Walt Disney Imagineering has extended a permit at The Glob Theater, the former MuppetVision 3D building at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. An amended filing keeps the general construction notice for audio/visual contractor Solotech active for another year. The Glob is the future home of “Welcome to Monstropolis,” the new theater show built around an original Randy Newman song. Here’s the latest.
Amended Permit Extends A/V Work at Monstropolis’ Glob Theater
IN THIS ARTICLE:
- Imagineering filed an amended notice for general construction at the former MuppetVision 3D building
- Solotech, an audio/visual installation company, remains the listed contractor
- The Glob Theater is one of four Monstropolis locations set to open in 2027
The Glob Theater sits inside the former MuppetVision 3D building, in what used to be Muppets Courtyard. Imagineering is turning the space into the home of “Welcome to Monstropolis,” hosted by Mike and Sulley.
What the Amended Permit Says
Disney has filed paperwork that states Walt Disney Imagineering amended its original Notice of Commencement for the building, which Orange County first recorded on December 11th, 2025. The county recorded the amended notice today, November 13th, with an address that resolves to the former MuppetVision 3D theater. Imagineering still describes the work as “General Construction,” and Solotech Sales and Integration USA, Inc. remains the listed contractor.
Neither version fills in an expiration date. Under the form’s own terms, a blank expiration means the notice expires one year from the date it was recorded. The original notice would have expired in December, and the amended filing appears to push that out to November 2027. A Notice of Commencement only covers how long the notice stays active, though, and says nothing about how long the work itself will take.
Solotech’s Role at The Glob
Solotech specializes in custom audio/visual installations. As we noted when Imagineering filed a trio of permits for Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets, Disney has used the company on the Test Track reimagining, Zootopia: Better Zoogether, and the MuppetVision 3D conversion. The Glob also has a second A/V company on paper. In July, Imagineering filed an electrical permit naming Elite A/V Systems for the same building.
Imagineers have described the Glob Theater show as high-tech without going into details on the technology. The concept art revealed at D23 shows a laugh canister bursting through the stage scene, which may point to a 3D element. Mike and Sulley host the show, which centers on the Newman song. Its message is that monsters and humans have more in common than either side thought.
Outside, crews removed the scaffolding from The Glob in early September. Disney has confirmed the theater is one of four Monstropolis locations opening in 2027, ahead of the Door Vault coaster, but hasn’t announced a specific date. If the one-year default applies, the extended notice keeps Solotech’s paperwork active through most of 2027, though it doesn’t tell us when The Glob will open.
Disney still hasn’t shared an opening date for The Glob Theater, and we’ll keep following permit filings at Monstropolis as the 2027 openings get closer.
Story So Far
- Imagineering filed a trio of permits for Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets in January 2026, noting Solotech’s work on the MuppetVision 3D conversion.
- Imagineering filed a permit for set installation inside the former MuppetVision 3D building in March 2026.
- Disney revealed “Welcome to Monstropolis” at D23 in August 2026, built around an original Randy Newman song.
- Disney confirmed The Glob as one of four Monstropolis locations opening in 2027 as part of a phased opening.
- New concept art showed The Glob’s exterior and lobby at Walt Disney Presents in late September 2026.
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