Monsters, Inc: Mike and Sulley to the Rescue reviews

Written by Robert Niles
Theme Park Insider Editor
Posted: December 17, 2011

This attraction offers a slow taxicab ride through the city of Monstropolis. Of course, something goes terribly wrong and we soon find that a - gasp! - human child is running loose in the city. Which should sound familiar to anyone who has seen the 2001 Pixar film upon which this ride is based. The ride breaks no new narrative ground, but encapsulates the animated hit with solid animatronic storytelling.

The cheesy figurines from Superstar Limo are long gone, replaced with Mike, Sulley, Randall Boggs, Roz and the toddler Boo, whom Mike and Sulley must return to her bedroom in the human world before Monstropolis' Child Detection Agency gets her. Toddlers will have fun trying to find the animatronic Boo in each scene, and the musical score and pleasant visuals will keep older kids and adults at least moderately entertained. Disney's Imagineers have thrown in a few treats, too: Breathe deep the aroma of ginger while driving through Harryhausen's sushi restaurant, for example.

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Readers' rating:

Don't go on if the wait is longer than 10 minutes. The ride feels cheap and now that the Little Mermaid attraction is open it makes Monsters Inc. look even worse. - Jeff Moon

Used to be a great dark ride, but along with the opening of Little Mermaid, now a pretty good dark ride at DCA. I enjoyed the little surprise this ride has to offer at every corner. The scent at the sushi shop, the mirror effect in the door room, the changing color of Randoll, and the interactive Roz at the end. As a Monsters Inc. fan I am content of the story of this ride presents on a scene-by-scene basis. It hasn't really cut out a chunk of the story so it turns up comprehensive and also enjoyable. The line is never long for this ride either, especially now during the ElecTRONica party going directly infront of the ride building, it is always zero wait time at night. The only down side of the ride is lacking of real animatronic. I really wish someday they will have an improvement of the ride that features higher technology, otherwise this attraction will only remain its quality as a dark ride you'd think it's ok to skip when you're at the park. - Jeremy Hu

A pretty good dark ride in the vein of many of the Fantasyland attractions. When the Little Mermaid opens in a few days, however, it's going to beat this dark ride in every imaginable way! - Tommy Nelson

Well, it's good for a dark ride, but don't expect to be "thrilled" - Reggie Templeton

Fun, but could be improved a lot by adding just a little more speed... - KJ Simpson

This is one of my favorite dark rides at the whole resort! I love the effects, smells, and details. The interactive Rawz animatronic is great! - Jay Finch

As good and as fun as most rides in fantasyland. Great for the whole family. Because it's in a bad corner of park that needs an e-ticket style attraction, it usually has no line except when the nearby Aladdin show lets out. - Erik Avila

Very much like a Fantasyland Dark ride! - Anthony Murphy

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