it made me wish I wasn't such a ride wimp. Like, even without knowing about Aerosmith past "a notable band", the image of a guy with an electric guitar standing on a car was an inherently awesome looking one. The area (including the gift shop) made me enthusiastic about the ride.

She said something similar, that (while it's eroded recently with less interested CMs) that was the cool ride with the cool people. She also says it had a big affect on her music tastes.

Muppets is the exact opposite of cool, so I guess I should be grateful because I won't feel tempted anymore.

To be fair Aerosmith hasn’t been cool since the 80s, maybe the 90s. They were near the end of their popularity when the ride opened. Their heyday was really in the 70s before Steven Tyler and other members of the band got heavily into drugs. After rehab and cleaning themselves up they had a rebirth in the mid 80s when they joined with Run DMC to make a remake of Walk This Way. They went on to have some other hit songs and popular videos on MTV in the 90s including that song from the movie Armageddon. I am sure there were ongoing discussions to replace Aerosmith at some point but once Steven Tyler got into some personal trouble and was accused of crimes it was a matter of when not if and more importantly who to replace them with. They could have gone with something really cheesy like Hannah Montana or the Jonas Brothers so I think the Muppets are a fine compromise.

 

[Casper Gutman]

Disney is slowly assasinating the remains of MGM one by one.

It’s been awful watching Iger erase the Eisner legacy.

I’m not going to mind if the next management team wants to erase the Iger legacy.

 

[Casper Gutman]

So why are we getting the door coaster instead of a clone of the Tokyo Monsters ride, which fits the IP better and is much more the sort of thing MGM needs?

This is one of the problems with being entirely IP focused in general and with the current slate of announcements in particular it invites comparison. Two of the major additions, Cars and Monsters, look a lot less appealing then attractions and lands based on the same IPs that have existed in other parks for years.

 

[GoofGoof]

So why are we getting the door coaster instead of a clone of the Tokyo Monsters ride, which fits the IP better and is much more the sort of thing MGM needs?

This is one of the problems with being entirely IP focused in general and with the current slate of announcements in particular it invites comparison. Two of the major additions, Cars and Monsters, look a lot less appealing then attractions and lands based on the same IPs that have existed in other parks for years.

Why not both….plenty of parking lot back there for 2 show buildings.

 

[Blobbles]

So why are we getting the door coaster instead of a clone of the Tokyo Monsters ride, which fits the IP better and is much more the sort of thing MGM needs?

This is one of the problems with being entirely IP focused in general and with the current slate of announcements in particular it invites comparison. Two of the major additions, Cars and Monsters, look a lot less appealing then attractions and lands based on the same IPs that have existed in other parks for years.

Tokyo monsters ride system pitch: theme it to a muppet studio tour and stick it where Indy is?

 

[MisterPenguin]

Speaking of the Main Street Theater, I hope they’ve got a good survey of the area.

Do you know of a sink hole there? Or is that where the tunnel you've been digging comes up???

 

[Bocabear]

If they use the footprint of the theater, and the additional area there, there seems to be about enough room to put an actual dark ride there and have the Door Coaster down the street. Maybe they could move the Laugh Floor into Pizzarizzo...get it out of Tomorrowland.... Isn't there a Disney IP that would actually fit Tomorrowland...aside from the Tomorrowland Movie and Meet The Robinsons?...Perhaps Elio?