Monsters, Inc. Ride to Close for Avatar Experience in California Adventure

Written by Joshua Posted June 5th, 2025

Disney has revealed that the upcoming Avatar-themed destination at Disney California Adventure will be built in the park’s Hollywood Backlot. To make room for the new experience (definitely not a land), Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! will permanently close in early 2026. Here’s the official announcement:

“We’re looking forward to transforming a portion of the current Hollywood Backlot area into our Avatar destination in Disney California Adventure. This project is still in the early stages of development, and additional details will be shared later, including construction timeframes. To make way for this new experience, Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! will close in early 2026.”

California’s Avatar experience will be completely unlike Animal Kingdom’s Pandora. We still don’t know what exactly that means, but the concept art is intriguing.