Disneyhead'71
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This is Florida. It is literally a subtropical jungle. It'll be lush and green.
I don't like the model, it looks dull and nothing like the concept art.
The travel license number, any thoughts on what 8802009 represents? 19982017DAK is clearly the park and land opening years, but August 8, 2009 doesn't call to mind anything significant.The brochure mentioned above has an overhead map in it:
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Project 880 was James Cameron's original idea and scriptment for Avatar that he wrote in 1995.The movie was released in 2009.The travel license number, any thoughts on what 8802009 represents? 19982017DAK is clearly the park and land opening years, but August 8, 2009 doesn't call to mind anything significant.
you mean the bathrooms of the FOTLK area. not in the back?1. Yes, one path will be the old CMM entrance bridge, the other will connect to Africa and come out behind the new FotLK theater.
Here is roughly where the boat ride is. It's not a separate building so it's a little hard to see where the Banshee ride ends and the boat ride begins.
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I still wonder.. the ride system will be only themed to the banshees? or it will have human copter transports too?Close to Soarin'.
only thing I really hated ot FLE.is the lack of real transition between areas..I don't mean to be antagonistic, but judging the land's details by a scale model is kind of silly. Models traditionally never contain anywhere even close to the level of lush detail as the final full sized product. Even New Fantasyland is a good example of this. Compare the Little Mermaid facade in miniature scale model form (incidentally with similar less than ideal lighting conditions as the Avatar D23 model by the way)-
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To the final product-
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Now understand that i'm NOT defending the ride housed inside (it's very meh at best and even the land itself is highly flawed in other ways), but I think most of us would probably agree that the exterior's detail and quality are INFINITELY more impressive in the final product than the model. The same is true of Mine Train and Beast's castle, you can find models of those online as well and they too aren't anywhere close to the final products. I have a somewhat less than enthusiastic opinion on how New Fantasyland turned out attraction and layout wise, but it's still worth bringing up here when you're comparing how a model looks detail wise to how the final full scale version will turn out.
It's just not a reasonable expectation to have all the details of a huge land crammed into a miniature that can fit on a couple of card tables. Nor do I believe it's the artists that created this model were trying to replicate it precisely as it would end up appearing. There's always an immensely greater amount of detail in the final built land/attraction than a small scale model.
Concept art is where attractions/lands generally fail to live up to the proposed detail. While I don't expect Avatar to completely live up to the pieces of concept art floating around, I do expect it to be much closer in detail to the art than the models. Even huge WDW critics have said it'll be a stunner (WDW1974 and Universal guy HTF aka hatetofly). Lesser projects (with lesser talent) have still ended up having a lot of exterior visual appeal in the end (New Fantasyland).
With Joe Rohde and James Cameron involved, the theming and visuals are in good hands. I'm much more concerned with the quality and quantity of the rides. Particularly the boat ride which apparently still isn't even 100% happening...
If they do, they are going to have very tall puppets with guys in stilts.So "ACE employees" are just going to be ride attendants, retail workers and restaurant workers. I know they'll have pandoran creatures walking around but will we see any navi outside of the attractions?
next... AVATAR VI " Dancing With Banshees" with Kevin Costner as a Na'vi.No, these will be genetically engineered and actually roaming around the land for people to interact with them. In some cases they will be released for a running with the bulls type atmosphere.
because vertical is the most " comfy" and usual way to hold a phone?EDIT: don't bother with this link, watch the vid in the post below!
Sure... I randomly found this on twitter: periscope link
why do people film vertically...do they not care about their viewers?
Good quality video of the model
it seems the model is being lit both by black light and some spotlights AT SAME TIME.I bet in person the model looks much better. The light on it seems weird in the photos. The photographers need to white balance.
Yeah, okay. And when Universal built the JP or Jaws rides, they didn't copy the whole Jungle Cruise/Star Tours/Indiana Jones Adventure "tour group to (destination here) and things go awry" concept.Disney totally copied this brochure from Universal's Jurassic World promotional pamphlet.
We'll see. It's so hard for me to believe that Cameron would find this model presentable for public display.He might show up at the Parks and Resorts panel tomorrow.
LOL, I *love* the glow in the dark concept, but I can't see any signs of that in this model.but, but....but...it will glow in the dark![]()
Point well taken.This is Florida. It is literally a subtropical jungle. It'll be lush and green.
Yes, it's just a model -- but, now I have learned that the boat ride is missing. There is no boat and no James Cameron.
I agree, something is definitely off.I bet in person the model looks much better. The light on it seems weird in the photos. The photographers need to white balance.
You don't know Cameron won't make an appearance at the Parks panel tomorrow.I don't like the model, it looks dull and nothing like the concept art. Pandora is supposed to be lush and green and vibrant. But, the model looks parched and dried out -- every time I look at it, I just want to throw a bucket of water on it.
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Disney totally copied this brochure from Universal's Jurassic World promotional pamphlet. What concerns me more than anything else is James Cameron's absence. The *only* reason I was excited for Pandora is because of James Cameron. I can't help but wonder if Cameron is embarrassed by this. Meanwhile, Iger and Lucas are locked hand in hand.
Fair enough. It will be so awesome if Cameron were to make an appearance. It is important for me to see his involvement with this project. And, Cameron likes to engage the media and press with all of his ongoing commitments, so Avatarland should be no exception.You don't know Cameron won't make an appearance at the Parks panel tomorrow.
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