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Monstropolis Construction Accelerates at Hollywood Studios With Coaster Supports and Theming Permits

Fresh permits for signage signal the project is entering visible show-phase work.

Overview

  • Aerial images from bioreconstruct over the weekend show multiple support columns rising for the Monsters, Inc. “door” coaster and foundations now more than halfway paved.
  • Walt Disney Imagineering filed four Notices of Commencement for Monstropolis covering signage installation and set elements, a step that typically follows major facade work.
  • The filings list Design Communications Ltd. for signage and InterAmerica Stage for scenic installation across restaurant buildings and the Glob Theater space.
  • On-site photos show the MuppetVision 3D facade wrapped in scrim and scaffolding, and crews welding new exterior steel onto the former PizzeRizzo building for its retheme.
  • Disney has not announced an opening date or the long-term plan for the theater, while the new suspended coaster with a vertical lift expands into a former cast parking lot.