Disney adults were HYPED when Disney announced that a Villains Land would be built in Magic Kingdom. However, there are mixed opinions about the new villain attraction coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
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Why is Disney’s newest villain attraction already raising eyebrows, especially when lots of Disney fans were excited when it was announced? Let’s dive into the controversy surrounding this new show.
While we have seen LOTS of comments sharing excitement for the new villain’s show that will replace Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy, some are confused about the location. As well, with recent announcements that Monsters, Inc. Land will be replacing the Muppets Courtyard in Hollywood Studios, many fans are instead hoping that Muppet*Vision 3D could live on inside Sunset Showcase.
Sunset Showcase
Disney’s newest villain attraction, Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After, will premiere in the summer of 2025. Captain Hook, Maleficent, Cruella De Vil, and other “fiendish foes ” will break through the glass and transform the stage into the “mysterious, reflective realm of the Magic Mirror.” The show sounds pretty villainous, and people are generally excited to see this new production.
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However, we have also noticed many comments that hope the location of Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After will only be temporary. Disney recently announced that the Muppets Courtyard would be replaced by the new Monsters, Inc. Land and that Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster will receive a Muppets retheme. Many people have taken to social media to say it would make much more sense for the Sunset Showcase to be used for Muppet*Vision 3D instead of a villains show. A Muppets-themed roller coaster next door to a villain’s show doesn’t exactly scream cohesive. Although Aerosmith and villains don’t necessarily go together either.
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Plus, Disney has already announced that they will be building a Villains Land in Magic Kingdom, so wouldn’t it make sense for a villains show to be there? Jay is thinking so, too! He wrote that maybe the new villains show is “serving as a temporary stopgap (and maybe test-running some concepts for Villains Land).” We could definitely see the show eventually being moved over to Magic Kingdom and Muppet*Vision 3D taking its place. Disney hasn’t announced anything like this yet, but we can always dream, right?
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Sahara goes even a step further with a detailed step-by-step plan to bring some more cohesiveness to the parks: “What would make sense: Move Muppets 3D to where the Villains (formerly Cars) venue is…move the Villains show to Villains Land at MK. Move Monsters Inc Laugh Floor to the new Monsters land (tbh, moving Star Tours near Galaxy’s Edge would be best…) and reopen Alien Encounter with Stitch at Tomorrowland because of the live-action movie.”
Muppet*Vision 3D
Many people agree that it would make A LOT of sense to move Muppet*Vision 3D to the Sunset Showcase once the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster retheme happens. Nathan wrote, “Hopefully, this is just going to be temporary for a few years, and after they retheme Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, it should get turned into Muppet Vision or a new version of Muppet Vision, and the entire area by Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster will become the new Muppet Courtyard.” Justin also chimed in, saying, “This will be cool, but hopefully it changes again, and they put Muppets 3D in there after Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster gets its overhaul.”
Muppets Courtyard
So, while there is excitement for Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After, there have been some raised eyebrows regarding the choice of where to put the show. It may not make the most sense to be right next to Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, but we are still excited to check out the new show next summer!
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What will happen with Sunset Showcase in the long term? Will Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After move to Magic Kingdom, and will Muppet*Vision 3D find a new home on Sunset Boulevard? Only time will tell! Make sure to stay tuned to DFB for all your Disney World news!
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Here’s an idea: Block off the entrance to MonstersIncLand at Grand Ave. turning that into a road from Star Tours to Galaxy’s Edge. Retheme the buildings on the other side of Grand Ave. to Star Wars and make access to MonstersIncLand through the old entrance to the Star Wars Hotel and either the walkway next to Backlot Express or between Star Tours and MonstersIncLand. That way all the Star Wars attractions are cohesive and the lands are all separated. The imagineers could probably come up with an entrance from Grand Ave that would block the sight lines into MonstersIncLand.
Well, Aerosmith did portray the Future Villain Band in the gloriously awful Sgt. Peppers movie so that at least makes sense.
…for the three of us that would remember that.
It makes much more sense to put Radiator Springs or Cars land behind the current building at Hollywood Studios. And just keep the current show.
Villians show should be in Magic Kingdom in Villians Land.
Leave Rivers of America and Frontierland alone. State of Florida already said no more than once. It would destroy the ecosystem there
I fail to see how the draining of a concrete “River” would destroy the ecosystem. I think the Water Districts concern is more about the swampy land they want to backfill to make the staging area.
Is the Magic Mirror really a villain? It was just a tool used by Queen Grimhilde. That’s like saying Maleficent’s staff counts as it’s own villain.
It’s not like it was actively conspiring against Snow White. It simply stated two basic facts: 1) people think Snow White is “fairer” than she is, and 2) the Huntsman lied about killing her. And I doubt it was being malicious when it did that