doctornick
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Were there details about any non-Avatar concept that might be added in order to expand it to a "full day park"? We know about the night time show and night safaris, but wonder if anything else is being considered
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Were there details about any non-Avatar concept that might be added in order to expand it to a "full day park"? We know about the night time show and night safaris, but wonder if anything else is being considered
RunnerEd
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You're correct about height. It also is a clue to the orientation of the land. To provide shade, the tallest parts would need to run from east-southeast to west-southwest. I'm sure some of the show buildings will provide shade with Avatar appropriate facades.
Did he mention anything other than Avatar? Specifically, will the brightness of the Yeti's strobe light be dimmed at night to adjust for darkness....
FettFan
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So how are they going to reconcile certain plot points from the movie to fit with the park? For instance, the fact that Pandora's atmosphere is toxic to humans without an oxygen mask.
EDIT - and what about scale? Anything 200 foot tall or beyond is required to have lighting for airplanes. Hence the reason Cinderella Castle and ToT are only 199'.
EDIT - and what about scale? Anything 200 foot tall or beyond is required to have lighting for airplanes. Hence the reason Cinderella Castle and ToT are only 199'.
NoChesterHester
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They are just hoping the lines for the Blue Cat People restaurant rival the Be Our Guest waiting list. There always seems to be a couple hundred people inside and also waiting in line.
Or perhaps we will get Big Blue Cat People drinks to entertain us while we wait?
ToTBellHop
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The floating mountains will indeed be 199' tall.
kap91
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They'll probably just ignore that detail...it's impossible to walk from Africa to Asia in 5 minutes in real life (or cross the galaxy for that matter), only wizards are allowed in Hogsmeade, the world of Cars has no people yet carsland has human friendly doorways, buildings, vehicles, etc. It would follow in a long line of artistic license taken for theme parks. At best expect some sort of barely acknowledged backstory.
Well considering the shape of the floating mountains, it could be conceivable that red lights on the top center of the mountain wouldn't be visible from the ground as long as paths on the ground didn't venture too far away from the undersides. -And that gets truer the taller they go ---not that I actually expect them to be taller than 199'
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to me this is one of the most interesting questions is how the are dealing with the floating mountains
do we know this for sure is this just assuming..because that seems pretty tall
to me this is one of the most interesting questions is how the are dealing with the floating mountains
bethymouse
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It still amazes me how long it took to do this kind of stuff since the initial announcement!
danlb_2000
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It still amazes me how long it took to do this kind of stuff since the initial announcement!
I believe there were reports of height balloons a while back in that same area.
DManRightHere
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As long as they use great illusion they can get away with much less. Close to 100' would probably work well. 200' is way up there. Plus that would require aircraft lights.I hope/expect that's not the peak of the tallest structures. I think the floating mountains will need to be at least 100, probably closer to 200 feet to have any convincing scale.
danlb_2000
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... but 199' wouldn't.
omurice
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There's a brief shot of the new land on the wall in this Disney Parks video
at about 46 seconds. This is the video with Cameron that was shown at the Japan D23 expo. (Still don't get why could not be announced at D23 USA but maybe P&R just wasn't ready)
Unfortunately... the brief images of the site plan are at an 85 degree angle to the camera so you can barely make it out, but you can discern shapes of the overall land and the pathways at least. The water near the top of the plan is probably river and the land at the top could be southwestern corner of Discovery Island. The pathways are a pinkish color. So everything south of that river might be the site plan for "Pandora-land". Of course would love to see this at a better angle.
There is another plan or map to the right but I cannot make out much on that, there are photos around it. Given the scale and shape of the blue water in the center, it might be a map of the entire DAK park, and surrounding photos could be sight lines from different points in the park.
dgp602
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So, do build an expansion of this size must require a large construction company with large resources such as large construction vehicles, earth moving equipment, etc.. Does anyone have moles, spies, contacts in any large construction contractors in or near Orlando that might be involved in this project? I would think trucks, equipment will soon begin to stage somewhere close by if construction and demolition is to begin soon.....Calling all spies!!
danlb_2000
Premium Member
We would know construction was going to begin before equipment showed up on site because for a project like this a permit would have to be filed with the South Florida Water Management District which normally happens at least a couple months before work begins. These permits are public records so this would likely be our first indication that construction is on the way.
Atomicmickey
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themonkeyisthesultan
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Nothing not already known.
Unplugged
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Great work on those enhancements! I'm able to get a decent feel for what their trying to lay out. Looks like the floating mountains will be on the South side of the park boarder. I'm curious what they'll do with the transportation facing side of the structure(s) for such tall work. I know the backside of EE is very utilitarian as not many views expose it. I'm hoping the at least top it off in 360 so it creates a wow factor.....though that costs money and they're most likely already maxing the budget in park-visible rock work and fiber-optics!
Cesar R M
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I like the thingyI did a bunch of video enhancements, this will answer some of your questions.
bhg469
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Deep downy are you really surprused though? I'm not, just disappointed and bracing to be underwhelmed.It still amazes me how long it took to do this kind of stuff since the initial announcement!
Darth Sidious
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Hopefully we can get some pictures soon. I also have to search for Joe on twitter and follow him.