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Muppet*Vision 3D closed down, and Disney is already moving right along!
New walls up!
The walls have been put up, and Disney is now teasing us with brand-new concept art for Monstropolis, the Monsters, Inc.-themed land replacing the Muppets.
Yesterday was a sad day for Muppets fans all around, as we officially said goodbye to Muppets Courtyard in Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Muppets Courtyard in Hollywood Studios
PizzeRizzo and Muppet*Vision 3D were the final two areas to close in the Grand Avenue section of Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and we knew we needed to head back first thing this morning to see what the area looks like now. Let’s just say, it truly is the end of an era.
BIG news, people! When one door closes, another one opens, and that’s exactly what’s happening over at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Let’s start with the bad news: Muppets Courtyard is closed as of June 8th, 2025. The good news? The Muppets are heading over to a NEW location!
Muppet Courtyard
Where are the Muppets going? To Sunset Boulevard! The Muppets will be taking over the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster attraction with new music, a new design, and lots of Muppet mayhem. Now, Disney just announced the CLOSING TIMELINE for Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, and it’s sooner than you might think.
Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor in Magic Kingdom‘s Tomorrowland requires quite a bit of audience participation.
Laugh Floor
You are invited into the Laugh Floor to help fill up a canister with laughs. As monsters tell their jokes, they rely on audience members to help with the bit and generate more laughs. One of the biggest (or worst) honors, depending on who you ask, is to be “That Guy” during a show. If you have ever wanted to be “That Guy” or maybe have wanted to avoid the distinction, we are sharing our best tips to get picked!
Back at D23, Disney announced that an official Monsters Inc. themed land, Monstropolis, would be coming to Hollywood Studios. Not only that, but Chairman Josh D’Amaro told the crowd, “You’ll go into the factory and experience the first suspended coaster ever in a Disney park. Remember in the movie how those claws grab the doors and hoist them up into the air to take them away? We’re doing that, too. And you’re going along for the ride.”
D23
Ever since then, we have been eagerly anticipating any news about the upcoming attraction (because just like Josh D’Amaro, we too have always wanted to ride on the doors like Mike and Sulley!). Now, the day has finally arrived-Disney has revealed all-new details about the coaster! Let’s go check it out.
A new land is coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios — and we’re pretty excited about it!
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That land will be themed around Disney’s Monsters, Inc. movies and TV show, and will finally bring Monstropolis to life in a new way. It will even include a brand new attraction — one we’ve been waiting FOREVER FOR — that will put us INSIDE that thrilling doors chase sequence from the first Monsters, Inc. movie. WE ARE SO THERE. Well, Disney just dropped some brand new details about what it’s doing in preparation for that land’s arrival.
In 2024, we got BIG news for Disney’s Hollywood Studios on future projects and we are so excited about what is to come.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
In case you missed it, they are adding a BRAND NEW THEMED LAND featuring our favorite monsters from MONSTERS, INC.! Disney recently revealed the location for the new area, and we’re going to have to say goodbye to the Muppets Courtyard. But don’t worry, they are just moving them to a Muppets-themed Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster. While we don’t know the exact details of the new Monsters, Inc. Land, from Disney’s concept art, we can make some guesses. Get ready because we’re doing a deep dive into the art to gain some insight into potential new Disney restaurants coming.
A lot’s happening at Disney World, but what’s coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios is a straight up TON!
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
There is a new Little Mermaid show and new Villains show coming to the park. The Muppets are leaving Muppets Courtyard in favor of re-theming Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, and Monster’s, Inc. Land is setting up shop in that vacated area. Speaking of Monsters, Inc., since Disney has a habit of trying to be sneaky with their concept art, we thought we’d have ourselves a little looksie and see what they’ve confirmed for the new land without explicitly saying so!
Man, Disney’s Hollywood Studios has a TON going on right now!
Hollywood Studios
Muppets Courtyard is leaving to make way for the brand new Monster’s, Inc. Land. Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster is getting re-themed to the Muppets. The new Little Mermaid show and the new Villains show are both coming to the park. It’s a lot! And speaking of shows, you know how Disney loves showing us concept art for their new projects? Well, it looks like Disney tried to get a little sneaky, but there was no way that we were going to miss this one glaring announcement in the Monsters, Inc. concept art!
Not all announcements are created equal.
Hollywood Studios
Disney makes a lot of announcements – – take it from us, keep track of them all – – but some are much larger than – – with much wider-reaching effects. This past month, Disney released a double-doozy of an announcement that promises to change the face of one of Disney World’s theme parks forever!
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