Monsters, Inc. the Ride, coming to Disney
From JimHillmedia:
Disney’s Hollywood Studios is actually getting the attraction that theme park enthusiasts have been itching for ever since “Monsters, Inc.” opened back in November of 2001. DHS will be soon be home to an inverted coaster that recreates the Door Hangar sequence from that Pete Docter film.
This family-friendly attraction will be housed inside of Soundstage One. Though — in order to queue up for this ride — WDW Guests will first have to go around to the backside of this building and then enter through the old Jim Henson Creature Shop.
Here, they’ll find an elaborate recreation of the Monsters, Inc. lobby. With Ceilia (You know? Mike Wazowski’s one-eyed, snake-haired girlfriend?) working behind the reception desk. Given that this attraction will be set in the post-film world (After monsters have learned that laughter is 10 times more powerful than screams), Monsters, Inc. is holding an open house today. Actually inviting humans in the Monster world to come tour their energy-gathering facility.
Speaking of energy-gathering … As they make their way through the queue, Disney World visitors will periodically encounter scream / laugh cannisters with funnels sticking up out of them. These Guests will then be encouraged to scream / laugh into these funnels. Which will cause the sides of these cannisters to light up and reveal how much energy was just gathered.
As they make their way up to the attraction’s load area, these WDW visitors will learn that this Open House is all Mike Wazowski’s idea. That — along the route that their coaster is supposed to travel through the Door Hangar — this wiley one-eyed monster has placed even more scream / laugh cannisters. Which will then collect all of the energy that these humans produce as they scream & laugh their way through this attraction.