AVATAR Concept Art released

[Jimmy Thick]

Looks like Disney's been working on this for quite some time and are chugging right along in its development. Great to see.



Jimmy Thick- Disney humiliates the insi...Aww who cares really, they do it all the time!!! *Chuckles *

 

[doctornick]

Depends on if you call an Omnimax an E. Most of today's Epcot guests seem to, or maybe they're just looking for something good to do.

As it stands the third ride - the big E - still isn't green.

Would this third ride (if green lit) be Avatar based as well or for somewhere else in the park?

Also, I thought people were saying there might be a smaller project in Africa adjacent to the FOTLK theater. Is there any news on that?

 

[Bparso87]

Can we just call it pandora and not avatar land.

 

[SirLink]

I-Ride itself is truely a Soarin 2.0
Put I-Ride on a track and you have a Forbidden Journey chaser.

So I take it no I-Ride, so what makes Soarin over Pandora - Soarin 2.0. Is it just because it is the second soarin attraction?

 

[jdmdisney99]

Is it just me or does it look like one infamous, rare dragon will be reappearing (in top right of picture above)?

 

[marni1971]

Would this third ride (if green lit) be Avatar based as well or for somewhere else in the park?

Also, I thought people were saying there might be a smaller project in Africa adjacent to the FOTLK theater. Is there any news on that?

From what I know (for what its worth) the third ride was to be the anchor E of the new land. The smaller project adjacent to the new FOTLK theatre has gone quiet sadly.

 

[marni1971]

Funny considering Gringotts will eclipse Forbidden Journey.

You ain't kidding...

 

[Magenta Panther]

Thanks, we appreciate your efforts to reduce wait times for the rest of us.

Heaven forbid I should get between you fanbois and your lame blue Smurfycats!

And you think there'll be a LINE for this junk? HAhahahah!!!! Peter Pan's Flight will kick its cyan in popularity.

 

[RandomPrincess]

Heaven forbid I should get between you fanbois and your lame blue Smurfycats!

And you think there'll be a LINE for this junk? HAhahahah!!!! Peter Pan's Flight will kick its cyan in popularity.

Of course there will be a line it's NEW! If the lines stay after a few years will be the true test.

 

[RSoxNo1]

So 2 E's and a D/C right?

The blueprints indicated a simulator (E) and a boat ride (C). I'm hopeful that the boat ride is of a higher scale than a C-ticket. I'd say that the C-ticket boat ride in the parks is Maelstrom, so I'm hoping for something stronger than that.

 

[afar28]

I hope the 3rd E ticket will get green lit. Not at all impressed with the current attraction lineup. Still am excited, but I really want another strong e ticket to anchor the land.
Knowing Disney, it probably never will get built

 

[DisneyDrum]

Good point about the art. The nighttime show art probably done by WDI,
the Avatar art done by Cameron's team. I'll bet.

You're probably right. It's hard to make out, but if you look at the signatures on the good concept art they're similar some of the concept art for the Avatar movie. The style is also very close. Perhaps someone with more knowledge of the industry can confirm.

It this is the case, it's a bit depressing for WDI. It would also explain why the avatar concept art both looks very nice, and seems impossible to actually replicate in a theme park environment. Just the differences between the first panel of concept art and the model (size of the floating mountains, number of mountains, looking like floating vs not really looking like floating) show that what we're actually going to get won't look much like the concept art. I'd be happy to be proven wrong though.

 

[afar28]

So, does anyone know when construction will start?

 

[RSoxNo1]

From what I know (for what its worth) the third ride was to be the anchor E of the new land. The smaller project adjacent to the new FOTLK theatre has gone quiet sadly.

What is the expected intensity of the Simulator? Will it be closer to Soarin' or Star Tours/Simpsons?

 

[awoogala]

You ain't kidding...

awww.. tell me there is a post on this.. would be more exciting to me than this post! Gringotts!

 

[doctornick]

From what I know (for what its worth) the third ride was to be the anchor E of the new land.

Hmmm. I actually like the idea of only two rides for Pandora. Three rides would make it very dominant in terms of how much of the DAK experience it provides. I don't want to see DAK become too Avatar-centric.

That said, DAK needs a lot more rides -- these two proposed one in Pandora are great, but if they are talking about funding an additional E-ticket, I would much prefer it being added to one of the other lands to balance things out.

 

[AintNoOtherMan]

I didn't like the idea at first, but that artwork is stunning. The nightime show sounds amazing, too! So much amazing news

 

[afar28]

I didn't like the idea at first, but that artwork is stunning. The nightime show sounds amazing, too! So much amazing news

Now all we need is to see some dirt moved and construction to start

 

[CJR]

I personally love the concept art and it makes me excited for DAK. In my opinion, if the land looks anything like the art/model in these pictures, this land will be a great experience for me and my family. I'm equally excited about the night time entertainment coming to DAK. Both things have been much needed for the park and will probably make it one of Disney's better parks worldwide (again, IMO).

 

[MadMax11]

I agree @ErikMichaelS ... the movie hasn't held up at all. There's nothing iconic about it. I said before, I'm unaware of any movie or theme that's been so heavily incorporated into a theme park that is less iconic than Avatar. To me, it does not remotely being to resonate enough to have this make sense. And like you, I'd rather see them put money into EPCOT or even DHS. Want to build around something iconic? Build around Star Wars more in DHS. That's a franchise celebrated by generations...and will be by future generations as more movies get released going forward.