Disney's Monsters, Inc. land is quietly moving forward. Walt Disney Imagineering just filed a new permit — dated July 8 — for electrical work at The Glob Theater, the show building at the heart of Monstropolis, the Monsters, Inc.-themed land under construction at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
What the permit actually tells us
On its own, an electrical permit isn't flashy — but it's a meaningful phase marker. Filings like this typically signal a project shifting out of raw construction and into the technical, show-installation stage: lighting, audio-visual systems, and effects. The contractor, Elite A/V Systems, is named for the work, and it's the latest in a steady string of Glob Theater permits over the past year.
What The Glob is
The Glob Theater is the reborn version of the former MuppetVision 3D theater, which closed to make way for the new land. Disney has confirmed the building will remain a theater and confirmed the name through official Monstropolis backstory materials, and on a recent hard-hat tour, Imagineering executives said the show would be "packed with technology." What that show will actually be, though, Disney still hasn't announced — that remains the big open question.
The bigger picture
The Glob is just one piece of a major Hollywood Studios expansion rising in the former Muppets Courtyard and Grand Avenue area. The land's headliner is a first-of-its-kind suspended "door" coaster inspired by the door-vault chase from Monsters, Inc. — track is being installed and show buildings are going up. Around it, Mama Melrose's is becoming Harryhausen's (the sushi spot from the film), the former Pizza Planet/PizzeRizzo is being reworked into a Monstropolis quick-service location, and Disney has teased an ice cream shop. The Muppets didn't vanish entirely, either: Rock 'n' Roller Coaster was re-themed from Aerosmith to the Muppets as they relocated to Sunset Boulevard.
Every permit is a breadcrumb. Disney says little about Monstropolis, but the paperwork shows it steadily coming to life behind the walls.
When can you actually visit?
Here's the honest part: there's no official opening date. Given the scope — a coaster this size plus a full land build — most industry watchers expect 2028 or 2029, not sooner. The nearer-term thing to watch is D23 Expo in August, where Disney often unveils big park details. That's the most likely moment we finally learn what The Glob's mysterious show will be.
Accurate as of July 9, 2026. Construction details are based on public permit filings and Disney's confirmed plans; the theater's show and an opening date have not been announced.