Disney Installs First Supports for Monsters, Inc. Coaster at Hollywood Studios

Overview

• The project entered vertical construction Wednesday as cranes placed the first wide black support columns at the Monstropolis site following days of parts staging near EPCOT.
• The coaster is themed to the film’s door-vault scene and will use suspended seating and a vertical lift to start the ride.
• Disney positions the attraction as a family-focused ride and its first suspended vertical-lift coaster at Walt Disney World.
• The build sits at the end of the new Monstropolis area on the former Muppets Courtyard site inside Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
• Construction has taken over former Cast Member parking and prompted reconfigured lots, and while Disney has not announced an opening date, fan sites now suggest late 2027 at the earliest or 2028 as unconfirmed targets.