AVATAR land coming to Disney's Animal Kingdom

[AdventureHasAName]

I'm pretty sure Bob Iger did expect that though.

Me too. All he saw was the dollar signs from ticket sales of the film and in his world he equates More $ = More Popularity. And to a certain extent, there's some truth in that. But not always ... and I would argue that in this particular instance, the film made the amount of money it did (and had the amount of ticket sales that it did) because it was the first time a sci-fi action film was designed for the express purpose of being a 3-D movie ... not because of a fondness for the story or characters. I bet it never occurred to him to see how much merchandise sales and representations in other media (novels, comic books, music, television, cartoons) were generated by the film.

I bet he was shocked when they announced Avatar and the collective fan reaction was "Meh, we don't really like Avatar - it's not Star Wars."

I find it odd because it's the exact opposite of what Cars was (a film that sold an average amount of tickets but had a terrific run of merchandise sales) - and Iger seems to love the Cars property.

 

[englanddg]

And this is just the top of the list...the obvious stuff...

 

[some guy]

There were no strollers in the concept art or stroller parking areas and I think the people in the nighttime party art were all drunk. The only time I ever walk around in sunglasses at night is when I've had a few too many. Clearly they are drunk..

Boozing it up with shapely scantily-clad aliens?
...
Maybe this isn't so bad!

 

[twebber55]

i feel like im in a nerd fight between star wars fans and trekkies

 

[EPCOT Robot]

Someone hasn't been around the internet that much.

Because hundreds of people posting whiney complaints on the internet override what millions of people say with their money multiple times, making something one of the most profitable projects ever conceived?

 

[BaconPancakes]

i feel like im in a nerd fight between star wars fans and trekkies

That's the spirit! Insult everyone who disagrees with you through childish insults.

 

[GoofGoof]

While basically true, I'm not sure this is a big deal. Kids don't have to be intimately familiar with the source material to enjoy the attractions and I doubt they'd have a big military theme pervading the attractions. I'm expecting the rides to be more about viewing the environment of Pandora.

Also, I'm not sure the violence in Avatar is any worse than what is in the Harry Potter movies.

My kids love Avengers. It's more violent than Avatar. I wasn't really thinking about the language, but now that it's mentioned that is probably inappropriate for younger kids. My kids wouldn't sit through Avatar. It lost their interest pretty quickly. If you're not sure about showing your kids Avatar the movie bring them to the theme park area anyway and just tell them the blue people are giant smurfs. Kids will believe anything.

 

[englanddg]

i feel like im in a nerd fight between star wars fans and trekkies

Oh no, it's far worse. The trekkies and the star wars nerds agree! This was a terrible sci fi franchise.

 

[englanddg]

Great one off movie, glad Cameron made it...but come on...where are they gonna go with this? Fern Gully 2 offer them script ideas?

 

[some guy]

Great one off movie, glad Cameron made it...but come on...where are they gonna go with this? Fern Gully 2 offer them script ideas?

The cynic in me suspects Avatar 2-4 end up "coming real soon for reals this time guys" like Battle Angel.

 

[FigmentJedi]

Great one off movie, glad Cameron made it...but come on...where are they gonna go with this? Fern Gully 2 offer them script ideas?

He's applying his ocean exploration obsession to the sequels.

 

[englanddg]

Or...wait, lets hear this out...maybe...the tall smurfs decide to invade earth, but along the way they are trapped in deep space...and they evolve...into...



BRILLIANT!

Now, who has my next bump to snort?

 

[EPCOT Robot]

That's the spirit! Insult everyone who disagrees with you through childish insults.

Sort of like what was said earlier about Avatar fans. But if it's Star Wars it's an insult right? Because Disney owns it now?

Also someone couldn't show Avatar to their three year old, so cancel the whole expansion. I guess they should just close down Disney Hollywood Studios. To many terrible un-kid-safe films represented there. They're not good for the bubbles we want to raise our kids in or the the adults who still want to be treated like children for the betterment of children-kind.

 

[twebber55]

That's the spirit! Insult everyone who disagrees with you through childish insults.

yeah you re proving my point..it was a joke

 

[some guy]

Or...wait, lets hear this out...maybe...the tall smurfs decide to invade earth, but along the way they are trapped in deep space...and they evolve...into...

Getting into the origins of the Xenos? That would be dreadful and would remove all the mystery of the concept! What, would you just show some guy wandering around as the space jockey? Who would possibly want to make a movie like that?

 

[GoofGoof]

Now that I could get behind. An adults only nighttime DAK with free flowing alcohol.

Keep in mind the most overlooked aspect of FLE is that it brought booze to the MK at WDW for the first time. Alcohol = huge profits. TDO or TWDC or whichever acronym we are blaming these days know this and exploits it on a regular basis. See food and wine festival.

 

[englanddg]

My kids love Avengers. It's more violent than Avatar. I wasn't really thinking about the language, but now that it's mentioned that is probably inappropriate for younger kids. My kids wouldn't sit through Avatar. It lost their interest pretty quickly. If you're not sure about showing your kids Avatar the movie bring them to the theme park area anyway and just tell them the blue people are giant smurfs. Kids will believe anything.

Avengers doesn't involve gunning down innocent civilians (which Cameron made it quite clear the "non blue" lead actors while playing military are doing as they are insensitive and all they want to do is kill blue people)...

 

[englanddg]

Getting into the origins of the Xenos? That would be dreadful and would remove all the mystery of the concept! What, would you just show some guy wandering around as the space jockey? Who would possibly want to make a movie like that?

Not my plot concept.

 

[some guy]

Not my plot concept.

Nope. but it sure was the concept for Prometheus, lol!

 

[GoofGoof]

Avengers doesn't involve gunning down innocent civilians (which Cameron made it quite clear the "non blue" lead actors while playing military are doing as they are insensitive and all they want to do is kill blue people)...

There are like 30 minutes of the movie where the aliens who come out of that hole in the sky are gunning down tons of innocent civilians and knocking down a boat load of buildings in the process. It's pretty darn violent.