Muppet & Monster Mayhem at Hollywood Studios

 

Art courtesy of Disney Parks Blog

Disney dropped an announcement today that's really two announcements in one, and for many people, this is a "good news/bad news" situation.  The bad news section is the long rumored replacement of MuppetVision 3D at Hollywood Studios with the new Monsters Inc. mini-land that was announced back at D23.  The other half of that is that the Muppets will be "taking over" the Rock N Roller Coaster in the same park.  We'll talk about all of this here.

First, as far as MuppetVision 3D is concerned, the writing was on the wall for a while.  The Monsters Inc. land was announced at D23 but noticeably absent was a location as to where it would go in the park, and the concept art did nothing to clarify that.  Rumors began soon afterwards that it was going to replace the Muppet show that was there.  The other option seemed to be the (mostly vacant) Animation Courtyard, and the word at the time was that Disney hadn't made up their mind yet as to the location.

Quiet Spots at Walt Disney World

If you've ever been on a Walt Disney World vacation (and it's likely, if you're reading this), you'll know that there's not a lot of peace and quiet when you're at the parks.  Your resort can be peaceful, especially at night (this was one of my knocks against the Boardwalk, as it's often bustling even late into the night) but the parks are always full of people, even on a "slow" day.  What if you need to take a breather and just have some time to yourself?  Is that even possible at the parks?

I got to thinking about this question recently, and I think the answer is yes.  At least, I've found a few secluded places to just get away from it all while still enjoying the ambient atmosphere of being at Disney World.  None of these are particularly "interesting" in the strictest sense; if they were, they wouldn't be empty!