Theme Park Report
Construction of the Monsters, Inc. door coaster is progressing at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, with new aerial photos showing the attraction’s vertical lift structures and loading area taking shape inside the developing show building.
The coaster is being built behind Monstropolis, on land that was previously used as a backstage Cast Member parking lot next to the former Muppets Courtyard. Two tall gray steel structures now stand on opposite sides of the central loading area. The structures will form the attraction’s vertical lift systems.
According to WDW News Today’s report on the aerial photography, guests will board suspended ride vehicles near the floor of the Monsters, Inc. factory. The vehicles are planned to remain level while being raised more than 40 feet in approximately four seconds. During the lift, individual seats will rotate from their sideways boarding positions to face forward.
The station is designed around the factory’s scare floor and will include two loading zones beneath an overhead framework shaped like the letter “M.” Several of those rounded supports are now visible between the lift structures. A roof has also been installed over much of the elevated section beside the loading area, where the trains will enter an enclosed upper floor.
Once the vehicles reach the top of the lift, they are planned to launch forward into the door vault. WDW News Today previously reported that Disney had provided a rendered preview of the loading area and launch sequence.
Additional coaster track remains staged near the Disney Skyliner route. Aerial views show gray track sections with gentle bends, tighter curves, and straight sections, along with structural steel, support components, and construction equipment. Some pieces are resting on temporary cradles while awaiting transport to the attraction site. A flatbed trailer and an Adena Corporation trailer were also visible near the staging area.
The coaster is part of Monstropolis, which Disney has described as the first land based on Monsters, Inc. at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The land’s story will center on H.U.M.A.N. Day, short for “Humans Understand Monsters Are Nice,” a celebration welcoming humans into Monstropolis after the events of the original film. The project also includes Harryhausen’s and The Glob theater.
Disney has not announced an opening date for either the Monsters, Inc. door coaster or Monstropolis.
