News Avatar Experience coming to Disneyland Resort

[DavidDL]

The artwork is pretty but "could look like" and "Disneyland Resort" don't really tell me much more than I already knew. Sounds like more non-committal Blue Sky talk.

Meanwhile, Epic Universe keeps getting closer and closer. I sure hope they actually confirm something (anything) at D23 this year. That way I can actually begin the inevitably needed grieving/healing process from said announcement(s).

 

[mickEblu]

interesting find.

That DL Forward plan is old and was never meant to be a precise representation of what was going where. The Backlot rumors are new.

 

[davis_unoxx]

Did they say in meeting it was going in Backlot?

 

[Consumer]

Bob Iger has shared a look at what the Avatar experience coming to the Disneyland Resort could look like.

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Underwhelming. The water tribe just isn't as interesting of a place to visit as the floating mountains.

 

[TheDisneyParksfanC8]

Did they say in meeting it was going in Backlot?

No. But hopefully they spill the beans on the full experience at D23 2024.

 

[mickEblu]

Underwhelming. The water tribe just isn't as interesting of a place to visit as the floating mountains.

Yeah but a boat ride>>> Simulator. I don't think it's underwhelming but it better glow at night. I also don't remember seeing any of that in the movie.

 

[Consumer]

Yeah but a boat ride>>> Simulator. I don't think it's underwhelming but it better glow at night. I also don't remember seeing any of that in the movie.

Agreed, which is why I think a single attraction in Tomorrowland is a far better idea than an entire land in DCA.

 

[mickEblu]

Agreed, which is why I think a single attraction in Tomorrowland is a far better idea than an entire land in DCA.

Where in TL?

 

[DCBaker]

Here's a clearer image of the rendering.

 

[Sue_Vongello]

Finish Avengers campus first.

 

[Consumer]

Where in TL?

Pretty much anywhere within these red lines would be ok with me.

 

[mickEblu]

Pretty much anywhere within these red lines would be ok with me.
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[Professortango1]

Pretty much anywhere within these red lines would be ok with me.
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Agreed. An Avatar attraction taking over the lagoon/Autopia sounds like a much better fit than DCA. Unless they are going with the tired "visit the set of Avatar. Careful, its a hot set."

 

[mickEblu]

Pretty much anywhere within these red lines would be ok with me.
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I’ve gone back and forth through the years on whether I’d want or be ok with seeing Autopia and the Subs sacrificed for something new. Lately I’ve been pretty solid in the “leave it alone” camp. The monorail going over the lagoon and circling around that whole area is classic Disneyland. We’ll never see that layering with attractions again from Disney. These days we get huge lands with zero kinetic energy. Subs/ Autopia is the only place you could realistically put a huge boat ride and that would drastically alter the east side of DL. I guess I’m wondering why you think that would be better than putting this land/ride in the ugly backlot inside the hodge podge that is DCA?

 

[BagOfGroceries]

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

I’ve gone back and forth through the years on whether I’d want or be ok with seeing Autopia and the Subs sacrificed for something new. Lately I’ve been pretty solid in the “leave it alone” camp. The monorail going over the lagoon and circling around that whole area is classic Disneyland. We’ll never see that layering with attractions again from Disney. These days we huge lands with zero kinetic energy. Subs/ Autopia is the only place you could realistically put a huge boat ride and that would drastically alter the east side of DL. I guess I’m wondering why you think that would be better than putting this land/ride in the ugly backlot inside the hodge podge that is DCA?

This is modern Disney, if they use this space they won’t get rid of the subs, they’ll just retheme them to Pandora, why spend money building new when you can just retheme something old?

 

[Disney Irish]

So after April 16th we might get some more details.....

 

[MisterPenguin]

Enhance!...

 

[Disney Analyst]

It really does start to sound like this could be part of the Disneyland Forward expansion, and not included in existing park space?

 

[Disney Irish]

Enhance!...


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I won't take it as gospel, but an integrated ride and guest area would be interesting land indeed.