wdwgreek
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AVATAR land - the specifics
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wdwgreek
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I'm sure they considered that before building it.
dstrawn9889
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have to be built to dade county specs, wind loads for a cat 4 IIRC.
Cesar R M
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Must be one hella big concrete block base under the ground!
Reminds me of the "fragile" BAH. It had a very strong steel insides..
dstrawn9889
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its called a FOUNDATION
flyerjab
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So, I am currently listening to @lentesta and Jim Hill's Disney Dish podcast and they were speaking about Pandora: The Land of Avatar. The reason I post this is because there was some discussion made concerning the boat ride. Jim stated that the boat ride is going to be unlike anything Disney has ever done before. He said imagine Disneyland's Blue Bayou but with 200 foot tall ceilings (I believe he meant 20 foot though), and as you ride on the boat there is something 15 to 20 feet off stalking you. He described it as "story-telling on an epic and grand scale", coupled with the floating mountains outside designed by Zholt of Radiator Springs Racers fame.
danlb_2000
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Mike S
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I just really hope it actually looks like that in the end.This is consistent with the concept art....
Cesar R M
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seconding this.
That would be one of the most important parts of the whole Pandora thing. The "foreing fantastic world" feeling.
articos
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articos
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If you're asking if I were to speak about a hypothetical boat ride that would go into any park in Anytown, FL, I'd say it'd be pretty improbable to do 200ft ceilings.
That said, the released concept art gives a good idea of what the theoretical, still unannounced boat ride would feel like. I think Jim is probably just referring to the feeling of space: an open dark sky above you and a large, open outdoor atmosphere around you, while being inside a show building.
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Cesar R M
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I still have no idea why you guys are mentioning "its a foundation" "go look the aerial photos".Go look at some of the early aerial photos during the site prep.
I was commenting. not asking.
articos
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I realize. Just saying if you or anyone wants to see what went in, some of the early aerials show the massive amount of concrete and infrastructure that is underneath the dirt.
englanddg
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And that has been pulled off numerous times without 200 ft ceilings...
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englanddg
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I know you didn't ask me, but 200 foot ceilings mean a building that is larger than 200 feet (as there needs to be support structure around it and above it). That means a flashing red FAA mandated light.
So, yeah, sounds dubious to me unless they dug a LOT deeper than they did.
danlb_2000
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The Banshee ride building is under 100 feet tall. If the boat ride was going to have a 200 ceiling we would have already seen the steel going up for it by now.
flyerjab
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If anyone wants to see the most up-to-date photos of the Avatar construction as seen from the ground, the damouse website has 2 photos of the floating mountain and something else (still don't know what this is), as well as a 30 second drive by of the simulator building. All I can say is pretty much everything you can see with this addition is massive. If you took each I beam they are using for this expansion and placed them end-to-end, I wonder how long it would be?
danlb_2000
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The concept art shows the floating mountains forming an arch, so the second photo might be the other side of the arch.