News Monster Inc Land Coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios

[CaptinEO]

I love the muppets but if they theme rocknroller coaster to muppets then I’m sorry but that is a ridiculous idea with so many other opportunities to could use the muppets characters for.

Keep the rock band theme. Play random rock music on the ride (like Guardians). Done.

It would be a forced thing to try and keep muppets somewhere while closing muppets 3d because of the backlash but doing it in the quickest cheapest dumbest way possible

Heck even modern pop rock music would work well like Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift, etc. There are so many huge popstars to choose from.

 

[KDM31091]

Hollywood already suffers from a lack of low wait, accessible attractions since most require LL or have ridiculous waits or are just too intense. Now it will be even worse. I know they’re a business, but why kill every low wait attraction? The parks aren’t fun when you have to either stand in line for hours or cough up more and more money for LL. I’m really pretty disgusted with the current direction of the parks, and every announcement just makes it worse unfortunately

 

[Alice a]

We’ll still visit for Star Wars. And MMRR, plus Indy (while it lasts).

But for non SW fans who don’t ride coasters there’s nothing to justify the cost of a ticket.

That’s literally us. Not star war fans and can’t ride coasters or MMRR.

 

[Big_Shakalaka]

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[JD80]

This is really disappointing. It feels like they really are killing off nostalgia for no reason. I get the need to update, but this isn't the way in a park that desperately needs capacity. I was legitimately planning on renewing my pass today. Paying $450 to basically just go to Epcot on weeknights to spend even more money is getting really, really hard to justify. I'm sure there is an audience for this - but I'm not sure who it is. This feels like "committee think" again. "They like Muppets. Kill two birds with one stone. They'll love it, right??"

And to @lentesta 's point - I don't hate the Muppets redo of RnRC. That could be really fun. I just don't like having to trade one for the other. We have Star Tours, Galaxy's Edge and Launch Bay all in one park. So, any argument that you can't have Muppets in two spots fall flat for me.

Launch Bay is going to eventually be gone in the next 10 years. And I wouldn't be surprised to see Star Tours be rethemed at some point.

 

[IanDLBZF]

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I guess the new land is going to be an expansion of the berm.

 

[HuckleBerryFin]

So what’s their plan for Animation Courtyard and Launch Bay?

 

[ChrisFL]

I like the Muppets going into RNRC but I don't want it to be the only Muppets themed attraction and I do think MuppetVision 3D should be preserved...somewhere

 

[Coaster Lover]

It's great to finally be able to talk about this.

I love the overlay idea. I ended up talking to some entertainment lawyers last month about how it might all work. Like, who actually owns the songs performed on The Muppet Show 40 years ago? Does anyone really know? Will Disney just re-record stuff with The Muppets?

I mean, "Movin' Right Along" was created 100% in house and I would assume Disney has the full rights to... right? Would seem odd to not have SOME version of that song used... right?

 

[Irish_Mike]

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So outside of the new coaster show building & demo of the store, it looks like 85% of the new land is just rethemed facades to an urban vibe. Total cost savings decision.

 

[NelsonRD]

Is this a record of bad decisions Disney made in one year?

 

[ZachPL]

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The gift shop is going and then they will have to build into the parking lot

 

[mattpeto]

This was my first thought. Why announce the Villains show when the obvious move is to shift MV3D to Sunset Showcase?

Ah, Disney…

The Villains show is a pilot for Villains Land. I'd be shocked if it sticks around more than a few years.

 

[lentesta]

This was my first thought. Why announce the Villains show when the obvious move is to shift MV3D to Sunset Showcase?

Ah, Disney…

There is, amazingly, still a shoe to drop for DHS for 2025.

 

[britain]

The thing about that constricted street walkway to the Monsters Inc. building, now WITHOUT a huge plaza in front of it, is that this way they can better hide a bigger gravity room behind it with painted blue sky on it, just like we were afraid they were going to do based on that D23 model.

 

[JohnD]

I love the muppets but if they theme rocknroller coaster to muppets then I’m sorry but that is a ridiculous idea with so many other opportunities they could use the muppets characters for.

If they want to remove Aerosmith, simple, keep the rock band theme. Play random rock music on the ride (like Guardians). Done and money saved.

It would be a forced thing to try and keep muppets somewhere while closing muppets 3d because of the backlash but doing it in the quickest cheapest dumbest way possible

It looks like its going to be based around Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem which includes Animal and the others Muppets make an appearance.

 

[Indy_UK]

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not gonna lie, I actually quite like this as a land.

Obvious thinking is that the theatre will be and easy change to laugh floor or an updated version?

the theatre, mama Melrose and pizza rizzo simply be rethemed

 

[lentesta]

I mean, "Movin' Right Along" was created 100% in house and I would assume Disney has the full rights to... right? Would seem odd to not have SOME version of that song used... right?

The short version from the lawyers: Yeah, good luck finding that original paperwork. Nobody knows.

 

[doombuggy999]

I'm going to guess, the ride starts with you like Gonzo shooting out of a cannon.

That sounds fantastic, thank you.

 

[Indy_UK]

So what’s their plan for Animation Courtyard and Launch Bay?

a long way in the future as they need the rights but I really believe it will be for Marvel