Monstropolis

Monstropolis
Background information
Feature films	Monsters, Inc.
Television programs	Monsters At Work (upcoming)
Video games	Kingdom Hearts III
Other information
Inhabitants	James P. Sullivan, Mike Wazowski, Randall Boggs, Celia Mae, Thaddeus Bile, George Sanderson, Claws Ward, Henry J. Waternoose, Needleman and Smitty, Roz, CDA, other Monsters
Visitors	Boo
Final state	Still standing

“Hey! Good morning, Monstropolis. It's now five after the hour of 6:00 A.M. in the big monster city. Temperature's a balmy 65 degrees - which is good news for you reptiles - and it looks like it's going to be a perfect day to maybe, hey, just lie in bed, sleep in, or simply... Work out that flab that's hanging over the bed! Get up, Sulley!”

―Mike Wazowski, pretending to be a radio host

Monstropolis is the main location in the Disney/Pixar Monsters, Inc. franchise. It is the city that Mike, Sulley, and many other Monsters live in.

Locations

• Monsters, Inc.
• Harryhausen's
• Mike and Sulley's Apartment
• Hidden City Cafe
• Tony's Grossery
• Fine Art Gallery
• Monsters University
• Fear Tech

Trivia

• Monstropolis is a portmanteau of the the terms "Monster" and "Metropolis", thus meaning "Monster City"
• According to a DVD bonus feature "History of the Monster World", Monstropolis was founded after all of the monsters (originally a race of creatures called Mons), who once co-existed with humans, were all chased off the mainland, and eventually moved to an island in an unknown part of the world (which Monstropolis is implied to be located) where they have lived ever since; the Mons evolved into monsters by eating the strange fruit on the island (possibly the fruit sold at Tony's Grossery) with the only way for them to enter human-inhabited areas was via closet doors.
• In the original U.S. version, all crosswalk signals in Monstropolis read "Don't Stalk" and "Stalk" instead of "Don't Walk" and "Walk", respectively, but in the international releases, the crosswalk signals instead showed a four-clawed hand spread out for "Don't Stalk", and a two-headed monster walking for "Stalk".
• Originally, Monstropolis was going to look more like a spooky Tim Burton-like world much akin to Halloween Town from The Nightmare Before Christmas. After the realization that the monsters in this film scare because it's their main source of energy in their world rather than as natural behavior, the entire city was instead designed to resemble architecture of buildings in the early 1960s, representing the energy boom in the United States during that decade; the significance is even important to the plot as there is an energy crisis plaguing Monstropolis caused by the children's growing immunity to being frightened by monsters.

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The City in daylight

Monstropolis world logo

Monstropolis, as seen in Kingdom Hearts III

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Media Films and Television: Monsters, Inc. • Mike's New Car • Monsters University • Party Central • Monsters At Work Soundtracks: Soundtrack (Monsters, Inc.) • Soundtrack (Monsters University) Books: Disney's Wonderful World of Reading (Monsters, Inc.) • Little Golden Book (Monsters, Inc.) • Disney's Wonderful World of Reading (Monsters University) • Little Golden Book (Monsters University) Video Games: Monsters, Inc. • Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena • Monsters, Inc. Scream Team • Monsters, Inc. Scream Team Training • Mike's Monstrous Adventure • Disney Universe • Disney Infinity • Kingdom Hearts III • Disney Emoji Blitz • Disney Heroes: Battle Mode Disney Parks Disney Animation Building • Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor • Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! • Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek • Pixar Pal-A-Round Entertainment: "A Whole New World" A Magical Disney Songbook • Disney's Showtime Spectacular • Pixar Playtime Pals Restaurants: Adorable Snowman Frosted Treats Shops: Monsters, Inc. Company Store Parade: Block Party Bash • Disney's Dreams On Parade: Moving On • Disney Stars 'n' Cars • Jubilation! • Paint The Night Parade • Pixar Play Parade • Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade: DreamLights Firework: Happily Ever After • Together Forever: A Pixar Nighttime Spectacular • Wonderful World of Animation Spring: Disney's Easter Wonderland • Disney Color-Fest: A Street Party! Summer: Stitch and Friends Summer Surprise Halloween: Maze of Madness: The Nightmare Experiment Continues Christmas: A Totally Tomorrowland Christmas Characters Monsters, Inc.: James P. Sullivan • Mike Wazowski • Boo • Henry J. Waternoose • Randall Boggs • Fungus • Roz • Celia Mae • Needleman and Smitty • Flint • Thaddeus Bile • Jerry Slugworth • George Sanderson • Charlie Proctor • CDA • Sushi Chef • Yeti Monsters University: Karen Graves • Frank McCay • Art • Terri and Terry Perry • Scott Squibbles • Don Carlton • Johnny Worthington III • Chet Alexander • Carrie Williams • Dean Hardscrabble • Professor Knight • Sheri Squibbles • Claire Wheeler • Brock Pearson • Archie the Scare Pig Monsters At Work: Tylor Tuskmon • Millie Tuskmon • Mr. Tuskmon • Val Little • Fritz • Cutter • Roze • Bernard Songs If I Didn't Have You • Put That Thing Back Where It Came From or So Help Me • The Scare Floor • Monsters University Locations Paris, France • Monstropolis • Monsters, Inc. • Harryhausen's • Himalayas • Boo's Room • Trailer Son and Mom • Monsters University • Fear Tech Objects Scarer's Leaderboard • Scream Canister • Door • Little Mikey • Pixar Ball • Pizza Planet truck See Also Monsters, Inc.: Laugh Factory • The Art of Monsters, Inc. • The Art of Monsters University • The Science Behind Pixar • Pixar in a Box • Oozma Kappa • Roar Omega Roar • Jaws Theta Chi • Slugma Slugma Kappa • Eta Hiss Hiss • Python Nu Kappa • Scare Games

