Monsters Inc. Land Construction Continues with Major Facade Work Underway at Disney's Hollywood Studios

Feb 10, 2026 in "Monsters Inc. Land"

Monsters Inc. Land Construction - February 9, 2026
Posted: Tuesday February 10, 2026 10:!4am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

New photos from the construction site at Disney's Hollywood Studios show significant exterior work underway as the former Muppets Courtyard continues its transformation into Monsters, Inc.'s Monstropolis.

Crews are focused on the facades of the existing brick buildings, with visible removal of large sections where former marquee signage once hung. This includes structures previously home to MuppetVision 3D and Gonzo's Royal Flush, where construction workers can be seen using boom lifts to cut into and remove decorative elements.



Several facade areas have been stripped down or patched over, revealing mounting hardware and insulation that had been hidden behind themed overlays for decades.


This area will transform into Monstropolis, home to the upcoming Monsters, Inc.suspended coaster and a new theater show. The buildings will be re-themed to match the animated urban style of the monster city.

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_caleb1 day ago

I am very excited about this!

flyerjab1 day ago

Bioreconstruct out doing his thang!911943911944

DCBaker1 day ago

Aerial look at Monstropolis from bioreconstruct: 911937911935

HMF8 days ago

Disney themselves can't seem to make up their mind either apparently, judging by what they are doing with Animation Courtyard.

gorillaball8 days ago

The effort on that is a fail in my opinion. Frustrating. I think it will improve with time but they waited so long in the 4-5 year build to drop some trees in - grrrr

easyrowrdw9 days ago

No joke. It just looks like a flat wall with things painted on it. I really hope they do better in Monstersland

TrainsOfDisney9 days ago

Monsters Retirement home?

mattpeto9 days ago

lazyboy97o9 days ago

Because there’s a reason they moved the building back. These structures also didn’t show up in the plans that first showed the building location.

_caleb9 days ago

If they use the trompe l'oeil effect they used in Ratatouille, they can claim both. It doesn't exactly look real in real life, but you might get away with saying it would on film.

TrainsOfDisney9 days ago

True…. I was trying to be silly. As usual my humor is lost. :-/

Sorcerer Mickey9 days ago

Everybody is free to go back and forth as they please, but the park is still officially named Hollywood Studios.

TrainsOfDisney9 days ago

Everybody keeps going back and forth with the ideas that it is or isn’t still a studios theme. My neck is getting sore from all the back and forth - can somebody decide? Well…. Disney can’t, so why could anyone else haha

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