GLaDOS
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Maybe I'm mistaken. I could have sworn Iger said in a conference call a few months later he expected construction to start at the end of 2012.
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Maybe I'm mistaken. I could have sworn Iger said in a conference call a few months later he expected construction to start at the end of 2012.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
I checked the transcripts of the investor call from here:
http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/investors/events?tid=All&field_event_date_value_1[value]&page=1
for the couple months after the announcement and they all say 2013.
Mr Yee seems to have accepted what many of our insiders are still in denial over. Specifically, he now thinks Pandora is happening.
But then Disney announced long ago that construction was to start in late 2013.
Can I say, "told you so" yet?
From http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/avatar.htm
Well the original press release on announcement day stated:
"Construction is expected to begin by 2013."
A little later on the official blog, Staggs stated:
"we expect to begin construction in 2013"
So really right from the start the construction timeline has been mentioned as beginning in both 2012 and 2013, but 2013 has been the most recent date put around. I have never seen "late 2013" mentioned.
Me too (on the earth moving around bit). I think the Avatar area could be awesome. Let's hope they open up the purse strings and use some of the money we've all put in there to blow us away.
Lee
Adventurer
I still haven't seen anything that would lead me to think Pandora is making much progress.
Everyone I talk to has been unanimously pessimistic about it.
The only real info I've had of late was that there were ongoing "creative differences" between the two main creative people involved, and that the "land" had been scaled back to one ride, merchandise and food.
Elsewhere, the conference room at TDO is getting a very nice makeover, so there is that...
Everyone I talk to has been unanimously pessimistic about it.
The only real info I've had of late was that there were ongoing "creative differences" between the two main creative people involved, and that the "land" had been scaled back to one ride, merchandise and food.
Elsewhere, the conference room at TDO is getting a very nice makeover, so there is that...
Lee
Adventurer
Yep. Arranged marriages don't always work out...
isnt endor already at Star Tours?Well, if it falls through, they could always build Endor...
exterior theming i mean
Prototype82
Well-Known Member
Lee
Adventurer
No. And it won't be anywhere near Asia.
Pandora won't be Wizarding World.
Prototype82
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Pentacat
Well-Known Member
None of the leaked plans had anything about a "Kuka" based ride like Forbidden Journey. Something more along the lines of Soarin 2.0, a "4D" theater kind of attraction.
Strange that Disney has been running Sum of All Thrills since 2009 but has yet to do anything more with the technology.
Prototype82
Well-Known Member
I have heard about the "Soarin 2.0" concept and seen the blue prints. Just curious if that was what they were going to settle on. If the environment is phenomenal and they have that lone simple ride, I can totally live with that. Just kind of disappointed we're not getting the boat ride. When this project was announced I was convinced KUKA was going to be used. Kind of sad.