News Monster Inc Land Coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios

[ToTBellHop]

It would be poor taste for Disney to get rid of muppets since it’s one of the last things Henson ever worked on. Then again nothing about this company surprises me anymore. Regardless, it would be the biggest middle finger to muppet fans imaginable. MV is quintessential MGM studios, when the park was actually coherent in theme.

They can’t keep it there forever just because Jim worked on it. That really shouldn’t be a reason to keep something. Maybe Library of Congress will want a recording.

 

[Phicinfan]

I don’t think they need to have all of the content from one studio together.

Some do, for continuity alone

 

[doctornick]

I say, if Disney does have plans for AC, why not start with those and do Monster's after? It's not like Monster's Inc 3: Peak and Boo is coming out soon.

This is ultimately my thought. If they don’t want to put Monsters in on the Animation Building footprint then fine. But then instead they should build whatever is going on the Animation building footprint now first. Once that is done and you have a proper connection to the RNR area, you can start talking about changing Muppets.

 

[LSLS]

I say, if Disney does have plans for AC, why not start with those and do Monster's after? It's not like Monster's Inc 3: Peak and Boo is coming out soon.

The truth is that they were unwilling to commit to those plans. If it really is The Simpsons, I'd give them a small pass. I'm a bit doubtful on that though.

That area is significantly larger. My guess is this cost a lot less, and with the larger lands in MK coming already, they didn't want to budget THAT much at once.

 

[bwr827]

It really annoys me that Disney announce these things but not where it’s going. Now they have upset a ton of fans and created a negative discourse with both this and the cars attraction in MK. They handle these announcements in the worst possible way.

I’ve yet to see positive discourse here regarding any Disney announcement. Forum is gonna forum.

 

[JustInTime]

Eh… that’s what they are saying about MK - plopping in cars is thinking long term.

I’m not sure if I’m buying it. Look at studios right now…. We lost a lot of the park for galaxies edge. Was it really worth it? Rise and the falcon photo op could have fit elsewhere.

I do think it was worth it.

 

[Magenta Panther]

They can’t keep it there forever just because Jim worked on it. That really shouldn’t be a reason to keep something. Maybe Library of Congress will want a recording.

Thank you. People need to stop treating that attraction like some sort of shrine, jeez.

Maybe Henson's kids - who have gotta be rolling in dough since they sold their dad's characters twice - can buy the theater and put it someplace. Maybe build their own theme park or something. Or maybe Sesame Place would want it. Or maybe some other theme park. Or whatever.

 

[Basil of Baker Street]

I wonder if all of this could be used and save Muppets for possible GE Expansion. Would that be too much?

 

[ToTBellHop]

I wonder if all of this could be used and save Muppets for possible GE Expansion. Would that be too much?

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Tons of offices and parking they don’t want to move.

But, could they? Sure. They just won’t right now.

 

[disneyC97]

I’d be happy with 2 more flat rides in Toy Story Land + a playground like the “Honey, I Shrunk…” one they had previously.

 

[Tha Realest]

Tons of offices and parking they don’t want to move.

But, could they? Sure. They just won’t right now.

If only there was an unused, brand new building on the opposite site of the park with plenty of communal space and break rooms. Lightly themed, and an area for a smoke break. Great dining space too.

 

[doctornick]

Tons of offices and parking they don’t want to move.

But, could they? Sure. They just won’t right now.

In Disneyland they have no problems moving people to off site or even doing crazy stuff like taking the horses for Main Street and driving them in every single morning. People have to park off site and get shuttled in to go to work every day? It's fine. As long as they can use the space as efficiently as possible to pack the park.

But at WDW: move a few folks out of office space to use that for guest room in a park? Heavens no.

 

[ToTBellHop]

In Disneyland they have no problems moving people to off site or even doing crazy stuff like taking the horses for Main Street and driving them in every single morning. People have to park off site and get shuttled in to go to work every day? It's fine. As long as they can use the space as efficiently as possible to pack the park.

