News Monster Inc Land Coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios

[ToTBellHop]

I'm pretty sure it's going to be Muppets Courtyard.

Have you heard if it also knocks out Star Tours? That seems excessive. The shops and dining around Muppets are poorly utilized and provide a reasonable amount of space when combined with Muppets.

And Launch Bay sits…

 

[kevlightyear]

I'm pretty sure it's going to be Muppets Courtyard.

Is Muppets being relocated or buried?

 

[Spash007]

Then can someone please explain to me what they are going to do with the ghost town that is Animation Courtyard. lol.

Right?? It just makes too much sense replace Launch Bay and create a street to connect to Sunset, of course they won’t do that

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I'm pretty sure it's going to be Muppets Courtyard.

Yep

I’ll be in my bunker if you need me…

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[muddyrivers]

If anything happens to Muppets, people will riot and not just the old school Disney Parks fans. MuppetVision 3D is one of those attractions that can't ever be touched like It's a Small World. Muppets may not have been worked on by Disney, but by someone who was on the same level as Disney, Jim Henson and it was his final project.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Right?? It just makes too much sense replace Launch Bay and create a street to connect to Sunset, of course they won’t do that

…trust the process

 

[stuart]

I'm starting to get some worrying signs for MuppetVision.

 

[Streetway]

Are the muppets just… dead at wdw now? I hope not.

Have you heard if it also knocks out Star Tours? That seems excessive. The shops and dining around Muppets are poorly utilized and provide a reasonable amount of space when combined with Muppets.

And Launch Bay sits…

 

[Nickels5]

My thoughts on this is if your replacing muppets you better not miss on this land and one attraction isn’t enough. At a minimum a laugh floor like show needs to be added.

 

[Big_Shakalaka]

I'm pretty sure it's going to be Muppets Courtyard.

 

[UNCgolf]

I would not be surprised to hear - at some point in the future - the announcement of the closing of a bunch of existing attractions to make room for what we heard at D23.

I wouldn't either, and if they do it, will dramatically minimize the impact of the announcements.

If they are a bunch of expansions, then fantastic. If they end up mostly relying on demolition and replacement, then suddenly we've gained very little and the park experience won't see much improvement.

EDIT: Just read that it's probably going to replace Muppets. So... DHS, the park that needs additions the most, is gaining nothing, and probably getting even worse for families with small kids. Why is Disney so short-sighted?

 

[Hakunamatata]

Is it possible to redesign that building with an entrance on the side before the tunnel to StarWars Land, leaving the attraction but then being able to better use that back area? I would think that repurposing this area would also end up with a rethemed Pizza place and Mama Melroses.

 

[brb1006]

Considering how close Frank Oz was with Jim Henson when it was alive and vocal on Disney's treatment of The Muppet's post-Henson. He's going to raise hell of epic portions if Muppet Vision gets demolished for Monsters Inc Land!

 

[mikejs78]

Before I was referring to replacing Muppets AND Star Tours.

Had some new info just now that is raising concern for Muppets.

I'm just wondering why they'd do this, rather than expand behind Launch Bay, which has been talked about numerous times before... I mean, what's the upside to putting it off Grand Avenue?

Unless there's another expansion planned that hasn't been revealed yet.

 

[lentesta]

There's a future for Muppets in the parks. Not this Phase 1. But maybe Phase 2.

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

Before I was referring to replacing Muppets AND Star Tours.

Had some new info just now that is raising concern for Muppets.

 

[James Alucobond]

More puzzling than losing Muppets, I wonder why they'd double down on geographically driving a wedge between Star Tours and Galaxy's Edge. If they were going to ditch MuppetVision, I'd expect it to have the goal of bridging that gap.

 

[lightningtap347]

Considering how close Frank Oz was with Jim Henson when it was alive and vocal on Disney's treatment of The Muppet's post-Henson. He's going to raise hell of epic portions if Muppet Vision gets demolished for Monsters Inc Land!
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They don't care lol

 

[GhostHost1000]

More puzzling than losing Muppets, I wonder why they'd double down on geographically driving a wedge between Star Tours and Galaxy's Edge. If they were going to ditch MuppetVision, I'd expect it to have the goal of bridging that gap.

That would make more sense to me. It’s odd having star tours outside of Star Wars land.

 

[chriswacy]

Even if Monsters replaces the courtyard, is there any way MV3D survives elsewhere? Or are they just ditching it and planning new Muppet stuff potentially? I would really hate to lose that film.