AVATAR land - the specifics

[FigmentFreak]

Martin clarified that there will be three other AA's, they just won't be humanoid.

I have a spare disco ball for when they stop working and don't get fixed.

 

[Bacon]

So were just ganna skip this animatronic

 

[mickey v-neck]

I have a spare disco ball for when they stop working and don't get fixed.

So played out and unfunny.

 

[twebber55]

im just curious if there was any new pics from the land during the presentation?

 

[Rteetz]

im just curious if there was any new pics from the land during the presentation?

I have seen reports of yes.

 

[twebber55]

I have seen reports of yes.

well dang it @Rteetz you re supposed to find them

 

[Rteetz]

well dang it @Rteetz you re supposed to find them

I haven't found them yet

 

[twebber55]

I haven't found them yet

well you re the best in the biz so i have complete faith in you

 

[Slowjack]

So it's sounding like the story of the ride is that you are riding a banshee simulator instead of it actually riding a real banshee.

That's unfortunate, if true. While that may be in keeping with the Avatar backstory, that really only matters to Avatar fans, which I don't expect to be the majority of visitors. The "simulation of a simulation" conceit is the main problem with Mission: Space, in my opinion. The additional level of abstraction tends to reduce immersion.

 

[No Name]

While I'm not thrilled about the simulator requiring them, I can't imagine the boat ride will call for 3D glasses... right?

So were just ganna skip this animatronic

That was from a different presentation a while ago.

And it is the same animatronic as the one shown at this most recent D23 event.

im just curious if there was any new pics from the land during the presentation?

I really wish someone would've recorded and shared the entire hour-long presentation.

 

[Rteetz]

I really wish someone would've recorded and shared the entire hour-long presentation.

I don't know if that would've been allowed.

 

[Rteetz]

well you re the best in the biz so i have complete faith in you

I haven't found anything yet but apparently they showed a construction time lapse video.

 

[doctornick]

I think people are being overly critical without knowing what the real concept is for Flight of Passage. The way I interpret the info is I think we will be riding an "actual" Banshee in some regard, an animal trained by ACE to carry humans. But that the headgear and such is presented as being a way for us to virtually experience the connection to the animal that the Na'vi guide leading our expedition does via their neural ponytail thingee.

 

[Neo222]

I think people are being overly critical without knowing what the real concept is for Flight of Passage. The way I interpret the info is I think we will be riding an "actual" Banshee in some regard, an animal trained by ACE to carry humans. But that the headgear and such is presented as being a way for us to virtually experience the connection to the animal that the Na'vi guide leading our expedition does via their neural ponytail thingee.

I am not sure if this would be the case, but that would be an interesting thing. Since the new section takes place 100 or so years after the first movie, I can assume that the Na'vi would be more willing to teach people their ways now that there is no greedy company trying to harm the planet. I am curious to what story they will have with this ride, and well, the story overall for the entire park.It gets me thinking...

 

[WesternRiverExplorer]

For those of you who are calling the ride "cheap" and "lame" and Iger was "lying",
you are comparing what was in your head to . . . . what we still don't know.

Did you think you were going to individually ride a fully animated AA? All by yourself?

I wish we could see what was shown. We don't know . . . what we don't know.

Don't get me wrong, it's not like I'm angry about this or anything, I save that for when they destroy Epcot's potential. It's kinda clever really, a creative solution to a theming problem that relies on the actual backstory and mythos established. Iger never said anything factually incorrect, but he made us think he was saying more than he was. I'm impressed really, but it also means we can't trust anything he or Chapek say. What you hear is never going to be what they mean, and they're very good at saying things you think you want to hear.

 

[PorterRedkey]

They showed some art/diagrams that I think explains how they will achieve the "riding on a living banshee" thing. To me it seemed like you will straddle a kind of teched-out seat that has been (in story) developed as part of the Avatar program. You'll wear a set of goggles (looked like an enhanced, maybe active 3D headset that may also have speakers?) that will let you see what your Avatar sees. My guess is they may employ a lot of in-theater and seat based effects to give the illusion that you're also feeling/smelling whatever is happening to the Avatar. That's how you'll "feel the banshees breathing". Well played Iger, you lied without lying.

I really am thinking they are using some type of augmented reality. You will see the Banshee in front of you(augmented) and then also be able to see the screens (live).

 

[PorterRedkey]

im just curious if there was any new pics from the land during the presentation?

I believe that this one is new:

 

[PorterRedkey]

I don't like being negative, but I'll be the first to say it... I'm betting this is the only full-size animatronic we're getting.

I would love to be wrong...

The pic I just posted show 3 Navi in the scene, but we all know concept art can be deceiving.

 

[RSoxNo1]

I believe that this one is new:

It's not.

 

[PorterRedkey]

It's not.

I think you are thinking of this pic:

not this pic:

Here is an Inside the Magic video showing the concepts released this weekend. It includes the original picture I posted.


So I think you are wrong on this one.