DHS Monster Inc Land Coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios

[mattpeto]

I've always thought that because of the proximity to the coast that Mama Melrose's could close early, keeping only the front half of Muppets Courtyard open. Such a shame that it's only for an extra month

That's right. The one month is the story to me.

 

[EagleScout610]

Because I was bored I did some checking, and MuppetVision is getting a much longer "Last call" period than many of the other recently replaced attractions-

Attraction	Closing Date Announced	Closing Date
Great Movie Ride	July 13th, 2017	Aug 13th 2017 (31 days)
Ellen’s Energy Adventure	July 13th, 2017	Aug 13th 2017 (31 days)
Splash Mountain (WDW)	December 2nd 2022	January 22nd 2023 (51 days)
Splash Mountain (DL)	April 12th 2023	May 30th 2023 (48 days)
Country Bear Jamboree	January 9th 2024	January 27th 2024 (18 days)
Chester and Hester’s Dino-Rama	October 14th 2024	January 12th 2025 (90 days)
MuppetVision 3D	January 24, 2025	June 7th 2025 (125 days)

I guess we'll have to see if DINOSAUR, TTBAB and RNRC continue the trend for longer farewell periods

 

[Ayla]

Just realized they probably released it today on purpose. Friday on trumps first week in office. They wanted to bury this headline. How slimy.

Far be it for me to defend Disney, but they always announce stuff on Fridays.

 

[wdwmagic]

Because I was bored I did some checking, and MuppetVision is getting a much longer "Last call" period than many of the other recently replaced attractions-

Attraction	Closing Date Revealed	Closing Date
Great Movie Ride	July 13th, 2017	Aug 13th 2017 (31 days)
Ellen’s Energy Adventure	July 13th, 2017	Aug 13th 2017 (31 days)
Splash Mountain (WDW)	December 2nd 2022	January 22nd 2023 (51 days)
Splash Mountain (DL)	April 12th 2023	May 30th 2023 (48 days)
Chester and Hester’s Dino-Rama	October 14th 2024	January 12th 2025 (90 days)
MuppetVision 3D	January 24, 2025	June 7th 2025 (125 days)

I guess we'll have to see if DINOSAUR, TTBAB and RNRC continue the trend for longer farewell periods

Thanks for compiling that, interesting to see.

 

[wdwmagic]

Just realized they probably released it today on purpose. Friday on trumps first week in office. They wanted to bury this headline. How slimy.

It is the classic bad news Friday drop - we've seen it many times before.

 

[Professortango1]

Yes, but they do care about capacity. Why not delay Villains 6 months? It’ll cost more to run.

Because Villains will drive attendance far more than a 30+ year old 3-D movie.

MV3D has been around long enough for me to love it, get bored with it, rediscover it, love it again, get bored again, try and give it another shot, and find that it's just too dated and familiar, question if I want to sit in there or just go to a restaurant for AC and a drink, to not even questioning and just forgetting about MV3D.

 

[LSLS]

It's interesting they decided to close it right in time for summer.

 

[EagleScout610]

Thanks for compiling that, interesting to see.

What's also interesting is that only GMR and EE got goodye merch. I wonder if we'll see farewell Muppets merch pop up in the next few months.

 

[The Leader of the Club]

It's interesting they decided to close it right in time for summer.

Probably moving CMs over to Villains/Mermaid

 

[WorldExplorer]

I think they need to utilize the early 2000s IPs and mid-late 90s IPs more before they put stuff in that hasn't really stood the rest of time.

WDW doesn't have a confirmed ride for The Lion King, nothing involving Lilo and Stitch, nothing substantial for Aladdin, Hercules or Mulan, all Beauty and the Beast has is a restaurant. On the Pixar side they've got nothing with The Incredibles, WALL-E is the most EPCOT Pixar film ever and hasn't shown up yet, Emperor's New Groove has it's fans.

I agree with your overall point but want to mention Beauty and the Beast has the weird interactive show thing and that whole area is supposed to be for her. With a sitdown restaurant, quick service restaurant, said kinda-sorta-attraction-maybe thing, then the live show, then the stupid sing-along, it's in three parks and doing waaaaaay better than most movies.

