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Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor
Magic Kingdom
AreaTomorrowland
Coordinates28°25′06″N 81°34′47″W / 28.41838°N 81.57960°W / 28.41838; -81.57960
StatusOperating
Opening dateApril 2, 2007; 17 years ago (April 2, 2007)
ReplacedThe Timekeeper
Ride statistics
Attraction typeInteractive animated comedy club show
ThemeMonsters, Inc.
WebsiteOfficial website
Disabled access Wheelchair accessible
Assistive listening available
Closed captioning available

Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor is an interactive animated comedy club show attraction based on the Monsters, Inc. franchise in Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.[1]

It opened on April 2, 2007, replacing the Circle-Vision attraction The Timekeeper. The characters from the 2001 and 2013 Disney/Pixar animated films Monsters, Inc. and Monsters University that appear in the attraction are Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) and Roz (Bob Peterson).

History

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By November 2006, the attraction as Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor Comedy Club was going through a testing phase with expect regular operation in January 2007.[1] The attraction was nominated for the 6th Annual VES Awards - Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project in 2008, but lost to Dinosaurs - Giants of Patagonia.[2]

Subsequent to the 2013 release of Monsters University, a new "commercial" sequence was added during the pre-show which has Monsters University student Art (Charlie Day) advertise the "Monsters University School of Laughter", replacing the "Comedy Detection Agency" sequence that Wazowski introduces.

On October 27, 2020, following Walt Disney World's reopening after its temporary closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the resort announced the layoff of several entertainment shows, including the Citizens of Hollywood at Disney's Hollywood Studios. These layoffs were the result of a dispute between the Actors' Equity Association and Walt Disney World, which also affected the cast providing live voices for Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor. The attraction has since reopened.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Boyd, Christopher; Powers, Scott (November 20, 2006). "Monsters, Inc. comedy act gives material a test". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "6th Annual VES Awards". www.visualeffectssociety.com. March 24, 2015. Archived from the original on July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  3. ^ "Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor". Walt Disney World. Disney. Retrieved 4 April 2023.