AVATAR Concept Art released

[magicallactose]

Lovely concept art.
And yes, I am most eager to read about the ride specifics.
It says they want this to open in 2017. That feels very far away.

 

[The Empress Lilly]

I wouldn't get too carried away by the concept art. You will not really be seated on the back of a banshee flying alone over the Pandora moonscape.

The model is much more revealing:

 

[Donald96]

Originally I was not a fan but it seems like this project is going to be amazingly done! It is far greater than AVATAR too, it's practically an Animal Kingdom overhaul.

 

[rct247]

Avatarland... meh. Nightime show! Yay!

 

[MichWolv]

I wouldn't get too carried away by the concept art. You will not really be seated on a back of a dragon over the Pandora moonscape.

The model is much more revealing:

Maybe to somebody with better eyesight than I have.

 

[alissafalco]

How come all the people in the tree of life photo are wearing yamakas?

 

[HTF]

How come all the people in the tree of life photo are wearing yamakas?

Where is Adam Sandler when you actually want him now a days?? Its time for Hanukah so drink your gin and tonica... lol

 

[Magenta Panther]

"Avatar"? Isn't that the overrated piece of cinematic eye candy that's just been eclipsed by the movie "Gravity"?

*yawn*

Looks like I'll continue skipping AK when I visit WDW in the future...

 

[magicallactose]

How come all the people in the tree of life photo are wearing yamakas?

Lol! I think the artist went a little overboard with trying to add 'shine' to their hair.

 

[themoose]

Have they said whether or not there is a ride inside the rock?

 

[dxwwf3]

I haven't been this excited about something from WDW in a long, long time. I'm so excited about this! Love the movie and love the environment.

 

[twebber55]

Have they said whether or not there is a ride inside the rock?

gotta be

 

[Timothy_Q]

Have they said whether or not there is a ride inside the rock?

It`s probably the entrance to the Banshee flying thing

 

[The Empress Lilly]

How come all the people in the tree of life photo are wearing yamakas?

They are celebrating a Bavatar Mitzvah.

Or the new 'glow with the show' Navi headgear they are releasing for DAK...

 

[lazyboy97o]

I wouldn't get too carried away by the concept art. You will not really be seated on the back of a banshee flying alone over the Pandora moonscape.

The model is much more revealing:

Joe looks so excited.

 

[doctornick]

Well, excited to see some actual progress and news. I am happy to see that the boat ride seems to be intact, along with the flying-on-a-banshee concept. I think the boat ride -- and all ages, no height restriction, indoors ride -- is a sorely needed addition to DAK.

The nighttime show sounds unique. The live music strikes me as something that will be cut along the way, but the rest of it sounds cool to me. I'm curious as to the timeframe for the evening show -- I'm hoping it would be in the next year or so, especially if we lose the parade and don't get a replacement.

 

[WDW1974]

For a media company, they truly do not get how to handle basic communication.

I get that they have pressured the OLC about a version of Pandora, but, seriously, at the D23 Expo in Anaheim you showcase things like Mystic Manor, which most Americans will never see. And in Tokyo, you show off art that you had two months ago for a WDW project that most Japanese will not see.

Do they even think about these things at all?

 

[MichWolv]

"Avatar"? Isn't that the overrated piece of cinematic eye candy that's just been eclipsed by the movie "Gravity"?

*yawn*

Looks like I'll continue skipping AK when I visit WDW in the future...

Cool.

 

[doctornick]

It`s probably the entrance to the Banshee flying thing

That's my thought as well. I remember the leaked plans had the (old) Soarin' type ride sharing a show building with the boat ride, so I wonder if that would continue -- it would probably be easier to connect the two show buildings and cover them together with rock work.

 

[WDW1974]

So, this also appears to show Soarin Over Pandora, the on again/off again boat ride and a new skinned version of Rivers of Light (a circa 2006 concept).