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Games Main series: Kingdom Hearts • Chain of Memories • Kingdom Hearts II • 358/2 Days • Birth by Sleep • coded • Dream Drop Distance • χ [chi] • Unchained χ/Union χ [cross] • Kingdom Hearts III • Melody of Memory Remakes and others: Final Mix • Re:Chain of Memories • II: Final Mix • Birth by Sleep: Final Mix • Re:coded • HD I.5 ReMIX • HD II.5 ReMIX • HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue Disney Parks Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party Incorporated Films and Shorts Aladdin/The Return of Jafar • Alice in Wonderland • Beauty and the Beast • Big Hero 6 • Cinderella • Fantasia • Frozen • Hercules • The Hunchback of Notre Dame • Lilo & Stitch • The Lion King • The Little Mermaid • Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers • Monsters, Inc. • Mulan • The Nightmare Before Christmas • Peter Pan • Pinocchio • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl/Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End • Sleeping Beauty • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs • Steamboat Willie • Tangled • Tarzan • 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Mrs Potts • Chip • Wardrobe • Pegasus • Megara • Pain and Panic • Hydra • Horace Horsecollar • Clarabelle Cow • Clara Cluck • Jack Sparrow • Elizabeth Swann • Will Turner • Captain Barbossa • Bo'sun • Jacoby • Twigg • Cursed Crew • Prince Eric • Attina • Andrina • Santa Claus • Skeletal Reindeer • Timon • Pumbaa • Nala • Rafiki • Scar • Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed • Mufasa • Kiara • Pridelanders • Hyenas • Tron • Master Control Program • Commander Sark • Kanga • Gopher • Stitch • Chicken Little Disney Characters introduced in Birth by Sleep: Prince Phillip • Maleficent's Goons • Doc • Grumpy • Happy • Sleepy • Bashful • Sneezy • Dopey • The Prince • Evil Queen • Magic Mirror • Prince Charming • Jaq • Lady Tremaine • Anastasia • Drizella • Lucifer • Grand Duke • Grand Councilwoman • Captain Gantu • Jumba • Experiment 221 • Lost Boys Disney Characters introduced in Dream Drop Distance: Quasimodo • Esmeralda • Phoebus • Judge Claude Frollo • Victor, Hugo, and Laverne • Kevin Flynn • Sam Flynn • Quorra • CLU • Rinzler • Black Guards • Blue Fairy • Beagle Boys • Chernabog's Minions • Julius Disney Characters introduced in Kingdom Hearts χ: Mad Hatter • March Hare • Razoul • Royal Guards • Maurice • Gaston Disney Characters introduced in Union χ: Sultan • Samson • Vanellope von Schweetz • Fix-It Felix Jr. • Sergeant Calhoun • King Candy • Sour Bill • Cy-Bugs • Hero's Duty Troops Disney Characters introduced in Kingdom Hearts III: Zeus • Apollo • Athena • Hermes • Lava Titan • Tornado Titan • Little Chef • Woody • Buzz Lightyear • Rex • Hamm • Sarge • Green Army Men • Little Green Men • Rapunzel • Flynn Rider • Pascal • Maximus • Mother Gothel • Sulley • Mike Wazowski • Boo • Randall Boggs • The CDA • Trailer Son and Mom • Elsa • Anna • Kristoff • Olaf • Sven • Marshmallow • Hans • Mr. Gibbs • Tia Dalma • Davy Jones • Kraken • Cutler Beckett • Baymax • Hiro Hamada • Go Go Tomago • Honey Lemon • Fred • Wasabi • Lumpy • Wreck-It Ralph Disney Characters introduced in Kingdom 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