DHS Monster Inc Land Coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios

[brb1006]

A coaster doesn’t have to slow down to pass show scenes. There’s many coasters all throughout Europe that maintain their speed while also passing through scenes. They’re not meant to be taken like dark ride scenes are.

Europa Park and Efteling deserve special mention of this.

 

[Jrb1979]

How would that be a good fit for Guardians?

As a coaster enthusiast it might be what you prefer, but it’s not the best fit for the ride they wanted to create.

It would be more intense and a better ride.

I get it Disnee wants more story telling coasters.

 

[Gusey]

It would be more intense and a better ride.

I get it Disnee wants more story telling coasters.

More intense doesn't mean better ride for everyone. It's always been announced to be a family coaster

 

[denyuntilcaught]

While Guardians doesn't slow down, it's a controlled spin for the show scene. IMO guardians would be much better if the spinning was uncontrolled. More like this.

Totally disagree. What makes Guardians unique is the controlled spinning, amongst other factors.

While the vertical lift for Monsters isn't new information, it still has a pretty cool WOW factor that gets me pretty psyched for this attraction. This is shaping up quite nicely.

 

[AidenRodriguez731]

It would be more intense and a better ride.

I get it Disnee wants more story telling coasters.

A randomized whipping experience through darkness is better than a well maintained controlled spin? Like what are we even saying anymore. Epcot needs more things for families to do anyway. Guardians is in a good spot to me as both a coaster enthusiast and a lover of storytelling. It’s much better than a launched wild mouse you can get elsewhere

 

[Dranth]

It would be more intense and a better ride.

I get it Disnee wants more story telling coasters.

It would be better for you but worse for most people.

I don't believe Disney should be building anything more thrilling than what they already have and if they are smart, they will keep all new attractions on the mid to lower end of the thrill scale and instead focus on setting, story and tech.

 

[Disney Analyst]

The capacity for this looks pretty amazing. 4 loading areas?!?

 

[Timothy_Q]

Muppets aside, I'm super excited about this whole project

 

[MagicHappens1971]

The capacity for this looks pretty amazing. 4 loading areas?!?

I think they recognize that studios needs the capacity. Hopefully this helps

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

I love that they're doing this, but at the cost of Muppets it's a really hard bargain. I don't care about a Monsters Inc show at all. Keep Muppets and build this next to it.

 

[mattpeto]

I love that they're doing this, but at the cost of Muppets it's a really hard bargain. I don't care about a Monsters Inc show at all. Keep Muppets and build this next to it.

You just gotta hope they decide it’s better on the budget and ROI and it ends up at Sunset Showcase after Villains.

Not impossible, but very unlikely.

 

[gorillaball]

Totally disagree. What makes Guardians unique is the controlled spinning, amongst other factors.

While the vertical lift for Monsters isn't new information, it still has a pretty cool WOW factor that gets me pretty psyched for this attraction. This is shaping up quite nicely.

Also disagree. Imagine an uncontrolled spin past the moon where you aren’t seeing the moon but starting into darkness… or staring at the car behind you. I’ve ridden an uncontrolled spinning coaster, it does not “add”. If uncontrolled is better let’s make Haunted Mansion random uncontrolled spinning.

 

[BrianLo]

So are we finally feeling more confidence the major D23 bullet points (sans Villains) are likely happening?

 

[Agent H]

So are we finally feeling more confidence the major D23 bullet points (sans Villains) are likely happening?

 

[TheDisneyParksfanC8]

So are we finally feeling more confidence the major D23 bullet points (sans Villains) are likely happening?

Maybe villains will get an announcement at Destination D23 along with Avatar at DCA.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Following up on this, I am willing to bet this is the flying coaster from Vekoma.

Flying Coaster | Vekoma Rides Manufacturing BV

www.vekoma.com

It’s not the flying coaster as that put you in the prone flying position. It’s the same rotation technology which is also the same technology they used on Cosmic Rewind.

 

[BrianLo]

Maybe villains will get an announcement at Destination D23 along with Avatar at DCA.

Oh I think Villains will very likely happen (it and Avatar were both again at SXSW on a slide)... but I was trying to be realistic and meet people in the middle with that comment.

Avatar is an Iger legacy project, plus has very good financial justification from DAK. Villains seems like a D'Amaro legacy project, so it seems stable unless he is turfed. Everything else is pretty far along otherwise.

 

[Jrb1979]

It would be better for you but worse for most people.

I don't believe Disney should be building anything more thrilling than what they already have and if they are smart, they will keep all new attractions on the mid to lower end of the thrill scale and instead focus on setting, story and tech.

I would be all for that if they could go back to the level of storytelling and immersiveness they once did. I'm talking about going back to 15 minute dark ride length, full of AAs.

 

[Surferboy567]

Excited for this coaster, do we think the rotating capability of the seat will be used during the ride like Guardians or just for the effect of the vertical lift?

 

[scott_walker]

I didn’t say it would slow down. I also didn’t say there would be show scenes. I just said the spinning feature would allow it.

The implementation could be similar to Guardians. Or it could be a feature they only use for load and unload. Who knows.

I wonder if the spin could be controlled by the track. Similar how to omnimovers rotate

As far as show scenes go, I can only see there being one from the initial leaving the station before entering the main gravity building and maybe something after the final brake run.

I made this earlier trying to make some sense of a possible layout.