Guests at Walt Disney World’s Hollywood Studios can already travel to Andy’s backyard with Toy Story Land, the Twilight Zone’s fifth dimension via the Tower of Terror, and to the galaxy far, far away in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Soon they’ll also be able to go to Monstropolis. Imagineers are greatly expanding the park’s former Muppets Courtyard into a massive new area inspired by Pixar’s Monsters, Inc. movies. And not only has Disney announced new details and images about the story guests will enter when it finally opens, Nerdist got a chance to visit the site. We got a behind-the-scenes look at what’s coming when monsters invite humans into their world. It’s an interactive story Imagineers are making you a part of.
The last few months have seen noticeable work to the future home of Monstropolis at Hollywood Studios. We’ve known the land will feature Disney’s first vertical/suspended roller coaster ever. To say we’re excited about the attraction based on the swinging doors sequence from the original Monsters, Inc. film would be a monstrous understatement. But now we finally know what other elements Monstropolis will also feature.
Monstropolis is a collaboration between Walt Disney Imagineering and Pixar Animation Studios. The story behind the area, which is truly gigantic, takes its inspiration from Mike and Sulley’s discovery that human laughter is much more powerful than human screams. As announced by the in-world Monstropolis Horn newspaper, that has led monsters to do the previously unthinkable. They have decided to invite humans to their realm. The initiative comes from the City Frightful’s newly created Department of Human Relations, which got its own logo that highlights the bond between humans and monsters.
Aww. Boo would love it.
When guests enter Monstropolis they’ll be joining the celebration known as H.U.M.A.N. Day. That stands for “Humans Understand Monsters Are Nice.” Disney describes the concept as “part celebration, part cultural exchange,” an event meant to “introduce humans to life inside Monstropolis while helping monsters discover that humans are not so frightening after all.”
Visitors will “get to explore the city, meet its citizens, taste unique cuisine, and step into the everyday world of monsters in a totally new way.” Disney executives told us during a media visit to the very active construction site that Monstropolis is meant to be interactive. They’re making visitors part of the story by putting them inside a story. And that story will also tell new stories within the larger theme. They compared the experience to Shanghai Disney’s Zootopia land that opened in late 2023. They also said they are trying to best the counterpart’s Zootopia.
That is really saying something.
Monstropolis will include aspects fans would hope and expect to see. It will have its very own Harryhausen’s restaurant. The fancy sushi spot appeared in the original film. It will also feature the Glob Theater, which will sit in the former home of Muppet*Vision 3D. While Disney has not announced exactly what show will run in the Glob, executives told us the audience will be a part of it. That fits in with the larger concept of trying to immerse you inside the story.
We also got a chance to see unreleased concept art for the park used on site. That artwork features streets and buildings that are both similar to human locations while also wholly of Monstropolis. Executives said they’ll be adorned by decorative teeth, fangs, and faces. Imagineers also noted they worked with Pixar to flesh out the rest of what Monstropolis looks like since it wasn’t explored in-depth in the films. The goal is to show it’s a city with “real history” and a scale that highlights monsters both “big and small” live there. Execs described it as storytelling via architecture, a place where the old Monstropolis can still be found among its new iteration. The goal is to make Monstropolis feel like a lived-in character unto itself.
Hollywood Studios’ new land will also feel both new yet familiar by including aspects fans have never seen but will instantly recognize. There will be both a door factory and a canister making factory.
As for when any human will get to partake in H.U.M.A.N. Day remains unknown. The big picture is coming into focus when it comes to Walt Disney World’s newest land. But the massive site still felt like it was in the very early stages of construction during our visit.
Our guess is that it still at likely two years away at least. Then again, this will be the first time monsters can technically hire human workers, so maybe it’ll open even faster.
Mikey Walsh is a staff writer at Nerdist. He enjoyed wearing a hardhat during his site visit. You can follow him on Bluesky at @burgermike. And also anywhere someone is ranking the Targaryen kings.
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