Permit Filed for Muppet*Vision 3D Building as Disney Begins Monsters, Inc. Land Transformation

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Monsters Inc. Land Concept Art - June 2025

Posted: Tuesday July 1, 2025 11:03am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Walt Disney Imagineering has filed a new Notice of Commencement for the former Muppet*Vision 3D building at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

MuppetVision 3D closed June 7 2025 at Disney's Hollywood Studios

The filing lists PCL Construction Services, a frequent contractor for major Disney projects, as the assigned contractor, with the scope identified as “General Construction.”

Monsters Inc. Land Concept Art - June 2025

While the permit does not specify the exact work being performed, the permit is part of plans to transform the surrounding Grand Avenue area into Monstropolis, the upcoming Monsters, Inc.-themed land. The notice includes a standard one-year expiration date, suggesting the work could begin soon and potentially cover interior demolition, infrastructure upgrades, or prep for the conversion to the new Monstro, or now Glob, Theater. Disney says the new show will bring the humor and excitement of Monsters, Inc. to life.

Monsters Inc. Land Concept Art - June 2025

The new land will include Harryhausen’s Restaurant, the Glob Theater featuring a new Monsters, Inc. show, and a flying door rollercoaster housed in the iconic door warehouse. Disney has not yet announced an opening date for the new land.

Monsters Inc. Land Concept Art - June 2025

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JackCH5 days ago

I don't think any of the concept art really shows what that plaza part will look like. The amount of space from show building to land is just too great for there not to be something missing from the concept art. (even if it is just a bigger plaza or facades).

James Alucobond5 days ago

You could probably just do incredibly basic cityscape facade painting on it and it’d look fine from the distance at which it’d be viewable. But I’m also not quite convinced that the rear courtyard is going to manifest exactly as it does in the art. The math is not mathing on some of the real proportions versus the new rendering, which feels a bit like it was hastily altered in the same way that the CommuniCore Plaza art was. The latter resulted in weird things like the World Showcase being blotted out by trees where none ever existed in order to cover up the Festival Center.

BrianLo5 days ago

Skepticism only, for discussions sake. Even with a great berm, it’s odd to have it just boxed in by a forest on either side. Also fair to say this is the newest change and perhaps not fully committed one way or the other.

mattpeto5 days ago

Might be a little earlier to predict the ugly box will be viewable the way it is now.

Animaniac93-985 days ago

They'll just paint Rise's show building "go away scream"...I mean green

BrianLo5 days ago

I’ll throw out a point of skepticism! I’m really not convinced this area is being handled correctly. The street scape (or frankly usable building) should continue now that the show building is pushed back to cover Rise backstage. Also not entirely convinced a go away forest will be manifesting to the extent the concept art purports unless they build a berm.

TrainsOfDisney6 days ago

While not nearly as good as it once was - harbor house still has some good quality choices.

JD806 days ago

Atw at Shiki Sai few weeks ago. Excellent restaurant.

flyerjab6 days ago

I share your opinion on food with regard to dining across the wider resort over the last decade. Honestly, the one part of the resort that needs a major boost in food quality is, unfortunately, the MK. I really enjoy Skipper Canteen. But after that it’s pretty much meh. Typically, on MK park days we will eat lunch and dinner outside the park at the monorail resorts. There are excellent food options there. But thinking over the more recent additions during the past decade’s expansions and additions, Tiffins/Nomad Lounge, Satu’li Canteen, Docking Bay 7, Three Bridges, Geyser Point, the new restaurants at the Japan Pavilion, I could go on and on here…my wife and I love them and feel that good food options have really improved and increased site wide. I am looking forward to Harryhausens and feel they could do this location justice.

TheMaxRebo6 days ago

Not sure if this is new, but I hadn't seen before but in the latest photos from Bio you can see part of the parking lot cut up/work being done at the edges of the expansion area for the door coaster

JD807 days ago

Many of the AK and AKL restaurants have good menus that aren't typical from Harambe Market to Sanaa to Tusker House. Skippers in MK. Rontos in DHS Spice Road Table in EPCOT. That's just those operated by Disney.

SoFloMagic7 days ago

They'd be dumb not to do a sushi spot. Doesn't need to be authentic. Can just be americanized vaguely Asian food mix (look at the dragon place at epic for inspiration). If its a themed table service they can do it prix fixed for $55 - drink, noodle salad or soup, entree (sushi roll /bao/ramen), and a themed desert. It'd be super easy and have super quick table turnovers. After a year add on a la carte options but keep the prix fixe menu options.