D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event gave us SO many details and updates on all the projects currently underway in Disney World. 

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We got news on Piston Peak, Villains Land, Tropical Americas, and a lot of new information about Monstropolis coming to Hollywood Studios, and today we are taking a deep dive into all the details and concept art about the new show coming to the land.

Disney has confirmed that this highly anticipated new land, where guests will finally be able to roam and explore the streets of Monstropolis, will be opening sometime in 2027. At the initial opening, everything will be open in this land except the exciting Door Coaster, which will have a delayed opening.

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Other than the coaster, this land will hold the iconic Harryhausen’s restaurant and a new show titled “Welcome to Monstropolis.” This show will be taking place in the Glob Theater, in the former location of Muppet Vision 3D. Disney has revealed that this show will be hosted by Mike and Sulley, and as explained by Chris Beatty, Vice President, Walt Disney Imagineering, “Sulley has been working on a small, homespun show, but Mike – ever the showman – has a few surprises up his sleeve that he thinks will bring down the house. Hopefully not literally.” This show will also include a brand-new song by Randy Newman called “Welcome to Monstropolis,” which will be the very first song Newman has composed for a Disney Park. Now that we’ve gone over all the details we’ve gotten so far, let’s take a look at this concept art!

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Here you can see the stage has come to life with monsters, and it also looks like the theater boxes next to the stage that used to hold Statler and Waldorf and Bean in Muppet Vision 3D have been converted to screens showing some of the action happening on stage.

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If you look back towards the stage, we can see that some of our favorite monsters are coming to life in this show. We, of course, see Mike and Sulley, but there are also several of the Oozma Kappa gang from Monsters University, including Don Carlton, Art, and Terri & Terry.

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If you look towards the top of the stage, you can see some of the iconic doors that appear to be open to other locations, so we are hopeful that we will get to see some cool effects of these doors in the show. You can also see several members of the Child Detection Agency running around.

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If you look at the bottom right corner of the concept art, you can see a cameraman filming the events on stage, seemingly live, to those screens beside the stage. So we think there may be a “live-broadcast” element to the plot of this new show.

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In the bottom left corner of the screen, you can also see a monster band, which could also fit into this idea that Mike and Sulley are welcoming us to Monstropolis with a “live” performance that is being broadcast.

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We also love all of the monster detail work on the stage itself, where you can see eyes, tentacles, and more.

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And of course, we cannot ignore the chaos happening all around that seems to be caused by these small yellow monsters that appear to be wreaking havoc, so we think these little guys might play a big role in this upcoming show.

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Overall, we cannot wait to experience this show and visit Monstropolis when it opens next year. We will continue to bring you all of the Disney World news, so stay tuned with Disney Food Blog so you never miss anything!

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