New Aerial Photos Show Monsters Inc Coaster Track and Building Progress at Disney's Hollywood Studios

By WDWMAGIC Staff · Saturday August 15, 2026 5:12pm ET · "Monstropolis"
New Aerial Photos Show Monsters Inc Coaster Track and Building Progress at Disney's Hollywood Studios
Fresh aerial photos from @bioreconstruct show Monsters Inc coaster track now staged both at Hollywood Studios and at a BoardWalk-area delivery lot, with the ride building's steel framework covering a…

New aerial photos from @bioreconstruct show the Monsters, Inc. flying door coaster construction advancing on multiple fronts, with coaster track now staged both at the Hollywood Studios construction site and at the off-site delivery area near Disney's BoardWalk Resort alongside the Disney Skyliner route.

The staging area near BoardWalk Resort shows a substantial quantity of track pieces laid out across the lot, with flatbed trucks and a mobile crane actively working the area. The variety of track sections visible — including straight sections and curved pieces — suggests that a large portion of the coaster's track is now on Walt Disney World property and being prepared for transport to the construction site. This is the same staging area where earlier track and support column deliveries were first spotted from the Skyliner gondola.

At the Hollywood Studios construction site, track sections are now visible on the ground alongside the active ride building, where the steel framework continues to rise.

The ride building itself shows continued progress, with the steel framework now covering a large portion of the overall footprint. 

The Monsters, Inc. flying door coaster will be Disney's first suspended coaster, sending guests gliding through the iconic door vault scene from the film in vehicles that hang beneath the track.

Disney has not yet announced an opening date for Monstropolis.

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JackCH15 minutes ago

DonniePeverley18 minutes ago

At the risk of scouring 655 pages of wannabe imagineers - can someone give me an accurate asssesment of what's going on ?

peter114352 hours ago

Nobody is implying that they will continue to operate gas powered cars.

Phicinfan2 hours ago

And Main Street theater, but there is a legal issue here with gas powered cars…. 🍿

doctornick3 hours ago

If they were to finally put something in the Stitch space, I’d recommend a Big Hero 6 dark ride.

Br0ckford3 hours ago

I wonder how Cinderella feels about this

peter114357 hours ago

Disney also announced Hyperion Wharf

Phicinfan7 hours ago

Uh it is a legal requirement and Disney announced they were making that change.

ChrisFL22 hours ago

They announced that a while ago, not sure if it's still happening.

TheRealSkull22 hours ago

Disney hasn't said much about it so it's led some to believe they'll close Autopia permanently to add something new to New Tomorrowland. It's a big footprint that could be used to hold a couple of attractions.

Phicinfan23 hours ago

Didn’t they just announce electric vehicles for this?!?!

Nickm20221 day ago

personally would love aquatopia, its amazing

TheRealSkull1 day ago

They're probably getting rid of Autopia in Disneyland so I don't see why they wouldn't remove that big chunk of space.

DCLcruiser1 day ago

While I agree Speedway needs an update/removal, they aren't the same attraction by any means.