Things are moving pretty quickly over at the former Muppets Courtyard as the area is transformed into a Monsters Inc.-themed land. Following the complete demolition of the former Muppets gift shop, work seems to be intensely focused on the former Cast Member parking lot where a new Monsters Inc. roller coaster will be built.
Foundation Drilling Rig at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
A tall, multifunction foundation drilling rig can now be seen in what appears to be the backstage parking lot where a new Monsters Inc. roller coaster will be built. The equipment appears to be a FUNDEX F2800, or something similar. FUNDEX describes the F2800 as a medium-sized and powerful model in the range of Fundex Equipment multifunctional foundation rigs. The F2800 can be used for various drilling and pile driving techniques such as soil mixing, sheet pile push pull system and vibratory hammers.
Perhaps relevant to our interests is that FUNDEX shows the F2800 on a construction site where a roller coaster is being built as part of their promotional material. Without a better look at the actual work the equipment is performing, it’s too early to say for sure that the work is for roller coaster footers specifically, but it’s possible.
Even if the work isn’t for the roller coaster footers, it’s very likely that it is for work related to the roller coaster in some capacity. It’s possible that the work could be for the building or other support elements. We’re not sure if the building will be built first or the roller coaster track. For Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, Disney built the roller coaster inside of a new building. For TRON Lightcycle Run, Disney built the roller coaster first and then the building around the track.
Either way, it is very exciting to see work progressing as well as it has been since the Muppets Courtyard area was closed to guests.
For some context on location, here’s a photo from last month via Bioreconstruct, showing the location of where the Monsters Inc. roller coaster is being built.
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