danlb_2000
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Sounds like this is going to be for Fallon...
http://blog.universalorlando.com/wh...source=A000080878.000001636&IndivKey=41875807
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AVATAR land - the specifics
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Sounds like this is going to be for Fallon...
http://blog.universalorlando.com/wh...source=A000080878.000001636&IndivKey=41875807
KingOfEpicocity
Well-Known Member
Lets not forget this is the "first flying theater"
danlb_2000
Premium Member
Yeah, it's a little odd that they say that. If this is the project mentioned on the Dynamic Motion web site, they do say it is a custom flying theater system, so maybe they have come up with a new twist. Still wouldn't make that statement accurate.
Brian Swan
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I'm in the same boat, but I did do it once (just so I could keep my record of having been in/on every attraction in WDW since it opened). I have little love for cute kiddie shows, but the above-mentioned AAs and effects, coupled with over-all excellent theming, made it worth the 20 min or so to experience it.
Clowd Nyne
Well-Known Member
I'm sorry I've been off the forums for a a few months and just want to know if there is a table service restaurant planned for the land.
still unknown
my guess would be no just a quick service, especially since they just opened Tiffins
great question
hopefully on the 20th we will have a better understanding of whats in store for the land
i mean at some point you have to go into advertising mode
DisneyRoy
Well-Known Member
I really think we'll get just about all of the details about the land then. Well you know....except for the opening date.
yeah they have an hour of time blocked off for avatar so surely we get quite a bit of info
danlb_2000
Premium Member
I am also not expecting an opening date, but I will be very disappointed if we don't get some concrete new details about the two rides.
They're still trying to come up with a glow-in-the-dark menu. The radioactive choices turned out to be a bit bland.
And Tiffins is excellent.
Hi @twebber55! I totally agree. Disney has to give us plenty of time to plan and stuff. This is a big deal. LOL.
Hi @MisterPenguin! I just might like something like that. LOL. Avatarland is the perfect place for a really unique and amazing dining experience.
And, thanks for chiming in on Tiffins. I can't wait to try it.
Anyway, I just skimmed the itinerary for D23 and these are the events that look interesting to me. Honestly, all of events look very interesting but I think these are the ones that may offer info about new stuff at WDW.
The main one for Avatarland is on Sunday, November 20 at 11:05 PM. Can't wait!!!
D23 Destination D: Amazing Adventures Event Program
Saturday, November 19
9 a.m — Welcome!
9:10 a.m. — A Conversation with Bob Chapek. Bob Chapek,
Chairman, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, will sit down with D23’s Jeffrey Epstein to share his insights on the parks.
2 p.m. — A Special Announcement from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
2:05 p.m. — Disney Adventurelands Around the World
Set off on a journey through exotic realms at Disney theme parks around the globe, as Imagineers Tony Baxter, Jason Grandt, and Luc Mayrand explore “Adventurelands” from Florida to Shanghai.
Sunday, November 20
9:20 a.m. — New Walt Disney World Adventures Get an insider’s glimpse into the latest experiences across Walt Disney World Resort with behind-the-scenes looks at new and upcoming entertainment!
*****11:05 a.m. — Pandora – The World of AVATAR*****
AVATAR creators James Cameron (writer, director, producer) and Jon Landau (producer) and Imagineer Joe Rohde unveil new details about the immersive, 12-acre land coming soon to Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
4:55 p.m. — Disney’s Animal Kingdom: Evolving a New Species of Theme Park Imagineer Joe Rohde shares the origins and incredible evolution of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, from early concepts to new experiences to be discovered at the park!
8 p.m. — In-Park Gathering (Optional)
-Walt Disney World Resort theme park admission required.- (struck through in original)
Walt Disney World Resort theme park admission NOT required.
Details forthcoming.
GoofGoof
Premium Member
Maybe not a firm date but I'm hoping for a smaller window than 2017. Maybe something like Spring 2017 or Summer 2017. Maybe just wishful thinking.
Atomicmickey
Well-Known Member
Just a bit of a side track . . . .
I just yesterday rode the "Fly Over America" attraction at the Mall of America.
It uses the Vekoma system, the one, I think, that is pictured here from time to time.
