Last Chance: Mama Melrose's Permanently Closing May 10 at Disney's Hollywood Studios

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Posted: Thursday May 8, 2025 9:15am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Time is running out for guests who want one last meal at a longtime dining spot in Disney's Hollywood Studios. Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano will close permanently at the end of the day on Saturday, May 10, 2025, as Disney prepares to transform the area into the new Monsters, Inc.-themed land, Monstropolis.

Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano Overview

Final Chance for Familiar Favorite

Mama Melrose's

Mama Melrose's has served up hearty Italian-American fare in a Hollywood-themed setting for decades.

Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano Overview

With just a few days remaining, fans looking to enjoy one final visit to either location should make dining reservations or stop in soon. After May 10, the restaurant will be permanently shuttered as construction begins on the new themed area.

Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano Overview

Part of a Larger Redevelopment

Monsters Inc. Land Concept Art

These closure is part of a phased transformation of the Grand Avenue area, which will also include the closure of PizzeRizzo and Muppet*Vision 3D, set for their final day of operation on June 7, 2025. The space will be reimagined into Monstropolis, featuring Harryhausen's Restaurant, a flying door rollercoaster, and the Monstro Theater.

Stay tuned for more updates on the redevelopment and the arrival of the new Monsters, Inc. land at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

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TrainsOfDisney10 hours ago

I thought HEA was the #1 spot at WDW?

BrianLo10 hours ago

@MisterPenguin / @DCBaker do you have what I’m citing? It’s bothering me now that I can’t easily find it. Could have also been in a quarterly report or conference call, but I can picture reading it in my minds eye.

BrianLo11 hours ago

Everyone (GSATs). It was in one of their slide decks from the last couple years I think during their investment filings or proxy fight. Maybe someone else can help me locate it. Though technically I’m maybe drawing an inference about WDW. We just knew it was Rise at DLR and FOP at WDW. So I guess cosmic rewind could be second, perhaps. Edit - or Kilimanjaro safari is something not well accounted for at DLR.

TrainsOfDisney11 hours ago

It does? Reviews by who?

BrianLo11 hours ago

The somewhat more objective take is that Rise of the Resistance receives the best reviews at Disneyland resort and the second best at WDW. There’s not a lot of public opinion variance on this one. Whether Luke appears in it or not, the feedback dictates almost every attraction should be dealt with first (though WDW needs to fix the canons).

Sirwalterraleigh19 hours ago

They don’t feel the need to dismantle the museum part and there’s not a whole lot you can do on the Backside with a screen I think it’s just “there” and not a priority

brb100619 hours ago

Randall returned during the final two episodes of Season 2.

brb100619 hours ago

Have you seen Monsters At Work?

celluloid19 hours ago

The Animation Area is an underrated step, its main hindering is the anchor theater pride of it is showing.m a short that has been on TV and streaming. Not original content. Mickey shorts near Echo Lake needs to be something better. I am going to get xrap for it but at least the Foley stage audio shows had purpose, we're not as seen on TV and had post shows.

Sirwalterraleigh19 hours ago

Yeah the tale of the tape hasn’t been kind. I consider Toy Story and Star Wars land (just for the add…the theme concept is amateur…as it like 1.5 billion worldwide Star Wars fans were all busy and couldn’t Take a 5 minute phone call?) to be offset for the park rot that had been there for years… The last couple of years? Alright…some effort at a bit of progress. New monsters ride to take muppet visions spot?? That’s a Positive it it’s a good ride… RNRC is still there…don’t loathe the idea of using it to park the muppets as much as many have expressed… The animation courtyard redo is an underrated step. Need that kinda thing to eat innings. Another one over near indy…some “adventure camp” type area? Would be a nice add to go back to NON LIGHTNING LANE crap 🙄 I’m not really down on studios…at least not like Epcot…which they made a joke of a masterpiece… But the monsters coaster could be flawed? We’ll see We have people posting dumb concept art (means nothing) and fighting over models (means more…but you can’t get a sensory feedback from a model)…so I think it’s a slow news day

Br0ckford20 hours ago

This very much. I don't think anyone is downright rooting for this to suck, but just very skeptical. Obviously, opinions vary, but IMHO the addition of GE was meh. Smugglers Run is a fancy Star Tours. Rise is cool. I feel like they played it up as if there was gonna be more characters running around, there are some but it's hit or miss. It was supposed to be an active spaceport. The little scavenger hunt/ data pad on your phone thing is a one and done. MMRR needs to be no more then 15 min wait or forget it. RnRC, weather you like Muppets or not, just a retheme. Again IMHO lots of meh....Monstropolis looks good on paper to me, but I've been let down before.

Sirwalterraleigh20 hours ago

The skepticism is two fold: Gotta turn out well. Not “meh” And they are basically still replacements with the exception of…well nothing…they’re all still replacements as of today. Note: I’m not debating quality of the new stuff vs the old…just saying something was eliminated prior to all these things currently. That of course can change and we hope that is exactly what happens.

Sirwalterraleigh20 hours ago

My recurring complaint…and enough evidence pours in these days to kinda make it look legit…is bad management. On a variety of fronts Good management will be recognized as it was in the past (been a bit though) Ok…that’s a deal… Let’s get Sadat to come out to the front lawn and we’ll get a photo op shaking on this puppy 👍🏻👍🏻

Gusey20 hours ago

What I'm saying is we've never publicly seen a 3D model of a Disney coaster before. So far, they've only released one piece of concept art for the rollercoaster and showed an early model of the rollercoaster just showing the track and how they'll present the show building. I think there isn't enough information presented for you to be judging the whole ride as "bland and boring" and for you "anticipating this feeling very cheap because it appears that you're flying past mostly flat walls the whole time". Now, if it ends up being just a rollercoaster in a warehouse with doors on either side of the track, then it's fine to be critical of the final product. But with rumours that they'll be at least one section involves you going through a door into the human world, it sounds like more than just a warehouse.