News Avatar Experience coming to Disneyland Resort

[Phroobar]

So is the idea that we walk into a soundstage and Avatar is just a big set being filmed in California?

 

[mickEblu]

So I am wandering around the backlot like a crazy person and I’m now convinced that studio 12 is represented in the plans as a reused structure and that’s where the boundaries of the land are. I really do think Hyperion is staying. The Animation building is staying (it’s still in the Avnegers artwork, but projects don’t really communicate)

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The little extra window bit disruption of the crescent shape is actually just a fake facade and not part of the actual building. You can see so on google earth.

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But the schmoopies false facades are going and will be repurposed as some sort of dual sided berm.


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Don’t worry about it. If anyone is in the Hollywood Backlot long enough to notice you re acting like a crazy person they re just as “crazy” as you or also just came back from D23 and know exactly what you’re doing.

 

[mickEblu]

So is the idea that we walk into a soundstage and Avatar is just a big set being filmed in California?

Haha No I think we just walk through a portal same way we do with Galaxies Edge from Frontierland with no explanation. Just not as meandering of a path.

 

[Disney Irish]

Haha No I think we just walk through a portal same way we do with Galaxies Edge from Frontierland with no explanation. Just not as meandering of a path.

Agreed, I don't think there will be much of any tie into California at all, unless they just say the portal to Pandora is located in California.

 

[BrianLo]

Everyone’s over there mourning Rivers of America and I’m chained/tree hugging Hyperion. Got my priorities straight.

 

[britain]

So I am wandering around the backlot like a crazy person and I’m now convinced that studio 12 is represented in the plans as a reused structure and that’s where the boundaries of the land are. I really do think Hyperion is staying. The Animation building is staying (it’s still in the Avnegers artwork, but projects don’t really communicate)

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The little extra window bit disruption of the crescent shape is actually just a fake facade and not part of the actual building. You can see so on google earth.

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But the schmoozies false facades are going and will be repurposed as some sort of dual sided berm.


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I think you've got it correct. I would have thought they'd need more space to transition from urban to natural, but those structures in the concept art... yep. Portals do a lot, don't they?

But what does that mean about the monorail? Honestly, if this is part of a huge rethink of DL transportation, I'm for it. Get rid of the monorail and build more peoplemovers or skyliners.

Unless they're squeezing the WHOLE open land area in front of the monorail track, and all the attraction space is behind the track. And monorail guests get to be in a tunnel the whole time.

 

[BrianLo]

I think you've got it correct. I would have thought they'd need more space to transition from urban to natural, but those structures in the concept art... yep. Portals do a lot, don't they?

But what does that mean about the monorail? Honestly, if this is part of a huge rethink of DL transportation, I'm for it. Get rid of the monorail and build more peoplemovers or skyliners.

The monorail beam was moved in the former Eastern Gateway redo. I think that will still be the case.

I don’t know who made this image, but TP posted it six years ago.

I personally want the monorail to stay, but would be for trams to be replaced by a multi staged Skyliner.

 

[Disney Irish]

The monorail beam was moved in the former Eastern Gateway redo. I think that will still be the case.

I don’t know who made this image, but TP posted it six years ago.

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I personally want the monorail to stay, but would be for trams to be replaced by a multi staged Skyliner.

As I recall it was based off a mock up that MiceAge did back in the day when the thought was that Marvel would be going into the backlot. Ah how times have changed....

 

[mickEblu]

The monorail beam was moved in the former Eastern Gateway redo. I think that will still be the case.

I don’t know who made this image, but TP posted it six years ago.

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I personally want the monorail to stay, but would be for trams to be replaced by a multi staged Skyliner.

So they’ll have to alter the BVS buildings and track over BVS then if this is still the plan ? Currently the monorail is on a straightaway there

 

[BrianLo]

So they’ll have to alter the BVS buildings and track over BVS then if this is still the plan ? Currently the monorail is on a straightaway there

I think it would still come down towards BVS. But TBD!

 

[Phroobar]

Haha No I think we just walk through a portal same way we do with Galaxies Edge from Frontierland with no explanation. Just not as meandering of a path.

So something stupid like this:

 

[mickEblu]

So something stupid like this:

Yes lol

 

[Disney Irish]

So something stupid like this:

Except with more greenery.

 

[MoonRakerSCM]

Mentioned in my prior post, Disney has already shown plans with the monorail taking thebpath highlighted in red-

 

[mickEblu]

Mentioned in my prior post, Disney has already shown plans with the monorail taking thebpath highlighted in red-

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I made a mistake. At first glance I thought the turn in red was happening over BVS

 

[MoonRakerSCM]

The other illustrative image does have it cutting right through BVS at an awkward angle.

 

[truecoat]

I'm not sure why anyone is second-guessing the location. You can just look at the upper right and see.

 

[Misted Compass]

I'm not sure why anyone is second-guessing the location. You can just look at the upper right and see.

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I think that's a fanmade overlay? As far as I know the original image just had more ocean on the upper right corner.

 

[truecoat]

I think that's a fanmade overlay? As far as I know the original image just had more ocean on the upper right corner.

I wouldn't necessarily call me a fan.

 

[Consumer]

Although I have high hopes for the attraction, I honestly don't think the land looks any good. Compared to the floating islands found in DAK, this stargate with a few waterfalls just doesn't captivate me. Hot take, but I really do think an Avatar boat ride should have just gone to Tomorrowland and that be it.