The load system was suspiciously like what we have seen in the blueprints, three sets of stairs
to three separate levels. When you sit, the room goes black and you are gently pushed forward
into the domed area, the film starts in the clouds with a fade up and you are off.
I thought it was, um, well, OK. More motion than Soarin', but not a ton. A bit of water spritz
and scent here and there. A "nice" experience.
The imagery, while digital, was blurry, and not what we are now used to seeing on 4K TV's, didn't
have that 'looking out a window' feel to it. That was my biggest disappointment. Blurriness.
In sum, I liked it, I would ride again, but my "imaginary bar" is so much higher for the immersion
and feel of Flight of Passage.
@1023 you are my hope to divulge a little of the system, image quality, etc. of Flight of Passage.
I assume it will be 3D with glasses, but the resolution needs to be insane . . . hoping for something
groundbreaking.
The Gringott's ride could have also used brighter projection and crisper resolution, for comparison,
since a lot of you would not have done the MOA ride.
Also . . . High Frame Rate. Please High Frame Rate . . . .
We shall see, we shall see . . .
I just yesterday rode the "Fly Over America" attraction at the Mall of America.
It uses the Vekoma system, the one, I think, that is pictured here from time to time.
The load system was suspiciously like what we have seen in the blueprints, three sets of stairs
to three separate levels. When you sit, the room goes black and you are gently pushed forward
into the domed area, the film starts in the clouds with a fade up and you are off.
I thought it was, um, well, OK. More motion than Soarin', but not a ton. A bit of water spritz
and scent here and there. A "nice" experience.
The imagery, while digital, was blurry, and not what we are now used to seeing on 4K TV's, didn't
have that 'looking out a window' feel to it. That was my biggest disappointment. Blurriness.
In sum, I liked it, I would ride again, but my "imaginary bar" is so much higher for the immersion
and feel of Flight of Passage.
@1023 you are my hope to divulge a little of the system, image quality, etc. of Flight of Passage.
I assume it will be 3D with glasses, but the resolution needs to be insane . . . hoping for something
groundbreaking.
The Gringott's ride could have also used brighter projection and crisper resolution, for comparison,
since a lot of you would not have done the MOA ride.
Also . . . High Frame Rate. Please High Frame Rate . . . .
We shall see, we shall see . . .
180º
Well-Known Member
Nice report. Totally agree on the high frame rate, and I'd go further to say it's time to stop rendering motion blur for simulator attractions. It's a wonderful, filmic effect for movies, but on Star Tours, for instance, it is distracting/disorienting.
Atomicmickey
Well-Known Member
Good point on the motion blur . . . but you really need HFR to make it work. Otherwise you get unnatural frame judder.
I am also driven insane on my 4K TV by compression artifacts.
Here's hoping there's a NASA supercomputer blasting uncompressed 8K or 16K IMAX style frames, with a billion lumen projection system,
at 120FPS . . . . in 3D . . .
I do believe at some point image capture will be so stunning, that when combined with 3D and/or Virtual Reality, that you'll
really have a sensation of being fooled that "wow, I'm here." Then it's just a couple steps to The Matrix, lol . . .
Incomudro
Well-Known Member
On the subject of outdoor AA's in Pandora, and similarities to Jungle Cruise.
Pandora AA's are being designed and built decades later, so even given an outdoor application - I would expect some advances.
Also...
I'm imagining them to be more hidden. Something that you spot as you would on say Animal Kingdoms nature trails.
Perhaps, some will be hidden and reveal themselves from behind foliage and such.
Pandora AA's are being designed and built decades later, so even given an outdoor application - I would expect some advances.
Also...
I'm imagining them to be more hidden. Something that you spot as you would on say Animal Kingdoms nature trails.
Perhaps, some will be hidden and reveal themselves from behind foliage and such.
Coaster Lover
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- No
Completely different. The Iron Man Experience in Hong Kong will be more or less the same system used for Star Tours (with plenty of upgrades I'm sure). Flight of Passage would be different than anything else at any Disney park, but would be most similar to Soarin'.
TyTrap
Well-Known Member
I hope they show us what flight of passage will look like. People are going to see it anyway so why continue to hide it from people?