News Monster Inc Land Coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios

[ToTBellHop]

So are you hearing that there is going to be a monsters show too? My feeling on this changes dramatically if there is more than one real attraction

There is a show concept (not MILF) but not sure it was approved.

 

[The Chatbox Ghost]

At this point I am wondering what has convinced Tom so much when literally all other signs point otherwise.

You and me both!

 

[marni1971]

I really hope it’s a big and expansive coaster and area. I don’t want to see a half baked version of such a potentially great attraction. The factory is huge alone.

Previous versions weren’t massive and this doesn’t look hugely dissimilar.

 

[jason976]

At this point, I feel pretty convinced this is not going into Animation Courtyard. Otherwise, they would have told us.

I think they would have told us either way if they knew. I think the lack of info truly means they haven’t made the final decision.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Harry’s as well right?

Would really like sushi in the studios.

Harry’s is included. No idea if it will actually have sushi or something more playful.

 

[Surferboy567]

I think they would have told us either way if they knew. I think the lack of info truly means they haven’t made the final decision.

It’s also not that crazy to believe they haven’t made a decision. As dumb as that sounds, we have seen weirder things happen.

 

[Surferboy567]

Previous versions weren’t massive and this doesn’t look hugely dissimilar.

Gotcha, maybe they can make it work but that seems disappointing for such a massive space in the movie.

 

[Sneaky]

You and me both!

Is it the “parking” stuff?

 

[mikejs78]

A coaster and a show. Aka. The Iger Special©. Underbuild and call it a "mini-land". Hopefully they maintain the 5-1 ratio of shops and restaurants to rides.

Muppets aside, what's wrong with that? Of there is indeed a new show to replace muppets, plus a new D ticket attraction with 1600-1700 pph, and theming to tie it together, that's a net gain for the Studios.

I'd prefer muppets stay. But if they do have plans for behind AC that they couldn't fit anywhere else, I can see why they would do this.

Still, I wonder if it would have been feasible to have the entrance to Monsters just beyond muppets, so you keep Muppets courtyard and everything there, but just build new beyond that.

 

[Sneaky]

Ris

It’s also not that crazy to believe they haven’t made a decision. As dumb as that sounds, we have seen weirder things happen.

That totally could be the case.

 

[The Chatbox Ghost]

Is it the “parking” stuff?

I'm not sure. He hasn't elaborated on it much since his livestream and I haven't asked myself, since he seems annoyed at the whole panic over it.

 

[dmc493]

Gotcha, maybe they can make it work but that seems disappointing for such a massive space in the movie.

If they use some of the mirror effects at DCA to a grander scale it would work incredibly well and make the space feel larger

 

[mikejs78]

It’s also not that crazy to believe they haven’t made a decision. As dumb as that sounds, we have seen weirder things happen.

The story on BlogMickey was that they were set to announce it but pulled back on the location at the last minute.

 

[Sneaky]

The story on BlogMickey was that they were set to announce it but pulled back on the location at the last minute.

I think if that is true, then saving muppets already is a possibility, especially if it’s a last minute thing.

 

[Sneaky]

I'm not sure. He hasn't elaborated on it much since his livestream and I haven't asked myself, since he seems annoyed at the whole panic over it.

Yeah. Idk man. Could be either way. Like what if he’s wrong? He’s putting a lot of faith in his sources.

 

[The Chatbox Ghost]

Yeah. Idk man. Could be either way. Like what if he’s wrong? He’s putting a lot of faith in his sources.

If he's wrong, he'll likely turn and join the fight to save them. He said that if the Walt animatronic turns out to use AI and/or put words in Walt's mouth that he never said, he'll join the side of people who are against it. He seems to be in a "wait until we know for sure" sort of mindset for everything, which is definitely more cool-headed than he's been in the past.

 

[doctornick]

Harry’s is included. No idea if it will actually have sushi or something more playful.

Random question: is there any issue with using the Harryhausen name for the restaurant? Obviously it was in the movie but would they have to get some sort of approval from Ray’s estate?

 

[The Chatbox Ghost]

Harry’s is included. No idea if it will actually have sushi or something more playful.

Would love to see some creative sushi rolls themed after monster tropes- appetizing ones, at least.

Random question: is there any issue with using the Harryhausen name for the restaurant? Obviously it was in the movie but would they have to get some sort of approval from Ray’s estate?

The Disney Magic Kingdoms mobile game changed the name to "Cyclops Sushi", but that's also a cheap mobile game. Disney may pay the money to have the restaurant match the movie.

 

[wdwmagic]

I really hope it’s a big and expansive coaster and area. I don’t want to see a half baked version of such a potentially great attraction. The factory is huge alone.

Well it is fairly compact as coasters go. We know that from where it was previously going on Soundstage 1, and looking at the model.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Muppets aside, what's wrong with that? Of there is indeed a new show to replace muppets, plus a new D ticket attraction with 1600-1700 pph, and theming to tie it together, that's a net gain for the Studios.

I'd prefer muppets stay. But if they do have plans for behind AC that they couldn't fit anywhere else, I can see why they would do this.

Still, I wonder if it would have been feasible to have the entrance to Monsters just beyond muppets, so you keep Muppets courtyard and everything there, but just build new beyond that.

Put Monsters where the Animation Courtyard is. If they hadn't built Woody's Lunchbox where they did, they'd have an easy walkway to tie the two lands together. Could have put GE where the Indy stunt show is (plus some parking lot space, which they could have reconfigured differently since it was going to be changed anyway, or just built a parking ramp), so they could have tied that together with Star Tours while retaining the ability to use the LMA/Backlot space for other things. Better use of the land in TSL, as was pointed out when it was first announced, would have helped space utilization as well.

Short-sighted band-aids without a cohesive, driving vision.