Here's the backstory for Disney's new Monsters Inc. land

When this land was announced as being located in the old Muppets area I thought that it would be a no-brainer to move the monsters Inc. laugh floor show over from the Magic Kingdom., freeing up needed space in Tomorrowland. So I’m curious to see what this new show is instead. Either way I’m glad that the Muppets theater is still being used.

If this area has even half of the authenticity and wonder of another certain Pixar-themed land on the West Coast then this will be a sure fire hit.

This is a solid announcement for this development, and provides a legitimate and plausible backstory to make this land immersive, which is way more than was done for the nearby Toy Story Land. There was a lot of concern that Disney was just adding the coaster here, so confirmation that they're preserving the Muppets theater is an excellent bit of news. I would hope that WDI could find a way to incorporate some Easter Eggs into the renovated theater or production that recognize the prior tennants, especially given the similarity of some characters (i.e. Sweetums) have to inhabitants of Monstropolis. I would hope that they don't just import Laugh Floor here and don't try to replicate other shows like Zootopia/Bugs Life or Turtle Talk, and that whatever they put into the Glob is a unique show. I do think that they may regret not including another smaller ride in this land (something like ASS), because the biggest problem DHS has is a glut of e-tickets with limited capacity and not enough mid-level attractions that guests can experience without standing in 60+ minute lines.

I'm hopeful that Disney can deliver the walk around character concept they've teased in the previs drawings here, but I will remain skeptical that they will come to fruition. Yes, Disney has shown proof of concept with the new Animation Courtyard, but the belief is that those characters are only free-roaming because interior spaces/queues are not ready, and they will eventually move inside. I also have very little faith in WDW guests to not ruin a good thing and even if the Animation Courtyard characters continue free roaming that guests will create situations that force Disney to put these interactions behind queues. It's great that WDI is thinking about the possibility of free-roaming characters, but I'm not holding my breath on this aspect of Monstropolis.

This is an excellent appetizer for the main course, which will be the full reveal of the coaster, and I'm encouraged that Disney will deliver a truly remarkable experience here. My only concern is overall capacity of the land with a coaster that is naturally going to be high demand, and just a show to divert guest attention in the land.

Yeah, I agree with Russell, this land needs a C-ticket or something to keep capacity up. If they're just gonna add the coaster and not really change the theater, why did this even need to be a full land to begin with? Couldn't it just have been a mini land over by the new coaster, and we keep Muppetvison?

Sounds like a gate-crasher.

Still no official word on what's actually going in the "Glob Theater" right? That's felt purposefully vague.

Free Glob Theater show idea: "Put That Thing Back Where It Came From -- Presented By: Monster's Inc."

It's an in-universe recap of "Monster's Inc." similar to Rogers: The Musical.

I know exactly what is going into the Glob Theater, but I don't remember at the moment what Disney has cleared me to say about it. (I'll check - there were way too many embargoes with differing break dates at the latest WDW press event.) But it will be a fun show that I think exceeds what Disney had there with MuppetVision. It does advance the HUMAN Day story, too. (In that, I think there's some thematic similarity to the new Zootopia show at DAK.)

And it is not all media, either.

@myhands: great idea

This looks better and better and only makes sense to use the area well.

Nothing exceeds Muppet Vision, and I’m sick and tired of being told otherwise.

Honestly, while this is a smaller project than Tropical Americas or Piston Peak, I think it looks like the best of the three from what we've seen so far (and yes, there is probably some IP affinity at play). It appears to be well integrated into the park and offers everything needed for a miniland, though I agree with a couple people above that it would have been nice to have a smaller supporting attraction to go along with the coaster. Given the current status, I'm guessing 2028 as well for opening.

This preview of Monstropolis is getting attention across all platform on the worldwide web.