[2] The short involves Mike and Sulley helping their Oozma Kappa fraternity brothers make their party a success.

The supply runs take them through the closet doors of a married couple's bedroom, repeatedly disturbing their sleep.

Mann stated "We would do a couple of pickup lines with Billy Crystal and the other actors for the movie and then we’d get the stuff we needed for the short."

Party Central was initially considered as a bonus feature for the Monsters University DVD, but the decision was later made to release the short theatrically.

[6] Party Central premiered on August 9, 2013, at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California and was shown in theaters with Muppets Most Wanted on March 21, 2014.

[9] Party Central was released on Blu-ray, DVD and digital download as part of Pixar Short Films Collection, Volume 3 on November 13, 2018.