Permit Suggests Monstropolis Playground at DHS
Published October 13, 2026
A newly filed Walt Disney Imagineering permit points to a playground being built in the Monstropolis land under construction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, according to reports published Tuesday, October 13. The permit covers the former site of the Stage 1 Company Store — the Muppets shop demolished after Muppets Courtyard closed last year to make way for Monstropolis — and lists Landscape Structures as the contractor.
As of Tuesday, October 13, that contractor name is the strongest signal in the filing: the company’s play-structure work is why reports are reading the permit as a playground rather than another retail or show building on that footprint.
Permits like this one describe scope and contractors, not guest-facing details. They also get filed well ahead of anything a guest can see, so the paperwork existing is not the same as a confirmed addition.
What’s not confirmed
Disney has not announced a playground in Monstropolis, and has not confirmed what will occupy the former Stage 1 Company Store site. No opening date, size, theme, height or age guidance, or name has been announced. The permit itself suggests the use; it does not confirm it.
What it means for your trip
- Nothing changes about a Hollywood Studios day you’re booking now. Monstropolis is still a construction zone, and there is no new attraction or play area to plan around in that part of the park.
- If you have little kids, keep your Hollywood Studios morning built the usual way: rope drop Star Tours, Alien Swirling Saucers, Toy Story Mania, and Millennium Falcon: Smugglers’ Run, which tend to run 15 minutes or less at park open, then use the back half of the day for shows and a sit-down break.
- A playground, if it does open, would be a free walk-up — not a Lightning Lane attraction. So don’t adjust your Multi Pass plan for it, and don’t expect it to change how Slinky Dog Dash or Rise of the Resistance book up.
- Families who need a decompression stop in that part of the park are better served by a Sci-Fi Dine-In late lunch, where the dim room and car seating do some of the parenting work for you. Advance Dining Reservations for a Hollywood Studios day open 60 days before arrival at 6:00 AM Eastern in My Disney Experience — and a SupaPark dining Drop Watch will ping you if a Sci-Fi table frees up later from a cancellation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is a playground confirmed for Monstropolis at Disney’s Hollywood Studios?
No. A Walt Disney Imagineering permit suggests one is planned, but Disney has not announced or confirmed a playground in Monstropolis.
Where in Monstropolis would the playground go?
The permit covers the former location of the Stage 1 Company Store, the Muppets store demolished after Muppets Courtyard closed last year.
When would the Monstropolis playground open?
No opening date has been announced, and the permit does not establish one.
SupaPark tracks live wait times and crowd forecasts, and pings you the second a hard-to-get reservation opens or a ride goes walk-on — free to start at supapark.com.