D23 Brazil: Disney Holds Back Monsters, Inc. Land Location Announcement as Mystery Persists

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Disney Parks Chairman Announces Monsters, Inc. Land

Posted: Saturday November 9, 2024 11:00am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Today's D23 Brazil event saw a much-anticipated presentation by Disney Parks Chairman Josh D'Amaro, who took to the stage to discuss the latest developments at Disney parks worldwide.

Disney Parks Chairman Announces Monsters, Inc. Land

Fans hoping for new insights into upcoming projects were left disappointed; however, no additional details were revealed regarding the rumored Monsters, Inc. land planned for Disney's Hollywood Studios. The presentation repeated the information shared during the D23 Ultimate Fan event held earlier this year.

As in the previous panel, D'Amaro showcased two pieces of concept art that continue to keep fans guessing. These artworks, which depict two potential layouts for Monsters, Inc. land, once again hinted at both Animation Courtyard and Muppets Courtyard as possible locations for the new themed area.

Monsters Inc Land in Animation Courtyard Concept Art

Monsters Inc Land in Muppets Courtyard Concept Art

The choice between these two sites has fueled considerable fan speculation, as each location presents unique possibilities and challenges for integrating the world of Monsters, Inc. into Disney's Hollywood Studios. Read more about the impacts of each location in this previous article - Disney's Hollywood Studios: Will Monsters, Inc. Land Replace Muppets Courtyard or Animation Courtyard?

For now, the mystery of Monsters, Inc. land's future location remains unsolved. Fans will have to wait a bit longer for official confirmation on which area of Disney's Hollywood Studios will eventually become home to the world of Monsters, Inc.

Monsters Inc. Land Concept Art

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GoofGoof1 hour ago

Fantasyland is supposed to be a hodge podge of IPs and non-IP rides. If the goal is to recreate a “fantasyland“ for DHS then I think something like this would work. It’s a lot of attractions and if recent history holds, a new ”land” means 2 rides max so unlikely to happen at this scale but I’d be all in favor of it. As far as ride systems, whatever they build next for DHS probably should have no height requirements. Traditional dark rides, boat rides, etc.

AidenRodriguez7316 hours ago

This just seems like an unrelated hodge podge of IP rides with nothing in common and very vague ride systems.

GoofGoof14 hours ago

I agree they will still be adding new coasters but 2 of the last 3 major rides to open at WDW were coasters. I don’t see them keeping up a pace of 2/3 of new rides being coasters. They will definitely add some (monsters and likely villians for example) but not at the same pace. I don’t think Disney has any desire to compete with Universal or Sea World for coaster dominance. They do just fine with their current mix for the demographic they are targeting. Most hard core coaster enthusiasts wouldn’t rate WDW particularly high for coasters. As long as they continue to refuse to have fully exposed tracks it makes It harder to compete. I would be pretty surprised if they built something like that but anything is possible. I think something like Hagrids is more likely with multiple launches that allows the ride to slow for show scenes. Who knows.

LittleBuford14 hours ago

Horses for courses, as they say, but I personally would hate that! Space Mountain (not the Paris one) is my preferred thrill level.

Jrb197914 hours ago

I'm hoping it's like Nemesis at Alton Towers. I don't think it's going to be short lived in regards to coasters. You will get your rides like Cars and Encanto but coasters will still be a major thing. They look at how well they draw at Universal and your average Disney guest seem to like them.

MrPromey15 hours ago

Disney thank$ you for your regrettable parenting choice. ;)

GoofGoof16 hours ago

It may still be family friendly (to the extent it shouldn’t be scary or very intense) but it definitely will have a height limit. Rides like Mine Train and Barnstormer are family friendly rides with height limits. You can’t bring an infant or a toddler on but outside of that the whole family can ride together. The height limit is only for safety. My kids were always tall for their age so when my son was 3 or 4 he made the limit for dinosaur. He loved dinosaurs and I wasn’t thinking about how intense the ride is and frightening so I took him on. He was not a fan and it cost me a small fortune in the gift shop to make up for it ;)

DisneyNeighbor17 hours ago

Thank you. I should have used a non-family-friendly ride and not an adult ride!

RosR919 hours ago

I’m really hoping the villains coaster is like Hagrid’s at uo which to me is still able to convey the story with the animatronics and theming

GoofGoof20 hours ago

There are definitely coaster tracks in the concept art but there are 2 rides so I am holding out hope that one is an epic dark ride and the other a coaster. There is a lot of good storytelling with the concept of Villians so it would be a shame to waste that with a ride where you pass by everything at high speed.

LittleBuford20 hours ago

I had the same experience with Cosmic Rewind—once was more than enough for my stomach! If I’m not mistaken, I believe the main ride of Villains Land is depicted as a Maleficent coaster in the concept art. I hope it isn’t too intense!

GoofGoof20 hours ago

I hear ya there. I did Cosmic Rewind on our last trip. It was a rough go for me. Once was plenty. My kids would have road it over and over if not for the virtual queue. They did get a few runs in since we were in EPCOT multiple days. I do think Disney’s move towards coasters (Tron, Guardians, and now Monsters) is short lived. I am looking forward to seeing what Encanto is all about, cars is not a coaster and I really hope that the main villains ride is an epic dark ride or maybe even a water ride.

GoofGoof20 hours ago

Pages back I think the speculation was the height requirement would be somewhere between 38 inches and 40. The only rides at WDW over 40 are Space, Tron, Guardians, RNRC, FOP and EE. The door coaster won‘t have inversions so that makes it lower. Cosmic Rewind is 42in and I definitely would not call it a kiddie coaster. ToT is 40in and that’s also not a kiddie ride IMHO. I guess it depends on everyones definition. I think the average 4 year old is around 40 inches so most kids will qualify for this ride by age 6 if not sooner. It‘s not supposed to be an adults only coaster but also not for infants and smaller toddlers.