Avatar construction aerial updates

[Cesar R M]

I believe a while back @WDW1974 said there was talk about a third attraction at Avatar which could be the trails. Disney is pretty tight lipped on the information about the land. I hope so. You would want a land where people want to spend time looking at all of the details. Not just ride two attraction then leave.

Man... its going to be a long year with all the anticipation.

If the tree can look this good (the tree of life). I cant imagine how detailed Avatarland was planned to show.

 

[twebber55]

Man... its going to be a long year with all the anticipation.

If the tree can look this good (the tree of life). I cant imagine how detailed Avatarland was planned to show.

yes the projections on the tree of life have nothing on the bio-luminescence of the land

 

[Marlins1]

That's fine...I can leave Pandora and go to Tiffins if I want sit down. Actually, I'll likely spend more time in the Nomad lounge

Yes - that lounge is nice!

 

[marni1971]

Are we "getting" any sort of walking trail as an attraction? Something like the Pandora version of maharajah jungle trek?

I believe a while back @WDW1974 said there was talk about a third attraction at Avatar which could be the trails. Disney is pretty tight lipped on the information about the land. I hope so. You would want a land where people want to spend time looking at all of the details. Not just ride two attraction then leave.

There will be a few walkways off the beaten path, but they will still lead from A to B and not be like the exploration trail elsewhere in the park. And you certainly couldn't call them an attraction. Though I bet marketing would try!

 

[rioriz]

There will be a few walkways off the beaten path, but they will still lead from A to B and not be like the exploration trail elsewhere in the park. And you certainly couldn't call them an attraction. Though I bet marketing would try!

That's exactly what I think will happen! There will undoubtedly be some kind of scavenger game tied to the "experiences" at the opening or introduced later...

 

[Coaster Lover]

The photos I see look stunning and the person-hours to create this must be enormous, and exceedingly costly.

Not mention the fact that it seems like more or less 100% of the plant life in this area of the park will be man made and embedded with miles of wiring and lighting. COmbine that with all of the lighting on the walkways and floating islands I can only imagine how many crazy hours will have gone into making all of this stuff.

 

[Mawg]

Not mention the fact that it seems like more or less 100% of the plant life in this area of the park will be man made and embedded with miles of wiring and lighting. COmbine that with all of the lighting on the walkways and floating islands I can only imagine how many crazy hours will have gone into making all of this stuff.

While I hope what you believe is true, I'm thinking most of the lighting affects of plants and walkways will be only in the ride queues.

 

[cjkeating]

Oh it will certainly be stunning to look at. It had better be at $1 bn.

Is it just $1 bn for Avatar, not including any of the other AK expansions?

 

[Crazydisneyfanluke]

Is it just $1 bn for Avatar, not including any of the other AK expansions?

Some people will say its more than $1 bill just for Avatar.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Is it just $1 bn for Avatar, not including any of the other AK expansions?

That's a ballpark for Avatar alone. Difficult to hammer down because it is still under construction of course and it is not as though Disney leaves bills laying around.

 

[rioriz]

While I hope what you believe is true, I'm thinking most of the lighting affects of plants and walkways will be only in the ride queues.

Not true...

 

[Daveeeeed]

Not true...

Thankfully.

 

[roj2323]

I took a crack at doing an overlay to show the boat ride layout in relation to the buildings. What it looks like is about half of the attraction is underneath what is the mountainous facade. keep in mind the ariel photo is at a slight angle so things are off just slightly.

 

[HouseHacker97]

I took a crack at doing an overlay to show the boat ride layout in relation to the buildings. What it looks like is about half of the attraction is underneath what is the mountainous facade. keep in mind the ariel photo is at a slight angle so things are off just slightly. View attachment 151443

Thanks so much for doing this! If what we've heard and seen from other pictures is correct, the area to the right of NRJ, kind of where its labeled "point of connection" should be part of the outside queue. I wonder how far the lines will wind into the building tho

 

[space42]

I took a crack at doing an overlay to show the boat ride layout in relation to the buildings. What it looks like is about half of the attraction is underneath what is the mountainous facade. keep in mind the ariel photo is at a slight angle so things are off just slightly. View attachment 151443

Are you sure that's correct ?
I don't recall any of the construction pictures showing the boat ride track extending outside under the mountain facade.
Someone else already did an overlay showing the layout confined to the show building.

 

[TikiTorch]

We will be passing through Orlando the first week of April '17. No plans to stop at WDW. But if Pandora is open...we may have to change those plans. What are the odds for April 1st?

 

[twebber55]

We will be passing through Orlando the first week of April '17. No plans to stop at WDW. But if Pandora is open...we may have to change those plans. What are the odds for April 1st?

im gonna say 50/50
i bet we have a opening date in November at the D23 event

 

[danlb_2000]

Are you sure that's correct ?
I don't recall any of the construction pictures showing the boat ride track extending outside under the mountain facade.
Someone else already did an overlay showing the layout confined to the show building.

It does extend out into the rock work are a bit, but it will not actually go outside.

 

[marni1971]

Is it just $1 bn for Avatar, not including any of the other AK expansions?

Some people will say its more than $1 bill just for Avatar.

It is slightly over one billion just for Avland.

That's not a typo.

 

[raymusiccity]

It is slightly over one billion just for Avland.

That's not a typo.

We'll never know for sure...