Disney's Nostalgic 'Monsters, Inc.' Attraction Is Now Officially Closed to All Guests

Disney’s Monsters, Inc. attraction is now officially closed.

Monsters, Inc. is about to become far more visible at Disney parks. At Disney’s Hollywood Studios, construction is underway on Monstropolis, a full land built around the city’s shift from scream power to laughter — and its decision to finally invite humans inside.

The headliner is a suspended door-vault coaster that will hoist guests vertically before they race through the factory. Disney has called it the first suspended coaster at any Disney park and its first vertical-lift coaster — a serious upgrade for a franchise long limited to dark rides and shows.

It will not be a one-ride expansion. Disney has promised shops, dining, a theater show, and recognizable stops including Harryhausen’s and the Glob Theater. The story is framed around H.U.M.A.N. Day, a celebration of the newly opened relationship between monsters and humans.

That growth comes with a cost on the West Coast. Disney California Adventure’s Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! is living on borrowed time, with a permanent closure now expected in 2027 to make room for the resort’s Avatar experience. It was initially due to disappear in early 2026.

That has left fans eyeing Magic Kingdom’s Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor, which remains open in Tomorrowland. Because the new land includes a theater show, some have speculated that the interactive comedy could shift to Hollywood Studios — but Disney has not announced a relocation, replacement or closure.

For now, however, one Monsters, Inc. attraction has officially gone dark this week.

Tokyo Disneyland’s Monsters, Inc. Ride Closes for Refurbishment

Tokyo Disneyland’s Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek! closed July 1 for a month-long refurbishment, although Disney has not specified the work.

The resort lists the downtime through July 31, making August 1 — not July 31 — its first expected operating day, subject to change.

Inside the four-minute dark ride, guests board a Security Tram and use flashlights to find Boo, Sulley, Mike, and smaller monsters hiding through the Monsters, Inc. factory and the streets of Monstropolis. The experience turns every rider into part of the game rather than a passive observer.

The attraction opened in 2009 as a major Tomorrowland addition. Rather than simply retelling the film like Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!, it turns the story into a game of Flashlight Tag, with character figures and effects responding as riders aim their lights at hiding places.

That closure also lands during a major period of change for Tomorrowland. Buzz Lightyear’s Astro Blasters, which closed in October 2024, is being transformed into an indoor Wreck-It Ralph attraction. Guests will enter Sugar Rush and help Ralph and Vanellope turn bug-like glitches back into candy.

Tokyo Disneyland is also rebuilding its version of Space Mountain and its surrounding plaza, with that project scheduled to debut in 2027. So while Ride & Go Seek! is only temporarily unavailable, it is closing against a much larger transformation for the land.

What’s your favorite Monsters, Inc. attraction?