UPDATED October 20, 2025
Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World is preparing to open a BRAND NEW THEMED LAND featuring those lovable monsters from MONSTERS, INC.!
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
That’s right… the monsters are inviting YOU to Monstropolis, where they need human laughter to power the city and keep it running.
Initial Monsters Inc. Land Concept Art ©Disney
In August 2024, Disney Experiences Chairman Josh D’Amaro made the official announcement as he shared, “The first time I saw Monsters, Inc., all I wanted to do was ride on one of those doors like Mike and Sulley. You’ll go into the factory and experience the first suspended coaster ever in a Disney park. Remember in the movie how those claws grab the doors and hoist them up into the air to take them away? We’re doing that, too. And you’re going along for the ride.”
Monsters, Inc. Concept Art — Posted June 2025 in Hollywood Studios
The story of the land will pick up after the events of the popular Pixar film, and humans have now been invited to visit the world of Monsters, Inc. Disney shares that here, “you’ll be able to stroll the streets alongside some of your favorite monsters” and even visit the Laugh Factory!
Monsters, Inc. Land Roller Coaster
“You’ll be able to see the sights, hear the laughs and zoom through the building just like James P. Sullivan (a.k.a. Sulley) and Mike Wazowski — via a door!” Oh, did I mention that this statement is in reference to a brand new Monsters, Inc. roller coaster?
©Disney
Monsters, Inc. Land will feature Disney’s VERY FIRST suspended coaster, which “will put you right in the middle of the monster action. Just be sure to fill out your paperwork! Roz is always watching…” (A suspended roller-coaster is one where you sit in your seat while your legs dangle off the ground. The seat is attached to the track above your head instead of under your seat.)
We had the chance to check out a first look at all the Imagineering model for the upcoming coaster at the D23 event where the ride announcement was made.
Monsters, Inc roller coaster
The intricate model truly is reminiscent of the door scenes from Monsters, Inc.
And in March 2025, Disney shared a new video with some AMAZING renderings of the upcoming coaster.
Walt Disney Imagineering shares a new look at the Monsters, Inc. coaster loading area and first-ever vertical lift that will hoist riders in the air like never before as they zoom into the door vault! https://t.co/9Rwf0YtRGX 🚪🎢 #SXSW pic.twitter.com/fnTaDIA6AR
— Disney Parks (@DisneyParks) March 8, 2025
In the video, you can see the coaster being LIFTED off the ground! We have NEVER seen anything quite like this before. It’s the world’s first!
©Disney
This helps eliminate the need for a vertical hill in the coaster, making it different from other coasters.
In June 2025, a map release confirmed that the new land will be expanded to fit the roller coaster. The attraction’s show building will be placed in what has been the Cast Member parking lot located behind the land.
©Central Florida Tourism Oversight District
In the image above, the roller coaster is the building closest to the bottom of the photo within the parking lot lines. You can also see just how large the building is expected to be once construction is complete.
Click HERE for a DEEP DIVE into the concept art for the Monsters, Inc. Roller Coaster
Monsters, Inc. Show
While we await details, in November 2024, Disney also revealed that Monsters, Inc. Land will also have a new theater show.
©Disney
Though it has not been confirmed as the show location, pieces of concept art have shown the former Muppet*Vision 3D Theater will be reimagined into “The Glob” theater — a play on the famous Globe Theatre.
More Monstrous Fun?
We’ve noticed something upon exploring the concept art drawings for Monsters, Inc. Land. When zooming in you can see the iconic eyeball sculpture that is in front of Harryhausen’s in the Monsters, Inc. movie.
Harryhausen’s (gray building, near top left)
Harryhausen’s is the restaurant that Mike Wazowski takes Celia Mae out on a date for her birthday. (It is also where Sulley barges in to tell Mike about Boo.) It is a Japanese restaurant that is notoriously hard to get a reservation to. In the movie, you can see monsters chowing down on eyeballs and sushi. The full menu includes appetizers such as Goo-Tofu, Vegetable Tempuki, Swill and Sour Soup, and Flab Cake. There is also a variety of sushi a la carte options like a Spider Roll, Carrion Katsu, Howling Hamachi, and more. For dinner dishes, you can choose from Assorted Yukitori and Kappa Mucki. The restaurant also offers some desserts and sake.
©Disney
While Disney hasn’t officially confirmed that this restaurant will be coming to the new Monsters, Inc. Land, the fact that it is in the concept art leads us to believe it is pretty likely we will see a Harryhausen’s in this new area. Could this mean we are getting a sushi restaurant in Disney’s Hollywood Studios? Only time will tell!
Monsters, Inc. Land Location
In November 2024, Disney confirmed the upcoming location of the new land. Monsters, Inc. land would be taking over the Grand Avenue south side of Disney’s Hollywood Studios. This area was also home to Muppets Courtyard.
©Disney
BUT this isn’t the end of The Muppets in Hollywood Studios. In fact, The Muppets are moving to Sunset Boulevard and taking over Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith in 2026! (The current version Starring Aerosmith will be open to ride through the remainder of 2025.) The Muppets will be the star of the show on Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster and will be teaming up with some of “music’s biggest stars for a rockin’ music festival.”
Monsters, Inc. Land Timeline
An opening timeline for Monsters, Inc. Land has not yet been announced. Construction on the new land has begun as construction walls have appeared in the area following a phased closure of the Grand Avenue area which began in May and ended on June 8th, resulting in the permanent closure of Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italiano, Muppet*Vision 3D, and PizzeRizzo.
Construction Walls up in Disney’s Hollywood Studios — June 2025
And don’t you worry… if you’re feeling a teeny bit frightened about the presence of monsters in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, just remember the Monsters, Inc. motto: “We Scare Because WE CARE!”
We CAN’T WAIT to share EVERYTHING about this monstrously FUN new land as it is revealed. In the meantime, find a COMPLETE GUIDE to Disney World’s Hollywood Studios HERE!
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