Say goodbye to Monstropolis and hello to Pandora — Disneyland Resort is shuttering its “Monsters, Inc.” ride to make way for a new “Avatar” experience inspired by the oceans of James Cameron’s sci-fi world.

Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! will close in early 2026 to allow construction to begin on an “Avatar”-themed land in the Hollywood Backlot area of Disneyland California Resort, Disney announced Thursday.

Whereas the “Avatar”-themed ride at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Florida is based on Cameron’s first “Avatar” film, the new Anaheim experience is shaped around the Pandora of “Avatar: The Way of Water.”

Imagineers first announced the “Avatar” destination at a fan convention last summer, describing it, in true Disney fashion, as “dynamic, intense and an emotional experien

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