News Monster Inc Land Coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios

[Horizonsfan]

Hey, if that buys me 5 years, then I'll take that over just having a few months.

Honestly for me (don't throw stones) its more about utilizing a dead zone in the park (Animation Courtyard) and increasing capacity then anything else. Muppets would be a huge loss however, and I frequent it every visit, but I do think there is a change on the horizon there eventually.

This is pretty much where I’m at. The park needs more space and multiple ride additions. Accomplish those two tasks and create a new muppet experience elsewhere on property first; then let’s hear your plans for Grand Ave.

 

[Fox&Hound]

I would imagine the racing academy would close sooner than later if the new cars stuff does happen. That theater is in such a weird corner of the park that I almost feel like anything put there is gonna pull “meh” crowds, whether quality or not

Which can easily be remedied when they build a guest path connecting this area to Animation Courtyard. This should be their top priority- improving guest flow and fixing dead ends.

 

[EPCOTCenterLover]

Monsters land needs to go between all that relatively dead space between the Indy stunt show and the park entrance- behind Prime Time Café. Balance out park crowds and the three coasters.

 

[Bocabear]

Seems like this would be a good time for them to build an office building as part of the old Galactic Cruiser Hotel site and move all of those offices and support operations to that location so that there is proper expansion space for the future... Keeping the Pixar IP properties together would also be nice... So if Monsters were built where the parking deck currently is and that whole area of "Walt Presents through Launch Bay...all the way back to RNRR were completely raized, there would be space to have a proper Pixar Studios section of the park with a Monsters Miniland among others...with multiple different attractions...(including Cars) all Pixar...Which would be a great addition to the park. Move Walt Presents back to the original Walt Disney Story on Main Street and expand it back into that MK parking lot... There! ROA is saved, DHS gets it's much needed capacity and an addition that makes sense and fits the park as it should be. MK should be Classic Disney Characters... DHS should be the home of Pixar, Muppets, Lucas, etc... Simple organization of properties and parks that is easy to understand... and makes great sense.

 

[Streetway]

i still don’t understand why putting a ride in Indy isn’t under consideration. Even if it’s not practical, I feel one major ride could go there.

 

[LSLS]

Quick look (and I know, I'm probably off here some), but going from the Animation Courtyard (taking out Disney Junior but leaving Mermaid) going back to RnRC gives you about a half acre more space than Muppets. The added benefit would be you then have an area to connect to that RnRC, which could make a nice little loop. That would leave the area from this Monsters area to Toy Story Land open for another round of development, and would leave Muppets complete (and available much further down the line to be more of a Star Wars expansion.

NOW, here's the question I don't know the answer to. If you take that backstage area out, and connect to the RnRC area, how would that affect the ability to get to the Sunset food places from backstage. Would there be a way to make that work? Do you maybe just connect to Sunset instead of RnRC?

 

[mattpeto]

i still don’t understand why putting a ride in Indy isn’t under consideration. Even if it’s not practical, I feel one major ride could go there.

It's a massive people eater.

 

[Bocabear]

so was Lights Motors Action.....but then.....

 

[Ichabod Crane]

i still don’t understand why putting a ride in Indy isn’t under consideration. Even if it’s not practical, I feel one major ride could go there.

Probably because that’s prime real estate for when they decide to put something else in the Echo lake area

 

[LSLS]

Monsters land needs to go between all that relatively dead space between the Indy stunt show and the park entrance- behind Prime Time Café. Balance out park crowds and the three coasters.

What dead space are you talking about? Indy to the fence at the park entrance is legit like 150 feet

 

[mattpeto]

so was Lights Motors Action.....but then.....

They didn't close that for one attraction. They closed it for a massive land.

 

[Streetway]

It's a massive people eater.

It’s a hangover from the mgm days, and while I like it, it takes up a huge amount of space. Echo lake also needs some life in it, and Indy is going to DAK. I think it should be replaced with an omnimover. Replace one people eater with another, and it would be helpful to get a ride like that for families.

 

[doctornick]

If you think replacing muppets (that isn't even popular enough for fastpass) with an e-ticket coaster isn't going to help the park then I don't know how to help you.

Also, if you like what they're building, great. You don't get to decide where they build it.

The problem with DHS isn't "there aren't enough popular things". The problem is "there are only popular things and not enough of other stuff". DHS more than any other park really needs a ton of C tickets, not headliners.

On top of that, it has the worse configuration of any of the parks and needs to increase space and guest flow.

 

[Streetway]

The problem with DHS isn't "there aren't enough popular things". The problem is "there are only popular things and not enough of them". DHS more than any other park really needs a ton of C tickets, not headliners.

On top of that, it has the worse configuration of any of the parks and needs to increase space and guest flow.

Every park needs a “tiki room” or “Winnie the Pooh” level attraction

 

[Tha Realest]

so was Lights Motors Action.....but then.....

But Indy actually eats people

 

[STITCHGEFAN]

Can anyone actually provide an informed/logical explanation why sorting out Animation Courtyard wouldn't be a priority, regardless of whether that project is MI or something else? I'm sure there's a master plan, but not utilising the most underutilised area, especially at HS, is baffling on the face of it.

 

[Tha Realest]

Seems like this would be a good time for them to build an office building as part of the old Galactic Cruiser Hotel site and move all of those offices and support operations to that location so that there is proper expansion space for the future...

I agree. Disney operations should have to move to the carcass of SWGS as a daily reminder.

 

[Bocabear]

That was my point...Reorganize the park in a meaningful way...remove all the dead production facilities and offices... Completely raze all that area including the Walt Disney museum and mermaid, Launch Bay all the way to RNRR... That would be a huge space to put a dedicated Pixar Studios section...including the Cars attraction they are shoehorning into MK... it would make perfect sense and give DHS a bunch of new added attractions...

 

[LSLS]

Can anyone actually provide an informed/logical explanation why sorting out Animation Courtyard wouldn't be a priority, regardless of whether that project is MI or something else? I'm sure there's a master plan, but not utilising the most underutilised area, especially at HS, is baffling on the face of it.

It's potentially a much larger area, and they don't have the budget this phase to put in anything that large is the only thing I could come up with. So you get the much smaller miniland in first, then your next phase is the larger plot as the big announcement at the next D23 (or the one after). I completely disagree with them doing that, but that's my best guess.

 

[Purduevian]

Does anyone know if there was a straight down picture taken of the model? I've been wanting to trace the coaster layout, but everyone took a picture at an angle so the back just turns into spaghetti.