Disney Announces New Monsters Inc. Land Coming to Hollywood Studios

The good news? The long-rumored Monsters, Inc. “door coaster” is finally coming to Walt Disney World.

The bad news? Judging by the concept art, it looks like it’s coming at the expense of the Muppets Courtyard and possibly even the Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular. So RIP Muppetvision?

And that means Mama Melrose restaurant could become… Harryhausen’s? Who knows.

Disney formally announced the new Monsters, Inc. land was coming to Hollywood Studios via a presentation featuring Billy Crystal.

From the Disney Parks Blog…

Picking up after the events of Pixar Animation Studios’ beloved film, humans have now been invited to visit the world of Monsters, Inc. — and the monsters need laughter to power the city and keep it running smoothly. But it’s not a true visit without the factory itself. 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!

Yes, a door. If you’ve been dreaming of riding through the door vault since the movie was released in 2001, you’re not alone — Josh has been thinking about this, too.  “The first time I saw Monsters, Inc., all I wanted to do was ride on one of those doors like Mike and Sulley,” he told the crowd. “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.”

Check out more concept art below.