But at WDW: move a few folks out of office space to use that for guest room in a park? Heavens no.

It’s outrageous and should be unacceptable. But, people get comfortable. So, DHS will stay under built and poorly organized. ”We will fix that next decade,” will continue to be the response to that criticism for a few more decades.

 

[Basil of Baker Street]

I’d be happy with 2 more flat rides in Toy Story Land + a playground like the “Honey, I Shrunk…” one they had previously.

Yeah, I think they could use the area I outlined above and add 1 ride to TSL and have a decent sized Monsters Land.

 

[doctornick]

It’s outrageous and should be unacceptable. But, people get comfortable. So, DHS will stay under built and poorly organized. ”We will fix that next decade,” will continue to be the response to that criticism for a few more decades.

I mean, do people who work in the former Animation building have specific parks functions where they need to be onsite? I'm under the impression that they don't (anyone can feel free to correct me) and they could be just as easily served by an office in another location.

If that is true, then it preposterous to not move them immediately and tear that building down to expand the guest areas of the park. DHS is already kind of cramped with not enough stuff to do and poor guest flow due to dead ends. Removing the entire old Animation Building structure (not just Launch Bay) as well as parking that doesn't need to be within park boundaries is such a no brainer for the park's needs that it is infuriating that they are even talking about removing a currently used attraction for "expansion" instead.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I mean, do people who work in the former Animation building have specific parks functions where they need to be onsite? I'm under the impression that they don't (anyone can feel free to correct me) and they could be just as easily served by an office in another location.

If that is true, then it preposterous to not move them immediately and tear that building down to expand the guest areas of the park. DHS is already kind of cramped with not enough stuff to do and poor guest flow due to dead ends. Removing the entire old Animation Building structure (not just Launch Bay) as well as parking that doesn't need to be within park boundaries is such a no brainer for the park's needs that it is infuriating that they are even talking about removing a currently used attraction for "expansion" instead.

They could move but you’d need to budget rebuilding all of that stuff which they just aren’t budgeting for in this project. The next CEO can find that money. Or not.

 

[mattpeto]

They could move but you’d need to budget rebuilding all of that stuff which they just aren’t budgeting for in this project. The next CEO can find that money. Or not.

For 2024 it's a stupid space for a theme park IMO. Those buildings/parking have to go to expand the park's footprint.

I'm not worried about the next phase. I don't want Launch Bay for another next 5-10 years.

 

[doctornick]

They could move but you’d need to budget rebuilding all of that stuff which they just aren’t budgeting for in this project. The next CEO can find that money. Or not.

I mean, I get that. But to me you do this now. If that means the project needs to be stretched out an extra 1-2 years for a larger budget and more complex work then IMHO that's fine. It's better to actually improve the park and do it right ASAP than just just continue to putz around with changes that don't actually make anything better.

 

[Haymarket2008]

Muppet Vision 3D is a truly phenomenal attraction. That being said, we all know that it won't last forever. Unfortunately, with nearly every film-based attraction in the Disney Parks, it has a shelf life.

I really don't want it to be replaced this way. Especially when DHS is RIPE with expansion. No reason to replace it when there is empty space all over.

But if it absolutely must, the VERY least they can do is release and remaster the film and distribute it to the public as a celebration of Jim Henson's legacy.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Muppet Vision 3D is a truly phenomenal attraction. That being said, we all know that it won't last forever. Unfortunately, with nearly every film-based attraction in the Disney Parks, it has a shelf life.

I really don't want it to be replaced this way. Especially when DHS is RIPE with expansion. No reason to replace it when there is empty space all over.

But if it absolutely must, the VERY least they can do is release and remaster the film and distribute it to the public as a celebration of Jim Henson's legacy.

To be fair, the films Jim made are on Disney+. But, perhaps they could add a recording of this.