(Give it a year and I'm sure they can shove it in Animal Kingdom somewhere. It's got a horse in it, afterall.)

 

[Jedi14]

It's interesting they decided to close it right in time for summer.

Villains and Mermaid will be open.

 

[Moth]

I agree with your overall point but want to mention Beauty and the Beast has the weird interactive show thing and that whole area is supposed to be for her. With a sitdown restaurant, quick service restaurant, said kinda-sorta-attraction-maybe thing, then the live show, then the stupid sing-along, it's in three parks and doing waaaaaay better than most movies.

(Give it a year and I'm sure they can shove it in Animal Kingdom somewhere. It's got a horse in it, afterall.)

.... huh, is it telling that I forgot about all of that?

 

[monothingie]

It is the classic bad news Friday drop - we've seen it many times before.

Yup, the Bob Iger compensation story was definitely something that they wanted to not make it through a news cycle.

 

[WorldExplorer]

.... huh, is it telling that I forgot about all of that?

Probably; I know I don't spend a lot of time in the land of the giant cinnamon roll.

 

[lazyboy97o]

I'm assuming they are closing the area now because it's part of the project timeline, not because it's saving them operational costs.

We all hoped they would stagger in phases, but this is not exactly Dinorama and Dinosaur in terms of proximity.

They are closing all of Grand Avenue in June. They are also shutting down two restaurants and a quick snack/beverage location which do generate revenue.

Mama Melrose for whatever reason is getting a head start.

It’s part of the project schedule because it’ll help control operating costs and construction costs as they do the work slowly. The scope of work for the in-park area is nowhere near equivalent to the scope of work for the area outside of the current guest areas. There is even less of a proximity issue when compared to Disney’s Animal Kingdom because the major work has to occur outside existing guest areas.

You should give this thread a read. Disney’s has closed plenty of revenue generating places at the most visited theme park on earth.

Thread 'Magic Kingdom Had a Lot More Stuff!'

Wednesday at 8:58 PM

To easily highlight all the stores, restaurants, attractions and shows The Magic Kingdom used to have, I thought it would be easiest to go through old guidebooks (when they were books, not just fold out maps) land by land, to illustrate how minimized the park experience in comparison is today. And that's ignoring the changes in prices and booking policies...

Starting with Main Street:

You'll notice right away that Main Street had more attractions. The Walt Disney Story was a precursor to One Man's Dream...

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[Picasso243]

Anyone else notice the billboard for Monsters Inc Laugh Floor in the new artwork? Do we think it will move, or just an advertisement?

 

[Fox&Hound]

I don't know. I'm not in charge of the company. I just like Monsters Inc and Muppets. Don't point your gun at me. In an ideal world it'd be a "Muppets and Monsters and What-Not City" with both existing together, akin to a more wacky and zany Fantasyland.

If there's any IP that can mesh with Muppets that Disney owns, it's the IP that had its design philosophy take direct inspiration from Jim Henson.

Yes just keep Muppets where it is. You know they dont have a repalcement show. They are very similar in style. Just say it is a theatre with traveling talent and the muppets are putting on a show. I dunno. If they make Tiana fit they can keep Muppets where it is.

 

[mattpeto]

Anyone else notice the billboard for Monsters Inc Laugh Floor in the new artwork? Do we think it will move, or just an advertisement?

It’s been there since the beginning.

MILF is not moving from all indications.

 

[Casper Gutman]

I'm assuming they are closing the area now because it's part of the project timeline, not because it's saving them operational costs.

We all hoped they would stagger in phases, but this is not exactly Dinorama and Dinosaur in terms of proximity.

They are closing all of Grand Avenue in June. They are also shutting down two restaurants and a quick snack/beverage location which do generate revenue.

Mama Melrose for whatever reason is getting a head start.

You know that there’s a thread on this very forum in which multiple trustworthy insiders, including the owner of this site, confirm that Disney is looking to slash costs at WDW, right? And that Disney has shuttered attractions to save money over and over and over again, right? What makes you think Disney wouldn’t close attractions to save money?

 

[MisterPenguin]

You aren't going to believe this...

My God. That's real.

I thought it was AI.