Eyeball Ramen and Blort: A First Taste of Monstropolis
We finally know what you’ll actually eat in Monstropolis. On October 6, 2026, the Disney Parks Blog pulled back the curtain on the first real food and drink coming to the new “Monsters, Inc.”-themed land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, which is set to open in 2027. The marquee reveal: a tonkotsu ramen at Harryhausen’s topped with fishcake sliced to look like eyeballs and a side of “green eggs,” plus a bright purple frozen drink called Blort, finished with a cloud of Scream Apple Foam. The land was announced earlier at D23; this is the part that matters at mealtime — the menu.
That’s the shift worth flagging. Until now, all we really knew was that two restaurants were coming and that Harryhausen’s would feature an Audio-Animatronics sushi chef with eight tentacles. This new post is the first time Disney’s culinary team has named specific dishes and drinks, explained the philosophy behind them, and put faces to the project. If you were trying to picture what a meal in Monstropolis tastes like, this is the reveal that answers it.
What Disney actually named on the menu
According to the Disney Parks Blog, the food leans into what the team calls “grossly fun” cooking — familiar flavors reimagined with playful, monster-inspired twists. Here’s everything Disney specifically confirmed in this reveal:
| Venue | Service style | Newly revealed items |
|---|---|---|
| Harryhausen’s | Table service | Ramen bowls with tonkotsu broth and alkaline noodles; fishcake sliced to resemble eyeballs; “green eggs.” Disney says the menu goes “more than just sushi.” |
| Archie’s Scare Pig Pizza | Quick service | Pizza, served in a spot modeled on a college pizza hangout inspired by “Monsters University.” |
| Archie’s Scare Pig Pizza | Quick service | Blort: “a purple frozen spin on Monstropolis’ favorite soda topped with a Scream Apple Foam.” |
A couple of honest caveats, straight from the source: Disney did not share prices, reservation policies, or a specific opening date within 2027, and it did not name additional dishes beyond those above. We’re sticking to what was confirmed rather than guessing at the rest.
The culinary team behind the “grossly fun” approach
What makes this reveal more than a food-photo drop is that Disney let the people building the menu talk. Chef Brian Piasecki, Director of Culinary and Concept Development, framed the whole approach around the land’s personality: “Monstropolis is full of fun, adventure, zaniness, and craziness. We’re taking familiar dishes and adding unexpected twists that feel authentic to this world.”
Beverage Director Evan Rosenthal was candid about how far the team pushed the concept. “There were so many moments where we asked, ‘Is this too much?’” he said. His goal was a lineup that works for a table of mixed ages: “Making sure that the menu appeals to younger guests, to older guests, and then challenging ourselves and taking things that we love and saying, is there something we can add that gets people talking about it and gets them to come back because it’s delicious and entertaining.” He summed up the Monstropolis ethos with a line that tells you exactly what to expect from the theming: “Whether that’s with one eyeball or dozens of them.” Disney also noted the culinary team worked alongside Walt Disney Imagineering, studying the storytelling from both “Monsters, Inc.” and “Monsters University.”
Why this reveal matters
Here’s our read. The eyeball fishcake and “green eggs” tell us Disney is treating Harryhausen’s as a theming showcase, not just a sushi bar with a cool animatronic — the plating itself is part of the gag. Pairing that with recognizable comfort food (ramen, pizza) is a smart hedge: it keeps the menu approachable for picky eaters while the visual twists do the “grossly fun” heavy lifting. That balance is exactly what Rosenthal described, and it’s the difference between a novelty people try once and a menu that earns repeat visits.
Blort is the detail we’d bet becomes the land’s signature grab. A vivid purple frozen drink with a weird foam on top is tailor-made for the walk-and-sip, photo-it-first crowd, and Disney specifically called it a spin on Monstropolis’ “favorite soda” — in-universe branding that turns an ordinary slushie into a souvenir moment. If you’ve watched how a single eye-catching drink can define a land, you already know how this plays out.
The big unknowns are the ones Disney left open: pricing and whether Harryhausen’s will require advance reservations. Those details will shape how you plan a Monstropolis meal once the land opens in 2027, and we’ll be watching the official channels for them. For now, the takeaway is simple — the menu has a point of view, the team is leaning all the way into it, and “one eyeball or dozens of them” is apparently the house style.
For the full reveal, see Disney’s official post on the Disney Parks Blog.
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